Early Bad Seeds collaborator Anita Lane died early this week. In the latest edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter, Nick Cave remembered Lane as “the smartest and most talented of all of us, by far” and called her a “lighting in a bottle.” “You think you’ve become grief-savvy — stronger, wiser, more resilient — you think that there is nothing […]
Most people wouldn’t expect polite golf chat from Kings of Leon. Not from the group who emerged in the early aughts like a garage-rock thunderbolt. Proudly discussing the exploits of their young children? Sure, they are fathers, after all. But golf? Even with all their accolades and successes, one prize stands out for 41-year-old Nathan Followill, the […]
There are many ways to describe bad tuner – imaginative, groove driven, creatively conscious. This Brooklyn based DJ has spent his career building, exploring, and showcasing worlds that reflect his inner perspective on the outer societal experiences taking place within the 21st century. Having a distinct progressively deep-house sound has made him stand out brightly […]
Rapper Kodak Black has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and battery stemming from a 2016 incident where he was accused of sexually assaulting a high school student in a hotel room following a concert in South Carolina. The victim, according to 12th Circuit Solicitor Ed Clements (as cited by WBTW), was present on a screen and agreed […]
Garbage might only be happy when it rains, but they certainly pleased a lot of fans today by releasing the title track for their next album, No Gods, No Masters. It’s not the first track off the band’s seventh album (out June 11 via Stunvolume/Infectious Music), but the new track provides a more complete look at […]
Seven-piece, Montreal-based Japanese psych-punk band TEKE::TEKE’s debut album is called Shirushi (out May 7th), named after the practice of kintsugi, the art of mending broken pottery by fusing the pieces back together with seams of precious metals. Of the album title, the group’s guitarist Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier says: “There’s always something hopeful that comes after destruction…. […]
Just like everyone else, Bikini Kill had their touring plans squashed due to the pandemic and initially planned to push it to this year. Alas, that isn’t happening. However, Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail, Kathi Wilcox and Erica Dawn Lyle will be hitting the road almost exactly one year from today. On Wednesday, Bikini Kill unveiled […]
Nearly a decade ago, Myke Towers was an underground rapper from Río Piedras. To expand beyond Puerto Rico’s borders, Towers started to explore reggaeton and pop music — which led him to international success and to the top of Billboard’s Latin Albums chart. In the past two years, Towers has become a go-to hit-maker for […]
Florence + the Machine’s Florence Welch will pen the lyrics and co-write music for a musical stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Welch will work with Oscar- and Grammy-nominee Thomas Bartlett on the music for the show. Producer/singer Bartlett, also known as Doveman, worked with Florence + The Machine on the song “Jenny of Oldstones,” which was used […]
It was a two-Grohl show when dad and daughter — Dave and 15-year-old Violet — were joined by Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and keyboard player Greg Kurstin for a cover of the song “Nausea” by L.A. punk band X. The song is from the elder Grohl’s upcoming documentary What Drives Us. The remote […]