Weeks after Pearl Jam gave their new song “Get It Back” exclusively to a one-day-only Bandcamp fundraising compilation, the band has placed the single on all streaming services. The Matt Cameron-penned “Get It Back,” Pearl Jam’s first new music since their Gigaton arrived earlier this year, first appeared on Good …
Read More »Brothers Osborne Deliver Their First Full-Fledged Rock Record with 'Skeletons'
For the last five years, Brothers Osborne have been one of the more compelling acts operating squarely within the confines of commercial country music. The Maryland brother duo has built a strong live following (and earned a pair of Top Twenty hits) based on their no-nonsense balance of crisp country-rock …
Read More »'RS Interview: Special Edition' With Lenny Kravitz
Shortly after the pandemic began spreading in early March, Lenny Kravitz left his Paris home and decamped to his island retreat in Eleuthera, a small island in the Bahamas. Rather than touring the world and promoting his new memoir Let Love Rule in person, Kravitz has been living the simple …
Read More »Fleet Foxes Work Through Trust Issues Via Dance in 'Can I Believe You' Video
Fleet Foxes have released a new video for “Can I Believe You,” a track off their most recent album, Shore. The clip was directed by Sean Pecknold — brother of Fleet Foxes frontman, Robin Pecknold — and boasts a simple but compelling concept and an alluring aesthetic. In a statement, …
Read More »Trump to America: Screw Your Jobs and Families. I Want My Supreme Court Justice Now
Freshly returned from Walter Reed hospital, President Trump ordered a halt to ongoing negotiations over another Covid-19 relief package. Instead, he directed Republican Senators to focus exclusively on confirming Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court before Election Day. “I have asked Mitch McConnell not to delay, but to …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Brings 'MTV Unplugged' to Her Los Angeles Backyard
Miley Cyrus is bringing MTV Unplugged to her backyard on Friday, October 16th with MTV Unplugged Presents Miley Cyrus Backyard Sessions. The show will air in the U.S. at 7 p.m. on MTV exclusively. Cyrus previously appeared on Unplugged in 2014. From her L.A. backyard, Cyrus will perform “Gimme More” …
Read More »'Kid A' at 20: Why Radiohead's Futuristic Masterpiece Sounds Right on Time
Twenty years ago, Radiohead released their greatest album, Kid A. It dropped on October 2nd, 2000, and instantly hit Number One, with zero airplay. The electro-glitch masterpiece was controversial at the time, but the mess Radiohead made on Kid A is a thing of beauty forever. Its mystique just keeps …
Read More »'Like Water For Chocolate' Being Developed Into a New Musical
Like Water for Chocolate (Cómo Agua Para Chocolate), Laura Esquivel’s sensual 1989 novel, was a phenomenon in fiction, with its romantic story set in Mexico during the early 20th century that combined magical realism and cooking recipes. It was later adapted into a popular 1992 Spanish-language movie, nominated for a …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Joe Grushecky With Bruce Springsteen, 'That's What Makes Us Great'
Certain songs have a way of coming back right when they’re needed again. When Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers first put out “That’s What Makes Us Great” — a duet with Grushecky’s longtime champion Bruce Springsteen — in 2018, the fist-in the-air anthem didn’t resonate the way it does now. …
Read More »House Covid-19 Relief Bill Updated With Provisions From Save Our Stages Act
The Heroes Act — one of several Covid-19 relief bills being debated in Congress — was updated in the House of Representatives Monday, September 28th, with provisions from the Save Our Stages Act. If passed, the updated Heroes Act would authorize $10 billion in grants for independent venues, producers, promoters …
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