Los Lobos deliver a faithful rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Sail on, Sailor” as one of the first offerings from the band’s upcoming album Native Sons, featuring Los Lobos’ covers of Los Angeles-area artists. Native Sons, out July 30th via New West Records, also boasts covers of songs by Buffalo …
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Days after she released the video for “Serotonin,” Girl in Red made her TV debut by performing the track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The performance for the Finneas-produced song opens with Girl in Red standing under an evening sky. As the instrumentation surges, she makes her way …
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Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet have released a cover of X’s “Nausea.” The song originally appears on the punk band’s 1980 debut album Los Angeles. They recorded it at their home studio and it’s featured in the documentary, What Drives Us, which also includes X’s Exene Cervenka. The doc …
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Earlier this week, Action Bronson released his third book F*ck It, I’ll Start Tomorrow: A True Story, which delves into the rapper’s weight-loss journey as well as a period of self-discovery sparked in part by the Covid-19 pandemic. In these excerpts from the book — part-self-help guide, part-memoir — Bronson …
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Chvrches have released the music video for their latest single “He Said She Said,” directed by artist Scott Kiernan. The clip takes place in a photography darkroom, with glowing red light and prints developing in tubs of acid. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry appears inside a giant revolving door as she …
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Hours after Morrissey‘s manager criticized the Simpsons‘mockery of the singer as “insulting,” the former Smiths frontman weighed in with a lengthy statement on his website. “The hatred shown towards me from the creators of The Simpsons is obviously a taunting lawsuit,” Morrissey wrote, “but one that requires more funding than …
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Questlove has announced a new book, titled Music Is History, that will look back at the past 50 years through the “prism” of popular music. The Roots drummer’s latest book will focus on one song from each year between 1971 to 2021 and elucidate on how that track was informed …
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Kid Cudi paid tribute to both Kurt Cobain and Chris Farley during the rapper’s musical guest spot on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. The rapper’s homage came in the form of his wardrobe choices: During “Tequila Shots,” Cudi donned an open green cardigan — like the one worn …
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A biography of DJ/producer Avicii approved by the late DJ’s family will be published in North America on November 16th via Mobius. Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii was written by Swedish journalist Måns Mosesson, who interviewed Avicii’s (born Tim Bergling) family, friends, and colleagues for the book. To better …
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Unearthed, never-before-seen 8mm footage filmed in John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s home features in the new video for “Look at Me,” from the upcoming John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band-The Ultimate Collection reissue, due out April 16th. The video — which also utilizes the “Ultimate Mix” of “Look at Me” — boasts …
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