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In the Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino song “The Star Treatment,” Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner famously sings, “I just wanted to be one of The Strokes.” Well, it seems The Strokes’ own Julian Casablancas might be willing to switch places with Turner. “Lolll – I always wanted to be in the Arctic Monkeys,” The

News Watch Halsey and Lindsey Buckingham Perform “Darling” on SNL Halsey also did a live rendition of “I am not a woman, I’m a god” during the Kim Kardashian West-hosted episode By Allison Hussey October 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Halsey, Lindsey Buckingham (Still from Saturday Night Live/NBC). Facebook Twitter Halsey was the musical guest on

The second episode of Saturday Night Live’s 47th season featured arguably their most famous host of the initial four episodes: Kim Kardashian-West, who really feels like she should have been a novelty host circa 2009, rather than a first-timer in 2021. Hopefully she’s just this season’s token billionaire—and hopefully that slot is retired from the

News Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman Sue Over “Deceptacon” Copyright Infringement Accusation Countering singer-songwriter Barry Mann’s claims that the song draws from his 1961 hit “Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp Bomp)” By Allison Hussey October 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman, November 2013 (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage)

Despite the tragic recent passing of their longtime drummer Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones are carrying on with their US tour, which commenced in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 26th. However, fans who were lucky enough to catch the band’s first few dates have noticed that one very popular Stones hit, “Brown Sugar,” hasn’t made

News Watch Aaron Dessner Perform Big Red Machine’s “The Ghost of Cincinnati” on Fallon From August’s How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? By Allison Hussey October 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Aaron Dessner (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Aaron Dessner took the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stage on Friday (October 8), appearing

R. Kelly may have been found guilty last month in his federal sex crimes trial, but the news seems to have caused a major spike in his sales and streaming numbers. According to streaming data provided by Billboard, the disgraced artist’s catalog experienced a 14% rise in streaming during the week of his September 27th

News Watch Thom Yorke Discuss Radiohead Album Covers with Artist Stanley Donwood The pair talk about their collaborations ahead of an auction featuring six of Donwood’s Kid A-era paintings By Allison Hussey October 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Radiohead have shared a new documentary short of

Dave Grohl was the latest guest on the BBC’s CBeebies, choosing as his bedtime story the 2014 children’s book Octopus’s Garden by Ringo Starr. Grohl began by saying that his favorite books take him to places he wishes he could visit. He added, “I love this story because it was written by someone who plays the drums —

News Atmosphere Shares New Song With MF DOOM and Aesop Rock: Listen “Barcade” appears on Atmosphere’s new album Word? and arrives with a new video By Allison Hussey October 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter MF DOOM, November 2011 (Photo by Ross Gilmore/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Atmosphere has shared a new track titled “Barcade.” In addition to Aesop

The Alchemist has dropped This Thing of Ours 2, the star hip-hop producer’s sequel to his April EP This Thing of Ours. Stream it below. The 5-track project is highlighted by appearances from Vince Staples (“6 Five Heartbeats”) and Danny Brown, who guests on “Flying Spirit” alongside fellow Bruiser Brigade members JUS, Bruiser Wolf, and

News Built to Spill Sign to Sub Pop, Announce 2022 Tour Doug Martsch, Melanie Radford, and Teresa Esguerra are working on a new album that’s due out next year By Madison Bloom October 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, photo courtesy of the artist Facebook Twitter Pacific Northwest rock band Built to

Pain has a new face: Jamie Clayton has been confirmed to star as the Hell Priest in the new Hellraiser reboot movie. Director David Bruckner has already wrapped filming the Spyglass and Hulu production, but word of Clayton’s casting has only now been revealed. The L Word: Generation Q actress is joined by Odessa A’zion

News Soft Cell Share New Song “Bruises on My Illusion”: Listen They’ve also confirmed a release date for their next album *Happiness Not Included By Allison Hussey October 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Soft Cell’s Marc Almond and David Ball, photo by Andrew Whitton Facebook Twitter Soft Cell have shared a new song from their forthcoming

Cat Power’s Chan Marshall will return early next year with a new covers album. As a preview, she appeared The Late Late Show with James Corden Wednesday night to perform her take on Frank Ocean’s “Bad Religion.” Additionally, she’s shared a studio version of The Pogues’ “A Pair of Brown Eyes.” Simply titled Covers, Marshall’s first

News The Roots’ Black Thought to Star in New Musical Black No More The rapper, who was cast in the lead role, also composed music and wrote lyrics for the production By Madison Bloom October 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Black Thought (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter The Roots’ Black Thought will star in

Wolfgang Van Halen has marked today’s one-year anniversary of his father Eddie Van Halen’s passing with a heart-wrenching tribute on social media. In the year since the legendary Van Halen guitarist passed away, Wolfgang’s achievements have been incredible. He scored a No. 1 rock hit with his first single (“Distance”) under his solo moniker Mammoth

News BET Hip Hop Awards 2021: The Full Winners List Tyler, the Creator, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Baby were this year’s big winners By Evan Minsker October 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nelly performs at BET Hip Hop Awards 2021 (Johnny Nunez/2021 BET Hip Hop Awards/Getty Images for BET) Facebook Twitter Tonight at