There’s been a variety of responses to the ongoing coronavirus in how it’s impacted the world at large and concert business as a whole. But Sammy Hagar has taken it to another level. In an interview with Rolling Stone as part of a piece where spoke to 14 artists about how they’re dealing with the […]
New Music: August Alsina “Work To Do”
Give ’em all your flaws. August Alsina puts it work on his track of the day. On the slow jam, August gives all his effort to make his relationship last and preaches that his girl does the same in return. The track is lifted from his upcoming The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy this Friday (June 26) […]
Sun Ra Arkestra Announce New LP, Share "Seductive Fantasy"
The legendary cosmic jazz visionary Sun Ra died back in 1993, but his legacy has been carried on by the Sun Ra Arkestra ever since. The group still tours and plays all the time, but they haven’t released a new recording since 1999’s A Song For The Sun. Apparently, that’s about to change. The Sun […]
Hum Releases First Album in 22 Years
Alt-rock outfit Hum have been quiet for some — a long time, actually. The Champaign, Illinois-based band known for their 1995 hit “Stars” has kept an extremely low profile since their 2000 breakup. Sure, they reunited a handful of times since, but that’s been it. Until today. The band dropped their first album since 1998’s Downward […]
Bruce Springsteen on America's Future: 'I Have the Feeling of Optimism About the Next Election
Bruce Springsteen has been outspoken in recent months about the issues that America has been facing, from COVID-19 to racism to the ongoing Black Lives Matters protests. Last week on his SiriusXM radio show, he took aim at President Donald Trump, calling him out on the government’s continued lack of response to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Inter Arma – “Purple Rain” (Prince Cover)
It’s not that you can’t cover “Purple Rain.” You can. People have done it. Etta James and the Waterboys and LeAnn Rimes have all released their own versions of Prince’s perfect 1984 power ballad. Sufjan Stevens and Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket have covered “Purple Rain” live. Madonna and Stevie Wonder […]
Hum Surprise-Release First Album In 22 Years, 'Inlet'
The band Hum formed in 1989 in Urbana, Illinois. Over the next decade, they released four albums and had exactly one big success, the 1995 alt-rock radio hit “Stars.” But Hum’s impact goes far beyond that one song. The band’s sound — a huge, surging guitar swirl that drew on American punk and metal as […]
Jesu Announces New Mini-LP 'Never', Shares New Single "Because Of You": Listen
Justin K. Broadrick is one of the great restless spirits in the history of heavy, aggressive music. With bands like Napalm Death and Godflesh, Broadrick spent the ’80s and ’90s inventing new forms and expanding genre boundaries. Since 2004, Broadrick has been releasing sad, blurry, personal music under the name Jesu. (Jesu is a shifting […]
Nick Cave on Why He Doesn't Write Political Songs
As protests against racism and police brutality continue around the world, many artists have shared their thoughts and feelings through changing lyrics of existing songs or penning new tracks that highlight the world’s current climate. However when one fan asked Nick Cave about why his song catalog isn’t “more overtly politically outspoken,” the singer-songwriter, in […]
Tom Morello Gifts 10-Year-Old Viral Rage Against the Machine Fan Custom Guitar
Earlier this month, 10-year-old musician Nandi Bushell went viral for her rendition of Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerrilla Radio,” playing all of the instruments on the song. It caught the attention of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello who approved of it, saying “Well now we are on the right track.” Morello took his appreciation […]