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 […]
Eric Ronald Holder, Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder today (July 6) for killing Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle on March 31, 2019, outside of Hussle’s Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. Holder used a black semiautomatic and silver revolver to shoot Hussle in a strip mall parking lot, for which the jury decided Holder acted […]
Christine and the Queens has taken on a new alias, Redcar (he/his), and is slated to introduce the persona on his forthcoming album, Redcar les adorables étoiles, which will be released on Sept. 23. The French singer and songwriter, whose real name is Héloïse Letissier, also announced a new musical production, described in a statement […]
Superstar K-Pop quartet Blackpink will be back in action this year with a new album and extensive world tour, according to its longtime music agency YG Entertainment. The quartet is in the “final stages of recording” the as-yet-untitled project, which will be the follow-up to its 2020 Interscope-distributed debut, The Album. Fans can expect the […]
When Canadian indie rockers Alvvays announced a fall tour a couple weeks back, they teased that new music might be on the way. Today (July 6), the group has confirmed that its first album in five years, Blue Rev, will arrive Oct. 7 from Polyvinyl, preceded by first single “Pharmacist,” which is out now. The […]
Marking his first solo music in over ten years, Killer Mike just released “Run,” featuring Young Thug and Dave Chappelle, along with its accompanying video. The video for “Run” was produced by NO I.D. Young Thug takes on a verse towards the end, while Chappelle opens the song with a foreboding monologue. “Nobody asked anyone […]
On the heels of her blazing debut performance at the Glastonbury Festival, Olivia Rodrigo swung by Manchester’s Bunny Jackson’s and surprised the dive bar’s patrons with a cover of Ednaswap’s “Torn,” popularized by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia in the late ’90s. “I’m dead sober,” the “Driver’s License” star said before tackling the song on Sunday […]
Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and a GoFundMe campaign has been established to help offset the cost of his treatment. In a June 30 post on Facebook, Norton said, “my doctors at the Mayo Clinic believe I have excellent odds, but we need to get in right away and […]
Last September, everything seemed to be going somewhat well (at least compared to now). One of the best things to happen was that after years of squabbling, The Fugees were finally putting their differences aside not just for a one-off, but for an entire tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of The Score. The trio even […]