Earlier this month, King Crimson wrapped up not only their 2021 touring cycle with a show at Orchard Hall in Tokyo, but quite possibly their 53-year history. Bandleader Robert Fripp has been hinting for months that the group wasn’t going to continue after they fulfilled all their commitments for the …
Read More »
When Mia Berrin was a teenager in Florida, Nada Surf’s “Popular” was one of her favorite music videos. The 1996 alt-rock hit’s sarcastic perspective spoke to her, as did its subtly subversive gender politics, and seeing it all played out was exciting. “It was around the time I was starting …
Read More »
Kelly Clarkson appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent song “Blessed.” Joined by a band and several backup singers, Clarkson performed the emotive song surrounded by candles and Christmas trees. “Blessed” appears on the singer’s ninth studio album, When Christmas Comes Around…, which was released on Oct. 15 …
Read More »
Nothing is confirmed at the moment, but it seems quite likely that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are planning to tour Europe next year. The rumor mill went into overdrive during Thanksgiving week that dates were about to be announced, and fans even spotted an advertisement at a …
Read More »
Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul said the Verzuz fight between the Memphis group and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony wasn’t that surprising during an interview on the Fox Soul show The Mix (via AllHipHop). While Verzuz battles usually feature plenty of good-natured roasting, the Three 6/Bone Thugs battle last Thursday, Dec. 2, actually …
Read More »
Shawn Everett will never forget the first time he worked on a recording mastered by Greg Calbi. Everett, an engineer-producer who’s since worked with Calbi on albums by Kacey Musgraves and Hozier, had already spent years tinkering with the War on Drugs’ 2017 song “Thinking of a Place” by the …
Read More »
Update (12/6): Suspect Aariel Maynor has been charged with killing Jacqueline Avant and attempting to kill Avant’s security guard during a robbery, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Monday. “Mrs. Avant was a treasured member of our community. Her generosity and good will touched so many lives,” Gascón …
Read More »
UPDATE (11/29): The large majority of the people trapped at a pub in Yorkshire, England — including an Oasis cover band — were finally able to leave Monday evening, Nov. 29. Nicola Townsend, manager for the Tan Hill told The New York Times only two guests were left and that …
Read More »
The Rolling Stones spent the past two months bringing their No Filter tour to enormous football stadiums all over America, but they wrapped it up Tuesday night at the relatively intimate Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. The casino amphitheater seats a mere 7,000 people as opposed to the stadiums …
Read More »
The original motion picture soundtrack for the documentary film Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road will be released by Lakeshore Records on Nov. 26th. The collection features unreleased music and alternate recordings of classic songs from the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, including a new collaborative single “Right Where I Belong” with …
Read More »