Peter Frampton is the latest classic rock icon to announce that his next tour will be his last. A extensive arena and amphitheater farewell tour – which will feature Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening as the opening act most nights – kicks off June 18th at the Hard Rock Hotel …
Read More »Harmonies Are Out of Style. This Soul Group Is Trying to Change That
When Durand Jones & the Indications released their self-titled debut album in 2016, it didn’t take long for them to notice that fans were gravitating to a particular track: “Is It Any Wonder,” a lolling, pretty soul ballad, with sharp rim-shots puncturing long lines of prepubescent falsetto from drummer Aaron …
Read More »See Michael Jackson's Accusers Talk Alleged Abuse in 'Leaving Neverland' Trailer
The trailer for the upcoming documentary, Leaving Neverland, shows the story of two men who claim Michael Jackson sexually abused them as children. The two-part film tells the stories of James Safechuck and Wade Robson, who claim Jackson molested them and swore them to secrecy. The first episode will air …
Read More »Review: Avril Lavigne Goes the Breakup-Album Route on 'Head Above Water'
Avril Lavigne’s first record since the beginning of Barack Obama’s second term (in other words, seemingly centuries ago) finds everyone’s favorite arrested-development case emerging from a physically and emotionally debilitating time. She divorced husband number two, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, and was diagnosed with Lyme disease so severe that she was …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: LCD Soundsystem, '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang'
“History will repeat itself” declared Glenn Gregory — correctly — on the original version of “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” in a voice partway between demented crooner and cyborg newscaster. The song was a minor and fitting hit for his U.K. synth-pop act Heaven 17, who took their …
Read More »Rich the Kid Targeted in Shooting, Robbery Outside Studio Where Usher Was Recording
Rapper Rich the Kid and his entourage were involved in a shooting and robbery at a Los Angeles studio where Usher was recording Tuesday afternoon, Variety reports. According to reports, Rich the Kid and his entourage were the targets of the robbery, which took place outsideWestlake Recording Studio in West …
Read More »Watch Weezer Tap Finn Wolfhard's Calpurnia for New 'Take On Me' Video
Weezer have teamed with Calpurnia – the indie rock band led byStranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard – for a nostalgic new video for their cover of a-ha‘s “Take On Me.” The track appears on Weezer’s new self-titled covers record, also known as The Teal Album. In the video, Wolfhard plays a …
Read More »Beck, Cage the Elephant Team for 'The Night Running' Summer Tour
Beck and Cage the Elephant have teamed up for the co-headlining The Night Running Tour, with Spoon on board as the trek’s special guest. The trek takes it name from the Cage the Elephant track “Night Running,” a Beck-featuring song from the band’s upcoming LP Social Cues, out April 19th. …
Read More »Grammys 2019: The Country Music Winners
Brandi Carlile won in three consecutive categories when the bulk of the 61st annual Grammy Awards — those not shown during the TV broadcast —were handed out during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony. Carlile’s album By the Way, I Forgive You was named Best Americana Album, while her song “The Joke” …
Read More »Ariana Grande Is Heading Back to Number One and She's Bringing 'NSync With Her
Ariana Grande‘s Thank U, Next album is all but guaranteed to debut at Number One. When it does, it will be another in a long string of commercial slam-dunks for Grande. More surprising, the album’s success also represents a return to the charts for ‘NSync and Wendy Rene.That’s because “Break …
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