5 Seconds of Summer pair a Youngblood hit with a picturesque Los Angeles sunset in the band’s new video for their acoustic rendition of “Lie to Me.” The new version strips away the poppy beats and electronic elements of the single, with the quintet instead delivering a slowed-down, piano-led take. …
Read More »Kate Nash Goes Grunge in New 'Trash' Video
Kate Nash goes grunge for the Nineties-inspired video for her single “Trash.” It’s her first new song since her 2018 LP Yesterday Was Forever. Inspired by Nineties MTV, the Aidan Zamiri-directed video has gritty, grainy shots of Nash in baggy grunge fashion in front of green screen visuals of garbage, …
Read More »Cardi B on Government Shutdown: 'Our Country is in a Hellhole Right Now, for a F-king Wall'
Cardi B slammed President Trump and the government shutdown, the longest in American history, and advocated for those having to work without getting paid in a humorously expletive-laden video post on Instagram on Wednesday. “Hey y’all, I just wanted to remind you because it’s been a little over three weeks, …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten's 'Remind Me Tomorrow': Pop Songs From the Edge
Over the past decade, Sharon Van Etten has emerged as one of the most viscerally potent songwriters around, able to create gigantic-feeling songs that can have Taylor Swift levels of steely-eyed romantic recrimination: “The moral of the story is, don’t lie to me again,” she warned with scathing clarity on …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sam Smith and Normani, 'Dancing With a Stranger'
Besides being a pop superstar with a larger-than-life voice,Sam Smith has long beena Harmonizer,heartbroken by Fifth Harmony’s hiatus. Specifically, Smith was an acolyte for the group’s hit “Work From Home,” even telling James Corden that he wants to “walk down the aisle to it in heels.” Naturally, that joy is …
Read More »Watch Snoop Dogg Provide Play-by-Play for Los Angeles Kings Hockey Game
Snoop Dogg briefly delved into the world of sports announcing Saturday night as the rapper did some play-by-play work during the TV broadcast of the Los Angeles Kings game. The rapper attended Saturday’s game at the Staples Center to celebrate the team’s 90s Throwback Night, with Snoop Dogg serving as …
Read More »LCD Soundsystem Announce Live LP 'Electric Lady Sessions'
LCD Soundsystem have announced a new live album titled Electric Lady Sessions. The 12-track double-LP, due out February 8th, was recorded live at the famed Electric Lady studios in New York. Electric Lady Sessions features live renditions of cuts from the band’s comeback LP American Dream alongside a handful of …
Read More »Watch Jeff Tweedy Play Soothing 'I Know What It's Like' on 'Kimmel'
Jeff Tweedy played his dreamy solo track “I Know What It’s Like” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The Wilco frontman strummed an acoustic guitar throughout the alt-folk sing-along, softly singing the melancholy melody in a light rasp. Two electric guitarists coaxed out spidery lead lines, and Tweedy’s son Spencer anchored …
Read More »D.C. Punks Priests Detail New Album, 'The Seduction of Kansas'
Washington, D.C. punk firebrands Priests will return this spring with their second full-length album, The Seduction of Kansas. The follow-up to their 2017 debut, Nothing Feels Natural, is out April 5th on Sister Polygon Records, the band’s independent self-run label. Priests recorded The Seduction of Kansas in Dallas with producer …
Read More »Flashback: The Strokes Tear Through 'New York City Cops' in 2001
The Governors Ball lineup was released earlier this week and it once again has the Strokes headlining one of the three evenings. Amazingly enough, this will mark the third time they’ve played the New York City festival in just five years. It’s all the more incredible when you consider that …
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