Rock royalty Joan Jett joined legendary punks Bikini Kill onstage Tuesday night, for a live performance of their anthemic 1993 single, “Rebel Girl.” Set in Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, it was the band’s seventh stop on their prodigious reunion tour. Bikini Kill delivered nothing short of a thunderous performance in Brooklyn …
Read More »Elton John Pens Article Detailing Biopic's Journey to Big Screen
Elton John detailed Rocketman‘s long journey to the big screen in his own words in a lengthy article John penned for the Guardian. “The whole experience of watching someone else pretend to be you on screen, of seeing things you remember happening again in front of your eyes, is a …
Read More »Hear Kim Petras' Gloomy New Trap-Pop Song 'All I Do Is Cry'
Kim Petras veers into moody trap-pop with her new song “All I Do Is Cry.” The singer-songwriter vents about heartbreak throughout the track, which — in contrast to her other, more club-friendly singles — recalls the emo-rap vibe of Juice WRLD. “I need you more than air/I see you everywhere,” …
Read More »Flashback: Madonna Plays Acoustic 'Borderline' at Surreal 'Tears of a Clown' Gig
Madonna has staged many of the most successful arena tours in the history of live music, so it was no small surprise earlier this month when she announced that her upcoming Madame X tour would exclusively hit theaters. Every single tour she’s ever done back to 1985’s The Virgin Tour …
Read More »Hear Jakob Dylan, Regina Spektor Team Up on Sixties Psychedelic Classic
The upcoming film Echo in the Canyon captures the creative explosion that happened in Southern California in the mid-Sixties, with Jakob Dylan interviewing heroes like Tom Petty, Michelle Phillips, Brian Wilson and more. “The music that came out of the Laurel Canyon scene was inspiring to my generation of songwriters,” …
Read More »Trixie Mattel Goes Electric With New Song 'Yellow Cloud'
With echoes of Bob Dylan going electric at Newport in 1965, RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Season 3 champ and UNHhhh host Trixie Mattel has updated her sound from the plaintive acoustic folk of celebrated releases Two Birds and One Stone. On Friday, she shifted into upbeat power pop with the …
Read More »The Cure Tap Pixies, Deftones for Curated Pasadena Daydream Festival
The Cure have unveiled the lineup for Pasadena Daydream Festival, which they will headline and also curated. The one-day event takes place on August 31st at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The new event will feature Pixies, Deftones, Mogwai, Throwing Muses, the Joy Formidable, Chelsea Wolfe, the …
Read More »Lady Gaga Slams Alabama Abortion Ban: 'This Is a Travesty'
Related: How States Like Alabama Protect Rapists Over Women and Girls Hours after the Alabama State Senate passed a measure that would ban abortion almost entirely in the state, Lady Gaga labeled the decision a “travesty” in a pointed tweet. “It is an outrage to ban abortion in Alabama, period, …
Read More »Watch Pink Sweat$ Perform 'Honesty,' 'Coke and Henny Pt. 2' Medley on 'Kimmel'
Philadelphia R&B artist Pink Sweat$ took to the Jimmy Kimmel Live stage on Tuesday night to perform a medley of two of his newest songs, “Honesty” and “Coke and Henny Pt. 2.” The majority of the performance was spent on “Honesty,” showcasing Pink Sweat$’s pristine falsetto against a sparse guitar hook. …
Read More »Lauren Jauregui Delivers Gritty 'Expectations' on 'Corden'
Lauren Jauregui brought sultry grit to her performance of “Expectations” on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday. The song is her first single she released following Fifth Harmony‘s indefinite hiatus. With star-like lights twinkling and flanked by an arch trellis adorned with white flowers, Jauregui appeared in …
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