Pink walks down an improbably barren New York City street and sings about being independent in the video for “Walk Me Home,” a song that will appear on her upcoming album, Hurts 2B Human, due in April. Because it’s a Pink video, though, it’s not long before she’s airborne. The …
Read More »Logic Announces 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' LP With New Song
Logic has unveiled the title to his forthcoming sixth studio album, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The rapper made the announcement via a video he unveiled on Twitter that features a single shot of him singing an unnamed song, which presumably will feature on the LP. In the new clip, …
Read More »Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar, Dead at 81
Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the Guardian. No cause of death was revealed, but the guitarist suffered from health issues in recent years. In …
Read More »AJR Plot Headlining North American Headlining Tour
Pop-rock siblings AJR will embark on a North American tour this fall in support of their upcoming album, Neotheater. The extensive run launches September 20th at Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, Iowa and stretches all the way through October into late November. The North American leg will wrap November 22nd …
Read More »Hear Andrew Bird's Evolutionary Folk-Rock Epic 'Manifest'
Andrew Bird unspools an ambitious take on the circle of life on new song “Manifest.” The track will appear on Bird’s upcoming album, My Finest Work Yet, out March 22nd via Loma Vista Recordings. “Manifest” is a sweeping folk-rock tune that Bird says “traces our evolution from single celled organisms …
Read More »On the Charts: 'A Star Is Born' Rides Oscars Win to Number One
The Academy Awards spotlight and a late sales surge helped A Star Is Born‘s soundtrack reclaim Number One on the Billboard 200, ending Ariana Grande‘s two-week reign. Following its Best Original Song win for “Shallow” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance, A Star Is Born sold 128,000 total …
Read More »Flashback: Nirvana Play Gut-Wrenching Encore at Last Concert
Nirvana‘s Unplugged concert is often presented as the band’s final show, but they actually played another month of American dates after that November 18th, 1993 MTV taping and then headed over to Europe the following February. Cellist Melora Creager joined the band for this leg, replacing Lori Goldstonwho spent the …
Read More »Duff McKagan on New Guns N' Roses Album: 'Oh, It's Real'
Duff McKagan is the latest Guns N’ Roses member to promise that, following their reunion tour, a new album from the band is in the works. In an interview with Trunk Nation Friday, the bassist revealed that he has heard some of Axl Rose-penned music earmarked for Guns N’ Roses’ …
Read More »2 Chainz Teams With LeBron James for New Album 'Rap or Go to the League'
2 Chainz tapped NBA superstar LeBron James to A&R his forthcoming studio album, Rap or Go to the League, which is set to arrive March 1st via Def Jam Recordings. Along with the album, James and 2 Chainz will partake in an in-depth conversation set to premierethe same day the …
Read More »Flashback: The 'Reality Bites' Gang Lose It to 'My Sharona' in a Gas Station
Happy anniversary to Reality Bites, the movie that not only defined Generation X but made it cool to make out to “Baby, I Love Your Way” while slurping a Big Gulp. Ben Stiller’s directorial debut encapsulated what it was like to be a twenty-something in 1994, from Gap promotions and …
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