Kevin Abstract and longtime collaborator and friend Ryan Beatty team up in the video for new song “Sierra Nights.” The single is his second solo track of the year and is expected to appear on Abstract’s upcoming third solo album. In the laidback, self-directed clip, the Brockhampton founding member and …
Read More »Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Announce 'B-Sides & Rarities Part II' Collection
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have announced B-Sides & Rarities Part II, a second collection of rare and unreleased tracks that the group recorded over the past decade and a half. The band released their first B-Sides & Rarities compilation in 2005. Since then, he and the Bad Seeds …
Read More »Buena Vista Social Club Perform 'El Cuatro De Tula' in Unearthed Footage From Havana Sessions
Buena Vista Social Club have released a new video — featuring previously unseen footage — for their classic track, “El Cuatro De Tula.” The new clip boasts video taken during Buena Vista Social Club’s 1996 recording sessions in Havana, which were filmed by Susan Titelman. The group’s performance of “El …
Read More »Hear Disclosure's Pulsating New Song 'Into My Arms'
Disclosure has released a new song, “Into My Arms.” The six-plus-minute track is the first of five the group will drop this week and will be followed by “Seduction,” “Another Level,” “It’s Happening,” and “Never Enough.” “The spark that ignited the creation of this body of work came from a …
Read More »See Brandi Carlile Play Soundgarden Classics With Surviving Members at the Gorge
Brandi Carlile reunited with the surviving members of Soundgarden to perform a pair of the band’s classics during her gig Saturday at George, Washington’s the Gorge. Joined by guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd, an exuberant Carlile and her band delivered renditions of “Black Hole Sun” …
Read More »Joshua Ray Walker Gets 'Sexy After Dark' in Swaggering New Song and Surreal Video
That high lonesome note that Joshua Ray Walker held in his spine-tingling ballad “Voices” hits in an entirely different way in his swaggering new song “Sexy After Dark.” While “Voices,” a breakthrough for the Texas songwriter, was a dark, somber commentary on suicidal ideations, “Sexy After Dark” is a gloriously …
Read More »Audio Content Industry Trends I'm Seeing Develop in Light of the Pandemic
Few industries suffered during the pandemic quite as much as the entertainment sector has, what with the dark theaters, empty cinemas and delayed shoots. West End may be forever changed by lockdown and social distancing rules. Entertainment unemployment numbers soared as high as 51 percent in 2020; nearly one-quarter of …
Read More »How Carmela Soprano Became a Gen-Z Style Icon
There’s a scene in the second season of the Sopranos where Tony returns home from Vesuvio with a garment bag. He walks into his kitchen and sees his wife Carmela writing checks at the kitchen table, face affixed in a grimace, which melts away when Tony reveals what’s in the …
Read More »11 Nashville Clubs Band Together to Require Proof of Vaccination for Entry
UPDATE (8/13): More Nashville music venues have joined the original group of clubs requiring proof of Covid vaccination or a negative test for entry. On Friday, the Bluebird Cafe announced its updated policy. “We’re joining local venues in making health & safety our highest priority. Effective 8/20/21, all patrons artists …
Read More »Billie Eilish Scores First RS 200 Number One With 'Happier Than Ever'
Billie Eilish scores her first Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart with her long-awaited sophomore album, Happier Than Ever. In its first week, Happier Than Ever saw over 271,000 album-equivalent units — the fourth biggest debut of the year so far. Fourteen of the album’s 16 …
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