Iggy Pop will release a new lyric book collection, ‘Til Wrong Feels Right, October 1st. The book, which is currently available for preorder via Penguin Random House, will include lyrics, essays, photographs and artwork created by Pop throughout his career. An official description of the book reads, “Coinciding with the …
Read More »R. Kelly Charged With 11 More Counts of Sexual Assault
UPDATE 12/4: The Illinois judge overseeing Cook County’s case against R. Kelly assigned a tentative September 14th, 2020 start date for the singer’s trial on state charges, which would follow Kelly’s federal trials in New York and Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. At Wednesday’s hearing, when Kelly’s lawyer Steven Greenberg …
Read More »Flashback: Ricky Martin Drives American Talk Show Hosts 'Loca' in 1999
This month marks 20 years since Ricky Martin dropped his self-titled, English-language LP — forever shifting the course of American pop music. Released May 11th, 1999, Ricky Martin would sell nearly ten million copies worldwide within its first month. Its astronomical success was due in no small part to its …
Read More »Flying Lotus' Darkly Psychedelic Funk Opus 'Flamagra'
In the decade or so since Steven Ellison released his breakout Los Angeles LP, he’s established himself as hip-hop’s headiest auteur, a maximalist Brian Eno for the medical marijuana age whose meteor-storm productions triangulate funk, electronica, and assorted jazz fusions, and are attached to out-there film projects and a live …
Read More »Jon Pardi Previews New Album 'Heartache Medication' With Twangy Title Track
One day after making an appearance on the American Idol season finale, Jon Pardi has announced plans for his new album Heartache Medication and released its steady grooving title track. Heartache Medication, Pardi’s first full-length album since 2016’s California Sunrise, will be released on September 27th. Kicking off with a …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's Sweater From Final Photoshoot Sells for $75,000 at Auction
A sweater worn by Kurt Cobain during the singer’s last photoshoot with Nirvana sold for $75,000 at auction Saturday. The cardigan, which Cobain donned at a pre-In Utero photo session in the summer of 1993, more than doubled its pre-auction estimate of between $10,000 and $20,000, Julien’s Auctions said. Pictures …
Read More »Mark Ronson, YEBBA Spill Heartbreak on the Dancefloor on New Song 'Don't Leave Me Lonely'
Mark Ronson and rising singer YEBBA unveiled a shimmering new anthem “Don’t Leave Me Lonely,” which will appear on Ronson’s upcoming album, Late Night Feelings, out June 21st via RCA Records. YEBBA, who hails from West Memphis, Arkansas and has roots in gospel, delivers a classic disco diva turn on …
Read More »Hear PJ Harvey's Harrowing New Song 'The Crowded Cell'
PJ Harvey has unveiled her new song, “The Crowded Cell.” The song is from the score the singer penned for all four-parts of Shane Meadows’ new drama series, The Virtues, which is currently airing on the UK’s Channel 4. On the harrowing song, Harvey sings over an unrelenting rhythm and …
Read More »Ethan Hawke to Star in Louvin Brothers Biopic 'Satan Is Real'
The story of Country Music Hall of Fame duo the Louvin Brothers will be told in a new biopic starring Ethan Hawke, according to Variety. Satan Is Real, currently in development, costars Hawke and Alessandro Nivola as sibling singers Charlie and Ira Louvin. Best known for their 1958 album Satan …
Read More »Hear Reggae Great Big Youth's Rendition of Bo Diddley's 'Gunslinger'
Reggae great Big Youth makes a rare return to the mic for a rendition of Bo Diddley’s “Gunslinger” on the latest cut off the upcoming Red, Gold, Green & Blue compilation, the first release from Zak Starkey‘s Trojan Jamaica label. On “Gunslinger,” Big Youth, the deejay and toastmaster responsible for …
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