In 2017, Elizabeth Powell revived her Land Of Talk project after seven years with the excellent Life After Youth. She was supposed to follow it up last month with another new album, Indistinct Conversations, but the release date was pushed back to the end of July due to pandemic-related concerns. That’s still a ways away, […]
Bright Eyes Announce New Album 'Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was': Hear "Mariana Trench"
Bright Eyes teased another single from their new album yesterday by tweeting out the coordinates 17°33’29″N 142°00’03”E. This is where you’ll find the Mariana Trench, the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, located about 200 kilometers east of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The day before, they promised details on that LP “very […]
Justin Bieber Denies Sexual Assault Accusation From 2014
Justin Bieber has denied the accusations of sexual assault that a woman said happened during SXSW on March 9, 2014. The woman, who goes by “Danielle,” detailed on Twitter (which has now been deleted but can be seen below) how she met the pop star at an event and he brought her and her friends […]
Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney Team for Livestream Collab | SPIN
Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney teamed up as part of a sorta-Nirvana reunion in 2012, recording the rowdy hard-rock track “Cut Me Some Slack.” Now the duo have joined forces once more, and the results are a bit more…low-key. The Foo Fighter and former Beatle participated in a ramshackle version of “When the Saints Go Marching […]
Roger Waters Remakes Pink Floyd's 'Final Cut' Closer | SPIN
Roger Waters reminded us all of our possible collective demise while debuting his new studio version of Pink Floyd ballad “Two Suns in the Sunset,” the closing song from the band’s 1983 LP, The Final Cut. The songwriter tracked the tune with his touring band in a socially distanced format, each member contributing their parts remotely. […]
Dave Grohl Honors Late Dad in Father's Day Tale | SPIN
Dave Grohl salutes his late dad, James Harper Grohl, in a Father’s Day installment of his ongoing Instagram essay series “Dave’s True Stories.” Throughout the lengthy piece, framed around a moving memory from 1985, the Foo Fighters frontman contrasts his own rebellious teenage persona with his father’s distinguished, conservative qualities. “Born to a blue-collar, Ohioan […]
New Music: August Alsina “NOLA”
NOLA NOLA ay! Come home with August Alsina and his brand new single. Hot off the announcement of his upcoming album, The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, August reps his home and takes its to the gritty side of town filled with drugs and murder. Leading up to the LP’s release on July 26, August will release […]
New Video: Troy Ave “Corona Flow” | Rap Radar
Dope Boy Dad. Troy Ave spotlights fatherhood in the video to his Troy Ave, Vol. 1‘s mixtape’s opening track. Sharing some of his most recent personal footage, Troy quarantines at home and spends quality time with the kids. Now that’s dope.
Tom Petty Estate Rips Trump for Using 'I Won't Back Down' at Campaign Rally
On Saturday night, President Donald Trump had a rally in Tulsa that was sparsely attended. Apparently that wasn’t even the worst piece of news of the night for him. Upon hearing that the president came out to the 1989 anthem “I Won’t Back Down,” Tom Petty’s estate issued a blistering rebuke of its usage. “Both […]
New Find: Luz Builds Momentum With “we’ll be fine”
New Find: Seraphina Simone Luz’s breakout year continues with “we’ll be fine.” The Irish teenager, who recently went viral with “i’m lonely,” showcases her powerful pipes and razor-sharp pen on the piano ballad. “I wish we could cut all ties with the morning light, because our secret’s in the dark,” she begins the song. “And though I […]