Kam Franklin isn’t afraid to say her piece. As the singer for The Suffers, a Houston-based seven-piece soul group, she’s shared the stage with Chaka Khan, toured with My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and received advice from Mavis Staples. But when she’s spoken up about the inequalities of the music business, it hasn’t gone over […]
Heaven 17, the classic British New Wave and synth-pop duo, unveiled their first-ever headlining tour in the U.S. and Canada. From September 16 through October 6, Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory will play hits like “Temptation,” “Let Me Go,” and “Hands Up To Heaven” to cities across North America. Tickets are on-sale now via the […]
Lollapalooza has made some changes to its lineup. On Tuesday night, the festival announced that J-Hope of South Korean pop icons BTS will be headlining the festivities on the festival’s final night. He will be the first-ever South Korean artist to headline a festival set at a major U.S. festival. In other lineup news, it […]
Phoenix-bred singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews just detailed her forthcoming album, Loose Future. In anticipation of its Oct. 6 release date, Andrews shared the record’s first single, “Satellite.” [embedded content][embedded content] “I’ve written a lot of love songs, but there’s always a tinge of heartbreak,” Andrews says in a statement. “But ‘Satellite’ is a love song without […]
Roxy Music gave us Bryan Ferry and Brian Eno, influenced punk and new wave, and charmed a legion of musicians with their sonic collage art: David Bowie, Chic, Grace Jones, Sex Pistols, U2, Duran Duran, Siouxie and the Banshees, Radiohead, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, and more. So why the hell did it take decades for […]
Entering Heaven Alive Tracklist 1. A TIP FROM YOU TO ME?2. ALL ALONG THE WAY3. HELP ME ALONG4. LOVE IS SELFISH5. I’VE GOT YOU SURROUNDED (WITH MY LOVE)6. QUEEN OF THE BEES7. A TREE ON FIRE FROM WITHIN8. IF I DIE TOMORROW9. PLEASE GOD, DON’T TELL ANYONE10. A MADMAN FROM MANHATTAN11. TAKING ME BACK (GENTLY)
Two concerts to honor the memory of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will take place in September in London and Los Angeles. The surviving Foo Fighters members and Hawkins’ family are joining forces to put on the shows to celebrate his incredible musical legacy. No details have been revealed as of now, but the […]
This morning, Goldenvoice announced the lineup for this year’s Day N Vegas festival. The headliners are SZA, J Cole and…Travis Scott. It will be Scott’s first major American festival appearance since November’s Astroworld festival in Houston, where 10 people were killed during his Friday night set. Since then, Scott has kept a low profile, but […]
When Doll Spirit Vessel played one of its first shows at buzzing Brooklyn DIY venue Rubulad in March, the band quickly captivated the attention of the crowded room. Sandwiched in an eclectic lineup of punk headliners My Son, The Doctor, alt-country band Drug Couple, and glam-folk indie rock act Matthew Danger Lippman, most in the […]
Nabil Ayers has always been surrounded by music. He played drums in Seattle indie rock band The Long Winters, co-founded Seattle’s Sonic Boom Records, and is currently the U.S. president of the Beggars Group, which distributes 4AD, Rough Trade Records, Matador Records, XL Recordings, and Young. It’s his last name, however, that has always attracted […]