Lucero keeps Ben Nichols busy. The Memphis-based collective has been going strong since 1998, touring constantly and releasing acclaimed albums, such as their 12th LP Should’ve Learned by Now (2023). Earlier this year, Nichols and Rick Steff put out Lucero Unplugged, a collection of stripped-down favorites from the band’s vast discography. It’s no wonder that […]
Though the final Talking Heads album came out in 1988, the band never really went away. Unlike defunct groups trapped in a cycle of rediscovery every generation or so, Talking Heads have remained indelible, hip with both the folks old enough to remember and art-damaged youngsters seeing David Byrne in an oversized suit for the […]
“I’ve seen, like, Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton post my shit on TikTok,” says Idris Vicuña, better known as Eyedress, over the phone from North Hollywood while he’s enjoying lunch at a Mexican seafood restaurant in North Hollywood. “I try to just stay humble, I try not to gas myself up with that stuff.” Vicuña […]
OK Go released their new album, And the Adjacent Possible, a first in 10 years, April 11. The first track, “A Stone Only Rolls Downhill,” came out on January 16, accompanied by one of their trademark, surreal and brilliant videos. And this year they head out across the States on tour, starting in South Bend […]
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Saturday Night Live is really working the double-duty hosts/musical guests this season. Megan Thee Stallion just appeared as both last night (Oct. 15) and the show announced that Jack Harlow will be the next in line to host and perform on its Oct. 29 episode. It will be the first time Harlow hosts the late-night […]
Earlier this week, Megan Thee Stallion teased a “Hot Girl SNL” was coming as she geared up to play both host and musical guest for Saturday Night Live. The rapper delivered on that promise last night with a 90-minute performance that showed she can command a stage as much for her comedic side as her […]
A new documentary titled Let There Be Drums!, out on Oct. 28, features the last filmed interview from late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. A trailer was just released yesterday in which there’s a clip of Hawkins saying that the “second I sat on the drums, it was like a bolt of lightning went through […]
In case you somehow missed the memo: Blink-182 is back. The group brought back Tom DeLonge for the reunion of its classic lineup, including a forthcoming new album and worldwide tour through 2024. Though fans are elated, as seen in the surge of social media posts this past week, one person who has been quiet […]
In the wake of sexual misconduct accusations against lead singer Win Butler a few months ago, Arcade Fire has continued with its fall tour, currently hitting North America. Today, however, Beck, who was slated to open the shows, withdrew from the tour after opening its European leg. Ticketholders were informed by email of Beck’s departure. […]