The newly reassembled AC/DC have released their first single since 2014. “Shot in the Dark” will appear on their 17th full length album, POWER UP, which arrives on November 13th. The LP is available for pre-order. The album reunites the four surviving members of the band’s Back in Black incarnation …
Read More »John Cale Kicks Back, Watches Deer in 'Lazy Day' Video
John Cale has shared a new single, “Lazy Day,” accompanied by a trippy video in which the pink-haired rock legend kicks back in a lawn chair, basking in the sun. Hazy footage of deer, toy frogs, plastic cowboys, and laundry drying on a clothesline accompanies the dreamy lyrics: “Tie me …
Read More »Suzanne Vega to Play Livestream Benefit for Struggling Clubs
Like nearly every working musician on the planet, Suzanne Vega knows firsthand the impact of the Covid-19 shutdown: An entire summer European tour — along with U.S. shows in October and November — were postponed until next year after live music abruptly stopped. To help some of the struggling, now-empty …
Read More »Good Grief: Apple TV+ Celebrates 70 Years of 'Peanuts' With 'The Snoopy Show'
Charlie Brown‘s beloved dog stars in the new series The Snoopy Show, out February 5th, 2021 on Apple TV+. The announcement arrives on the 70th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip. The one-minute teaser features Charlie Brown training Snoopy to sit and make him shakes — “That’s delicious!” he tells …
Read More »Best Albums of September 2020: Alicia Keys, Neil Young, Toots and the Maytals, and More
Each month, the editors and critics at Rolling Stone compile a list of our favorite new albums. Our picks for September include the final LP from late reggae legend Toots Hibbert, a synth-pop stunner from Sad13, protest songs from Neil Young, and reissues of albums by Prince, the Rolling Stones, …
Read More »Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78
Mac Davis, the country-music artist and songwriter behind some of Elvis Presley‘s most indelible recordings, died Tuesday at 78. Davis became “critically ill following heart surgery in Nashville,” according to a tweet from his family on Monday. His manager confirmed the entertainer’s death in a statement. Born in Lubbock, Texas, …
Read More »In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential
“Black Pill” is internet slang that has gained prominence in 2020. It’s an alternative to the Matrix’s red/blue pill binary, and, as opposed to “opening your mind,” it refers to something that makes you look to the future with harsh and utter pessimism. Last night’s debate was a bulky and …
Read More »Andrew Bird Previews Holiday Album 'Hark!' With Cover of John Cale's 'Andalucia'
Andrew Bird has shared a cover of John Cale’s “Andalucia,” from his upcoming holiday album, Hark!out October 30th via Loma Vista. “Andalucia,” a standout from Cale’s 1973 album, Paris 1919, is a devastating tune about deep yearning, which Bird recasts around the delicate pluck of his mandolin and fleshes out …
Read More »GOP Scores Huge Victory Over Democracy, Integrity as Trump Announces Pick to Replace RBG
President Trump has announced his nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. Who it is doesn’t really matter — at least not in terms of the nominee’s legitimacy of the appointment. The GOP made clear on the night of Ginsburg’s death that they planned to rush a …
Read More »Mick Fleetwood Releases Apt Video for 'These Strange Times'
Mick Fleetwood has released a new recording and video for “These Strange Times,” as part of his Da*da*ism project. Originally released on Fleetwood Mac’s 16th studio album Time in 1995, “These Strange Times” was rerecorded by Fleetwood with the addition of a sample of “Albatross,” the classic Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac …
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