Music

News Tom Hanks Celebrates 65th Birthday With Hour-Long Rock and Oldies DJ Set: Listen “It’s gonna be a bitchin’ year! 66! A bitchin’ year!” By Matthew Strauss July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tom Hanks, October 2020 (Getty Images/Getty Images for Children’s Diabetes Foundation) Facebook Twitter It’s Tom Hanks’ 65th birthday, and he celebrated the way

President Barack Obama has shared a new Spotify playlist of songs he’s “been listening to lately.” “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer,” President Obama said in a Tweet posted on Saturday. “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it’s a mix of

News Deftones and Gojira Postpone Tour to 2022 The joint North American trek will now begin in April 2022 By Noah Yoo July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Deftones and Gojira have once again rescheduled their joint tour dates. Originally set for 2020, and then announced for 2021 this past April, the North American

William Smith, the veteran actor best known for starring in the 1976 TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man and the original Hawaii Five-O has died. He was 88 years old. According to a report by Deadline, the late actor’s wife, Joanne Cervelli Smith, confirmed he had passed away July 5th at the Motion Picture &

News Watch Margo Price Perform “Hey Child” for Colbert Price has also announced a new live EP, out later this month By Madison Bloom July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Margo Price (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Margo Price performed “Hey Child” for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome series; she’s joined

Spirit Adrift have shared the new song “Forge Your Future” from an upcoming three-song EP of the same name, due out August 27th. A powerful mid-tempo cut, “Forge the Future” touts satisfying doom riffs, poignant lyrics, and soaring clean vocals. It’s one of the strongest traditional heavy metal singles of 2021 so far and further

News Watch Post Malone’s Video for New Song “Motley Crew” The video features Ty Dolla $ign, Big Sean, and Tommy Lee, plus NASCAR drivers Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin By Noah Yoo July 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Post Malone in “Motley Crew” (dir. Cole Bennett) Facebook Twitter Post Malone is back with a new single,

English trip-hop veterans Sneaker Pimps have returned with “Squaring the Circle,” the title track to their first new album in nearly two decades. Additionally, they’ve revealed a second song called “Fighter”. Listen to both below. Set for release this fall, Squaring the Circle was written, performed, and produced by founding members Chris Corner and Liam Howe,

News Mora Taps Bad Bunny and Sech for New “Volando (Remix)”: Watch the Video The original track appeared on the Puerto Rican musician’s February album Primer Día de Clases By Evan Minsker July 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bad Bunny, Sech, and Mora in “Volando Remix,” directed by Pedro the Chemist Facebook Twitter Mora, the rising

Matthew Vaughn has announced the cast of his upcoming spy thriller Argylle, and it’s filled with A-list talent including Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, John Cena, and more. Set to begin shooting in Europe next month, the action movie will also star Sam Rockwell, Catherine O’Hara, Bryan Cranston, and Samuel L. Jackson. Meanwhile, Dua Lipa

News Kool & the Gang Announce New Album Perfect Union, Share New Song: Listen “Pursuit of Happiness” arrives with an music video animated by Patrick Smith By Madison Bloom July 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kool & the Gang’s Ronald “Khalis” Bell, George Brown, Robert “Kool” Bell, and Dennis Thomas, photo courtesy of Omnivore Recordings Facebook

With touring and most typical forms of recording shut down during the pandemic, many musicians found new ways to channel their artistic urges. Thurston Moore threw himself into writing, resulting in a new memoir called Sonic Life, which has just been picked up for publication. The Sonic Youth co-founder first mentioned work on the book while

News Watch the Trailer for New HBO Documentary Woodstock ‘99: Peace, Love, and Rage The first film in the network’s Music Box doc series looks at the ill-fated festival By Noah Yoo July 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Woodstock ‘99: Peace, Love, and Rage poster courtesy of HBO Facebook Twitter HBO has revealed the trailer for

Though it’s been over 60 years since Paul McCartney joined the burgeoning rock ‘n’ roll band that would eventually become The Beatles, there’s still lots to uncover about his history as one of the world’s biggest rock stars. Later this month, Hulu is launching McCartney 3,2,1, an original six-part documentary series in which host Rick

News Watch Dry Cleaning’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” They performed tracks from their debut LP New Long Leg By Madison Bloom July 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Still from Dry Cleaning’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” Facebook Twitter Dry Cleaning performed a “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” in the latest installment of NPR’s live music series.

Hours after Britney Spears’ longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, announced his resignation, the singer’s court-appointed legal counsel is following suit. Samuel D. Ingham III and Loeb & Loeb “tendered their resignations” as Britney’s lawyers on Tuesday, according to court documents reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter. The news is hardly a surprise, as Britney expressed displeasure with her

News A Tribe Called Quest Not Involved in NFT Royalties Auction, Say Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Q-Tip Muhammad said a recent NFT auction of a share of ATCQ’s sound recording royalties was minted by a third party By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg,

Starting next spring, a Norweigian company will begin housing some of the world’s most important music recordings in a doomsday vault located between Norway and the North Pole. Oslo-based Elire Management Group recently spoke with Billboard about their grand ambitions to preserve recordings varying from pop acts like the Beatles to Australian indigenous music for