Smashing Pumpkins played their new single “Beguiled” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 23), showcasing the guitar-heavy lead single from their recently announced upcoming album ATUM. The new project is billed as a rock opera and a sequel to the Pumpkins’ 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/The Machines of […]
Pharoah Sanders has died at the age of 81. His record label Luaka Bop broke the sad news on Twitter. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away,” the statement reads. “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful […]
Next Tuesday, the second Taylor Hawkins tribute concert will take place at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Today, the final group of special guests was revealed, and it’s a strong cast of musicians. Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil, Danny Carey of Tool, Tommy Lee, The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins, The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor […]
Grateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company are calling it quits. In an Instagram post on Friday, the band, which features John Mayer, Bob Weir, and other former Dead players, said that next summer’s run will be their last. “As we put the finishing touches on booking venues, and understanding that word travels fast, we […]
Sleater-Kinney has revealed full details of a previously announced 25th anniversary covers collection in tribute to its beloved album Dig Me Out. The aptly named Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album will be released Oct. 21 and is led by Courtney Barnett’s rendition of “Words and Guitar.” Also featured on the album […]
The honorary first pitch at major-league baseball games has been thrown by presidents, politicians and Hollywood stars, and now … Papa Emeritus of costumed Swedish hard rock band Ghost. Emeritus, in his usual spooky black-and-white mask, tossed the pitch before last night’s Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians game at the Windy City’s Guaranteed Rate […]
In February 2010, Patti Smith played a benefit concert for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. While the sold-out show would’ve been a great moment for the organization on its own, it ended up as the beginning of something much bigger. At that show, a man named Dem Hopkins danced the night away before winning […]
Music isn’t just a plug-and-play affair to Brooklyn indie duo Toledo — it’s a bond deeper than songwriting. That brotherhood defines the duo’s debut LP, How It Ends (out today on Grand Jury Music), which blends modern indie rock stylings with ‘90s adult contemporary flourishes and the gloomy musings of Elliott Smith. Toledo sprang from […]
Name Robert Lamm Best known for The songs I have written…and the band I have helped to shape (Chicago). Current city Depends on what day it is…band tours six months each year. Really want to be in Ocean water, with my wife, looking at coral reefs while they are still alive. Excited about The release […]
Shania Twain has released her first new single in five years, “Waking Up Dreaming,” making her the initial artist as part of the launch of the label Republic Nashville. The buoyant, pop-leaning “Waking Up Dreaming” is accompanied by a colorful video directed by Isaac Rentz, in which Twain is transformed into a spandex- and wig-clad […]