A documentary short film about Third Eye Blind will premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, screening in New York City on April 17th. Titled Motorcycle Drive By, the film will focus on the band’s song by the same name. Released on their 1997 self-titled debut — which included the …
Read More »Flashback: Genesis Play 'The Carpet Crawlers' on Their 2007 Reunion Tour
The Phil Collins–led incarnation of Genesis announced a reunion tour this morning. So far it’s just 10 arena dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland, but that’s almost certainly merely the first leg. The band hasn’t toured in any capacity since 2007 and can easily fill stadiums and arenas all …
Read More »That Time Kathleen Hanna Wrote a Song About Hillary Clinton
Before reuniting Bikini Kill in 2019, Kathleen Hanna pulled together members of her other band, Le Tigre, to throw their support behind Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. “I’m with her/To the top/She’s with us /We won’t stop,” Hanna sang, decked out in a red pantsuit. In case you …
Read More »Watch Bob Weir Cover Another Bob on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros performed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, covering Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead. Weir and Wolf Bros — drummer Jay Lane and bassist Don Was — kicked off with “Only a River,” a solo track Weir released on 2016’s Blue Mountain. Then they launched …
Read More »100 Gecs Plot North American Tour
100 Gecs will embark on a headlining world tour this year, with a North American leg scheduled to launch in the spring. The band’s first show is scheduled for March 20th at Buku in New Orleans, but the tour will really get underway after sets at Coachella, April 11th and …
Read More »Sleaford Mods Plot New Compilation, Unveil Blistering 'Tweet Tweet Tweet' Live Video
British punk duo Sleaford Mods go on a ferocious tear in a new live video for their 2014 song, “Tweet Tweet Tweet.” The video arrives alongside announcements that the band will release a new compilation, All That Glue, May 15th via Rough Trade, and embark on an East Coast tour …
Read More »Melvins' Buzz Osborne Announces Second Solo LP 'Gift of Sacrifice'
After fronting the Melvins for more than 30 years and helping create grunge (despite his conflicted feelings on the genre), singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne released his first solo album in 2014. King Buzzo’s This Machine Kills Artists featured heavy acoustic riffs and droney grooves and proved the musical pioneer is still …
Read More »Bob Seger Drops 40th-Anniversary 'Against the Wind' Video
Bob Seger dropped a lyric video for the title track to Against the Wind, which turns 40 years old Friday. The clip follows the lyric video for “Night Moves,” on his newly launched YouTube channel. Classic Seger imagery — animated horses, motorcycles, and vast American highways — flash across the …
Read More »Gang of Four Honor Andy Gill's Legacy With Reworked 'The Dying Rays' From New EP
Just prior to Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill’s death on February 1st, the post-punk pioneer okayed the final mixes – from his hospital bed – on a trio of rerecorded Gang of Four tracks that the band’s latest incarnation had been working on in recent months. Three weeks later, …
Read More »Watch Chris and Rich Robinson Perform 'Remedy' at Acoustic Tour Kickoff
Chris and Rich Robinson are gearing up for the upcoming Black Crowes reunion tour by playing a series of under-the-radar acoustic shows under the moniker Brothers of a Feather. They began the tour on Wednesday night at the London club Omera with a set that included Black Crowes classics like …
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