Infinite Color and Sound, the multimedia project led by Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and visual artist Kate Neckel, will embark on a tour this summer beginning with an appearance at the Seattle Art Fair. Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will join them for a performance there on …
Read More »Beyonce Releases Double Music Video for 'Lion King' Songs
Coinciding with the release of Disney‘s 2019 CGI adaptation of The Lion King, Beyoncé released a double music video for the songs “Spirit” and “Bigger,” which both appear in the movie. Beyoncé previously released the standalone “Spirit” video on Tuesday. In both videos the singer – who voices Nala in …
Read More »Besides Nostalgia, What Can Diddy's 'Making The Band' Offer Musicians in 2019?
Nearly 20 years ago, Making The Band presented a model of the music industry’s dystopian future. The entire concept was in the title — throw a group of random, desperate and wide-eyed musicians from across the nation together, and force them to coalesce into something marketable — until Diddy envisioned …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle Under Ongoing Posthumous Investigation for Gang Ties
The late Nipsey Hussle is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department and the city attorney’s office, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, Hussle, his business associates and his Marathon Clothing store are under investigation to determine if the strip mall location of Hussle’s store was …
Read More »Bob Dylan Super-Fan Purchases Singer's Childhood Home in Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan super-fan Bill Pagel has purchased the ultimate rock collectible: the Hibbing, Minnesota house where Dylan lived from 1948 to 1959. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he bought the 1,600 square foot home from Gregg and Donna French, who have lived there since 1990. It was valued at …
Read More »Lykke Li Enlists Skrillex, Ty Dolla $ign for Brooding 'Two Nights' Remix
Lykke Li has tapped Skrillex and Ty Dolla $ign to remix her ode to late-night longing, “Two Nights,” which will appear on her forthcoming EP, Still Sad Still Sexy, out July 26th via RCA Records. The original “Two Nights” — which featured Portland rapper Aminé and appeared on Lykke Li’s …
Read More »Slayer Detail Last Leg of Farewell Tour
Slayer will embark on the seventh and final leg of their farewell tour, “The Final Campaign,” this fall. The metal legends will hit a mix of big and small cities during the final 18-date run, which kicks off November 2nd at the Explore Asheville Arena in Asheville, North Carolina and …
Read More »Ty Segall Gets Futuristic in Scorching New Song 'Radio'
Ty Segall has a psychedelic identity crisis in his futuristic new song “Radio.” The track is the second single to his forthcoming album First Taste, out August 2nd via Drag City. “The body has gone away/And given me a new name,” Segall observes in the opening lines, before professing over …
Read More »Belgium Music Festival Draws Fyre Comparisons for Last-Minute Cancellation
Festivalgoers in Belgium just had their own Fyre Festival-like experience Friday as the country’s VestiVille was canceled at the last minute after thousands had already arrived. Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Future, Meek Mill, Migos and more were set to headline VestiVille this weekend in Lommel, Belgium when the festival was …
Read More »Watch the Raconteurs Deliver Fierce 'Bored and Razed' on 'Colbert'
The Raconteurs‘ two-night stand on Late Show With Stephen Colbert continued Friday with a performance of “Bored and Razed,” a track off the group’s just-released new album Help Us Stranger. Bathed by green light on a stage designed after the Help Us Stranger cover art, Jack White and company delivered …
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