Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson is hitting the road with the Paul Green Rock Academy for an 11-city tour of U.S. theaters that kicks off July 30th in Patchogue, New York, and wraps up August 20th in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. According to a press release, the show will feature “a …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Pours His Heart Out at Kid's Birthday Party in New 'Corso' Video
Tyler, the Creator is tasked with livening up a kid’s dull birthday party in the new music video for “Corso,” a track off his latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost. The clip, which Tyler directed under his Wolf Haley alias, opens with a pair of kids trying to …
Read More »Jon Hassell, Avant-Garde Composer and Trumpet Player, Dead at 84
Jon Hassell, the avant-garde composer and trumpet player who collaborated with artists like Talking Heads, Brian Eno and Ry Cooder in addition to his explorations into “Fourth World” music, died Saturday at the age of 84. “After a little more than a year of fighting through health complications, Jon died …
Read More »Weezer Share Metal Memories With 'I Need Some of That' Performance on 'Late Night'
Weezer performed their Van Weezer track, “I Need Some of That,” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Wednesday night. “I Need Some of That” opens with some high-flying guitar harmonics and maintains that hair metal-inspired energy while also melding with — in classic Weezer fashion — a bit of pristine …
Read More »Mark Ronson Examines the Art and Science of Sound in New 'Watch the Sound' Trailer
Mark Ronson digs into the process and evolution of sound creation in the new trailer for his upcoming docuseries, Watch the Sound, premiering July 30th on Apple TV+. Ronson sets the stage for the show in the opening moments of the clip, saying, “I’ve always been obsessed with how things …
Read More »Watch Nathaniel Rateliff Perform 'All Or Nothing' Live at Red Rocks
Nathaniel Rateliff has previewed his forthcoming album Red Rocks 2020 with a live music video for “All or Nothing.” The clip was shot at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre during the pandemic, where Rateliff performed for 125 fans in the 9400-capacity venue. Red Rocks 2020 is set for release on July …
Read More »Olamide Previews New Album With Sultry Single 'PonPon'
Olamide connects with the rising singer Fave to celebrate a passionate and drama-free relationship on “PonPon.” The minimal, gleaming top-line, courtesy of the producer Eskeez, hints at Jamaican dancehall, while Olamide moves between sing-song ad-libs (an assortment of slick “la-la-las,” “da-da-das,” “bum-bum-bums”) and over-the-top come-ons (“I be loving you crazy …
Read More »Jada Pinkett Smith Reads Unreleased Tupac Poem to Mark Late Rapper's 50th Birthday
Jada Pinkett Smith shared what she believes to be a previously unreleased Tupac poem to mark what would have been the late rapper’s 50th birthday, June 16th (although Smith admittedly got a headstart and posted the poem on Instagram on June 15th). The poem is titled “Lost Soulz,” and while …
Read More »Chubby and the Gang Take Aim at a Cruel Carceral State on 'Coming Up Tough'
London punk outfit Chubby and the Gang have released a new song, “Coming Up Tough,” from their upcoming second album, The Mutt’s Nuts, out August 27th via Partisan Records. With a bruising bass chug and razors edge guitar riff, “Coming Up Tough” finds Walker railing against a criminal justice system …
Read More »Meet the Dentist Behind Post Malone's New Diamond Fangs
Post Malone has officially become one of the vampires in his 2019 track “Hollywood’s Bleeding.” The rapper recently added a new smile to his growing collection of body art: a set of sparking diamond fangs. Malone’s new teeth were fashioned by celebrity dentist Dr. Thomas Connelly, cosmetic dentist Naoki Hayashi, …
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