Kina’s ‘Can We Kiss Forever?’ Video Italian producer Kina has the Midas touch when it comes to crafting gloomy, playlist-friendly tunes. The 20-year-old already has two huge streaming hits under his belt (“Get You The Moon” and “Can We Kiss Forever?”) and should land another one with the just-released “Wish I Was Better.” Featuring rising […]
Meg Baird – "Cross Bay"
You can always count on Meg Baird to have new music in the works. Baird came to prominence in the aughts as part of the Philadelphia experimental folk group Espers, and upon moving to San Francisco, she drummed and sang for the psych-rock supergroup Heron Oblivion. Along the way she’s filled in the gaps with […]
The Mountain Goats Release New Album 'Songs for Pierre Chuvin'
The Mountain Goats have dropped a new album without warning. Titled Songs for Pierre Chuvin, the album is the first time since 2002’s All Hail West Texas that John Darnielle has recorded an album entirely on his “infamous and indestructible” boombox. In a statement, Darnielle detailed the process “SO THIS TAPE STARTED while the entire band was […]
Stream Rotting Out’s New Album Ronin
In the seven years since the San Pedro hardcore band Rotting Out last released an album, a whole lot has happened. The band has broken up. Frontman Walter Delgado has been arrested hauling 700 pounds of weed across Ohio. Delgado has spent a year and a half in prison. The band has gotten back together, […]
Leon Bridges and John Mayer Share on 'Inside Friend'
Leon Bridges and John Mayer are bonafide crooners on their own. But when you put these two talents together, some romantic slow jam magic happens. “Inside Friend” marks Bridges and Mayer’s first collaboration together. It’s three minutes of supple sonic flow with a sensual guitar solo mixed in. The new song will keep cohabitating partners […]
Hear An Early Mix Of “China Girl” From The New Iggy Pop Box Set
Iggy Pop’s classic 1977 albums The Idiot and Lust For Life, which he recorded while living in Berlin with David Bowie, are being reissued in a new seven-CD box set. The Bowie Years, out next month, will also include the 1978 live album TV Eye alongside rare outtakes, alternate mixes, and a 40-page book. Today, […]
New Music: Usher, Lil Jon, Ludacris, “SexBeat”
Yeah! Usher, Ludacris, and Lil Jon reunite on their new single, “Sex Beat”. Produced by Jermaine Dupri, the sexy groove kicks off with the return of Ludacris and his bawdy opening verse. Usher follows through with his smooth falsetto, while Lil Jon adds his signature crunk adlibs. The single is the first time the three […]
Stream The Mountain Goats' New Boombox Album 'Songs For Pierre Chuvin'
Before the Mountain Goats became a real band, they were just John Darnielle, alone with an acoustic guitar, yelling fire and brimstone into a Panasonic boombox. And now, in these crazy mixed-up times we find ourselves in, that is what the Mountain Goats have once again become. For the past several weeks in quarantine, Darnielle […]
RMR – "Dealer" Video
Back in the long-ago nether-time of February, a strange video swam across our timelines. RMR, a masked and as-yet-unidentified singer, came out with his clip for “Rascal,” a lovely and minimal street-survival tale set to the tune of Rascal Flatts’ 2004 country power-ballad hit “Bless The Broken Road.” In the video, RMR and his friends […]
Liam Gallagher to Play Free Show for UK Healthcare Workers
Liam Gallagher has been very vocal on social media bout his admiration for the UK’s healthcare system, National Health Service (NHS). And now he wants to show his gratitude with a special show with “special guests” on Oct. 29 at London’s O2 arena for all the medical professionals who work there. he has managed to […]