If you’re at the stage in your life where you’re realizing that Danny Elfman has scored all of your favorite movies and you’re starting to discover his other music, then we have some great news for you. No, Oingo Boingo isn’t reuniting, but Elfman himself just released the follow-up to last year’s “Happy.” “Love in […]
Taylor Swift has announced Fearless: Taylor’s Version as the first of her planned six re-recorded albums. The redone take of her 2008 Grammy-winning sophomore effort will have 26 songs, which include six never-before-released tunes written by Swift between the ages of 13 and 16. The superstar is taking the bold move due to the multi-million-dollar acquisition of […]
Wolfgang Van Halen began playing bass in his dad’s band Van Halen in 2007 and is now ready to release his first-ever solo album, Mammoth WVH. Van Halen wrote all 13 songs, sings, and plays every instrument on the LP, which drops June 11 via EX1 Records/Explorer1 Music Group. “The name Mammoth is really special to me,” Van […]
Disgraced country singer Morgan Wallen has apologized for being caught using a racial slur on camera last week. In a five-minute video posted on his Instagram, Wallen told his fans not to defend him, said that he is speaking with members of the Black community [though he admitted he’s nervous about the upcoming meetings] and added […]
We’re already halfway to the next episode of Saturday Night Live, and old fogies like David Crosby still can’t stop talking about Phoebe Bridgers smashing her guitar at the end of her set on the show last weekend. To (hopefully) quell the criticism once and for all, the songwriter went on CNN to explain why she […]
U.K. electronic punks The Prodigy, who hit it big back in the ’90s with incendiary singles “Firestarter” and “Smack My Bitch Up,” will be the focus of a forthcoming feature-length music documentary. Tentatively titled The Prodigy, the film is directed by Paul Dugdale, who has done documentaries on Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones and Adele. […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traditionally announces its annual slate of nominees in October and narrows it down to a set of official inductees in December. But like just about everything else, the Rock Hall’s schedule was disrupted last year by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the May induction ceremony concert delayed and downsized […]
In an appearance on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show to promote Medicine at Midnight, the Foo Fighters reacted to the news of the day, namely their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination and the Phoebe Bridgers “guitar gate” incident on Saturday Night Live. The online battle between the young singer and David Crosby (a […]
Bruce Springsteen was arrested last November for DWI, reckless driving and publicly consuming alcohol, officials confirmed to SPIN. On Nov. 14, law enforcement apprehended Springsteen at the Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. “Springsteen was cooperative throughout the process,” Gateway spokesperson Brenda Ling told SPIN in a statement. TMZ was first to […]
Jack Wall’s career as a video game composer is likely what most musicians dream of when they decide to get into the gaming industry. He’s crafted soundtracks for dozens of games on the planet since his 1998 start and is the only person trusted with scoring classic series like Mass Effect and the Call of […]