Hayley Williams has been gifting us with all sorts of covers during quarantine, but on Sunday the Paramore singer decided to use the latest installment of her “self-serenade” Instagram series to play a stripped-down version of one of her own solo songs — “Simmer” — on her back porch. “this song came out 6 hundred years […]
The Vamps Return With Rollicking “Married In Vegas”
After churning our four albums between 2014 and 2018, The Vamps took a well-earned break. During their mini-hiatus, the UK pop/rock band recalibrated their sound and slowly pieced together their fifth LP. Cherry Blossom drops October 16 and it’s shaping up to be essential listening on the strength of “Married In Vegas.” Produced by LOSTBOY, […]
Nile Rodgers, The 1975, Lily Allen & More Sign Open Letter Combating Hate in the Music Industry
More than 700 members of the UK music industry, including artists, managers, record label execs, agents, songwriters and producers, have joined forces and signed an open letter vowing to combat hate. “In recent months through a series of events and incidents, the anti-black racists and antisemites, plus those who advocate islamophobia, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia, have […]
New Video: Eto “The Last Call” | Rap Radar
Sheck it out. Fresh off the release of his Eto Brigante album, Eto closes the day out with the video to the project’s final track. Starring Angel “Chi Chi” Salazar, Eto and the Cuban-American actor and comedian post up outside the Carambola night club following close of business. Get home safely.
Watch Lana Del Rey Recite 'Salamander' Poem in Candid Video
Lana Del Rey released the digital audio version of her poetry collection, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, on July 28 and over the weekend shared a candid video for one of its entries via social media. In the grainy clip, the singer-songwriter recites an abridged version of “Salamander” while collaborator Jack Antonoff’s sparse instrumentation plays in […]
Jane's Addiction Play First Public Performance in Three Years For Lollapalooza Livestream
Jane’s Addiction reunited for their first public performance in three years Saturday night as part of Lollapalooza’s Lolla2020 livestream. Frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Chris Chaney, and drummer Stephen Perkins took over a remote sound stage for a calming rendition of “I Would For You” and electric “Stop.” Though the band shared a stage, the members […]
The National's Aaron Dessner Teases New Big Red Machine Music
Aaron Dessner’s making the most out of quarantine. The National multi-instrumentalist played a huge part in the making of Taylor Swift’s new (and pretty damn good) surprise-album folklore, with a co-writer or producer credit on 11 of its 16 songs. But that’s apparently not all he’s been up to. Dessner recently took to Instagram to tease […]
Future & Lil Uzi Vert – “Over Your Head” & “Patek”
Yesterday was Lil Uzi Vert’s 26th birthday. Happy birthday, Lil Uzi Vert! To celebrate, he dropped two new tracks with Future, “Over Your Head” and “Patek.” The former is basically a melodic Uzi song over a burbling synthetic beat, while “Patek” — not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 song “New Patek” — is basically […]
New Music: Rob Markman Ft. Doeman & DviousMindz “Easy Money Sniper”
On target. When it comes to the grind, Rob Markman doesn’t miss his mark. Such is the case on his new record inspired by NBA star Kevin Durant. Over DviousMindz’ haunting keys, Rob Markman makes his hustling moves by calling the shots, while Doeman hits nothing but net with his assisted verse. Swish!
New Video: Wiz Khalifa “Bammer” | Rap Radar
No Bammers please. Wiz Khalifa’s rolling with some grade A marijuana in his The Sage Of Wiz Khalifa EP’s new video. Featuring cameos from his son Sebastian, Snoop Dogg, and more, Wiz Khalifa saddles out West with the homies and pulls up with a bevy of convertible Chevys and of course a good fortune of […]