The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde will perform a set of classic Bob Dylan tracks — as well as some of her own songs — during a special livestream event, premiering Dec. 26 at 3 p.m. ET. “Chrissie Hynde and Co. Sing Bob Dylan (and Other Songs)” was filmed and recorded at …
Read More »NYC Venue Now Requires Proof of Vaccination and Negative Test Due to Omicron Surge
Amid an Omicron variant surge in New York, City Winery has announced that, starting Sunday, people attending shows at the venue will be required to have both proof of full vaccination as well as a negative Covid-19 test. City Winery says they are the first venue to require both measures, …
Read More »Joe Walsh Gears Up for VetsAid 'Basement Show' With Ringo Starr
On Dec. 18, Joe Walsh will head into his basement and jam with with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Leland Sklar, and drummer Russ Kunkel along with his brother-in-law Ringo Starr for the streaming concert “VetsAid 2021: The Basement Show,” the latest installment …
Read More »Dr. Dre Just Released New Music, But Only 'Grand Theft Auto' Fans Can Hear It
UPDATE 2/4: After two months of exclusivity on Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract, Dr. Dre‘s six new songs are available to the non-video game-playing public at Dre’s YouTube page: – A couple of years ago, the hip-hop veteran DJ Pooh — producer behind West Coast classics like Tha Dogg …
Read More »'Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss' Trailer Shows Late Rapper in Limelight and Talking Struggles
Late Chicago rapper Juice WRLD is the subject of new documentary Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss, which arrives via HBO and HBO Max as part of its Music Box Series on Dec. 16. In the new trailer, Juice WRLD asks an exuberant crowd to make some noise, crowd surfs at …
Read More »Grimes Teases Something Called 'Player of Games' With Binary Code, Because She's Grimes
Grimes teased what appears to be a new song title, “Player of Games,” which will arrive this Friday, Dec. 3. The avant-pop artist dropped her first clue in a tweet comprising a few lines of binary code — which translated to “Player of Games” — and a Dec. 3 release …
Read More »Taylor Hawkins and Dave Navarro on the Secret History of Their 'Yacht Goth' Supergroup
When Taylor Hawkins, Dave Navarro, and Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney started jamming together at Hawkins’ L.A. home studio in early 2020, they had little ambition beyond killing time during the pandemic. “After a couple of songs, we realized we had a sound,” says Navarro. “We just kept going, and …
Read More »New Arctic Monkeys Album 'Pretty Much' Ready for 2022 Release
Arctic Monkeys will most likely release their new album next year ahead of a summer tour. That’s according to drummer Matt Helders, who said in a new interview that the record is “pretty much” ready and the band are eyeing a 2022 release. When asked earlier today, Nov. 12, by …
Read More »Take a Tour Through Radiohead's Artwork in 'Kid A Mnesia Exhibition'
Radiohead have detailed their mysterious Kid A Mnesia Exhibition, an “upside-down digital/analog universe” based on frontman Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood’s original artwork from the LPs. The experience — arriving as a free download for PlayStation 5, Mac, and PC on Nov. 18 — was two years in the …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Amps Up Her Dark Murder Fantasy With a Full-Band Version of 'Thumbs'
Lucy Dacus‘ “Thumbs,” easily the most gut-wrenching track on her new album Home Video, has received a full-band rendition. Whereas the studio version features solely Dacus’ buttery, haunting vocals — reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska — the full-band version embraces the electric guitar and drums. The song recalls an evening in …
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