Throwback rockersGreta Van Fleet will release their debut studio album, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, on October 19th via Lava/Republic Records. Penned by all four members of the Frankenmuth, Michigan outfit – brothers Jake Kiszka (guitar), Sam Kiszka (bass, keys), Josh Kiszka (vocals) and their friend alongside drummer Danny Wagner …
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When Tom Petty died in October 2017, he left behind a vault overflowing with hundreds of hours of unheard music. Much of it came from concerts, but there were also tons of demos, alternative versions of album tracks and even tunes he discarded completely over the years that have never …
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Thom Yorke unveiled an uncanny new piano ballad, “Suspirium,” from hisupcoming soundtrack to Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the 1977 Italian horror film, Suspiria. Yorke’s soundtrack will be released October 26th via XL Recordings, while the film arrives November 2nd. On “Suspirium,” Yorke crafts a spellbinding mood with an eerie edge …
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced during Aretha Franklin‘s funeral Friday that he has entered a motion to rename the city’s waterfront Chene Park “Aretha Franklin Park.” “When performers from around the world come here, they are going to know this is the home of the Queen of Soul,” Duggan said …
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In Rolling Stone‘s “Song Breakdown” video, Stephen Colbert unearths two unlikely inspirations for Chance the Rapper‘s “Favorite Song” (featuring Childish Gambino): legendary fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien and Victorian-era theatrical team Gilbert and Sullivan. “I just want to talk about one verse of the song that really has three very distinctive …
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When Eric Clapton announced his Christmas album Happy Xmas, it appeared to be a typical move by a rock legend. But buried in between tracks like “White Christmas” and “Silent Night” is a surprising track: “Jingle Bells (In Memory of Avicii).” It’s unclear what personal connection Clapton has to the …
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The most beautiful words ever spoken about Aretha Franklin came from her friend and producer Luther Vandross, back in 1982: “This woman ain’t entertainment. She’s done opened the books to my life and told everybody. Like Roberta Flack used to say in ‘Killing Me Softly,’ ‘I thought he found my …
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Aretha Franklin was 22 and already a proven hit maker by 1964. But it was still a few years before “Respect” and “Think” would position her as the Queen of Soul, and she was unafraid to explore jazzier and bluesier territory. That year, she put out two records: Unforgettable, A …
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The latest episode ofWho Is America?, takes aim at Dan Roberts, the president of Youth Shooters of America, an organization that promotes youth shooting sports. Disguised as an Israeli terrorism expert named Erran Morad, Sasha Baron Cohen told Roberts the best way to “survive a beheading” was to attack an …
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There are a lot of reasons to love “Sicko Mode,” the early highlight of Travis Scott‘s excellent new Astroworld, but I’d like to talk about one in particular. That reason is Jamba Juice. Scott, who recently took over Six Flags Magic Mountain for an Astroworld listening party, mentions the thirst-quenching …
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