Van Halen songs like “Runnin’ With The Devil,” “Panama” and “Hot For Teacher” were the soundtrack to the lives of so many generations of rock fans, and there’s barely a musician in the world — guitarists especially — who didn’t idolize the fast-fingered, innovative playing of Eddie Van Halen. His death leaves a guitar-shaped hole […]
Industrial/electronic icons Cabaret Voltaire shared a second tune, “The Power (Of Their Knowledge)” from the upcoming album, the first in 20 years, Shadow of Fear, today (Oct. 6). The first song from the forthcoming LP was the single “Vasto,” which dropped Aug. 20. Shadow of Fear is out Nov. 20, with Richard H. Kirk as the sole member of Cabaret Voltaire. […]
The Antlers dropped “Wheels Roll Home,” their first new music since the 2014 release of their fifth album Familiars. “Wheels Roll Home” is a simple song about the hopeful promise of reunion after a long time gone,” lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman explained in a statement. “It’s that feeling of finding home in someone, […]
The best “feud” of 2020 continues to rock on. In response to young British musician Nandi Bushell’s “Rock and Grohl” song — which in turn was her reply to his song for her, the “superhero theme” “Nandi” — Dave Grohl issued on the Foo Fighters’ social media, emphasizing (jokingly) that he’s “down, but I’M NOT […]
Sad13 covered Rilo Kiley’s ‘Paint’s Peeling’ for No Bad Words for the Coast Today: The Execution of All Things, a Rilo Kiley covers compilation out Nov. 6 via Bandcamp. “Paint Peeling” originally appeared on Rilo Kiley’s 2002 The Execution of All Things album. Listen to Sad13’s take below: No Bad Words For The Coast Today: The Execution […]
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon paid tribute to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by penning a song in her memory. Vernon played the tune, aptly titled “Your Honor,” for a socially distanced audience of two as part of the first For Wisconsin “Visit With Vernon.” The attendees had won a contest where members of the […]
Run The Jewels’ televised concert special, Holy Calamavote, now has an all-star cast of guests. The event, to inspire voter turnout, will see El-P and Killer Mike performing RTJ4 along with musical guests Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha, Josh Homme among many more. Due to a health scare in their crew that temporarily halted production, the […]
Later this month, Linkin Park’s debut album, Hybrid Theory, will turn 20. Ahead of it, the band released a demo version of their biggest hit, “In The End,” which will have fans clamoring to spot the differences between it and the album version. The song is still clearly the instantly recognizable hit, though hardcore fans will […]
Amy Winehouse’s singles from the Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures albums will be released as 12×7: The Singles, a 7-inch singles box set on Nov. 20. Featured tracks from the collection include “Stronger Than Me,” “Rehab” and “Love Is A Losing Game,” all Ivor Novello Award winners in 2004, 2007 and 2008. […]
In what’s been easily one of the most pleasant battles of 2020, young drummer Nandi Bushell responded to Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl’s latest salvo in their “feud.” Wearing a purple “superhero” cape, Bushell took to Twitter and thanked him for the “superhero theme song” he wrote for her. Then she upped the ante yet again. “The song […]