Today James Hetfield turns 57 and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains paid tribute to the Metallica frontman, heaping praise on someone he calls “the Godfather.” “What makes James such a great frontman is his physical presence,” he told Metal Hammer magazine. “Nobody else commands the same kind of respect and attention without it being self-seeking or […]
Ryan Pollie Announces New Side Project Total Revenge: Hear "The Fair"
Last year, the Los Angeles musician Ryan Pollie put out a new album under his own name. Today, he’s revealing a new side project called Total Revenge. The project’s debut album, which Pollie recorded himself on a four-track, is out next month, and he’s introducing it with lead single “The Fair.” It’s sloppy and compressed […]
Thurston Moore, Real Estate, Mark Lanegan and More Cover Galaxie 500 for New Series
Thurston Moore, Mark Lanegan, Real Estate and more are paying homage to Galaxie 500 with a new cover series. The new song project coincides and celebrates the vinyl reissue of their live LP, Copenhagen, for Record Store Day and the special release of a limited-edition Dogfish Head Galaxie 500 beer. The project has been curated by […]
Roger Waters, Lucius Share Cover of John Prine’s ‘Hello in There’
After music icon John Prine died from COVID complications earlier this year, heartwarming tributes from some of his peers, pals and admirers came pouring in. The latest — a rendition of 1971’s “Hello in There” by Roger Waters and Lucius — ranks up there with some of the best. This version sees the Pink Floyd co-founder carry the first half […]
Big Joanie – "Cranes In The Sky" (Solange Cover)
A couple years ago, the British trio Big Joanie released their debut album, Sistahs, a formidable and impressive album that came about after a few years of the band gestating in the underground. They’re working on their follow-up to it now — set to come out on the punk institution Kill Rock Stars — but […]
ANOHNI – “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” (Bob Dylan Cover)
ANOHNI hasn’t released a full-length album since 2016’s Hopelessness, but there’s been other music since then: The 2017 EP Paradise, the odd one-off single. And today, ANOHNI has announced and released a new 7″ single, which features covers of two different legends’ songs. One of those covers is new. It’s a take on Bob Dylan’s […]
Hear Andy Shauf Cover Bruce Springsteen During A Robot Battle On Virtual Talk Show 'The Polar Express'
Back in January, Andy Shauf released his great new album The Neon Skyline. We named it Album Of The Week and it made our list of the best albums of 2020 so far. And since then, Shauf’s kept little bits of new music coming, a couple last words from the world of Neon Skyline. Starting […]
Courtney Barnett + Phoebe Bridgers Perform Together
Since the Newport Folk Festival, like almost every other festival, had to postpone this year’s event. But it still held a virtual livestream that featured a sweet performance of Gillian Welch’s “Everything Is Free” by Courtney Barnett and Phoebe Bridgers on Sunday (Aug. 2). Set up in their respective homes in Los Angeles and Melbourne, […]
Hear Bill Callahan's New Version Of Smog's Classic "Let's Move To The Country"
Smog’s 1999 masterwork Knock Knock — which turned 20 years old last year and happens to be this week’s Sunday Review over at Pitchfork — begins with a spare, tense, flickering ballad called “Let’s Move To The Country,” presumably inspired by Bill Callahan’s residence in a South Carolina farmhouse with Cat Power’s Chan Marshall, a […]
New Music: Method Man “Boom”
Score! Method Man shows team spirit on latest release produced by Erick Sermon. Created exclusively for the Premier Lacrosse League, Johnny Blaze rides the nostalgic beat with his witty flow and correlating the sport and the street life.