A lthough it may not be obvious from her intricate art-rock albums, Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, is a huge Metallica fan. In fact, they inspired her to pick up a guitar in the first place. Clark was a 10-year-old violin player in Dallas when she first heard Metallica, and …
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Electro-pop artist La Roux unveiled her first new song in five years, “International Woman of Leisure,” along with a glitzy video that recalls Sixties spy flicks. The track will appear on La Roux’s upcoming album, Supervision, out February 7th, 2020. “International Woman of Leisure” is a punchy pop track that …
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Now in its second week of mass demonstrations, Chile remains in a state of flux after a proposed three-percent fare hike on public transit systems triggered massive unrest. Reports say that on Friday afternoon, over one-million people marched in Santiago alone: the biggest demonstration the country of 18 million has …
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again bested Post Malone and DaBaby to nab the top spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of October 11th through the 17th. The Louisiana MC notched 184.6 million song streams following the release of his new album, AI YoungBoy 2, which also …
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By his own admission, Kofi Baker, the son of the late Ginger Baker, had a complicated relationship with his father. As he told Rolling Stonelast year, “It’s kind of like he’s already dead. He’s disowned me so many times in my life. It’s like he’s been dead to me for …
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Life in the U.S. is pretty heavy and it’s sometimes hard to escape the drama. But Pigeons Playing Ping Pong want you to try. The Maryland jam band subscribe to the lighthearted approach of heavyweights Phish, writing and performing songs that are meant to offer a respite from the daily …
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Chance The Rapper is set to serve as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live on October 26th, following Season 45 hosts Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stranger Things star David Harbour and Woody Harrelson. The rapper first appeared as a musical guest on SNL in December 2015 and returned as …
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As the drummer for the Black Crowes for 27 years, Steve Gorman has seen some shit. He recounts a lot of it in his new book Hard to Handle: The Life & Death of the Black Crowes — A Memoir, a backstage tell-all that features more than a few fights …
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After doing a test run in Las Vegas late last month, the Eagles have announced plans to perform their landmark 1976 LP Hotel California on tour next year. The shows start in Atlanta on February 7th and last through April 18th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, but it’s quite …
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Live-music program CMT Crossroads will offer a new episode of cross-genre collaboration with the pairing of country-pop darling Kelsea Ballerini and electro-pop superstar Halsey. Scheduled for October 11th, the taping of their episode will be open to the public. Both women have been on a rapid ascent in the last …
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