The list of positives that COVID brought us is a short one. We can, however, count Cozi and Flounder’s EP The Place among those slender gifts. The dawn of the ongoing pandemic upended Ezra Vancil’s burgeoning indie music career with the cancellation of live gigs, lockdowns, and curtailed travel, among other personal discomforts and inconveniences. His preceding
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News Pitchfork Listening Room on Vans Channel 66 Returns With Dehd They’ll appear on the third episode of the series on Monday, December 13 By Pitchfork December 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dehd, photo by Keeley Parenteau Facebook Twitter Pitchfork’s Listening Room with series with Vans 66 returns soon, featuring an interview and DJ set from
If you ever shopped at American Apparel between 2008 and 2012, you’ll be thrilled to know that Alice Glass — formerly one-half of Crystal Castles — is about to drop her long-awaited debut solo album, PREY//IV. Before its release on January 28th, the electro-pop musician has shared another single from the record called “FAIR GAME.”
News Kanye West and Drake’s Larry Hoover Benefit To Stream on Amazon The Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert in Los Angeles will also be available on demand By Matthew Ismael Ruiz December 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ye, Drake (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Kanye West (now legally known as Ye) and Drake’s previously announced Free Larry
Last month Beach House returned with their first new music in four years, and now, they’re back with more. The dream pop duo just released Once Twice Melody: Chapter 2, the second installment of their upcoming double album, Once Twice Melody. Take a listen below. Broken up into four chapters, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally
News Tame Impala Announce 2022 Tour Dates, Share New Song “No Choice”: Listen Kevin Parker and his band hit the road in February By Matthew Strauss December 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, photo by Dana Trippe Facebook Twitter Tame Impala have announced a handful of 2022 North American tour dates. The newly
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner is back to shredding on guitar only 10 weeks after undergoing a live-saving open-heart surgery after suffering an aortic rupture onstage. Faulkner took to Instagram Live, streaming himself lighting up the fretboard for nearly two hours. Faulkner is clearly in fine form, ripping off the kinds of impressive leads and solos
News Drake Withdraws 2022 Grammy Nominations The rapper had been up for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance for Certified Lover Boy and “Way 2 Sexy,” respectively By Matthew Strauss December 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drake, November 2018 (Prince Williams/Wireimage) Facebook Twitter Drake is withdrawing his two 2022 Grammy nominations, Variety reports. The rapper
Knocked Loose have announced a spring 2022 US tour with support from Movements, Kublai Khan, and Koyo. The spring headlining dates add to an extensive 2022 itinerary for Knocked Loose. The spring US leg starts on March 31st in Nashville, Tennessee, and runs though May 8th in Huntington, New York. The tour will be bookended by
Rocky Kramer will be hosting his final show of 2021, a “Holiday Special” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, December 7th at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players
News Fleet Foxes Announce A Very Lonely Solstice Live Album Recorded last year at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn By Allison Hussey December 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, photo courtesy of Anti- Records Facebook Twitter Last year, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold played a livestream at St. Ann &
The 2021 edition of our Annual Report continues with our Top 50 Songs of 2021 list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2021. You can find it all in one place here. While 2020 felt like the year that didn’t
News Mary J. Blige Announces Album, Shares New Songs: Listen “Good Morning Gorgeous” and the DJ Khaled collaboration “Amazing” lead Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous By Matthew Strauss December 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mary J. Blige, photo by AB + DM Facebook Twitter Mary J. Blige has released the singles “Good Morning Gorgeous” and “Amazing.” She’s
Could Sylvester Stallone be a believer in QAnon? That’s what supporters of the fringe conspiracy movement are asking after the actor posted quite the telling selfie on Thursday via social media. “Heading Into the Storm…..” the Rocky star captioned the snap wearing a baseball hat emblazoned with the letter ‘Q’ while aboard a private jet.
News 070 Shake and NLE Choppa Share Video for New Song “Lose My Cool”: Watch The first offering from 070 Shake’s sophomore studio album You Can’t Kill Me Because I Don‘t Exist By Nina Corcoran December 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter NLE Choppa and 070 Shake in “Lose My Cool,” directed by C.O.R.E. Facebook Twitter 070
Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have spent the past six nights celebrating Hanukkah by covering beloved songs made famous by Jewish artists. For the seventh night of the Festival of Lights, the Foo Fighters frontman and his longtime collaborator performed The Clash classic, “Train in Vain.” “Michael Geoffrey Jones, born to Russian Jewish mother
News Listen to Mach-Hommy’s New Album Balens Cho The full-length followup to this spring’s Pray for Haiti By Matthew Ismael Ruiz December 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mach-Hommy’s Balens Cho artwork (Courtesy of MAC Media) Facebook Twitter Mach-Hommy has self-released his new album Balens Cho. The 13-track LP features guest appearances from Nicholas Craven, Tha God
With little fanfare on a random Saturday night, a first-look at the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel has swung online. Not only does the teaser revealed the official title — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — but it confirms it will be split into two films, with Part One releasing on October 7th, 2022.
News The Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, and Le Tigre to Perform at 2022 This Ain’t No Picnic Festival Earl Sweatshirt, Phoebe Bridgers, Caroline Polachek, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and others are also playing the California event By Matthew Strauss December 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter James Murphy, Julian Casablancas, Kathleen Hanna (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Goldenvoice is
Dave Grohl dropped his cover of Billy Joel’s “Big Shot” on Friday to celebrate the sixth night of his annual Hanukkah Sessions series. Grohl set up in front of his drum kit next to the now-familiar wall of silver tinsel. Producer Greg Kurstin handled Joel’s thumping piano parts, and the pair only paused for a