There are few film-makers quite as particular about music as Jim Jarmusch. Over the years, he’s enlisted Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA to score his hitman-meets-samurai flick Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, had Tom Waits […]
Florence + The Machine have released a dark and dancey new single entitled “Mermaids.” Stream the song below. With lyrical references to mermaids with “sharp teeth” who come to drink, dance, and “sacrifice a human […]
Bob Dylan will play the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland this summer. Dylan tops a bill that spans two weeks of concerts from June 30 to July 15, including shows across two venues from […]
Dee Snider was unveiled as the Doll on the latest episode of The Masked Singer, which aired Wednesday night (April 5th) on Fox. The reveal came after the Twisted Sister frontman was eliminated after singing […]
A founding member of the influential Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto was revered as a pioneer of the genre. Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned composer and electronic music producer, has died at the […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the highly influential Japanese pianist, composer, and electronic music producer, has died at 71, Kyodo News reports. Sakamoto had first revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014, which went into remission after successful treatment. […]
The Edge thinks a guitar renaissance is coming, and he wants U2 to lead the charge. “I’d like to be the vanguard of this resurgence of guitars!” the 61-year-old Irish icon declared in a recent […]
Iggy & The Stooges’ iconic 1973 album Raw Power turns 50 years old on Tuesday (February 7th). To mark the occasion, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings have unveiled an expanded “50th Anniversary Legacy Edition” available […]
The Grammy Awards have had plenty of controversial wins. Stacker compiled an original list of some of the most egregious wins—and how those decisions have aged. – Ron Galella, Ltd. // Ron Galella Collection via Getty […]
Coachella parent company AEG will kick off a new outdoor concert series this summer across 12 U.S. cities. Re:Set will bring headliners Steve Lacy, Boygenius and LCD Soundsystem to Brookside at the Rose Bowl on […]
Two punk-adjacent pioneers — Siouxsie and Iggy Pop — will headline this year’s edition of Goldenvoice’s Cruel World festival in Pasadena. Cruel World taps into the many veins of goth-rock, new wave and post-punk that […]
Rock legend Billy Idol has unveiled dates for a Spring 2023 North American tour, leading up to his appearance at the just-announced Cruel World festival in Pasadena, California. The headlining outing kicks off March 30th […]
Lisa Marie Presley has died at the age of 54 after suffering cardiac arrest. Priscilla Presley confirmed her daughter’s death to The Associated Press, saying in a statement: “It is with a heavy heart that […]
English singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin is zooming towards this week’s highest new entry on the Official Albums Chart with her fourth record Phosphorescent. Starting out the week in the Top 5 (Number 4), Phosphorescent would be […]
Iggy Pop rejected calls from the Grammys for years. The former Stooges frontman was finally honoured with the Lifetime Achievement prize at the 2020 Grammy Awards, but he has admitted he refused to speak to […]
A new book will compile the writings of Lou Reed—an accomplished tai chi practitioner from the 1980s until his death—on music, meditation, and martial arts. The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi, out […]
Iggy Pop was almost in AC/DC. The 75-year-old punk star – whose real name is James Newell Osterberg, Jr – claimed that he could have been part of the rock band alongside the likes of […]
Morrissey spent this past Christmas weekend as the bearer of bad news about his career. Not only did the ex-Smiths singer reveal he has split from his record label, but he also claimed Miley Cyrus wants to […]
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. 2022 was undoubtedly a huge year for live […]
Everybody’s been there and we don’t mean on vacation: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ music video for “Californication” has passed one billion views on YouTube. It’s RHCP’s first billion-eyeball video, Variety reports, averaging over 290,000 views per day in […]