Bronx-based rapper Fred The Godson has died at the age of 35 due to complications from coronavirus, Complex reports. The rapper was hospitalized earlier this month due to the coronavirus and shared a photo on a ventilator. I’m in here with this Covid-19 shit! Please keep me in y’all prayers!!! #GodIsGreat pic.twitter.com/e6xRM3OSWb — FRED THE […]
The Offspring Cover "Here Kitty Kitty" From <i>Tiger King</i>
Though the hype has died down, Netflix’s Tiger King docuseries was one of the most talked-about things to come from the early stages of quarantine. Don’t believe us? Check Joe Exotic’s Spotify numbers. Apparently The Offspring have sunk their collective teeth into the series as well (remember this is the song where Exotic accused and showed Carole […]
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – "In Circles" (Sunny Day Real Estate Cover)
Emo legends covering emo legends: You love to see it! Maybe it even makes you emotional. That’s the idea, right? The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have been pretty quiet since 2017’s Always Foreign and its attendant tour. Since then, only last fall’s archival collection Assorted Works […]
Watch Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Ellie Goulding, & More Cover Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These”
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, […]