Brad Paisley matches the all-are-welcome tone of his new song “No I in Beer” with an equally inclusive video, which assembles a small army of quarantined famous faces from the music, sports, and political worlds. The good-natured Paisley’s fans submit their own self-shot cameos too, from all over the U.S. …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Takes the Safe Path on New Album 'Such Pretty Forks in the Road'
Twenty-five years ago, Alanis Morissette became an overnight superstar because she was jilted and angry and she thought the world ought to know. Now that she’s older, she seems to have reconciled some of her demons but the embers of her angst have been replaced with generalized anxiety and depression …
Read More »Lorde, Mick Jagger and More Sign Open Letter Demanding Clearance for Campaign Songs
Dozens of high-profile musicians in pop, rock and hip-hop have partnered with the Artist Rights Alliance in an open letter demanding that politicians get clearance on the music they play at campaign rallies and other public events. The letter calls for major political party committees in the U.S. to “establish …
Read More »Taylor Swift Leaves Her Comfort Zones Behind on the Head-Spinning, Heartbreaking 'Folklore'
So here we are again. The world was in the middle of the cruelest summer ever, just staggering through late July, when Taylor Swift decided to make it all so much messier — her specialty. In a move that nobody saw coming, she announced a surprise album on July 23rd, …
Read More »Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard Talks Record-Breaking Livestream, (Another) New Album
Guided By Voices thumbed their noses at the ongoing pandemic last Friday when they performed a lengthy, high-energy live-streamed show in an empty venue in Dayton, Ohio. According to frontman Robert Pollard, it was the most-watched event on the NoonChorus platform to date. Still, not content to rest on their …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots to Perform 'Core' During Livestream Concert
Stone Temple Pilots will perform their debut album Core in its entirety during a livestream concert July 31st at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST on Nugs.tv. Digital tickets to the livestream will cost $9.99 each and are available to purchase now. Following the premiere, the concert will be available to …
Read More »BTS, Coldplay, Migos, Miley Cyrus to Play iHeartRadio Festival in September
The iHeartRadio Festival will go on this September despite the coronavirus, Variety reports on Tuesday. BTS, Coldplay, Kane Brown, Khalid, Keith Urban, Migos, Miley Cyrus, Thomas Rhett, Usher and more will perform for the September 18th and 19th event, taping performances in Los Angeles and Nashville that adhere to social …
Read More »The Remarkable Rise of Lil Baby
L il Baby has four pockets stuffed with cash, and he’d like to keep it that way. The 25-year-old rapper has spent the past 15 minutes teaching me to play cee-lo, a dice game that helped make him famous in certain Atlanta circles long before he reached legal drinking age. …
Read More »Perry Farrell to Release 35-Year Retrospective Box Set
Perry Farrell — the frontman for Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros and Satellite Party — has announced Perry Farrell: The Glitz; The Glamour, a nine-vinyl box set that will take a retrospective look at Farrell’s prolific 35-year-long career. The box set’s 68 tracks cover rarities and early recordings of Farrell’s, …
Read More »The Chicks Perform 'March March,' Discuss Name Change on 'Colbert'
The Chicks’ first new album in 14 years,Gaslighter, is out Friday (July 17th). Ahead of the release, the group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks performed “March March” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Inspired by the 2018 March for Our Lives youth protest against gun violence, the protest …
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