John Carpenter has released a new song, “Unkillable,” from the upcoming soundtrack to Halloween Kills, the second installment of the new Halloween trilogy. The soundtrack will be released via Sacred Bones on October 15th, the same day the film arrives in theaters. Carpenter composed the Halloween Kills soundtrack with Cody …
Read More »Gene Simmons on Kiss' New Las Vegas Residency, How to Tour During a Pandemic
Kiss are returning to Las Vegas. The grease-painted, high-heeled rock band announced 12 shows at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater beginning December 29th. Along with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day performances, the Kiss residency will run into February. “You do have to take a moment to …
Read More »Steely Dan Drop Rollicking Live Versions of 'Hey Nineteen' and 'Reelin' in the Years'
Steely Dan have shared live versions of “Hey Nineteen” and “Reelin’ in the Years,” off their upcoming live album Northeast Corridor. “Hey Nineteen,” which you can hear above, was recorded at the Met Philadelphia, while “Reelin’ In the Years” derives from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. A snippet …
Read More »Was Lollapalooza Worth the Covid Risk?
Two days after spending a long weekend at Lollapalooza, where she enjoyed performances by Tyler the Creator, Miley Cyrus, and Freddie Gibbs, Grace began feeling a little off. “At first I just felt lethargic,” says the 22-year-old Perdue graduate, who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine back in February. (Like …
Read More »Aphex Twin's Sister Is the New Climate Change Minister for Wales
Julie James, Wales’ new Minister of Climate Change, has an extensive political resume, including stints as an environmental and constitutional lawyer, an appointment as Wales’ Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology and also the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee’s Common Fisheries Policy Task and Finish Group. However, the …
Read More »In the Lox and Dipset's Verzuz Battle, Hip-Hop Wins
It’s 8:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, and the crowd of people outside is restless. They’re here to see Dipset and the Lox’s Verzuz battle, and some members of Dipset’s entourage aren’t being allowed in. Security is telling everyone to move back, encountering issues with holding down a crowd of …
Read More »Watch St. Vincent Perform 'Los Ageless' Live in Concert
St. Vincent has shared a clip of her performing “Los Ageless” as part of her upcoming livestream concert, Down and Out Downtown. The song comes off her 2017 album Masseduction but takes on a more Seventies vibe for the performance. St. Vincent will unveil Down and Out Downtown, a ticketed livestream performance …
Read More »Amy Ray Sings About Night Birds and Loneliness in New Song 'Chuck Will's Widow'
Amy Ray has a thing for birds. On her 2018 country album Holler, she had two songs about sparrows and dueted with Brandi Carlile on “Bird in the Hand” on Ray’s Lung of Love LP. In the new song “Chuck Will’s Widow,” the singer, songwriter and one-half of Indigo Girls …
Read More »Nas Announces New Album 'King's Disease II'
Nas has announced King’s Disease II, a “sequel” album to his Grammy-winning LP King’s Disease that he released last August. The new album will be released on August 6th at midnight EST via Mass Appeal Records. The rapper shared the cover art for the album on Thursday but did not specify the …
Read More »Lil Baby, Kirk Franklin Drop Video for 'Space Jam' Song 'We Win'
Over two months after Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin released their Space Jam: A New Legacy contribution “We Win,” the pair have finally dropped a video to accompany the single. The video combines footage from the LeBron James and Looney Tunes-starring film with shots of Franklin and Lil Baby performing …
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