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 …
Read More »Flea Pays Homage to 'One of the Greatest Drummers' Tony Allen: 'He Was and Still Is My Hero'
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has penned a heartfelt tribute to his “hero” Tony Allen. The pioneering drummer who helped define Afrobeat during his tenure with Fela Kuti died Thursday at the age of 79. Calling Allen “one of the greatest drummers to ever walk this Earth,” Flea recalled …
Read More »Flashback: Tom Waits Performs a Moving 'Jersey Girl' in 1986
Bruce Springsteen has no shortage of original songs about New Jersey that he could have played near the end of the Jersey 4 Jersey fundraising event on Wednesday night. “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)” would have been a touching tribute to his adopted boardwalk town, while “My Hometown” would …
Read More »Marianne Faithfull Released From Hospital After Three-Week Coronavirus Stay
Marianne Faithfull was discharged from a London hospital Wednesday, more than three weeks after the singer tested positive for the coronavirus. “We are really happy to say that Marianne has been discharged from hospital today, 22 days after being admitted suffering from the symptoms of Covid-19. She will continue to …
Read More »Watch Queen + Adam Lambert Tweak 'We Are the Champions' in Quarantine
Queen + Adam Lambert performed a scaled-back quarantine version of “We Are the Champions” in an Instagram video posted Monday on their respective accounts. And they made one simple —yet significant —tweak, changing the titular pronoun from “we” to “you” in a display of solidarity. The clip unfolds in a …
Read More »Life Is Beautiful Festival Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns
Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful Festival will not take place in 2020 due to concerns over COVID-19, organizers announced on Tuesday. The three-day arts and music festival, which hosted more than 175,000 attendees last year, was postponed indefinitely, with tentative plans to return in 2021. “We were more excited than …
Read More »Hear Bob Dylan's Daring New Song, 'I Contain Multitudes'
“I Contain Multitudes” is Bob Dylan‘s second surprise new song in three weeks, making it seem increasingly likely that the Nobel Prize winner has a new album on the way — which would be his first collection of original songs since 2012’s Tempest. The Walt Whitman-referencing new song is much …
Read More »'In My Room' With Lucinda Williams
“I know we all lost friends and family members and it’s just a helluva thing to be going through, but I want to send out my best wishes to all y’all and let’s just hang in tough,” says Lucinda Williams, offering words of encouragement near the end of her four-song …
Read More »Car Seat Headrest Caution Against 'Hollywood' in Animated Video
Car Seat Headrest have shared the animated video for their new song “Hollywood,” the latest track off their upcoming LP Making a Door Less Open. “This song is about Hollywood as a place where people go to make their fantasies come to life, and they end up exploiting other people …
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