Earlier this year, Nicolas Jaar returned with his stunning new album Cenizas. But it turns out he wasn’t done yet — now he’s got another new project called Telas, which is evidently arriving this Friday. And over the weekend, Jaar was a guest on Radio Alhara, where he shared details about Telas and played the […]
Dr. Dre Believes Social Media 'Destroyed' Artist Mystique
The current generation of artists would probably tell you social media helped lead to their success, but not Dr. Dre. The hip-hop titan is old-school, and to him Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and all the rest have done nothing more than destroy the artist mystique. During a chat with fellow music mogul and Beats Electronics […]
Boy George Has Written 'Six or Seven Albums' Worth of New Music in Quarantine
Boy George has been quite productive during quarantine. During a recent visit to the Grounded With Louis Theroux podcast, the Culture Club singer revealed he’s written “six or seven albums” worth of new music while in lockdown. “I’ve written so much music I’ve got enough for six or seven albums,” he divulged before admitting it might […]
Brian May Suffered Small Heart Attack, Compressed Sciatic Nerve After Gardening Accident
Brian May took to Instagram Sunday night to tell “the truth about what happened” to him earlier this month. Though it’s true he tore his gluteus maximus during a gardening accident, that ended up being the tip of the iceberg. A week after the incident, the Queen guitarist was still on “severe painkillers” and in agony, […]
Sonic Youth Add 'Hold That Tiger' Live Album to Bandcamp
This year may not be going according to plan, but Sonic Youth fans can find solace in the fact that the band has been beefing up its archives on Bandcamp. Since March, they’ve shared 12 live shows, their out-of-print 1987 EP Master-Dik, and some live albums. Today, Sonic Youth added another rare live album to the profile: Hold […]
Metallica to Stream 'By Request' 2014 Show From Peru
In the latest edition of #MetallicaMondays, Metallica isn’t going too far back into their archive, but this seems like it was a fun one to share. Taking place on at Estadio Nacional March 20, 2014, this was the final show of a three-night stand in Lima, Peru. Here, fans got to pick the setlist and went deep […]
JPEGMAFIA – "CUTIE PIE!"
Since the start of the year, JPEGMAFIA has been dropping a series of emphatically-named tracks like “BALD!,” “COVERED IN MONEY!,” and “BODYGUARD!,” and today he’s back with another new one called “CUTIE PIE!” This one comes attached to another lo-fi video, this time of Peggy rapping out in the desert. It’s a mumbly boast of […]
New Music: Dave East “My Loc”
Kiing for life. Dave East pays his respects to his good friend Kiing Shooter on his new track. On the nearly six minute ode, the Harlem rapper reflects on their good and bad times before the late rapper’s untimely demise. On May 5, the rising star from Long Island, who was signed to Nas and […]
Brian May Opens Up About How Nerve Pain 'Paralysed My Brain'
Earlier this month, Brian May thought he had torn his gluteus maximus while gardening, but in a lengthy Instagram post the Queen guitarist explained that the injury was actually brought on by nerve pain that was so bad it “paralysed my brain.” “It’s incredible what real pain does to you. I’ve always been a bit […]
Randy Jackson Reunites With Journey
Journey’s making some lineup changes. On Saturday night, Neal Schon revealed that the band recruited Grammy-winning drummer Narada Michael Walden and reunited with bassist Randy Jackson. “Ok Friends word is out ! @randyjackson RJ the Big Dawg is our new Bass player again” Schon announced on Instagram. In a separate post, he shared the news of Walden joining Journey’s […]