James Raymond — son of David Crosby and member of the band CPR — is launching a new music project under the name the Clearing, for which he writes and produces songs for a rotating group of singers and musicians. The project’s first single, released to Soundcloud on Friday, is …
Read More »Rob Zombie Previews First Album in Five Years With 'The Triumph of King Freak'
Rob Zombie has released a new song, “The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition),” from his upcoming seventh studio album, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, out March 12th, 2021 via Nuclear Blast. The track is a ferocious blast of big guitar metal, although halfway …
Read More »Squirrel Nut Zippers' Eerily Predictive 'La Grippe' Gets Coronavirus Update With 'American Nightmare'
The Trump administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic — with 228,000 U.S. deaths and counting — is the focus of “American Nightmare,” the latest video from the Coda Campaign. The video, featuring Squirrel Nut Zippers’ terrifyingly prescient 1995 song “La Grippe” — substitute “flu” for “virus” and it’s eerily accurate …
Read More »Haim Enlist Robert Pattinson for '3 a.m.' Performance on 'Seth Meyers'
Haim performed a spooky Halloween-themed rendition of “3 a.m.” on Thursday night’s Late Night With Seth Meyerswith a little help from everyone’s favorite emotional vampire, Robert Pattinson. The formerTwilightheartthrob appeared via FaceTime to read out the song’s booty-call intro, before the segment cut away to a prerecorded performance of the …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Joins TikTok, Nods to Viral 'Dreams' Challenge
Stevie Nicks made her TikTok debut on Tuesday. For her first clip Nicks nodded to TikTok user Nathan Apodaca, aka @420doggface208 on TikTok, who went viral on the app with a video of him skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac‘s 1977 single “Dreams” while drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. In her new …
Read More »ELO's Jeff Lynne Awarded O.B.E. Honor for 'Services to Music'
Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne, grime rapper Dizzee Rascal, documentarian Sir David Attenborough and singer Joan Armatrading were among the British artists to receive appointments on the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Lynne received an O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) for his “services to music”; in addition to his tenures …
Read More »Jack White Replaces Morgan Wallen as 'SNL' Musical Guest
Jack White has replaced Morgan Wallen as the musical guest for the October 10th episode of Saturday Night Live, joining host Bill Burr. Wallen was set to make his debut on the show this Saturday, before a video surfaced of the country artist at a party without a mask.SNL then …
Read More »Bon Jovi Celebrate Love in 'Beautiful Drug' Performance on 'Ellen'
Bon Jovi were the latest musical guests onEllen this week, performing the song “Beautiful Drug” from their new album2020. On a makeshift stage surrounded by carpeting and draped curtains, the band played a socially distanced rendition of the song, which celebrates the power of love through the darkest times. And …
Read More »Jimmy Page on Eddie Van Halen: 'He Was the Real Deal'
Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page remembered his fellow guitar god Eddie Van Halen following Van Halen’s death Tuesday at the age of 65. “It is with great sadness that I heard the passing of Eddie Van Halen,” Page wrote on Instagram. “He was the real deal: he pioneered a dazzling technique …
Read More »Grateful Dead Release 'Angel's Share' of 'American Beauty' Demos
The Grateful Dead will mark the 50th anniversary of their American Beauty by releasing another “Angel’s Share,” a companion collection of never-before-heard demos, alternate mixes and outtakes from the LP, Number 215 on Rolling Stone‘s new list of the 500 Greatest Albums. The October 15th arrival of American Beauty: The …
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