We’ve all heard of dogs trained to sniff for drugs and explosives, but a number of musicians are enlisting the help of dogs specifically trained to sniff out COVID-19 to ensure their upcoming tours go off without a hitch. Rolling Stone reports out that artists and bands including Eric Church, Tool, Metallica, and The Black Keys
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News Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder, Dies at 79 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee appeared on Mothership Connection, Maggot Brain, and more By Nina Corcoran January 8, 2022 Facebook Twitter Calvin Simon, photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage Facebook Twitter Calvin Simon, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday, report bandmates George Clinton and
Calvin Simon, the former vocalist of George Clinton’s pioneering funk collective Parliament–Funkadelic, has died. He was 79. “Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother Mr. Calvin Simon,” Clinton wrote in a post to Facebook. “Fly on Calvin!” “We lost another original member of Parliament/Funkadelic,” bassist Bootsy Collins wrote on Twitter, describing Simon as “a friend,
News SZA Shares New “I Hate U” Video, Starring Lakeith Stanfield: Watch The clip, directed by Jack Begert, finds Stanfield roaming across a beach By Eric Torres January 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lakeith Stanfield in SZA’s “I Hate U,” directed by Jack Begert Facebook Twitter SZA has shared a new visualizer for her latest song,
Maren Morris has released her feel-good new single “Circles Around This Town” along with its accompanying music video. Stream it below. The track finds the country star looking back on her journey from struggling, undiscovered songwriter to one of Nashville’s brightest voices and even references her big break with 2016’s “My Church” and “80s “Mercedes.”
News The Weeknd Shares New Video for “Sacrifice”: Watch The latest visual from Dawn FM By Eric Torres January 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Weeknd in “Sacrifice,” directed by Cliqua Facebook Twitter The Weeknd has released a video for “Sacrifice,” a single from his latest album Dawn FM. Check out the Cliqua-directed video, featuring the
Jack White has shared a live video for his new single “Taking Me Back,” which doubles as a preview of his upcoming world tour. “People keep asking who’s going to be in the band, what’s the band going to be like for the tour dates… We thought it would be good to let people see
News Earl Sweatshirt Reveals Sick! Tracklist, Shares New Song “Titanic”: Listen The Los Angeles rapper’s project features guest spots from Armand Hammer and Bruiser Brigade’s Zelooperz By Allison Hussey January 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt, photo by Ryosuke Tanzawa Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt has another new song titled “Titanic” from his forthcoming album, Sick!,
The Weeknd has dropped his new album, Dawn FM, via XO/Republic Records. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The 16-track LP features the hit single “Take My Breath,” as well as collaborations with Tyler, the Creator (“Here We Go…Again”) and Lil Wayne (“I Heard You’re Married”). Other album contributors include Quincy Jones, Oneohtrix Point
For the most part, Morten Nygaard’s debut single “Tomorrow Never Comes” has a softer sensibility than most pop music does. There’s not a lot of push in the rhythm, the piano accentuates what feels like a naturally smooth, low-key tempo, and even Nygaard himself sounds more comfortable in a relaxed position than he ever would
News CD Sales Have Increased for the First Time in 17 Years Adele’s 30, three albums by Taylor Swift, and more contributed to the newfound interest in the physical format By Madison Bloom January 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter CDs (Photo by Ernesto R. Ageitos/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter CD sales have increased for the first time
Operation Ivy is one of the few bands who has thus far resisted reuniting. The Bay Area quartet, made up of singer Jesse Michaels, guitarist Tim Armstrong, bassist Matt Freeman, and drummer Dave Mello, existed for only a brief two-year period between 1987 and 1989, and released only one studio album. But what an album
News Watch Turnstile’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” Performance for NPR They’re reportedly the first-ever hardcore band to appear on the series By Nina Corcoran January 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter Turnstile, photo courtesy of NPR Facebook Twitter Turnstile have shared their NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” performance. Filmed by Hate5six near an art installation by GIVE’s
Tensions between Elmo and Rocco the Rock have reached unprecedented levels. After old clips of the bitter rivals blew up on Twitter earlier this week, that Little Red Menace is reigniting the drama. For the uninitiated, Rocco is Zoe’s pet rock. Zoe and Rocco are best friends — so much so that she brings Rocco
News Vein.fm (fka Vein) Announce New Album, Share New Song “The Killing Womb”: Listen This World Is Going to Ruin You comes out March 4 By Nina Corcoran January 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter Vein.fm, photo courtesy of the band Facebook Twitter Vein.fm, the Boston metalcore group formerly known as Vein, have announced a new album.
Emma Watson has long been an outspoken actress, but her most recent foray into activism isn’t going over well with some politicians. After sharing a pro-Palestine image on Instagram on January 2nd, the Harry Potter star has come under fire from some Israeli politicians, who called the post anti-Semitic. Watson posted a photo of a
Singing The Nocturnes is the new 21-song collection from classical pianist Elizabeth Sombart. I can’t claim to be an expert in classical music, nor do I have the trained ear to discern the difference between Sombart’s rendition of Frederick Chopin’s compositions such as “Nocturnes, Op. 48 No. 1_No. 13 in C Minor” versus say, David Fray
News Watch the War on Drugs and Lucius Perform “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” on Ellen The band also launched Season 2 of the Super High Quality Podcast By Matthew Ismael Ruiz January 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter The War on Drugs (Photo by Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.) Facebook Twitter The War on Drugs stopped by The
Father John Misty tipped us off to his next record last month, but now he’s finally announced all of the details. Today, the artist otherwise known as Josh Tillman shared the artwork and tracklist for Chloë and the Next 20th Century, and shared “Funny Girl,” the album’s first single. Tillman recorded Chloë and the Next 20th
News Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge Federal prosecutors have dropped three other charges against the Memphis rapper, relating to an October 2020 shooting in Florida By Allison Hussey January 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lontrell Dennell Williams, Jr. aka Pooh Shiesty, April 2021 (Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pooh Shiesty has pleaded guilty