Earlier this year, it was reported that Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams were battling over the Neptunes name rights in court. On Wednesday, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Williams revealed that the two childhood friends aren’t doing so great. When asked if he’s on speaking terms with Hugo, Williams answered, “No. But I […]
Linkin Park Kick Off Reunion Tour, Mike Shinoda Says, “It Is Not About Erasing The Past”
It’s only been a week since Linkin Park announced their grand return, but that week has been an emotional journey for anyone who’s even slightly invested in the Linkin Park project. At their grand announcement event last week, Linkin Park unveiled their new lineup, with Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong filling the spot that the late […]
50 Musical Guest Debuts SNL Should Book For Its 50th Season
Saturday Night Live kicks off its 50th(!) season on Sept. 28, just two weeks before the SNL movie Saturday Night hits theaters, and we’ve got some suggestions for Lorne Michaels and his booking staff to maximize the quality of this milestone season. In no order, here are 50 musical acts that have never played SNL […]
Heavenly Sweetheart – “HSP”
Sam Bielanski and Matty Morand, the two members of the great fuzzed-out power-pop duo PONY, recently started another band called Heavenly Sweetheart, and they specialize in a slightly different form of great fuzzed-out power-pop. Heavenly Sweetheart started releasing music in March, and they’ve already got a handful of excellent singles. Last month, they dropped the […]
Lady Gaga Comments On Old Classmates’ Facebook Group “Stefani Germanotta, You Will Never Be Famous”
Lady Gaga is extremely famous, and she has been extremely famous for almost 20 years now. But when she was first trying to get famous — back when she was still known by her government name Stefani Germanotta — some of her former NYU classmates evidently started a Facebook post called “Stefani Germanotta, you will […]
Now Morrissey Says Johnny Marr Has Blocked A New Smiths Deluxe Reissue
Last month, Morrissey revealed on his website that he said yes to a Smiths reunion tour offer, whereas Johnny Marr ignored it. Today, the provocative British singer posted that a Smiths greatest hits album was blocked by Marr. On his website, Morrissey wrote, “The proposed greatest hits album by the Smiths entitled Smiths Rule OK! […]
Fousheé – “feel like home”
Foushée’s new album Pointy Heights is out this Friday, and we’ve heard a good bit of it so far: The singles “war,” “100 bux,” and “Still Around,” the latter two co-produced by her frequent collaborator Steve Lacy. Today, Foushée is back with one more sample of the record with “feel like home.” “feel like home” is […]
Watch Soul Coughing Reunite For First Show In 25 Years
Soul Coughing — the ’90s band known for their endearingly odd mix of alt rock, hip-hop, electronica, and jazz — just reunited for their first shows in 25 years. They’re going on a US tour this autumn, and it kicked off Tuesday night at San Diego’s Belly Up Tavern. According to Setlist.fm, Soul Coughing dusted […]
LL COOL J Releases Video For ‘Murdergram Deux’ Feat. Eminem — Watch
For the first time in over a decade, LL COOL J put out an album this past Friday. The FORCE features appearances from legends like Nas, Snoop Dogg and Eminem, who appears on a sort of remix of ‘Murdergram’. You can stream the album here. Today, LL and Em have linked up to put out […]
Band To Watch: Fashion Club
A Love You Cannot Shake, the sophomore album from Fashion Club, starts with a lumbering, stuttering synth impossible to place. Pascal Stevenson tells me the synth is a vocoded, time-stretched kick drum, manipulated and looped in Ableton. That’s just one of many instances I could ask about. Not a moment goes by without something distorted […]