Kanye West has been barred from performing at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony. The Blast originally reported on Friday that the Recording Academy “unfortunately” decided to pull him from the show’s lineup “due to what they deem to be concerning online behavior.” The rapper’s rep confirmed the news to SPIN. The decision was made after […]
The final chord of “Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault” had barely faded into oblivion when Blake Schwarzenbach laid himself bare. Standing on stage at Seattle’s Showbox Sodo, a relatively intimate venue cowering in the shadow of the baseball stadium up the street, and tuning his guitar, the mercurial leader of the recently resurrected punk outfit Jawbreaker […]
It had been nearly 20 years since Arcade Fire played the Bowery Ballroom on Friday night, and a concert wasn’t enough—they added a parade in, too. The Canadian indie-rockers returned with the cinematic sound and infectious energy that helped cement their fanbase when they began 21 years ago. Truthfully, at the New York City venue, […]
This week, I wanted to share something I wrote one day when thinking about those who experience mental health challenges wanting to experience a feeling of “normalcy”. Many musicians, artists, creatives, people of all walks of life, at one point and time, have felt what the below describes. Are we meant to be; Statistics stacked […]
Since the early 1980s, independent label Devil in the Woods has released music from a wealth of future indie-rock greats, including Bright Eyes, Grandaddy, Death Cab For Cutie and Sparklehorse, and eventually grew into a glossy print magazine. But in a surprising pivot, founder Mike Cloward shifted the company during the pandemic from its longtime […]
Hours before the reunited Circle Jerks began a February run of West Coast concert dates, drummer Joey Castillo heard again from a San Diego skater kid. The DMs on Instagram were piling up from 12-year-old Desmond Chavez, who was attending his very first big concert that night: Hey, I’m coming down tonight! What time are […]
Name Rick Allen Best known for One-armed drumming. Current city Los Angeles Really want to be in Big Sur I’m really excited about My wife, Lauren Monroe, released a new single today (March 18), and I’m so excited for people to hear it. It’s a “California Country” song called “Kiss Me Now.” I’m also extremely excited to be […]
In late 2018, Rosalía captivated audiences with El Mal Querer, her breakthrough album where she gave flamenco music a modern pop twist. Since then, the Spanish singer-songwriter has performed around the world and expanded her sonic palette. In her follow-up, MOTOMAMI, she changes lanes and subverts her pop and flamenco roots with global sounds like […]
Duran Duran brought their upbeat new song “Tonight United” to the Late Late Show with James Corden. “This song is about the world coming together over music,” said Simon Le Bon as Nick Rhodes, wearing a conspicuous blue-and-yellow suit in honor of Ukraine, ramped up the synths. The new song, from the band’s new album […]
Sacred Rose, a massive new music festival for fans of jam, indie, psych-rock, and soul music, is coming to Chicago’s SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois on August 26-28, 2022. Tickets go on sale Monday (March 21) at noon central time. The lineup includes Phil Lesh & Friends, Khruangbin, The War On Drugs, Black Pumas, Kamasi […]