“You better watch your step, you shouldn’t place your bet,” singer-bassist Graham Lewis sings serenely on the chorus of Wire‘s new single “Cactused,” which will appear on their upcoming album, Mind Hive. Lewis’ lines are like the polar opposite of singer-guitarist Colin Newman, who sings upbeat, Dada-like verses about “the …
Read More »Quiet Riot Drummer Reveals Stage-Four Cancer Diagnosis
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali has revealed that he has been battling stage-four pancreatic cancer since this past April. Since the 2007 death of singer Kevin DuBrow, Banali has been the only member of the band’s classic lineup to continue to play with the band. He’s also been the group’s …
Read More »Hear PJ Harvey's Piano Demo of 'All About Eve' Song 'The Sandman'
PJ Harvey has shared her piano demo version of “The Sandman,” one of the two new songs with vocals that she penned for the London stage adaptation of All About Eve. In the play, actresses Gillian Anderson and Lily James sing Harvey’s “The Sandman” and “The Moth,” respectively. However, the …
Read More »Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner Announce Eaux Claires Hiver Event
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner will hold Eaux Claires Hiver, a two-day festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 21-24. The festival will act as an interim event to their annual Eaux Claires festival, which will next be held in July 2020. The musicians released a trailer …
Read More »Eagles Plot 2020 'Hotel California' Tour
UPDATE: The Eagles have added a handful of new dates to their 2020 Hotel California tour, including additional shows in Atlanta, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles, plus new shows in Denver and St. Paul, Minnesota. Ticket information for the new dates is available via the Eagles’ website. ** The …
Read More »Demi Lovato Apologizes for Accepting Controversial Trip to Israel
UPDATE (10/7): Following the publication of this story, a lawyer representing private, anonymous individuals who claim that they paid for the trip, contacted Rolling Stone to claim that the trip was not paid for by the Ministry of Culture. **** Demi Lovato has become embroiled in controversy following a trip …
Read More »Post Malone Is Apparently a Fashion Icon Now, But Who the Heck Is Buying His Stuff?
I’ve been stuck in predictably cliché L.A. traffic for what seems like a Kardashian marathon’s amount of time when I realize my Uber driver has been playing the new Post Malone album on loop. Whether you’re body to body at the club or bumper to bumper on the 405, it …
Read More »Hear Danny Brown's New Song '3 Tearz' with Run the Jewels
Danny Brown has unveiled his new single, “3 Tearz,” which features Run the Jewels. The track will appear on his upcoming album, Uknowhatimsayin¿, due out on October 4th via Warp. On the Jpegmafia-produced track, Brown teams up once again with El-P and Killer Mike. They previously collaborated on Run the …
Read More »Billie Eilish: 'I Thought Everyone Would Hate' 'Bad Guy,' 'When the Party's Over'
Billie Eilish admitted to Howard Stern that she assumed fans would hate two of her biggest singles, the trap-pop hit “Bad Guy” and airy ballad “When the Party’s Over.” “I don’t know what people want anymore,” she said on The Howard Stern Show. “Because I thought that everyone would hate …
Read More »Halsey Celebrates Birthday With Trip to Aquarium in 'Clementine' Video
Halsey celebrated her 25th birthday Sunday with the surprise release of the new video for “Clementine,” the latest single off her upcoming album Manic. The visual, choreographed and co-directed by Dani Vitale, finds the singer born Ashley Frangipane and her brother Sevian dancing inside the viewing gallery of an aquarium, …
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