D.A. Stern is a longtime NYC producer and engineer now based in LA. He’s got a fun project called Mmxxtape dropping next week, an EP full of covers (two by “Weird” Al Yankovic and one by Frank and Nancy Sinatra) and collaborations with the likes of Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson (aka Dams Of The West), […]
A. G. Cook – "Beautiful Superstar"
On Friday, A. G. Cook is releasing a new album, Apple, his second album in as many months following the 49-track Album Of The Week honoree 7G. He’s shared “Oh Yeah” and “Xxxoplex” from it so far and played some new songs in his Appleville festival stream. Today, he’s sharing one last single from it, […]
Tom DeLonge Thinks Aliens Were at Jesus' Birth
The second season of Tom DeLonge’s Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation premiered on The History Channel in July. But the Angels & Airwaves frontman and alien expert sat down with The Guardian for the program’s UK premiere about his favorite topic — along with a new discovery. While they discussed what the new season of […]
Live Nation Will Turn Concert Venues Into Polling Centers
With the election less than 50 days aways, Live Nation announced that it plans on converting its concert venues into polling centers in cities like Los Angeles, Atlanta, Austin and more in order to make voting easier. Venues like The Wiltern and Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Emo’s in Austin and the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta are confirmed […]
Blood Orange & 박혜진 Park Hye Jin – “CALL ME (Freestyle)”
Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes and the Korean musician 박혜진 Park Hye Jin have teamed up for a new collaborative track, “CALL ME (Freestyle),” a rework of Park’s 2018 track of the same name that appeared on her 2018 EP IF U WANT IT. Hynes adds his own vocals to the vibey song, a murky but […]
New Music: R-Mean, Jeremih, Scott Storch “King James”
23 been balling. As the NBA postseason gets closer to the Finals, R-Mean balls triumphantly on his new record. Lobbied by Scott Scortch’s flutes and Jeremih’s vocals, the L.A. rapper balls out with swag while giving nods to the great LeBron James and referencing the game. The track arrives ahead of the NBA Western Finals […]
Stream Brazilian Punk Band Futuro’s Righteous New EP Os Segredos Do Espaço E Tempo
Three years ago, I had the great pleasure of seeing the Brazilian punk band Futuro play a raw, grimy, exciting 15-minute set in a Charlottesville living room. They’d just played Damaged City, the big hardcore and punk festival in DC, and they were apparently getting a little bit of American DIY touring in before they […]
Huggy Bear & Male Bonding Members Form Adulkt Life, Announce Debut Album, Share New Songs "Stevie K" & "Taking Hits": Listen
Chris Rowley is an interesting person. In the early ’90s, Rowley was one of the lead singers for the London punk band Huggy Bear. Huggy Bear were one of the big bands from that era’s riot grrrl explosion, right up there with Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, and they released one absolutely immortal single in 1993’s […]
The White Stripes, Metallica, James Brown to Appear on Bonnaroo's Virtual ROO-ALITY
Metallica, Dave Matthews and Friends, The White Stripes, James Brown and My Morning Jacket are among the 13 headline acts topping the bill with live archival performances as part of the Bonaroo’s Virtual Roo-Ality event on YouTube Sept. 24-26 The full-length streaming premiere of the Beastie Boys’ historic final concert performance, held at Bonnaroo on […]
Wynonna – "Angel From Montgomery" (John Prine Cover)
Wynonna Judd is releasing a covers EP next month, featuring her take on songs by Slim Harpo, Nina Simone, Fats Domino, and the Grateful Dead. It also includes a cover of the late, great John Prine’s classic and much-covered track “Angel From Montgomery.” “I was sitting in the kitchen when I got the news that […]