On a Friday night at Berlin’s famed Metropol, the two surviving members of David Bowie’s Black American three-man backing rhythm section take the stage. Guitarist Carlos Alomar and bass player George Murray are missing their old percussionist comrade, the late, great Dennis Davis, but are tonight rounded out by a full band. It’s November 7 […]
The two artists at the center of VOWWS came to their death-pop sound naturally. It can be heard in the music on the band’s new album, I’ll fill your house with an army, as it travels through layers of shadow and melody, anguish, and euphoria. Just don’t call it goth. “We’re not really big goth […]
For his work as film composer for The Testament of Ann Lee, Daniel Blumberg went back in time. The film is a vibrant musical drama starring Amanda Seyfried as the 18th-century ecstatic religious leader who founded the Shakers, and the music was built from the organic sounds of human voices and the percussion of clapping […]
It’s never easy for independent artists to reach fans and build a career in today’s competitive music industry. But platforms like TuneCore allow musicians to self-release their work to every streaming service without the help of a label, and every year some of the most talented and driven DIY acts break through on their own […]
Robert Glasper closed out a week of shows at the new Blue Note Jazz Club in Los Angeles last night (Dec. 21) by welcoming Stevie Wonder for a guest appearance on the latter’s classic song “Golden Lady.” See a clip below. The artists have been friends and collaborators for many years, with Wonder contributing harmonica […]
Gracie Abrams, The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon have teamed for the single “Sold Out,” which they released today (Dec. 22) exclusively on Bandcamp. The song was written following a 2024 school shooting but the artists opted to put it out now following several recent, tragic gun-related incidents. “We made this song […]
The War on Drugs celebrated their annual Drugcember to Remember residency at Philadelphia club Johnny Brenda’s last week by welcoming special guests Joe Walsh, the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Real Estate’s Martin Courtney and founding member Kurt Vile at various points throughout. On Dec. 20, Vile was part of a War on Drugs throwback by […]
With his album F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT, there were simply no rules. The album, released on April 1 (but no joke), is listened to as a seamless live mix. The 34 track, 46 minute journey lands like a blockbuster movie that doesn’t quit until its playfully arpeggiated end credits. The album is a complete game […]
When Kevin Bacon got bludgeoned to death in bed while smoking a post-coital joint in the 1980 classic Friday the 13th (four years before hitting it big in Footloose), it began a frightful and fruitful entertainment trajectory for him and his family. He went on to star in a string of horror and sci-fi flicks […]
Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual hit shelves—and the music business’ consciousness—in 2023. This year, the much-needed audiobook for the 600+ page book was released. Edited by award-winning psychotherapist and music industry health consultant Tamsin Embleton, who founded the nonprofit Music Industry Therapist Collective in 2018, the longtime music professional contributed the introduction […]