Brijean the collaboration of singer Brijean Murphy and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart, will release Angelo, a new EP on Ghostly International. Angelo, named after Murphy’s 1981 Toyota Celica, is a record Brijean have crafted through a […]
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics are memorable for a lot of things – the jetpack at the opening ceremony, the historic performance by Carl Lewis, the greater focus on female athletes – but for nerds […]
Ride are set to support Richard Ashcroft at Crystal Palace Bowl’s South Facing Festival. The former Verve frontman’s upcoming open-air gig, as part of the summer concert series on August 6, just got even bigger, […]
“This is not a record store,” quips Emily Kokal, surveying the crowd. As artists strive to shift copies, in-store album launch shows have become something of an obligation; a short showcase of new wares generally […]
Bad Bunny’s latest album is here. Listen to the reggaeton star’s new project, Un Verano Sin Ti, below via Apple Music and Spotify. Bad Bunny first teased Un Verano Sin Ti with an online classified ad selling […]
Back in 2016/2017, you couldn’t turn on prime-time television without seeing a commercial starring professional golfer Phil Mickelson. The main Mickelson commercials I remember promoted a prescription drug called Enbrel. Though, perhaps it’s a bad […]
Finnish/British/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off the North American leg of their “Human. :II: Nature.” world tour last night (Wednesday, May 4) at History in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fan-filmed video of the concert is available […]
Photo Credit: Wim van Rossem / Anefo / CC by 1.0 Acoustic Sounds, Verve/UMe’s analog-only vinyl reissue series, announces their scheduled releases for 2022. In its third year, the series will focus on some of […]
I remember, as everyone does, Emeli Sandé performing at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics. She sang Abide With Me so seriously, and yet so joyfully, she looked as though there were some kind […]
Major label and publishing conglomerates Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group, as well as other publishers represented by the NMPA, have tentatively agreed to increase mechanical royalty rates on physical products […]
Soulfly have announced their new album Totem, arriving August 5th. As a preview, the Max Cavalera-led outfit have shared the lead single, “Superstition.” Cavalera’s thrash roots shine through on the aggressive track. Soulfly have occasionally […]
Of all the unforgettable bangers Taylor Swift delivered with her 2014 opus 1989, one of the most underappreciated tracks on the album is arguably “This Love.” But in Swift’s ongoing endeavor to re-record most of her […]
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler joins Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 for an extensive conversation about the band’s sixth studio album due out this Friday. Butler details the influences and challenges of making the record, […]
20. Wesley’s Theory (2015) A crash course in To Pimp a Butterfly’s expansive sound – Thundercat’s bass ricochets around, George Clinton is on hand to bolster the P-funk-like chorus – and its lyrical viewpoint. It […]
Tim Heidecker is back with “Punch in the Gut,” a new single from his forthcoming album, High School. Listen to the twangy track below. High School unsurprisingly chronicles the trials and tribulations of adolescence, and “Punch in […]
Deadline reports Anderson .Paak will make his feature directorial debut in the dramedy K-POPS! The project will essentially have .Paak’s fingerprints all over it as he developed it with rapper Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park, co-wrote it with Khaila Amazan, and […]
Kanye West has been hit with a lawsuit from a pastor who claims the rapper sampled a sermon without permission. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Texas-based pastor David Paul Moten filed the lawsuit […]
Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists. Didier Baverel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Didier Baverel/Getty Images Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for […]
Photo Credit: Reservoir Reservoir has announced a worldwide publishing deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Dan the Automator. This new deal further expands upon the existing publishing relationship between the two, established in 2012, and […]
Pat Benatar in Paris on January 12th, 1983. Dolly Parton on ‘Dolly,’ in 1987. Lionel Richie at the American Music Awards, 1985. Patrick Aventurier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images/ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images […]