For Tame Impala fans, the wait goes on for the Kevin Parker-led band’s follow-up to its 2020 album The Slow Rush. But there is news today (July 8) involving some of Parker’s other recent activities, including his song with Diana Ross on the Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack and his work on a longtime […]
Metric wrestles with quandaries both large and small in the new video for “False Dichotomy,” which arrives today (July 8) in tandem with Formentera, the Canadian group’s first album in four years. [embedded content][embedded content] In the clip, frontwoman Emily Haines sings and sways amid a variety of locations while staged tableaus demonstrate the concept […]
Name MOD SUN Best known for Definitely my energy, trying to give up good energy, walking into a room and leaving the room better than the way I found it. That’s my goal in life. Current location Malibu. I’m looking at surfers on the beach right now. Really want to be in I just spent the last […]
In a powerhouse collaboration, electronic music stars Dimitri Vegas and David Guetta, The Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger and DJ/producer Azteck have teamed up for Vegas’ second official solo single, “The Drop.” The house-leaning track is accompanied by an animated music video in which the artists are transformed into comic book superhero versions of themselves. [embedded […]
Collective Soul had a lot riding on 2020 that no one knew about. In 2019, the Georgia band released their 10th studio album Blood, which was designed to be the first half of a double album. The double-album would get released in 2020, marking the band’s 25th anniversary. A special reissue of their debut, Hints, […]
Sharon Van Etten serves as a guardian angel to a couple whose intimacy is compromised by constant digital distractions in the new video for her song “Headspace,” directed by Ashley Connor. [embedded content][embedded content] Says Van Etten of the track, which is drawn from her latest Jagjaguwar album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong, […]
Blondie continues to tease its upcoming rarities boxed set Against the Odds 1974-1982 with the release today (July 7) of the previously unissued “I Love You Honey, Give Me a Beer,” which eventually morphed into “Go Through It” from the band’s 1980 album Autoamerican. [embedded content][embedded content] The demo version of the song is thought […]
Veteran U.K. rock outfit The Cult will release its first album in six years, Under the Midnight Sun, on Oct. 7 through Black Hill Records. The project’s first single, “Give Me Mercy,” is out now. [embedded content][embedded content] Under the Midnight Sun was produced by Tom Dolgety, who was also behind the boards for the […]
Bartees Strange swears it’s only his second time bowling. In perfect stance, he gracefully glides the ball as Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me” plays over the speakers in Northern Virginia’s Bowl America, a close-to-home spot where he occasionally hangs out for the cheap drinks. It’s only the game’s first turn, but Strange immediately fires […]
I met up with California rock band Eagles of Death Metal in the middle of their European tour, which makes my eyes water just looking at the schedule. It’s extensive and expansive. After playing thirteen shows in England in December 2021, EODM continued their 24th-anniversary tour this year with another 31 shows, starting at the […]