Steven Van Zandt collects his first six solo albums and over 50 unreleased tracks for the E Street Band guitarist’s upcoming RockNRoll Rebel – The Early Work box set. The limited edition, 7LP/4CD set, due out December 6th, features six of Van Zandt’s long-out-of-print albums – 1982’s Men Without Women, …
Read More »Princess Nokia Makes Feature Film Debut in 'Angelfish' Trailer
Princess Nokia stars in the new trailer forAngelfish, a coming-of-age romance directed by Peter Lee. The film will have its world premiere at New York’s United Palace Theatre on November 14th and be released on digital streaming services on November 19th. Angelfish takes place in the Bronx in the Nineties …
Read More »Frank Ocean Plots First Queer Club Night PrEP+
Frank Ocean‘s creative brand Blonded will host its first queer club night, PrEP+, somewhere in New York City tonight, October 17th. According to a statement, tonight’s event will be the first in a series of club nights dedicated to creating a safe space for people to meet and dance. The …
Read More »Lady Gaga Releases New 'Artpop' Version Without R. Kelly
Lady Gaga has made new physical copies of her 2013 album Artpopavailable for preorder, only this time without the original album’s R. Kelly collaboration, “Do What U Want.” The new vinyl and CD versions ofArtpop are listed on Gaga’s website, due out November 11th, and both versions leave the single …
Read More »Watch Camila Cabello Channel Marie Antoinette With 'Cry For Me' in 'SNL' Debut
Camila Cabello made a dramatic Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest, accompanying first-time host David Harbour of Stranger Things. For her first performance, Cabello delivered a fierce rendition of her recent single “Cry For Me.” Clad in a Marie Antoinette getup, she wielded her power over her court as …
Read More »Big Thief Take Their Celestial Sound in an Earthier Direction on 'Two Hands'
This past spring, the indie-rock quartet released their third album U.F.O.F., an ethereal tour-de-force that simultaneously felt like the band’s most precise articulation of itself to that point as well as a subtle rejection of the precise grunge-folk that had turned them into one of the most revered indie bands …
Read More »Nick Cave Looks for Peace and Finds Hope on 'Ghosteen'
It’s a rare thing to see an artist’s worldview change overnight. For decades, Nick Cave has been goth rock’s hyperliterate poet laureate, famous for his intricately molded stories about rogues and “badlanders” all in the throes of anguish. (He has also always written beautiful love songs.) But where writing about …
Read More »Rihanna Talks 'Reggae-Inspired' New Album, Turning Down the Super Bowl
Rihanna gave more hints about her new music in an interview forVogue‘s November cover story. The singer and designer also spoke candidly about turning down the Super Bowl halftime show, as well as Donald Trump. In the midst of her busy New York Fashion Week where she hosted the star-studded …
Read More »See the Avett Brothers Perform New Song 'Tell the Truth' on 'Fallon'
The Avett Brothers performed their new song “Tell the Truth” on Monday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Scott Avett took lead on the mid-tempo electronic, piano ballad, with his brother Seth joining in unison during the song’s chorus. “Tell the truth to yourself,” Scott sings, “and the rest …
Read More »Watch Sturgill Simpson's Fiery 'Fastest Horse in Town' in Brooklyn
Sturgill Simpson played an intimate show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 6th, part of a brief small-venue tour he’s leading as a benefit for the Special Forces Foundation. During the show, Simpson played his newly released LP Sound & Fury start to finish, including a scorching 10-minute …
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