Arab Strap, the Scottish duo made up of Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, got back together after an amicable breakup in 2016 to play a string of reunion shows. Today, they return with their first new music in 15 years, since the release of their 2005 album The Last Romance. Their new song, “The Turning […]
Pure X – "One Day At A Time" (Willie Nelson Cover)
Earlier this year, the beloved Austin band Pure X returned with two new singles — “Middle America” and “Fantasy.” (The former ranked amongst our favorite songs that week.) Just a couple weeks later, a new self-titled album — and Pure X’s first in six years — followed. All of this marked a long-awaited return from […]
David Byrne Apologizes for Wearing Blackface in 'Stop Making Sense' Promo Video
Ex-Talking Heads singer David Byrne has apologized for wearing Blackface in a promo video for the band’s 1984 film Stop Making Sense. In a series of tweets, Byrne said that a journalist recently pointed out his wearing of Blackface as he portrayed several characters in the promo video. He said he’d forgotten about the video until […]
Woodstock 99 to Become Netflix Docuseries
The much-maligned Woodstock 99 festival is coming to the small screen. SPIN has confirmed that the trouble-plagued festival will be the focus of a Netflix docuseries that will chronicle the highs and lows of the event that saw Rage Against the Machine, The Offspring, Korn, Metallica and Willie Nelson among the more than 90 bands […]
Miley Cyrus Jazzes Up Billie Eilish's 'My Future'
Following her disco ball-swinging performance at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus filmed a set for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, which included a cover of Billie Eilish’s latest track, “My Future.” Surrounded by candles and her masked band, Cyrus brought a jazzy vibe to the pop track that was almost Amy Winehouse-esque. […]
Master P Launches New Food Company to Replace Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima
Earlier this year, food products like Uncle Ben’s rice and Aunt Jemima pancake mix came under fire for their racial stereotypes. Quaker was going to change the logo and Aunt Jemima name since it was based on a “racial stereotype.” Now, Master P is offering an alternative to those products. The No Limit entrepreneur is […]
Bootlicker Release New EP 'How To Love Life': Listen
The Vancouver band Bootlicker play raw, nasty, primitive hardcore punk. Bootlicker are one of those bands who refuse to acknowledge the idea that punk rock has changed since 1982. They wear their influences — spiky UK D-beat, first-wave Boston hardcore, ugly Midwestern shit — on their presumably-dirty sleeves. You shouldn’t expect to hear anything new […]
Actress – "Walking Flames" (Feat. Sampha)
A couple months ago, Actress — the electronic music producer born Darren Cunningham — released a new album of instrumentals called 88. Included with that album was a PDF with a tracklist for another new Actress album called Karma & Desire, which is being formally announced today. It’ll be out on 10/23, and it has […]
Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes – "Pueblo"
You may have heard trumpeter Aquiles Navarro and drummer Tcheser Holmes dredging up all kinds of chaos on the recent Irreversible Entanglements album Who Sent You? Today the jazz duo has announced a quite different sort of release. Heritage Of The Invisible II will lean into the musicians’ Latin and Afro-Caribbean heritage, a vibrant and […]
Stream End Game’s Great Ignorant Hardcore Demo
I am going to level with you: There are many legitimate reasons why you might decide not to check out the new demo from the Calgary hardcore band End Game. There is the simple fact that this is the first recording from a band that you’ve never heard of. There is the cover art, which […]