Two days after vowing that Spotify would have to choose between him and podcaster Joe Rogan, Neil Young has yanked his music from the platform. On Monday, in an open letter posted then removed from his Neil Young Archives website, the veteran rocker expressed his dismay at the outspoken podcaster spreading “disinformation” about COVID-19. In […]
Bloom is a weekly column exploring mental health through the eyes of recording artist and mental health advocate, Alex Wagner. To me, well-being is like a garden. The seed was planted when I was young, seeing my mother outside gardening for hours on end. When I’d come outside onto the backdoor steps, she’d turn to […]
Rex Orange County has released a new single, “Keep it Up,” alongside an accompanying video. The song also comes alongside the announcement of his new album WHO CARES?, which is out on March 11 via Sony Music. The album is available for presale and pre-save on the band’s website. The accompanying video to “Keep it […]
Morrissey asserts that former Smiths bandmate, Johnny Marr, must stop mentioning his name for “clickbait” in interviews, via an open letter published on his website on Tuesday, Jan 25. He begins the statement with a disclaimer, stating that he doesn’t intend to stir drama but rather that the statement is “a polite and calmly measured […]
Grimes has released a new song ahead of her forthcoming double album, Book 1. “Shinigami Eyes” is pure electro-pop and features Blackpink’s Jennie. The title (and Grimes’ big red eyes in the video) is inspired by the Japanese anime and film, Death Note, about a high school student who finds a book that allows him […]
It might be the oldest rock’n’roll cliche in the book: that being in a band is akin to being married, in a relationship or part of a family. When bands break up, the word “divorce” gets thrown around pretty regularly to describe the circumstances (in fact, it’s the word John Lennon used when he left […]
New Jersey-born, L.A.-based musician Carol Ades feels she didn’t find her voice in songwriting until her early 20s. “It took me a long time to find the confidence to say out loud ‘I am a musician, I am an artist.’ But I can’t imagine my life without it now.” A blend of wit and brutal […]
Tove Lo is back with her new single “How Long,” which is set to appear on the highly anticipated album, Euphoria Season 2 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack). This album is set for release on February 25 via Interscope Records in partnership with HBO. [embedded content][embedded content] The critically acclaimed drama series, Euphoria, recently began […]
Kim Gordon is ready to roll. The ex-Sonic Youth bassist will be hitting the road for a short string of U.S. dates before embarking on her first-ever international headlining tour. The itinerary includes a trio of festival stops at Treefort in Boise, Big Ears in Knoxville and later this summer, Primavera in Barcelona. “I can’t […]
Next month, the Yoko Ono tribute album, Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono, which was compiled by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, will be released on Canvasback Music. This album features a myriad of talented artists including David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, U.S. Girls, the Flaming Lips, Sharon Van Etten, and more. The latest […]