The widespread acclaim for Rhye’s 2012 debut album Woman was a bit of a fluke. Much of the viral fascination surrounding the project concerned Mike Milosh’s incandescently fragile and feminine voice. Cannily, Polydor initially withheld biographical details of the two men behind the project – Milosh and producer Robin Hannibal, …
Read More »Watch Joshua Hedley Live a Honky-Tonk Dream in 'Mr. Jukebox' Video
Joshua Hedley, a multi-instrumentalist who excels in the classic Nashville Sound of the Sixties, will release his debut album on April 20th via Jack White’s Third Man Records. Dubbed Mr. Jukebox, the album title nods to Hedley’s ability to play any one of a wealth of timeless country songs. It’s …
Read More »Lorde Handwrites Thank You Note in Newspaper After Grammys
After the 2018 Grammy Awards,Lordetook out a full-page advertisement in Tuesday’s New Zealand Herald, which she hand wrote. “Last night I saw a lot of crazy & wonderful things,” wrote the singer, the only female Album of the Year nominee. “I just wanted to say thank you, from the bottom …
Read More »Korn's Jonathan Davis Plots North American Solo Tour
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has detailed a headlining world tour behind his upcoming debut solo LP. The North American leg kicks off April 6th in Portland and concludes May 19th in Camden, New Jersey; a European leg launches June 1st in Nuremberg, Germany and wraps with a spot at Hellfest …
Read More »Will Ferrell on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
Saturday Night Live is in the middle of a four-week run ahead of the Winter Olympics. You would forgive the show if it had a lull somewhere in that grueling schedule. And yet, through three weeks, the show has constantly delivered good-to-great material week in and week out. This week’s …
Read More »Sundance 2018: 'Lords of Chaos' Brings the Gonzo Black Metal Tragedy
“I was brought into this world to cause chaos and suffering,” the kid with the lanky black hair and tight jeans says, watching his friends goofing around in his suburban bedroom. He doesn’t look like much of a destroyer of kingdoms and universes, to be honest; just another young dude …
Read More »Pearl Jam, Mastodon Members to Participate in Art Auction
Pearl Jam‘s Jeff Ament, Mastodon‘s Troy Sanders and the Kills’ Alison Mosshart are among the musicians that will auction off their artwork to raise money for a Los Angeles children’s learning center. No Doubt’s Tony Kanal, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, artist Shepard Fairey and tattoo …
Read More »The Smiths' Mike Joyce Drops Out of 'Classically Smiths' Shows
UPDATE: The planned “Classically Smiths” shows have been canceled. “In response to recent comments in the press, the planned Classically Smiths events will now no longer be taking place,” Bad Productions’ Joel Perry said in a statement. *** Former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has dropped out of a series of …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Twisted 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Parody
Saturday Night Live took The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air down a dark path in a parody that reimagined the classic Will Smith sitcom as a grisly crime film. With SNL‘s Chris Redd portraying the Fresh Prince, this version of the show’s theme song starts with the Smith character mixing it …
Read More »Underground Rocker Ty Segall on Adjusting to Semi-Fame, Defining Success
Ty Segall is about to be on TV and he looks a little nervous. Not that the fiery, prolific rocker hasn’t already made the rounds on the late-night circuit, but as the first musical guest on Comedy Central’s parody news showThe Opposition With Jordan Klepper, he’ll find himself on the …
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