On Friday, Big Thief announced that they’d be playing in Tel Aviv, Israel, which happens to be the city where bassist Max Oleartchik is from. Following a backlash to their statement where they defended performing there, Big Thief have canceled those shows. In a new statement, they called apologized for the “recklessness and naivete” of […]
MTV Unplugged performances, at least during its 1989-2001 heyday, were among the most watched and influential events in music programming. If you were on Unplugged, you made it. Though its influence has waned as artists have moved away from traditional television as a whole, the show’s legacy remains firmly intact. Now a quarterly event, MTV […]
Tenacious D are hitting the road next week. They haven’t released a proper full-length since 2018’s Post-Apocalypto. The last song they put out was in 2020 when they covered “Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show as part of Rock the Vote. This evening, they unveiled a new single where they’re covering The Who’s […]
In this ongoing series, DJ and mental-health advocate Alex Wagner shares stories and inspiration to create awareness. I often received remarks on my seemingly perpetual state of happiness in elementary school – a smile that would never leave my face. One time, I happened to eat something most unagreeable with myself, resulting in me spending […]
Ahead of their highly-anticipated UK shows — including a massive Hyde Park gig with Pearl Jam — Pixies announced their eighth studio album, Doggerel (September 30 via BMG). The alt-rockers unveiled the lyric video to its first single, a propulsive rocker, “There’s a Moon On.” Pre-order the record here. “We’re trying to do things that […]
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 […]