Lily Cornell Silver released episode six of her Mind Wide Open IGTV series with guest Eddie Vedder today (Aug. 24). The pair speak about Silver’s father, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, activism and the power of empathy. “I am thrilled that Ed offered to do Mind Wide Open,” Cornell Silver said in a statement. “His and his […]
Bright Eyes Cover Thin Lizzy's 'Running Back'
Bright Eyes covered “Running Back,” a lesser-known tune by Irish classic rockers Thin Lizzy, on SiriusXM Sessions over the weekend, singer Conor Oberst paying close homage to the original. The appearance was in conjunction with several to promote Bright Eyes’ first album in nine years, Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was, released Aug.21. “Running Back,” written […]
Chris Cornell Biopic in Production
Black Days, a film based on the last days in the life of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017, is currently in production, according to the film’s website. Filming is slated to begin Sept. 10. The site also states, “from the cast of the Academy Award-winning Walk the Line comes a based on […]
The Killers' Brandon Flowers Says Another New Album by 2021
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers said that his band plans to release another new album in 2021, telling NME: “It might be better than this one. … We’re going to release another one in about 10 months. We’ve already gone back into the studio. “Every time someone makes a record they say that they have 50 songs […]
Beyoncé Shares 'Brown Skin Girl' Video
Less than a month after the release of her visual album, Black Is King, Beyoncé shared a new video for “Brown Skin Girl” on Monday morning. “It was so important to me in ‘Brown Skin Girl’ that we represented all different shades of brown. We wanted every character to be shot in a regal light … […]
Bill Callahan – “Ry Cooder”
Next week, the much-loved indie lifer Bill Callahan will release his new album Gold Record. In the lead-up to the album’s release, Callahan has been doing something interesting. He’s released one song every Monday, thus ensuring that we will have heard the entire LP by the time it comes out. Today, we get a new […]
Travis – "The Only Thing" (Feat. Susanna Hoffs)
In a couple months, Travis are releasing a new album, 10 Months, their first since 2016’s Everything At Once. The Scottish pop-rock band — whose defining sophomore LP The Man Who came out 20 years ago last year — have shared two singles from their upcoming album, “A Ghost” and “Valentine.” Today, they’re putting out […]
William Basinski Announces New Album 'Lamentations'
The experimental composer William Basinski is famous for making richly haunting and ominous soundscapes. He’s best-known for The Disintegration Loops, a four-volume series constructed from the decaying tapes of his own older music, and his pieces always seem to carry some flickering ghosts of the past. This fall, Basinski is coming back with a new […]
Bright Eyes – "Running Back" (Thin Lizzy Cover)
Bright Eyes are fresh off the release of their first album in nine years, Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was. Over the weekend, the newly-reunited band appeared on CBS This Morning to perform a couple of songs for it, and they also recorded a live performance for SiriusXM Sessions. Included with their […]
Goo Goo Dolls Announce 'It’s Christmas All Over' Holiday Album
Mariah Carey may have some competition this Christmas season. First Dolly Parton announced a Christmas-themed album and Goo Goo Dolls are doing the same. On Monday, the band announced It’s Christmas All Over, a collection of yuletide tunes that includes covers of classics and two originals. The album was produced by the Goos’ frontman John Rzeznik, with help from […]