Phish performed the second set of their Halloween show in Las Vegas as a Scandinavian prog rock outfit called, Kasvot Växt. The group performed their sole album,í rokk,and when translated togetherKasvot Växt andí rokk means “Faceplant into rock.” For more than a decade, Phish have typically used their Halloween shows …
Read More »Lil Peep's Mom Co-Directed His New Posthumous Music Video, 'Runaway'
Lil Peep’s mother, Liza Womack, is carrying the torch of her son’s legacy after his death earlier this year. In “Runaway” the latest visual from Peep’s Come Over When You’re Sober Pt. 2, Womack and Steven Mertens direct a story — with footage from Richard Stilwell — based on Gus …
Read More »Watch Kiss Perform 'Love Gun' in Raucous Appearance on 'Fallon'
Halloween might as well be a national day of Kiss observance as far as the band is concerned. What better way to officiate your own party than rocking theTonight Show stage? Kiss brought all the bombastic lasers, pyrotechnics, leather-studded vets, hairy chests and ghoulish clown makeup they’re famous for and …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne: On the Road With the Prince of Darkness
O zzy Osbourne will never forget the terrible tremor that overtook his body in the early Nineties. “It was like having my skeleton ripped out of my body every day,” he says, looking surprisingly serene given the subject matter. “It hurt really deep inside. I thought it was due to …
Read More »Travis Scott Voices Support for Beto O'Rourke at Houston Rally
While his mentor Kanye West incoherently promotes an exodus of black voters from the Democratic Party, Travis Scott entered the political fray with a different approach. On Sunday, the rapper made an appearance as the special guest at a rally for Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic candidate hopeful to unseat Senator …
Read More »D.A. Doman Produced Two of the Year's Biggest Rap Hits — But Doesn't Want to Give Away His Secrets
The producer D.A. Doman has enjoyed two very different paths to success in 2018.In the streaming era, splashy rap hits often arrive fully formed at the top of the Hot 100. In contrast, Tyga’s “Taste,” featuring Offset, inched up the charts after it was released in May. The single never …
Read More »Review: Robyn Lets the Grooves Take Over on the Excellent 'Honey'
Few artists deserves as much credit as Robyn for marrying the sciences of 21st century pop and club music; her records are precisely calibrated verse-chorus-verse hook-fests that erupt into brief moments of ego-dissolving dancefloor bliss. Her songs can feel intensely intimate – vulnerable, melancholy, lonely, despondent – which makes their …
Read More »Hear Ben Stiller's Punk Band Capital Punishment Remake Their Old Song 'Confusion'
Ben Stiller‘s teenage punk band Capital Punishment unveiled a remake of one of their earliest tracks, “Confusion,” which will appear on their upcoming EP, This Is Capital Punishment. The record will be released physically November 23rd, while a digital version arrives December 7th, via Captured Tracks. The new version of …
Read More »Farruko, Jowell & Randy Join Mozart La Para on 'Mujeres' Remix
Here’s a foolproof way to turn a hit into a bigger hit: Release a remix version that includes new verses from other stars. No genre is doing this more effectively than reggaeton right now — see the billion-views-and-climbing smash “Te Boté.” The latest hit to get the revise-and-re-energize treatment is …
Read More »Hear Pistol Annies' Funky New Song 'Sugar Daddy'
Pistol Annies‘ upcoming third album, Interstate Gospel, finds the trio casting their musical net across more expansive waters, mixing their sweet, traditional country and bluegrass harmony with flashes of Sixties girl groups, classic rock and even a bit of soulful funk. All of those latter elements feature in “Sugar Daddy,” …
Read More »