You’d think that the world would’ve run out of priceless Beatles memorabilia to auction off, but every once in a while, a previously undiscovered artifact seems to fall out of the sky. That’s the case with the lost acoustic guitar that John Lennon used when the Beatles were making Help! — both the 1965 album […]
The Alternative Number Ones: Simple Minds’ “See The Lights”
Dirty Three – “Love Changes Everything II”
Last month, Dirty Three — the instrumental trio made up of Warren Ellis, Mick Turner, and Jim White — announced their first new album in 12 years, Love Changes Everything. They shared its opening track, “Love Changes Everything I,” at the time, and today they’re back with “Love Changes Everything II,” which follows the first […]
Nick Zanca – “Little Professor”
Nick Zanca, the NYC-based artist who has put out music as Mister Lies and one-half of Quiet Friend over the years, has announced a new album, Hindsight, which will be out in August. It’s the second album he’s put out under his own name following 2021’s Cacerolazo, which was built around field recordings; he’s describing […]
Sharon Van Etten – “Every Time The Sun Comes Up (Alternate Version)”
Yesterday, Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There turned 10. Today, SVE has announced a 10th anniversary edition of the album, which will be out at the end of the week. The repressing will be accompanied by an “Every Time The Sun Comes Up” 7”, which features an alternative version of the track and one performed […]
Body Meat – “North Side”
Later this year, Body Meat is releasing his debut album Starchris. We’ve heard “Focus and “High Beams” from the Chris Taylor-led project so far, and today he’s got another single out there, “North Side.” This one is accompanied by a music video that’s some gameplay footage of a video game that Taylor coded himself — […]
Watch Sabrina Carpenter Join Coldplay And Attempt A PG “Nonsense” Outro For Her Radio 1 Return
Last year, Sabrina Carpenter did a session in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and she performed her song “Nonsense,” which she typically ends with a different raunchy outro every time she plays it. But the BBC censored the video in which she jokes about what else BBC could mean. Yesterday, Carpenter performed at Radio […]
The Number Ones: Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” (Feat. Charli XCX)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. 2014 was a silly time. That […]
Watch Lowertown Cover Alex G’s “Pretend”
In 2020, Avshalom Weinberg of Lowertown covered Alex G’s “Remember” from his 2010 album Race. Yesterday, the indie duo shared a short rendition of Alex G’s most famous deep-cut “Pretend,” featuring some headbanging and nice harmonies. Last year, Lowertown — which comprises Weinberg and Olivia Osby — shared the EP Skin Of My Teeth. Meanwhile, […]
The Black Keys Quietly Cancel Entire North American Arena Tour
Last month, the Black Keys shared Ohio Players, their 12th studio album. The rock band was slated to start a North American arena tour in September, but the run has been canceled. All of the dates have disappeared from the Black Keys’ website, aside from a performance at a NASCAR race. Ticketmaster also has the […]