The next chapter of Neil Young‘s ongoing archival series will spotlight a concert he played with the Stray Gators at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa on February 5th, 1973. Titled simply TUSCALOOSA, it will come out June 7th on a single CD and a three-sided vinyl album with etched …
Read More »'Bizarre World of Frank Zappa' Hologram Tour Not So Bizarre After All
The words “hologram tour” conjure images of a cold, dystopian future. Video of the Japanese concert sensation Hatsune Miku looks a bit like a scene from Blade Runner 2049. The Tupac hologram is still surreal. And the technology could give Kiss the ability to launch final tours in every city …
Read More »Earth, Wind and Fire's Philip Bailey Previews New Solo Album With Curtis Mayfield Cover
Earth Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey honors one of his greatest falsetto influences, Curtis Mayfield, with a cover of “Billy Jack” set to appear on his upcoming solo album, Love Will Find a Way, out June 21st via Verve Records. Bailey puts a dark soul spin on “Billy Jack,” transforming …
Read More »French Montana Channels Day of the Dead Holiday for Skull-Filled 'Slide' Video
French Montana mixes the macabre and the stylish with his video for new single “Slide,” featuring Blueface and Tjay. The clip, which Montana directed with Spiff TV, finds the rappers hanging out in a warehouse filled with colorful fog, hydraulic-lifted cars and dancers decked out in vintage suits and psychedelic …
Read More »Madonna Teams With Maluma for Sultry New 'Madame X' Song 'Medellin'
Madonna unveiled a sultry and slinky new song “Medellín,” featuring Colombian singer Maluma. The track is set to appear on the pop icon’s forthcoming album, Madame X, due out June 14th. “Medellín” also finds Madonna reuniting with her longtime collaborator, the French producer Mirwais. The track is centered around a …
Read More »Hear Beck's New Single 'Saw Lightning,' Co-Written By Pharrell Williams
Beck recruited Pharrell Williams for the singer’s new track “Saw Lightning,” the first single off his upcoming new album Hyperspace. Beck and Williams co-wrote and co-produced the track, which melds the jangly acoustic guitar of Beck’s folksier work with the dancefloor-ready programmed beats prominent in his 2017 LP Colors; Williams …
Read More »Review: Anderson .Paak's 'Ventura' is Ambitious, Wide-Ranging Hip-Hop Soul
If last year’s Oxnard was Anderson .Paak’s version of Outkast’s Speakerboxxx – a shape-shifting hip-hop LP steeped in eccentric R&B — its sister LP, Ventura, is his The Love Below, an eccentric R&B record tilting towards hip-hop. Ventura even begins with an André 3000 cameo, a memorable one at that, …
Read More »See Miranda Lambert Slay ACM Awards With Medley of Hits
Miranda Lambert was a standout performer during the first hour of the ACM Awards on Sunday night, taking the stage to deliver a fiery medley of some of the biggest hits from her nearly two-decade career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8l0Axipx68 Decked out in head-to-toe black sequins, Lambert took her performance from zero to …
Read More »See Trailer for HBO's 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Special
One week after the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony invaded Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, HBO has shared the first trailer for their annual Rock Hall special, which airs Saturday, April 27th. This montage from the upcoming special focuses on the evening’s all-star induction and acceptance speeches: David …
Read More »Yes Announce 'Royal Affair Tour' With Asia, John Lodge, Carl Palmer
Yes are hitting the road this summer with a prog rock superstar-bill featuring John Lodge of the Moody Blues, Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy with guest vocalist Arthur Brown and Asia. They’re calling it the Royal Affair Tour. “Yes is delighted to headline this celebration of British music,” Yes guitarist Steve …
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