Dolores O’Riordan appeared to be in good spirits the second weekend in January. On the 12th, the Cranberries frontwoman and her longtime bandmate, guitarist Noel Hogan, spoke by phone about a March tour and starting their first studio album in six years. “She was great,” says Hogan. “We spoke about …
Read More »Prince Estate Reveals Big-Screen Concert With Unreleased Material
Prince‘s video likeness will appear onstage April 21st with a live band at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The event,Prince: Live on the Big Screen will include video and audio of “remastered and never-before-released” material. Prince’s longtime collaborators and “very special guests” will contribute to the concert, according to Prince’s …
Read More »Jack White Details Track List for New LP 'Boarding House Reach'
Jack White detailed the track list and release date for his upcoming third solo LP, Boarding House Reach. The 13-track album – his first since 2014’s Lazaretto – is out March 23rd via Third Man/Columbia. The singer-songwriter announced the album on Wednesday, issuing lead single “Connected By Love” and album …
Read More »Pink to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl LII
UPDATE: Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. will sing “America the Beautiful” at Super Bowl LII, marking the second straight year that formerHamilton cast members have performed the song at the championship game. Pink will sing the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl LII, which hits Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium …
Read More »Hear Flying Lotus' Cryptic New Song 'Quarantine'
Flying Lotus‘s label Brainfeeder unveiled a knotty new song by the produceron Monday.“Quarantine” is the final track on the label’s New Year’s mix, crafted by producer PBDY. On “Quarantine,” Flying Lotus interlaces sputtering hand drums, soft shudders of stringed instruments and a crooked backbeat to create lax loops of sound. …
Read More »Flashback: Bon Jovi's Final Show with Richie Sambora
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony has the potential to reunite many bands. The Cars have committed to performing for the first time since their short-lived 2011 Move Likes This tour, the Moody Blues are willing to play with former keyboardist Mike Pinder and flautist Ray …
Read More »Watch Bully's Spastic, Suburban 'Running' Video
Bully conjure the VHS era with their retro, Nineties-styled “Running” video. In director Alan Del Rio Ortiz’s grainy clip, the indie-punk quartet viciously stab a teddy bear, cruise around on skateboards andperform on a suburban lawn decorated with a pink flamingo. “Running” highlights Bully‘s recently issued second LP, Losing. In …
Read More »On the Charts: U2 Claim Eighth Number One LP With 'Songs of Experience'
U2 notched their eighth Number One album as the band’s Songs of Experience debuted atop the Billboard 200. Bono and company’s 14th studio album and follow-up to 2014’s Songs of Innocence sold 186,000 total copies in its first week of release, the best sales for a rock release since Metallica’s …
Read More »The Greatest Tours of 2017
Tom Petty,40th Anniversary TourPetty billed this run of dates with the Heartbreakers as his last “big one.” They ended up serving as his grand farewell before his October 2nd death – a two-hour show mixing beloved hits with lesser-known gems like “Crawling Back to You” and “Forgotten Man,” wrapping on …
Read More »Lil Peep: Police Investigate 'Suspicious Death' of 21-Year-Old Rapper
Almost two weeks after Lil Peep was found dead from a suspected drug overdose, local authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rising emo-rap star’s death. Sergeant Pete Dugan from the Tucson, Arizona Police Department confirmed the investigation to Rolling Stone, emphasizing that the musician’s death cannot be …
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