Grace VanderWaal will set out on her own headlining tour this summer. She most recently served as opening act on Florence and the Machine’s High As Hope tour. VanderWaal will launch her 23-date tour on August 10th in Kentucky and wrap in November at the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival …
Read More »Pixies Detail New Album, Release First New Song 'On Graveyard Hill'
Pixies have announced their first album in three years,Beneath the Eyrie, out September 13th. The band also shared the spooky lead single, “On Graveyard Hill,” with an animated visual. Per a press release, Pixies’ eighth studio album will feature 12 songs dealing with “witches, Daniel Boone, misfits” and other haunted …
Read More »See Jack Antonoff Visit 'Sesame Street,' Sing With Oscar the Grouch
Jack Antonoff made a guest appearance on Saturday’s episode of Sesame Street, where the Bleachers‘ frontman joined Oscar the Grouch and his pals, the Grouches, for an endearing rendition of the series’ classic “I Love Trash.” When Antonoff begins singing the track, Oscar cuts him off saying, “Stop, stop, stop. …
Read More »Hear Diplo, Herve Pagez, Charli XCX Reimagine Spice Girls on 'Spicy'
Diplo, Herve Pagez and Charli XCX teamed up for a new track, “Spicy,” which reworks Spice Girls‘ 1996 classic “Wannabe.” The trio also dropped a futuristic music video for the song, directed by Reed + Rader, which features magical flying dolphins. The buoyant pop song replaces the signature chorus with …
Read More »Roky Erickson, Psychedelic Rock Pioneer, Dead at 71
13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson, a psychedelic rock icon whose career was cut short due to debilitating mental illness and years spent in a Texas mental hospital, has died of unknown causes at age 71. “Roky Erickson, an heroic icon of modern rock & roll and one of the …
Read More »Watch Why Don't We's Cheeky Lyric Video for New Song 'Unbelievable'
Five-piece pop group Why Don’t We shared their latest song “Unbelievable” on Monday, accompanied by a very cheeky lyric video. The clip shows the five group members streaking bare-naked across a desert plain, with the song’s lyrics superimposed over their….well, where they can make sure that it’s a PG-rated video. …
Read More »The 1975's Matty Healy Slams Abortion Ban at Alabama's Hangout Fest
The 1975‘s Matty Healy delivered an impassioned speech against the abortion ban during the band’s performance at Alabama’s Hangout Fest on Friday night. While speaking about the importance of freedom of expression, The 1975 frontman transitioned into advocating for women’s rights. “The reason I’m so angry is because I don’t …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber Have a Trippy Good Time in 'I Don't Care' Video
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have finally released the music video for their collaborative single “I Don’t Care,” and it’s one of the strangest clips from either artist’s career. Related: Howard Stern on Why Ed Sheeran Is One of His Favorite New Artists As with any major music video release …
Read More »Hear Charli XCX Recruit Lizzo for Bouncy New Single 'Blame It On Your Love'
Charli XCX and Lizzo have teamed up for the upbeat, lovesick new song “Blame It On Your Love.” The track is XCX’s first new release this year. “Blame It On Your Love” was originally heard in the more minimal Pop 2 closer “Track 10.” On the new incarnation of the track, a …
Read More »See Hollywood Vampires Bring Out Steven Tyler, Marilyn Manson at L.A. Concert
Hollywood Vampires —the rock supergroup comprised ofAlice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry —brought Steven Tyler and Marilyn Manson onstage during their concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday. Tyler joined his bandmate Perry and his all-star side project for “The Train Kept A-Rollin’,” which Aerosmith recorded …
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