Arcade Fire hit the Saturday Night Live stage for the first time since 2018, treating fans to tracks off their just-released album We. The group performed “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” (with an assist from inflatable tubes and “The Lightning I, II.” As the credits rolled, they also played “End of the Empire I-IV.” The appearance marked the […]
Rage Against the Machine have spoken out after the Supreme Court’s draft opinion voting to overturn Roe v. Wade — a decision that would end the federal right to abortion in America — was leaked earlier this week. “Rage Against the Machine stands in support of reproductive justice and will continue to fight against any […]
In tandem with the release today (May 6) of its new album, We, Arcade Fire has announced a fall world tour with support from Feist in Europe and Beck (playing an acoustic set) in North America. The band is also making its previously announced fifth appearance as the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live […]
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was a guest today (May 6) on The Bill Simmons Podcast, where he discussed the band’s long-awaited return to touring, his enduring NBA fandom, how he hopes the experience of recording the score for the new FX on Hulu show Under the Banner of Heaven will rub off on Pearl […]
The first new Kathleen Hanna song in more than four years leads the tracklist for LAND TRUST: Benefit for North East Farmers of Color, a charity album due for a June 3 release on Bandcamp. The project was assembled by Hannah’s Bikini Kill bandmate Erica Dawn Lyle in tandem with The Raincoats’ Vice Cooler, and […]
Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, directors Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and The Stone Roses’ John Squire have contributed to a new version of Bob Dylan’s iconic 1965 video for “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” which was released today (May 6) in conjunction with an ongoing celebration of Dylan’s 60 years as a Columbia […]
Texas rockers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead will release their 11th studio album, XI: Bleed Here Now, on July 15 through Dine Alone Records. And this time, there’s a twist: the project was mixed in quadrophonic sound with the help of an audio plug-in called QUARK, providing a true widescreen […]
Carly Rae Jepsen is back with “Western Wind,” her first new song in two years. Jepsen has spent the past few weeks teasing fans with cryptic images alluding to the track on social media and billboards. Produced by Rostam Batmanglij (with whom she worked with on 2015’s E*MO*TION), “Western Wind” is a warm, glistening pop […]
Fresh off two headlining Coachella sets where he brought out guests such as Shania Twain and Lizzo, Harry Styles has announced 32 dates for his Love on Tour outing. In support of his new album, Harry’s House, out on May 20 via Columbia Records, the former One Direction star will stage residencies in five storied […]
A$AP Rocky is back with a new song called “D.M.B.” The song is produced by Rocky, Skepta, Shlohmo, Hector Delgado, and Kelvin Krash, with additional production by D33J. Along with the audio, Rocky shared a video that he wrote, directed and executive produced for AWGE. The video stars his girlfriend, Rihanna, who makes her first […]