Earlier this month, Martha Skye Murphy announced she’d be following this summer’s Heal EP with a new one called Yours Truly. So far we’ve heard the EP’s title track, and today Murphy’s back with another single called “Self Tape.” “Our online identities are often misinterpreted as being a window into an HD version of ourselves, […]
New Music: De La Soul Ft. Styles P, Talib Kweli, Pharoah Monch, Mysonne, Chuck D
1, 2, 3, Remove 45. With just less than week before Election Day, De La Soul ring off with their anti-Trump single. Over a raging boom bap production and a few good supporting MCs, the elite group details the impact of these uncertain times and fight for the 45th President’s removal. De La Soul’s currently […]
Neil Young Appears On 78-Year-Old Brother Bob's Debut Single
One perk of having a rock star for a brother is that when you decide to release your debut single at age 78, people pay attention. Such is the case with Neil Young’s brother Bob — author of the 1971 Maclean’s article “My Brother The Folk Singer” — who has just released a protest single […]
Foo Fighters Brew a 'Fresh Pot' of Fun in Caffeinated Commercial Spoof
In a spoof that mimics commercials for nebulous drugs that treat unnamed issues, Dave Grohl reflects on a decade-old coffee addiction used to impair “solid bowel movements” leave him with “noxious coffee breath.” In his (excellent) version of a serious/sad TV voiceover, Grohl laments, “I found myself doing anything for the fix. My roast grew […]
Common – "Say Peace" (Feat. Black Thought & PJ)
Common has just announced that he’s releasing a new project at the end of this week called Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1, his first big release since last year’s Let Love. A song from it called “A Place In This World” was featured in an ad for Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote initiative a few […]
Tom Morello to Release New EP 'Comandante' This Week
Tom Morello has been making the most of his time in quarantine. Despite Rage Against the Machine’s ballyhooed reunion tour being postponed, Morello has remained active, whether he’s releasing a new book, endorsing 10-year-old phenom Nandi Bushell, or teaming up for a new song titled “Stand Up.“ Today, Morello announced that he’s releasing a new five-song […]
Watch the Trailer for New David Bowie Film Stardust | SPIN
The “Starman” will take flight again in the Ziggy Stardust origin picture Stardust, which stars Johnny Flynn as David Bowie and podcaster/actor Marc Maron as his publicist. A trailer came out today (Oct. 28) and the film hits theatres and VOD on Nov. 25. IFC Films, whcih is releasing the movie, offered a summation: “In 1971, […]
Karen O & Willie Nelson – "Under Pressure" (Queen & David Bowie Cover)
Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” is one of rock’s greatest duets. My colleague Tom Breihan recently explored its glory at length, and now we all get to hear the latest reinterpretation of that glory by a pair of music legends. Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O and stoner country icon Willie Nelson have teamed […]
Billy Joe Shaver, Outlaw Country Singer, Dies at 81
Billy Joe Shaver, who had solo hits and was known for writing songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” has died at the age of 81. According to SiriusXM, Shaver died of a massive stroke. Born in Corsicana, Texas, on Aug. 16, 1939, Shaver’s catalog featured a number of hits, including “Georgia on a Fast Train,” “Wacko in […]
Jay Som & Chastity Belt's Annie Truscott Team Up As Routine: Hear "Cady Road"
I’m sensing a pattern here. A routine, even. Jay Som, aka Bay Area indie-pop singer-songwriter Melina Duterte, filled up the space between her 2017 breakout Everybody Works and last year’s Anak Ko by releasing an EP with her friend Justus Proffit. Now, as we await news of her Anak Ko follow-up, she’s launching a new […]