Sting has released a new version of “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” for these socially distant times. An official remix of the song by Grammy-winning producer Dave Audé has popped up online. It turns the Police song into a thumping dance track, and it sounds like Sting might have even re-recorded his vocals for […]
Shantonio Releases Sensual Debut Summer Anthem “Summer Baby”
American rapper and songwriter Shantonio Lamar Graham, born in 1991, just released his debut track titled “Summer Baby”. This brilliant summer-filled song is one of the greatest discoveries of the month in terms of debut singles, as Shantonio makes a heavy entry in the game, preparing the summer in style, and exposing his vivid skills […]
Sage Suede Releases Hypnotic Music Video And New Single “Sizzle Dee Sipper”
Texan singer-songwriter and record producer Sage Suede just released his latest music video for his new single titled “Sizzle Dee Sipper.” After “Masterpiece,” released a couple of weeks ago, “Sizzle Dee Sipper” is the perfect follow-up drop by the talented artist, who seems to have found his own lane, both sonically and visually. Pushing boundaries […]
Madeline Kenney – "Sucker" (Feat. Lambchop's Kurt Wagner)
Madeline Kenney’s last album, her sophomore effort Perfect Shapes, came out in October of 2018. Now, she’s returning with a new one called Sucker’s Lunch, which will be out in July. After having worked with Jenn Wasner on Perfect Shapes, Kenney asked her to produce again, and this time around Wasner’s Wye Oak bandmate Andy […]
The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde Covers Bob Dylan's 'Standing in the Doorway'
While they’ve been in quarantine, Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne of The Pretenders have been putting together a series of songs titled the “Dylan Lockdown Series.” And their latest collaborative cover is “Standing in the Doorway,” off 1997’s Time Out of Mind. Sticking to a similar arrangement to the original, piano, organ and electric guitar […]
Stream Sweet Soul’s Noises Drown EP
If you’ve got any love in your heart for early Alkaline Trio, then you might want to pay some attention to the California band Sweet Soul. Sweet Soul debuted last fall with their Do You Like Good Music? EP. They make a hearty, fired-up form of pop-punk with shades of both emo and power-pop, sometimes […]
Roger Waters Rips David Gilmour Over Pink Floyd Website Access: 'David Thinks He Owns It'
If you thought that time would soften the forever-going feud between Roger Waters and David Gilmour, think again! In a video posted on Tuesday, Waters ripped his ex-Pink Floyd bandmate, saying that Gilmour has cut off his access to the Pink Floyd website and that Gilmour thinks he owns it. “Nothing from me is on […]
Kathleen Edwards Announces New Album 'Total Freedom', Her First In Eight Years, & Shares "Options Open": Listen
In 2014, Kathleen Edwards quit music. The Canadian roots-rock musician had released four albums and attained a certain level of critical and word-of-mouth success, but she was depressed and sick of the business. So Edwards returned to her Ottawa hometown and opened a coffeeshop called Quitters. For years, that was it. Edwards went more than […]
Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy's Hella Mega Tour Pushed to 2021
In what should come as a surprise to no one, Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy have pushed their Hella Mega stadium tour to 2021. The bands announced the news in tweets on Tuesday (May 19) morning. “Hopefully this doesn’t come as a surprise, but as much as we were all looking forward to […]
Littler – "This Boulder Won't Push Itself" & "Natural Disaster"
The very good Philadelphia group Littler, who were included on our Best New Bands list back in 2016, have been pretty quiet over the last couple years. They released their debut album, Of Wandering, in 2016, and followed it up with the Bad Hand EP the next year, but since then we haven’t heard much […]