Twenty One Pilots try to tap into a little bit of hope amid the coronavirus pandemic on their new song, “Level of Concern.” The track marks the alt-rock duo’s first new music since their 2018 LP Trench; it was written in recent weeks while frontman Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Hears White-Winged Dove Sing a Song, Sounds Like She's Singin' 'Ooh, Ooh, Ooh'
In Stevie Nicks‘ latest Instagram dispatch from home, the rock legend befriends a dove and reveals the inspiration behind the opening lyrics to her hit song “Edge of Seventeen.” Nicks posted a video of a dove sitting atop a branch in front of a bright blue sky, cooing as it …
Read More »Neil Young Drops Vintage Crazy Horse Concert
Neil Young has dug into his archives and unearthed video of a complete concert he played with Crazy Horse at Buffalo’s War Memorial on February 16th, 1991 on the Smell the Horse tour. He posted it for free on his Neil Young Archives website. (Update: Young has since taken down …
Read More »Green Day Drops Surprise Remix EP 'Otis Big Guitar Mix'
Green Day has released a new remix EP, Otis Big Guitar Mix, which features updated versions of “Lazy Bones,” “Wild One” and “Oh Love.” The EP, which focuses on big guitar sounds (hence the title), remixes three songs from the band’s 2012 trio of albums, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and¡Tré!. The EP …
Read More »Slayer, Exodus Guitarist Gary Holt Confirms Coronavirus Diagnosis
Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt confirmed Tuesday that he has COVID-19. “So, I finally received my test results back and positive it was,” he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post (via Blabbermouth). “[My wife] Lisa’s came back negative, and it’s been long enough since my symptoms that I am …
Read More »Pop Smoke Parties in Paris in Posthumous 'Shake the Room' Video With Quavo
A month after the death of Pop Smoke, a posthumous video for the rising rapper’s “Shake the Room” with Quavo has been released. The visual was filmed during the recent Paris Fashion Week by fashion designer and artistic director Virgil Abloh’s Off-White International Rap Video Production Studio, which prefaces the …
Read More »Rita Ora Welcomes Solitude, Aliens in Surreal 'How to Be Lonely' Video
Rita Ora has learned “How to Be Lonely” on her new song, and the accompanying video sees the singer explore all the stages of going through a breakup. Ora’s latest is a surreal visual that sees her grieving to the extreme: she walks on literal eggshells, dances with a skeleton …
Read More »Is Britney Spears the Fastest Sprinter in Human History? A Rolling Stone Investigation
Once again, the world is skeptical of Britney Spears. If there is any pop star on the planet that deserves more respect on her name it’s the woman who gave us a solid 10-plus years of bangers while battling the rampant misogyny of the early-aughts music industry, but the world …
Read More »Alicia Keys Enlists Jay-Z, Bono, Oprah, Michelle Obama for Audiobook
Alicia Keys has enlisted Jay-Z, Bono, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, and her husband Swizz Beatz, among others, to contribute to her audiobook version of More Myself: A Journey. Described as a 360-degree perspective that’s part autobiography, part narrative documentary, the hardcover and audiobook editions will be released on March 31st …
Read More »Dirty Projectors Preview New EP With 'Search for Life'
Dirty Projectors unveiled a tender new song “Search for Life,” which will appear on a new EP, Windows Open, out this Friday, March 27th. The song boasts a simple but potent instrumental mix of acoustic guitar picking and a string arrangement (courtesy of Oliver Hill) that swings between jagged runs …
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