After teasing new music in recent weeks, Liam Gallagher has released a thumping new single titled “Shockwave,” the Oasis singer’s first release of 2019. On the track, Gallagher works with a trio of top-notch collaborators: Songwriter Andrew Wyatt, engineer and frequent Oasis producer Mark “Spike” Stent and Grammy-winning producer Greg …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: Deb Never, 'Ugly'
At its outset, Deb Never’s “Ugly” is a straightforward sad song. The up-and-coming L.A. (via Washington) artist opens the track with somber pianos, and a simple sentiment: “You don’t want me, I don’t you.” Then the drums kick in. Produced by Dylan Brady, “Ugly” builds on itself, introducing a stuttering …
Read More »Flashback: Lindsay Weir Becomes a Deadhead on 'Freaks and Geeks'
Freaks and Geeks told a lot of stories across its 18-episode run, but the central plot line was always Lindsay Weir struggling to find a place to fit in. At the start of the show, Lindsay (played by Linda Cardellini) had left the geeks for the freaks, abandoning the mathletes …
Read More »Hear Vince Gill's Moving New Song 'When My Amy Prays'
“All my life I’ve known Jesus/But that connection never came,” sings Vince Gill at the top of his new song “When My Amy Prays.” A hushed, vulnerable ballad that deals in doubt and the strength that comes with love, “When My Amy Prays” is the latest release from Gill’s upcoming …
Read More »Megadeth to Reissue Three Albums, Including Rare Led Zeppelin Cover
Thrash metal band Megadeth will be reissuing three of their late-era albums this summer. The Grammy-winning group, who have been recording for 36 years, will be re-releasing three records from later in their career in July: United Abominations (2007), Endgame (2009) and TH1RT3EN (2011). United Abominations and Endgame will include full remasters …
Read More »See Anderson .Paak Perform Three Songs on 'CBS This Morning'
While in the midst of his Best Teef In The Game Tour, Anderson .Paak stopped by CBS This Morning‘s Saturday Sessions for a three-song performance. .Paak and his band shared a funk-tinged trio of tracks including “Make It Better” and “King James” from his 2019 LP Ventura. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BdGD1Ap7eY The drummer …
Read More »Hear Fiona Apple, Jakob Dylan Cover the Beach Boys' 'In My Room'
Fiona Apple shared her cover of The Beach Boys’ “In My Room,” featuring Jakob Dylan. The breezy California pop record is featured on the soundtrack to Echo in the Canyon, a new documentary on the birth of the California Sound. Apple and Dylan also contributed a second duet to the soundtrack, …
Read More »How Nashville Singer Jenny Tolman Created a Country Music WonkaLand
Welcome to Jennyville. Population: …It’s complicated. On a spring morning in Nashville, though, it’s four: the town’s titular Jenny Tolman, producer Dave Brainard, Tolman’s publicist and me. We’re seated in Brainard and Tolman’s home studio, discussing the origins of Tolman’s forthcoming album There Goes the Neighborhood, and its fascinating, funny …
Read More »Patti Smith Channels French Poet Antonin Artaud on Peyote
On May 31st, Patti Smith will appear on Peyote Dance,an album with the experimental musicians of the Soundwalk Collective. The New York-based group are known for making new art out of “found sounds” – everything from antenna effects to old classical recordings.The new album will include “Ivry,” a new song …
Read More »Hear Armin van Buuren's Trance Remix of Van Halen's 'Jump'
One month after Armin van Buuren debuted his remix of Van Halen’s “Jump” at Ultra Music Fest with a little onstage help from David Lee Roth, the track is now available to stream. The Dutch trance DJ’s new take starts sparse with a slow-building rhythm and Roth’s lyrics before exploding …
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