It’s a Tuesday in the Catskills, and Patton Magee and his bandmates in the Nude Party are making preparations for a weekly tradition: “Tiki Tuesday.” The garage-rock band, their producer Oakley Munson, and a few friends and girlfriends who’ve been quarantining with the group in their upstate New York home …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Asks Spirits for Guidance on Powerful New Song 'Show Them the Way'
Stevie Nicks has released the powerful rock ballad “Show Them the Way.” This is Nicks’ first new solo song since releasing her 2014 LP24 Karat Gold. Greg Kurstin produced the anthemic new track. Two official versions have been released: an acoustic, piano-only take and a full-band recording that features Dave …
Read More »Angel Olsen, Brittany Howard Among Lineup for Virtual Planned Parenthood Benefit Concert
Angel Olsen, Brittany Howard, Kathleen Hanna and Phoebe Bridgers are among the artists performing during Panache’s upcoming Village of Love Planned Parenthood benefit concert. In partnership with Like Management, the virtual event takes place on October 25th via Live.ly, where tickets are available. The lineup also includes Deep Sea Diver, …
Read More »Gene Simmons on Eddie Van Halen: 'He Was a Superhero'
Although it’s sometimes forgotten, Kiss — and the band’s Gene Simmons in particular — played a key role in the early days of Van Halen. After seeing the then-unsigned band at an Los Angeles club in 1977, Simmons brought Van Halen to New York and produced their first demo. A …
Read More »Blackpink Come to Netflix in 'Light Up the Sky': Watch the Trailer
South Korean girl group Blackpink are getting their very own Netflix documentary, Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, which dropped its first trailer on Tuesday. The film premieres October 14th on the streaming platform. Directed by Caroline Suh, who also directed the Netflix docuseriesSalt, Fat, Acid, Heat, and produced by Cara …
Read More »Cody Johnson, Reba McEntire Sing About the Rodeo Life in New Duet 'Dear Rodeo'
Cody Johnson and Reba McEntire team up for the new collaboration “Dear Rodeo,” a song that nods to both of the country singers’ pasts: Johnson was a bull rider, McEntire a barrel-racer. Written by Cody Johnson and Dan Couch (Kip Moore’s “Hey Pretty Girl”), the ballad explores the pull of …
Read More »Flashback: Phil Collins Dances Into the Light
Earlier this week, we shared the ballot that Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz submitted for the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list. It was, to put a mildly, a very eclectic list that included Marching Band Favorites by the Tremont High School Drum Line, Boogaloo in Brooklyn by Juan Epstein, and …
Read More »Helen Reddy, 'I Am Woman' Singer and Activist, Dead at 78
Helen Reddy, the Australian singer whose early Seventies song “I Am Woman” has served as an empowering feminist anthem for several generations, died Tuesday at age 78. Her children, Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers, confirmed the news via her official Facebook page. “It is with deep sadness that we announce …
Read More »What Was It Like to Play Bass for Prince?
Like many of Prince‘s former collaborators, Levi Seacer, Jr. still refers to his old boss in the present tense. Seacer joinedPrince’s post-Revolution touring band on bass not long before the release of 1987’s Sign O’ the Times, and stuck around as the band morphed into the New Power Generation, switching …
Read More »Watch Mastodon, Russian Circles Members Cover Alice in Chains
Mastodon‘s Brann Dailor and Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan joined for a collaborative version of Alice in Chains‘ “Rain When I Die” as part of the “Two Minutes to Late Night” quarantine cover series. Dailor plays drums on the colorful rendition, adding harmony vocals alongside lead singer Justin Suitor (Painted Wives). …
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