Even if you don’t know the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” video, you know the “Subterranean Homesick Blues” video. The word “video” here is a little misleading, since the promo clip dates back to a time before music videos existed. The song, released in 1965, was Bob Dylan’s first top-40 hit, and it’s known for the opening […]
TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe Shares “Magnetic” From Debut Solo Album
Tunde Adebimpe is having a busy year. He acted in Lee Isaac Chung’s Twister film that arrived in July, and he recently played the first TV On The Radio show in over five years and is getting ready for more. Now, he’s teasing his debut solo album with the new song “Magnetic” and the announcement […]
A.J., Big Justice, & The Rizzler Rate “Boom Clap” & Other “Boom” Songs
A.J.! Big Justice! The Rizzler! You know those guys, right? They bring the boom! A.J. is a former indie pro wrestler from New Jersey, now based in Florida. Big Justice is his son. The Rizzler is some other kid on TikTok. A.J. and Big Justice recently became known as the Costco Guys thanks to their […]
Adele Shares Message About Tearful Viral Concert Encounter With Céline Dion
On Saturday night, two of the great ballad-belters in recent pop history shared an emotional moment. Adele is near the end of her Las Vegas residency, and she’s said that she’ll take an “incredibly long” break after those performances are done. Las Vegas resident Céline Dion was in the crowd for Adele’s show on Saturday. […]
Pink Siifu – “SCREW4LIFE’! RIPJALEN’!”
The adventurous rap eccentric Pink Siifu is teasing a new album, and he’s doing so with an ambitious new track. Out today, “SCREW4LIFE’! RIPJALEN’!” spans six murky, shape-shifting minutes, with production by iiye, Mario Luciano, and Apollo Rome. Siifu gets deep into his feelings and deep into his bag. After mourning way too many dead […]
Lana Del Rey Shares Update On New Album Lasso
Lana Del Rey has been teasing a country album called Lasso all year. Her latest album Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd came out last year, the singer released a Quavo collaboration titled “Tough” in July. On Thursday (Oct. 24), Del Rey gave an update on the record at the Instyle […]
Surviving Grateful Dead Members Share Eulogies For Phil Lesh
On Friday (Oct. 25), Phil Lesh, the founding bassist for the Grateful Dead, passed away at age 84. Many music icons have been sharing tributes for the beloved musician, and now the surviving Grateful Dead members posted joint and separate eulogies as well. “Today we lost a brother,” the joint statement on social media reads. […]
Brenda Lee Releases AI-Generated Spanish Version Of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”
Look out, Mariah: Brenda Lee is gunning for that #1 spot once again. Last December Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” one of several holiday classics that have begun to surge back up the charts every yuletide season thanks to streaming, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks, 65 […]
Stream Dan Deacon’s Venom: The Last Dance Soundtrack
Dan Deacon has lived a fascinating professional life, going from Baltimore art-kid party-starter to blog sensation to, now, blockbuster film-score composer. Deacon has been doing movie work since 2011, when Francis Ford Coppola recruited him to do the soundtrack for his experimental feature Twixt. Since then, Deacon has scored many more movies — some documentary, […]
Disclosure – “Arachnids”
It doesn’t get much more Halloweeny than spiders, so the time is right for Disclosure’s new single. At times the “Arachnids” beat does indeed sound like little eight-legged creatures skittering about — maybe cyborg spiders rather than the real thing? Guy Lawrence, the chief architect of this one, says it emerged from “an ever-evolving creative […]