The Foo Fighters continued their ongoing archival series with a new rarities EP, 01070725, that boasts live renditions of songs by Arcade Fire and the Dead Kennedys. The cover of Arcade Fire’s “Keep the Car Running” — which may be one of the few times you’ll hear Dave Grohl accompanied …
Read More »The New Pornographers Bring Panic-Attack Bubblegum on 'In the Morse Code of Brake Lights'
Metaphorically and otherwise, things are falling down everywhere on the New Pornographers eighth LP: statues (“Colossus of Rhodes”), lovers (“Falling Down The Stairs of Your Smile”), performance conventions (“the 4th wall is falling on us” chime the worried singers on “Need Some Giants”), and especially people’s spirits — like the …
Read More »Children of Rap: Meet Prana Supreme Diggs
Prana Supreme Diggs, 18, may have grown up the daughter of hip-hop royalty — Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA and Wu-Tang vocalist Tekitha Washington — but she’s a born rock & roll fan. So, it’s only natural that she and her mother have their own rock-tinged duo, Tekitha and Prana. “The …
Read More »Allison Moorer Announces Combined Music and Book Tour for 'Blood'
Allison Moorer has announced a fall tour in support of her upcoming book Blood: A Memoirand its companion album, Blood.The tour, which will feature a mix of Q&A discussion, live music, and book signing, will hit a variety of concert venues and book stores, beginning in late October. Moorer’s forthcoming …
Read More »Flashback: Hear Hank Williams' Recorded Debut With 'Fan It' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band'
September 17th marks the 96th anniversary of the birth of the country-music icon commonly referred to as the “Hillbilly Shakespeare.” Hank Williams not only earned that distinction for the many exceptional songs he wrote throughout his short, turbulent, yet influential career, but for his uncanny ability to connect with radio …
Read More »Ric Ocasek's Family Issues Statement, Reveals Singer Was Recovering From Surgery
One day after Ric Ocasek‘s death, the family of the Cars frontman wrote that he died unexpectedly — but “peacefully” — while recovering from an unspecified surgery. “Ric was recuperating very well after surgery,” the Ocasek family wrote on Instagram. “Our two sons, Jonathan and Oliver, and I were making …
Read More »Flashback: Fall Out Boy Cover Green Day's 'Basket Case' in 2007
The 2019 summer concert season hasn’t quite wrapped up yet, but one of the biggest tours of 2020 was announced this afternoon when Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy revealed they’ll be teaming for an assault on U.S. baseball stadiums in the summer. There hasn’t been a rock tour …
Read More »Prophets of Rage Tackle Mass Shooting Epidemic in 'Pop Goes the Weapon' Video
Prophets of Rage provide a harrowing look at the mass shooting epidemic in America in the supergroup’s new video for “Pop Goes the Weapon.” The video catalogs every incident of gun violence in America in 2019 thus far, beginning January 1st in Tallahassee through the September 2nd shooting in Alabama …
Read More »Maren Morris Talks 'Traumatic' 'American Idol' Audition, Sings 'The Bones' on 'Seth'
Maren Morris appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday night to both perform and chat with the talk-show host. For the latter, Morris opened up about the audition process for singing-competition TV shows, including her experience at an American Idol cattle call at Cowboys Stadium in her native …
Read More »Ariana Grande Sues Forever 21 for $10 Million
She didn’t want it; they didn’t get it. Ariana Grande is suing clothing retailer Forever 21 for allegedly using her name and likeness without permission to sell new merchandise. The singer is asking for $10 million for the supposed misappropriation, according to Reuters. In paperwork filed in Los Angeles federal …
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