The BBC has rounded up a whole bunch of artists to record a new version of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” for a special Stay Home edition of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge segment. Foo Fighters, Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, Sean Paul, Sigrid, Biffy Clyro, Rita Ora, Zara Larsson, Hailee Steinfeld, 5 Seconds […]
Self Defense Family – “Jesus Of Nazareth”
When he isn’t hosting podcasts or writing podcasts, Patrick Kindlon leads two very different Albany-based punk-adjacent bands. One of those bands, the mighty Drug Church, released the towering one-off single “Bliss Out” earlier this year. The other, the loose post-hardcore collective Self Defense Family, just released something that sounds even bigger and heavier. Last week, […]
Charli XCX – "claws"
Charli XCX has shared a new single from her quarantine album, How I’m Feeling Now. The song is called “Claws,” a name that she settled on with help from her fans, who have been weighing in on every update from her new album as she makes it The track was produced by 100 gecs’ Dylan […]
The Rolling Stones – “Living In A Ghost Town”
This summer, the Rolling Stones were supposed to tour across North America’s stadiums. Obviously, that’s not going to happen. But the Stones are still, somehow, an active band. Last week, they played the all-star Together At Home fundraiser, with all the members of the band doing their parts remotely. Today, they’ve come out with a […]
The Rolling Stones Share First New Song Since 2012
The Rolling Stones have shared their first new song since 2012. The song’s title, “Living in a Ghost,” couldn’t be more fitting for these times. The song comes from the band’s recent recording sessions that took place in Los Angeles last year. “So the Stones were in the studio recording some new material before the […]
Car Seat Headrest Share 'There Must Be More Than Blood'
Car Seat Headrest’s new album will be out next week and the band has shared another new song off of it. “There Must Be More Than Blood” is a lengthy one, clocking in at around seven-and-a-half minutes. There’s an acoustic version of the song as well, performed by singer Will Toledo’s alter ego Trait. So […]
Sam Prekop – "Summer Places"
While the Sea And Cake frontman Sam Prekop’s first solo two albums, his 1999 self-titled debut and 2005’s Who’s Your New Professor, sounded a lot like the jazzy indie-rock he makes with his primary band, he headed off in another direction entirely starting with 2010’s Old Punch Card. That record and his last solo LP, […]
Pearl Jam's 'Gigaton' Visual Experience to Be Released on Apple TV
Way, way back in March, Pearl Jam were going to unveil their immersive Gigaton viewing experience in movie theaters across the globe. Sadly, we know how that turned out. However, the band has done an about-face and will be releasing the experience in a different fashion. Beginning on April 24, free to all Apple TV app users in over 100 countries for seven days […]
Car Seat Headrest – "There Must Be More Than Blood"
Car Seat Headrest’s Making A Door Less Open is out next week, and the band is back today to stoke your excitement with a fourth advance single. Thus far, Will Toledo’s first collection of new original songs since 2016’s Teens Of Denial has yielded “Can’t Cool Me Down,” “Martin,” and the contentious “Hollywood,” a song […]
End – “Covet Not”
Brendan Murphy leads the metallic hardcore band Counterparts, and Counterparts are plenty heavy. But when Murphy wants to make something really heavy, he assembles End, a sort of underground supergroup that also features current and former members of bands like Fit For An Autopsy, the Dillinger Escape Plane, Shai Hulud, Blacklisted, and Misery Signals. End […]