If you think it’s been a while since Fleet Foxes last hit the road, you’re right. It’s been five years to be exact, but that’s about to change. Robin Pecknold and company announced a lengthy list of international dates that kick off in June in Salt Lake City. After concluding with a show in New […]
Once in a while, a band comes along and brings something so special you have no choice but to love it. That band is Cha Wa. Founded in 2014, they released their third album, My People, 2021, a follow-up to 2018’s Grammy-nominated Spyboy. Check out the 15-Minute Live performance they did with us in 2021 […]
Father John Misty‘s Chloë and the Next 20th Century is out in a couple of months. So far this year, we’ve heard the sweeping “Funny Girl” from it. Now, there’s more. “Q4” is the latest song to be revealed and its vibe is markedly different from “Funny Girl.” There is also video to go along […]
After Nikki Sixx hit back at him over the weekend in a tweet (and back-and-forth with fans), Eddie Vedder took another not-so-subtle swipe at Mötley Crüe. This time, instead of focusing on the band, the target of Vedder’s jab was Tommy Lee. At last night’s New Jersey show with Vedder’s solo band, the Earthlings, he […]
This September, Wilco is celebrating 20 years since the release of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. To start the celebration several months early, because why not, the band just announced two limited runs in honor of the record this April at New York City’s United Palace and Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Tickets for the rare performances go on sale at 10 […]
Sharon Van Etten is back with her first solo song since 2020 with “Porta.” The anthemic, but calm, song details feelings of loss of selfhood and security. Van Etten sings, “Want to hold head up, donʼt want to stay down/I want to live my life/But you wonʼt allow.” [embedded content][embedded content] “Porta” was written in […]
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett announced that he’ll be releasing his solo debut, Portals, in April on the band’s Blackened Recordings. “This music was created with what I describe as an Audio-Cinematic approach,” Hammett said in a statement. “They’re soundtracks to the movies in your mind.” The four-song instrumental EP was recorded in various locales, from […]
“[W]hat I have come to realize is that those four or five years represent the only time when things can seem new. When you’re a teenager, you can’t appreciate innovation intellectually and when you reach 30, you can’t enjoy innovation viscerally. And yet there is a very specific window of time when newness can feel […]
Two years into Zoom becoming a mainstream method of communication, it’s clear that the assortment of books, artwork and knickknacks that decorate the shelves in the background of a video call say a lot about the person appearing in front of them. Sure, some folks opt for a shelf-free background, but unless you’re in a […]
Musicians are taking over this year’s Oscars. The nominees were announced this morning, and singers, producers, and composers are up for the film industry’s biggest award. Five generational icons, Van Morrison, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Diane Warren, are up for the Best Original Song category. Morrison grabbed a nom for “Down To Joy,” […]