Long Beach indie pop trio Half Alive unveiled their latest single “Runaway,” with choreography by JA collective in a video directed by Carlos López Estrada (Billie Eilish, Father John Misty). The song will appear on their forthcoming debut album, Now, Not Yet, due out August 9th. In the “Runaway” video, …
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It’s been over 20 years since the French-Spanish luminary, Manu Chao, first released his multilingual, landmark debut, Clandestino. A prescient meditation on the neither-here-nor-there, limbo state of “clandestinos” — the Spanish equivalent of a derogatory term for undocumented migrants — Clandestino saw Chao traverse a multitude of languages and genres …
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Update:The organizers of Woodstock 50 have released a statement about the change of venue, vowing to move forward. “We confirm that we will not be moving forward with Watkins Glen as a venue for Woodstock 50,” Gregory Peck, one of the festival’s principal organizers, said. “We are in discussions with …
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Rock-star cameos at CMA Fest can go either way — in 2013, Lenny Kravitz struggled to win over the crowd —but Friday night’s surprise appearance by Joan Jett was a success. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member appeared at the midpoint of Carrie Underwood‘s night-ending set to join …
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One song. That’s all Lil Nas X has in his repertoire. But it was all he needed to satisfy a jostling, anxious crowd who waited in the rain until nearly 1:00 a.m. at day one of Spotify‘s four-day CMA Fest takeover in Nashville to get a glimpse of the viral …
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Detroit indie rocker Stef Chura has released the fourth and final single to her sophomore album Midnight, which will be released this Friday. The video features Chura in a cheerleader uniform, playing her guitar in a school gym. “Dreaming of/Being nice/I projected you on a screen,” she sings against the …
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Sheryl Crow assembled an all-star crew for her new song, “Prove You Wrong,” with Stevie Nicks and Maren Morris. The track will appear on Crow’s new album of collaborations, Theads, out August 30th via Big Machine. Crow, Nicks and Morris unsurprisingly deliver a powerhouse vocal performance, trading lyrics and coming …
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David Crosby might not seem like the obvious candidate for an advice columnist. After all, this is a man that has abused just about every drug in the world, alienated most of his former bandmates and spent time in a Texas prison. But we approached him to spearhead this column …
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The Chainsmokers’ video for “Call You Mine” featuring Bebe Rexha employs an old music video trick that goes back to Spike Jonze and beyond. The story is told in reverse, showing Rexha driving backwards through the streets of L.A. with the bodies of the DJ duo in the backseat and a …
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Patti Smith has announced a new memoir, Year of the Monkey. Published by Knopf, the book will be released on September 24th. Year of the Monkey recounts the year 2016, which Smith spent in solidarity following the singer’s run of New Year’s concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco.“I began …
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