Ohio rock outfit South of Eden have released a new video for “The Talk,” the booming title-track from their recent EP. “The Talk” is classic soft-loud stuff, with frontman Ehab Omran using his brilliant wail to guide the rest of the band between simmering verses and headbang-happy choruses. The new …
Read More »Billy Strings' 'Watch It Fall' Video: Train-Hopping Graffiti Artists Offer Stark Warning
Modern-day freight-hoppers ride the rails in Billy Strings‘ new video for “Watch It Fall.” A track off the bluegrass singer-guitarist’s latest album Home, the song castigates U.S. society for its addiction to capitalism and fossil fuels via lyrics like “How long until there is nothing left at all?” In the …
Read More »J Balvin, Roddy Ricch Will No Longer Perform at MTV VMAs
Colombian artist J Balvin and rapper Roddy Ricch have both announced that they’ll no longer be performing at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled for Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET. Ricch announced his departure on Instagram Live, saying, “My team and I did everything in our power to make …
Read More »Mark Lanegan, Earth's Dylan Carlson Drop Cover of Galaxie 500's 'Summertime'
Mark Lanegan and Earth’s Dylan Carlson released their contribution to the ongoing Galaxie 500 tribute series with a cover of the dream-pop outfit’s 1990 song, “Summertime.” The pair recorded the cover in a charmingly cluttered studio space; Carlson set a slightly quicker tempo than the original as he conjured the …
Read More »The Doors Prep 'Morrison Hotel' 50th-Anniversary Reissue
The Doors are set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1970 LP Morrison Hotel with a reissue packed with unreleased takes from the album’s studio sessions. The two-CD/LP deluxe edition of the Morrison Hotel: 50th Anniversary reissue, due out October 9th, will feature the original album newly remastered by …
Read More »Donovan Woods Details New Album 'Without People'
Donovan Woods has announced plans for his new album, Without People. The Canadian singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2018’s Both Ways, the full-length project will be released November 6th. Recorded remotely by Woods and backing musicians during quarantine, Without People shows Woods exploring various aspects of human connection. The first release, “Grew …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' Tops RS 200 For Third Straight Week
Taylor Swift‘s Folklore takes Number One the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart for a third straight week, topping the chart with 133,300 units during the week of August 7th through August 13th. After seeing the biggest debut on the RS 200 since Lover, Folklore moved 64,700 sales and 83 …
Read More »How a 'F-cking Nobody' From Philly Got Dave Grohl to Jam With Him on Instagram Live
When Covid-19 shut down the live music industry and screwed Pat Finnerty out of his job as a working musician, the 40-year-old Scranton, Pennsylvania, native started fucking around on Instagram live. For the first two months of quarantine, he challenged himself to see if he could learn every part to …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Was Meant to Channel Eighties Stevie Nicks
If the lady’s feelin’ just like the moon she loves, then Miley Cyrus is lighting her path beneath the “Midnight Sky” with the brightest, fullest moon possible. The 27-year-old Disney darling-turned-pop provocateur has returned with yet another bold reinvention, looking to the raw arena rock vocals and the pristinely glossy …
Read More »This Week's Most Exciting Rap Song Sounds Like the 1970s
When it comes to introductions, a new artist could do a lot worse than launching the rhetorical question, “Why you hating like a jive sucka?” Those are the first words that tumble out of Teezo Touchdown‘s mouth in the video for “SUCKA!” Decked in a white tank top, dramatically sagged …
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