Mike Cross of the ’90s alt-rock band Sponge has died at 57 years old. No cause of death has been confirmed, but Sponge and his label, Golden Robot Records, confirmed that he died on Sunday in a post written on Wednesday. In 1992, Cross joined the Detriot-based band as a guitarist and backing vocalist. He […]
The Black Keys have a new album on the way. Titled Dropout Boogie, the collection is the band’s first album of originals since 2019’s Let’s Rock. Last year, the Keys released Delta Kream, an album of blues covers The Keys released their first single and its accompanying video for “Wild Child,” which is directed by longtime […]
For over a month, Florence + The Machine has slowly released songs with the anticipation that her first new album in years would be on the way. On Thursday, Welch finally revealed the details for Dance Fever, and shared another one of its tracks, “My Love.” [embedded content][embedded content] The fifth studio record by the […]
Pavement released a new video for their 1999 B-side, and the improbable 2022 viral TikTok hit, “Harness Your Hopes.” [embedded content][embedded content] The Alex Ross Perry-directed video stars Sophie Thatcher. Perry takes Pavement fans through a mini-history of the band on film, placing Thatcher in some of Pavement’s classic music videos. The track was initially […]
My Chemical Romance is ramping up the action after their return to the stage in 2019. In addition to their already-extensive tour, the band has added 14 tour dates in 10 new cities across the States this year. The band released a dark, eerie video announcement breaking the news to fans in true My Chemical […]
Louder Than Life has brought in another lineup of hard rock giants for this year’s festival which takes place from September 22-25. The festival was larger than ever in 2021, with crowds composed of over 160,000 attendees. This year, the festival will continue its streak at its home at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY […]
Father John Misty has released a wistful, warmhearted single, “Goodbye Mr. Blue” to appear on his forthcoming album Chloë and the Next 20th Century. This evening, Misty and his band will perform the new track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. [embedded content][embedded content] The album will also feature the singles “Funny Girl,” “Q4” and […]
Fresh off the MC5’s nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, co-founder/guitarist Wayne Kramer is reactivating the hugely influential Detroit rock’n’roll group with its first new music since 1972 and a spring U.S. tour, beginning May 5 in its Motor City hometown. A snippet of one new song, “Heavy Lifting,” was shared today. […]
Baltimore duo Ed Schrader’s Music Beat released a new single, “European Moons,” from the upcoming album Nightclub Daydreaming; and shared important personal news from Ed Schrader themself. As they say in a press release: In the past few weeks, I’ve made a big decision. I’ve decided to give you the full me. I’ve decided to […]
The other day, Deftones updated their Spotify photo. Usually, this wouldn’t be a big deal, but the image did not include bassist Sergio Vega. In a lengthy video posted on Instagram last night, Vega explained why: He’s out of the band. Vega joined the group in 2009 and made his first Deftones studio appearance on […]