The Empty Pockets have been borrowing something from the blues and folk schools for a long time now, but in their new album Outside Spectrum, they’re fusing these two aesthetics with a passionate, puritan rock n’ roll that makes for one of their most intriguing sounds so far. In a lot of ways, there’s nothing
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Todd Christoffel’s twenty-one track collection A Brief History of Eternity spans several styles of music while retaining the same core throughout. Seattle-based Christoffel works with guitarist Chris Faget from Don’t Ask, a band Christoffel fronts and writes songs for, but it’s Christoffel’s show beyond that. His acoustic guitar playing and vocals are key cornerstones in his musical
News The 1975 Announce 2022 Tour, Share Video for New Song “Happiness”: Watch The band’s second single from the forthcoming LP Being Funny in a Foreign Language By Madison Bloom August 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter The 1975, photo by Samuel Bradley Facebook Twitter The 1975 have released the second single from their upcoming LP Being
The iconic ’80s movies of John Hughes wouldn’t have been the same without their equally iconic soundtracks. Now, you can get musical highlights from the films in a box set called Life Moves Pretty Fast: The John Hughes Mixtapes, out November 11th via Demon/Edsel. Billed as “the first official compilation of music from the movies
News Maxo Shares Pink Siifu-Featuring, Madlib-Produced New Song “48”: Listen The track will appear on Maxo’s upcoming new album Even God Has a Sense of Humor By Evan Minsker August 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Maxo, photo by Vincent Haycock Facebook Twitter Maxo has shared the video for a new song “48.” The track features Pink
A woman fell from an escalator to her death at the end of a July 30th Kenny Chesney concert in Denver, The Denver Post reports. Chesney was performing at Empower Field at Mile High when a woman who was sitting on the railing of an escalator fell to the concourse below and died of her injuries,
News Okkervil River’s Will Sheff Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch “Estrangement Zone” leads October’s Nothing Special By Heven Haile and Madison Bloom August 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Will Sheff, photo by Bret Curry Facebook Twitter Will Sheff, frontman of Okkervil River, is set to release his debut solo album this
Hatebreed are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Perseverance with a Fall 2022 US headlining tour. Gatecreeper and Bleeding Through will support select dates, with Bodysnatcher and Dying Wish along for the full run. The outing kicks off October 27th in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and runs through November 20th in San Diego. Bleeding Through
An explosive, vibrant, and creative mix, ‘Running’ represents Tim St. Clair’s effortless ability to weave personal connections through original songwriting Euless, Texas — August 2nd, 2022 — With unapologetically original flair and effortless songwriting skills, Tim St. Clair has inked himself as a fascinating name in the Texas music scene. His exciting, groundbreaking prowess is
News Mo Ostin, Longtime Warner Bros. and Reprise Records Chief, Dies at 95 He presided over labels that sold iconic music by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, the Grateful Dead, the Kinks, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Randy Newman, and many others By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mo Ostin
Mo Ostin, the legendary music executive who shepherded the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Madonna, and more to Warner Bros. Records over his three-decade tenure, has been confirmed dead from natural causes at 95. The longtime label head caught his first big break running Frank Sinatra’s Reprise Records until it was sold to Warner Bros.
News Mystikal Arrested on Rape, Domestic Abuse Charges The New Orleans rapper is currently being held without bond after being booked over the weekend By Evan Minsker August 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mystikal in 2020 (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Mystikal was arrested Sunday, July 31, in Prairieville, Louisiana on charges of first-degree rape, domestic
Day four of Lollapalooza 2022 went down on July 31st, wrapping up the legendary Chicago festival. The day featured towering sets from headliners Green Day and j-hope, the latter of which making history as the first South Korean to headline a main stage at a major American music festival. Other notable sets came by way
Los Angeles, California — After 20 years of silence from releasing music, Arizona country singer Buddy Greenbloom revealed new Americana single, “Tent City” that impacted streaming platforms this summer. Drawing from his deep Houston, Texas roots, “Tent City” proves Greenbloom’s passion for the authentic country sound. From watching local bands perform at honky-tonks to various
Sarcelles, Val d’oise, France — You have to be constantly on the lookout for the slightest musical novelty if you don’t want to miss a nugget in the middle of a torrent of musical news. This nugget sparkles to the point of dazzling our ears and has a prestigious name: I Keef. Its author, DJ
News Lil Durk Injured in Stage Pyrotechnic Incident at Lollapalooza 2022 “Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health.” By Evan Minsker July 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lil Durk at Lollapalooza 2022 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter During his performance at Lollapalooza
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Westworld, Season 4 Episode 6, “Fidelity.” To read about the music of Episode 5, click here.] Unlike past weeks, where Westworld composer Ramin Djawadi has surprised us with covers of Frank Ocean and Nine Inch Nails, Episode 6 of Season 4 contained no such surprises on the musical
Dark Below’s new single “Tense” is a significant step forward for the Missouri-based power trio and a harbinger of their full-length album to come. They have one EP, 2017’s self-titled effort, and a 2019 single under their belt, but “Tense” pushes the band’s songwriting into intensely personal as well as physical territory while keeping it
News Tom Scharpling Hosted a 24-Hour Best Show With Dozens of Guests. How’s He Doing Now? Jarvis Cocker, Kurt Vile, Ty Segall, Sudan Archives, John Oliver, Conan O’Brien, Nathan Fielder, Mike Watt, Mary Lattimore, Jo Firestone, R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, and many others appeared on the marathon episode By Evan Minsker July 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter
If your shredding skills have gotten a nod from Tom Morello before you’re even old enough to drive a car, it’s safe to say you probably have a bright future ahead. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist took to Twitter yesterday to praise “some of the best guitar playing” he’s heard recently, which comes from