Jeff Beck extended his summer tour with seven new dates. The guitarist added four solo concerts (July 21st in Phoenix, July 26th in Austin, Texas; August 5th in York, Pennsylvania; and August 15th in Port Chester, New York) along with three shows alongside Heart’s Ann Wilson (August 7th in Lewiston, …
Read More »Janelle Monae Releases Surreal 'I Like That' Video, Plots Tour
Janelle Monáe released a new video for her single “I Like That.” In the eye-popping clip, the singer dons futuristic costumes and congregates among other digitally imposed Monáes. She reclines in a bathtub during her rapped verse, in which she blasts a former classmate who called her “weird” and “rated …
Read More »Read Brandon Flowers' Cars Induction Speech for Rock Hall
The Killers‘ frontman, Brandon Flowers, has never hidden his enthusiasm for the Cars, and he was able to put it on full display Saturday night when he inducted the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cleveland. It was a heartfelt speech that reflected …
Read More »Megadeth Plot Extras-Packed 'Killing Is My Business' Reissue
Megadeth are marking their 35th anniversary with an extras-packed, deluxe reissue of their 1985 debut, newly dubbed Killing Is My Business … and Business Is Good: The Final Kill. The remastered album, due June 8th, features a new mix that includes some alternate takes, as well as live recordings and …
Read More »Meek Mill: Judge Denies Request to Reconsider Prison Sentence
UPDATE:Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner filed a motion to the state Supreme Court backing Meek Mill‘s request to be released from prison on bail, Billboard reports. This reiterates a motion the prosecutors filed last month, which stated they were “unopposed” to Meek Mill’s bail request. According to Billboard, the new …
Read More »Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Preview New Album With Fuzz Bomb 'Shiggy'
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks unveiled a blown-out new song, “Shiggy,” set to appear on their forthcoming album, Sparkle Hard, out May 18th via Matador. “Shiggy” boasts a heavy groove of thumping drums, bristling bass and scorching guitars riffs, which peel off into a delirious closing solo. Over this speaker-rattling …
Read More »Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Platt Release New Song for March for Our Lives
Two Broadway superpowers teamed for a new charity single Monday as Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dear Evan Hansen‘s Ben Platt unveiled the video for “Found/Tonight,” a mash-up of Hamilton‘s “The Story of Tonight” and Dear Evan Hansen‘s “You Will Be Found.” The video finds Miranda and Platt – a “Musical …
Read More »Neil Young Album Cover Artist Gary Burden Dead at 84
Gary Burden, the Grammy-winning artist who designed iconic album covers for musicians like Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, the Doors and My Morning Jacket, has died at the age of 84. No cause of death was revealed. Young penned a tribute to Burden on the rocker’s Archives website, reflecting on a …
Read More »Welsh Teenager Receives Prison Sentence for Justin Bieber Terror Plot
A 17-year-old boy who was “hours away from committing an atrocity” at a Justin Bieber concert in June 2017 has been sentenced to at least 11 years in custody after being convicted of plotting a terror attack at the Cardiff, Wales performance. Lloyd Gunton of Llantrisant, Wales was found guilty …
Read More »See Slayer Relive Humble Early Days in New Documentary Series
Ahead of their final tour, Slayerlaunched a docuseries that will look back on their nearly four decades of aggression. The first installment focuses on the band’s formation and early years. “I found [guitarist Jeff Hanneman] auditioning for another band at some warehouse,” recalls guitarist Kerry King, who adds that he …
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