When the song “Jolene” comes on, do you think Dolly Parton or The White Stripes? How about “Hound Dog?” Most likely Elvis and not Big Mama Thornton. Covers are rarely better than the original songs. But if music has taught people anything, it’s that it doesn’t hurt to try something new. Some would consider an […]
Watch Knocked Loose Make Their Awesomely Heavy Late-Night Debut With Poppy On Kimmel
Louisville metallic hardcore insurgents Knocked Loose are living out a truly insane existence. Knocked Loose have been a big band in the heavy-music world since the pre-pandemic days, and they continue to get bigger even as their music gets more and more intense and abrasive. Right now, they’re first-time Grammy nominees, and they’re headlining next […]
Billy Corgan Thinks Bill Burr Might Be His Half-Brother
Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan and comedian Bill Burr are both pale, bald famous guys with the same first name. They both like pro wrestling, and they both seem to have strong opinions about cancel culture. Up until now, I would’ve thought that these were the only things those two men had in common. But […]
Drake Files Second Legal Action Against UMG For Not Blocking Release Of Song “Falsely Accusing Him Of Being A Sex Offender”
Drake is taking even more legal action against his own record label, with a second courthouse filing less than 24 hours after the first. Monday, the ailing pop-rap superstar took legal action Universal Music Group and Spotify in New York. In the pre-action petition, a filing intended to gather more information before a lawsuit, Drake […]
Trey Songz Ordered To Pay $11M To Cop Allegedly Assaulted In Las Vegas
In 2021, the R&B star Trey Songz was accused of sexual misconduct after his 37th birthday party in Las Vegas. Trey, whose real name is Tremaine Neverson, reportedly brought a group of women to his hotel room at the Cosmopolitan after celebrating his birthday at Drai’s Nightclub and one of those women accused him of […]
Posthumous Album From The Chills’ Martin Phillipps Announced
New Zealand jangle-pop legend Martin Phillipps died unexpectedly in July at age 61. Before his passing, he had a 40-year run as the founding guitarist and only consistent member of the Chills, who put out seven studio albums between 1987 and 2021. Today, Fire Records have announced the posthumous Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs, […]
The Republic Of Wolves – “Somewhere Unoccupied” (Kevin Devine Cover)
The Republic Of Wolves closed out last year with the surprise album Why Would Anyone Want To Live This Long? On Thursday (Nov. 21), the Long Island band shared a cover of fellow New York native Kevin Devine’s song “Somewhere Unoccupied.” The group’s take on “Somewhere Unoccupied” is mellower, transforming the rock anthem into more […]
Skeleten – “Bodys Chorus”
Last month, Skeleten announced the new LP Mentalized. So far the project of Russ Fitzgibbon has shared the singles “Deep Scene,” “Love Enemy,” and “Viagra,” and now he’s back with the woozy “Bodys Chorus.” “‘Bodys Chorus’ was a key point in discovering the sound and themes on the album,” Fitzgibbon explains, continuing: Free the life […]
Wiz Khalifa Tells Thai Fan To Stop Throwing Money At Him
It’s very well-known by now that musicians do not like having things thrown at them while they’re performing onstage — not phones, not skittles, not bottles. Here’s a grey area, though: Money? It certainly trumps the aforementioned objects, but Wiz Khalifa was not into it when a fan showered him in bills in Thailand over […]
Drake Initiates Legal Action Over Kendrick Lamar Feud, Accusing UMG & Spotify Of Scheme To Boost “Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” was undeniably one of the biggest songs of the year. It was obvious Lamar won the rap feud when the Drake diss track debuted at #1, Stereogum readers declared it the Song Of The Summer, and it sparked lots of conversation. Now, Drake is suing Universal Music Group and Spotify, […]