Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have teamed up for an uplifting song that looks at the bright side of things for their new collaboration “Rain On Me.” The single will appear on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica, which arrives on May 29th via Interscope. On the new track the pair take turns …
Read More »Gunna Drips By With a Little Help From His Friends on 'Wunna'
Is Gunna a rapper or an Avenger? On Spotify’s amazing poster promoting his new album Wunna, a computerized Gunna stands in reverse-V formation with his musical godfather Young Thug and the album’s principal producers: Wheezy, Turbo, Taurus, and Aviator Keyz. They all wear matching iridescent black vinyl bodysuits. A burning …
Read More »XTC's Andy Partridge on COVID-19, Valium and 20 Years of 'Wasp Star Apple Venus (Vol. 2)'
Andy Partridge is having some particularly bad luck lately. He’s pretty sure he had the coronavirus a few months back — plus, due to a rainy winter, his studio door is busted. Now, he can’t record without bothering the neighbors, who are outside a bit more than usual in light …
Read More »Queen Livestreams 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert to Raise Money for COVID-19 Relief
Queen is making the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness available on the band’s YouTube page this Friday, May 15th, to raise money for the World Health Organization and its COVID-19 relief efforts. The concert streams live at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT and will be available to …
Read More »Brenda Lee on Little Richard's Last-Ever Public Appearance
Little Richard’s music has been a part of Brenda Lee’s life for more than 60 years. When Lee arrived with the first wave of rock & roll as a child star in the mid-Fifties, Richard had just begun recording his revolutionary singles with Specialty Records. ”For a lot of us …
Read More »Run the Jewels Share Release Date, Tracklist for New Album
Run the Jewels will release their long-awaited new album, Run the Jewels 4, June 5th. The 11-track record is available to preorder and will feature previously released songs “Yankee and the Brave (Ep. 4)” and “Ooh La La,” the latter of which features Greg Nice and DJ Premier. Other guests …
Read More »David Bowie's 'Earthling'-Era Live Shows Coming to Streaming
A trio of Nineties-era David Bowie live releases is set to roll out on streaming in the coming weeks, with LiveandWell.com set to drop May 15.Friday, Parlophone Records dropped a live recording of 1997’s “Little Wonder” (off of Earthling) from Radio City Music Hall in New York, October 15, 1997. …
Read More »Debbie Harry, Alice Cooper Appear in Suzi Quatro Documentary
Debbie Harry, Alice Cooper and more appear in the trailer for Suzi Q, a new film about pioneering female rock star Suzi Quatro, out this summer. Directed by Liam Firmager, the documentary chronicles Quatro’s career, from her beginnings in Detroit to her breakthrough in 1973. “She was the first, and …
Read More »Neurosis' Steve Von Till Details New Album 'No Wilderness Deep Enough,' First Poetry Collection
Neurosis singer and guitarist Steve Von Till has announced a new solo album, No Wilderness Deep Enough, as well as his first published work of original poetry, Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics. Both will arrive August 7th via Neurot Recordings. Von Till previewed No Wilderness Deep Enough with …
Read More »Destroyer Shares Strange Scenes From a Tour Cut Short in 'Foolssong' Video
Destroyer unveiled an eerie but beautiful new video for “Foolssong,” which captures the moments leading up to the premature end to the band’s recent tour amid the spread of COVID-19. The video was directed by David Galloway and David Ehrenreich, who were already on tour with Destroyer and working on …
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