The Stooges’ Ron Asheton, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley, Mudhoney’s Mark Arm, Minutemen/Stooges Mike Watt and Sean Lennon, along with producer/musician Don Fleming and Jim Dunbar, joined forces in 1997 as Wylde Ratttz to record covers and originals for Todd Haynes’ 1998 film Velvet Goldmine, an homage to David Bowie and the ’70s glam scene. From that session, the band recorded a version of the Stooges’ […]
Joe Strummer Tribute to Include Josh Homme, Bruce Springsteen and More
Never-before-seen footage of The Clash’s Joe Strummer, along with performances and testimonials from Lucinda Williams, Steve Buscemi, Bob Weir, Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme and more will highlight a benefit for Save Our Stages on Aug. 21 at 3 pm EST, on what would be the late singer/guitarist’s 68th birthday. A Song for Joe: Celebrating the […]
Dave Grohl Joins Superfan's 'Grohlathon,' Plays Drums
Throughout quarantine, Pat Finnerty has been challenging himself to play every section of a song and sharing it on Instagram Live. And over the weekend, Finnerty, who’s a Dave Grohl superfan, decided to hop on another project called ‘Grohlathon’ as a means to get the Foo Fighters frontman to join him on a cover of […]
Metz – “Hail Taxi”
Metz, Toronto’s greatest bone-crunching noise-rock power trio, will release their new album Atlas Vending this fall. Last month, the band announced the new LP, and they dropped its first single “A Boat To Drown In,” a surging and ambitious song that sprawls over nearly eight minutes and approaches actual beauty from time to time. Today, […]
Lisel – "Die Trying"
Last month, Pavo Pavo’s Eliza Bagg released one half of a new double single, “Night And Day,” through her pop project Lisel. Both songs were produced with Woods’ Jarvis Taveniere — mirroring a similar collaboration she did with Angel Olsen associate Ben Babbitt earlier this year — and today we’re getting the single’s other side, […]
Open Mike Eagle – "Bucciariati" (Feat. Kari Faux)
Open Mike Eagle has announced a new album, Anime, Trauma And Divorce. It’s the rapper’s first full-length album since 2017’s Brick Body Kids Still Day Dream, though he’s kept plenty busy since then. “Before the world went to shit I was already in the middle of a few personal crisis’. Shit had gone haywire personally […]
Tomberlin – "Wasted"
A couple years ago, Artist To Watch Tomberlin released her debut album, the magnificent At Weddings. She’s spent much of the last year on tour, at least when that was a thing you could still do, and now she’s ready to follow-up At Weddings with an EP called Projections in a couple of months. The […]
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels and Jam Master Jay's Family Issue Statements on Arrests
On Monday afternoon, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. were arrested in connection with the murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay. Washington is currently in federal prison, serving time for a robbery. Jordan was arrested on Sunday (Aug. 16). Later on Monday evening, both Jam Master Jay’s (born Jason Mizell) former bandmate Darryl “DMC” McDaniels […]
New Video: Snakehips, Jess Glynne Ft. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Davido “Lie For You” | Rap Radar
Oh, na na na. British production duo Snakehips and singer Jess Glynne are on the same page with their new collaboration with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Davido. In the action-packed animated visual, Jess sings her undying love for her partner. Afrobeats star Davido lends his signature vocals to the track, while Rap’s beloved […]
Electro-Pop Diva ILIRA Drops New Banger “Easy”
If you love electro-pop divas like Lady Gaga and Ava Max, you really need to check out ILIRA. The Swiss artist first popped up on my radar as the voice of Alle Farben’s “Fading” and then proceeded to release a steady stream of bangers including “Get Off My D!ck,” “Extra Fr!es” and “Ladida (My Heart […]