Mike Shinoda trumpeted the impending arrival of Post Traumatic, the Linkin Park MC’s debut solo album, with a pair of new videos for the album tracks, “Crossing a Line” and “Nothing Makes Sense Anymore.” The two tracks come on the heels of Shinoda’s three-song Post Traumatic EP, his first release …
Read More »Unseen Beatles Photos From 1964 Sell for $358,000 at Auction
A cache of unseen Beatles photos documenting the Fab Four’s earliest U.S. concerts in 1964 sold at an England auction Saturday for over $358,000. The lot of 413 negatives – 350 of which had never been seen – and their copyrights were from the collection of photographer Mike Mitchell, who …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Tap Chad Smith, Josh Klinghoffer for Neil Young Cover
Pearl Jam tapped the Red Hot Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer for an impromptu cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World” during a show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The ad-hoc supergroup tore through Young’s 1989 Freedom anthem. Eddie Vedder tossed several tambourines into the crowd …
Read More »Lollapalooza 2018: Jack White, Bruno Mars, the Weeknd Lead Lineup
Jack White, Bruno Mars, the Weeknd and Arctic Monkeys will serve as headliners at this year’s Lollapalooza, which once again invades Chicago’s Grant Park from August 2nd to August 5th. Vampire Weekend, The National, St. Vincent, Portugal. The Man, Greta Van Fleet and Chvrches are among the rock acts set …
Read More »Wu-Tang's U-God Details Clan's Fracture in Revealing Book Excerpt
Wu-Tang rapper U-God reflects on the business decisions that fractured the Clan in this exclusive excerpt from RAW: My Journey Into the Wu-Tang, the rapper’s new memoir. In the excerpt, U-God breaks down how the group’s “all for one” mentality disintegrated when “the days of gold and platinum plaques had …
Read More »Artist You Need to Know: Alice Merton
Alice Merton wrote “No Roots” to cope with moving a dizzying 12 times in her 24 years. And the song – a diary entry explaining how constant upheaval can both harden and enlighten – has spent the past year on a remarkable journey of its own. After its initial release …
Read More »Leon Bridges Previews New LP With Funky 'Bad Bad News'
Leon Bridges released a pair of new songs from his upcoming sophomore album. “Bad Bad News” pushes Bridges’ vintage soul towards the dance floor, while “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” is an ornately arranged ballad. “Bad News” is the peppier number, with a strutting bassline, surging backing vocals and flashes …
Read More »Juelz Santana Arrested After Bringing Loaded Gun to Airport
Juelz Santana was arrested on drug and weapon charges Monday, two days after the rapper fled a Newark airport after TSA discovered a loaded gun in his carry-on bag. Santana surrendered to police following the incident. The Dipset rapper faces unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled …
Read More »Watch Pink at Super Bowl, Backstage in New 'Whatever You Want' Video
Pink goofs off backstage, dancing and rolling around on the floor, in the video for her Beautiful Trauma track “Whatever You Want.” Elsewhere in the clip, the blond-pompadoured singer rehearses dance moves, plays with her daughter and son, spends time with husband Carey Hart and walks the red carpet of …
Read More »Watch Logic Tear Up Tokyo, Hang in Hawaii in Surprise 'Overnight' Video
Logic tears through the streets of Tokyo and relaxes in Maui in the video for his surprise new song, “Overnight.” Mike Holland, Justin Fleischer and Alec Schweitzer directed the video, which was shot while Logic and his collaborators were working on new music in Japan and Hawaii. Per a series …
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