News Music Venues Will Soon Be Able to Apply for COVID-19 Relief Applications for the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant will open next month By Matthew Ismael Ruiz March 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, participates in the Save Our Stages marquee campaign, March 13, 2021. (Photo by Paras
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Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer will remain jailed until his trial begins for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol building. A federal judge ruled that the metal musician must be held behind bars without bond during a bail hearing on Friday (March 19th). According to Indiana TV station WUSA-9, Schaffer appeared for the Washington,
News Peaches Shares Video for New Song “Pussy Mask”: Watch Featuring animations of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dr. Fauci, the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and plenty more By Matthew Strauss March 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Peaches Facebook Twitter Peaches is back with the new single “Pussy Mask,” which is being released via Third Man Records.
As previously announced, Gang of Four co-founder Andy Gill was working on a retrospective of the band’s album Entertainment! before he tragically passed away last year. To carry on his work, Gill’s widow Catherine Mayer organized an impressive tribute album in his honor featuring cover songs by a wide range of artists. Today, she’s sharing
News Lana Del Rey Releases New Album: Listen Chemtrails Over the Country Club has contributions from Weyes Blood, Jack Antonoff, and more By Matthew Strauss March 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Lana Del Rey Facebook Twitter Nearly a year after revealing its title, Lana Del Rey has released her new studio album Chemtrails Over
Eight years after Spike Jonze’s Oscar-nominated movie Her hit theaters, Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett have finally released the accompanying original film score in its entirety. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. A realistic sci-fi love story starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, Her is undoubtedly one of the best films of the past decade,
News Lucinda Williams Covers Sharon Van Etten’s “Save Yourself”: Listen From the 10th anniversary reissue of Van Etten’s 2010 LP Epic By Madison Bloom March 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lucinda Williams, photo by Danny Clinch Facebook Twitter Sharon Van Etten has shared another cover from epic Ten. This one is by Lucinda Williams, who has
Rising Toronto rapper DijahSB is back with more new music that packs plenty of atmospheric style. Earlier this morning, they released “Overtime”, a slice of trip-hop funk featuring fellow Canadian artist Chris Castello. Stream it below. “Overtime” is an infectious, uptempo dance groove, especially compared to DijahSB’s previous single “By Myself”. Whereas that track was
News Saba Shares Video for Two New Songs “Ziplock” and “Rich Don’t Stop”: Watch The double-single is accompanied by an Ian Lipton-directed visual By Madison Bloom March 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Saba, photo by Cristela Rodriguez Facebook Twitter Chicago rapper/producer Saba has released a new double-single. His two new tracks “Ziplock” and “Rich Don’t Stop”
Open Mike Eagle has dropped a new song called “Gold Gloves”, which appears on Mello Music Group’s upcoming Bushido compilation album. Stream it below. The track is produced by Michigan producer The Lasso, who laces OME with a spacy beat and hypnotic bassline. “I brought a glitched-out Moog, a circling bassline, and a bag of
News Lydia Ainsworth Announces New Album, Shares New Song “Parade”: Listen Sparkles & Debris arrives on May 21 By Evan Minsker March 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lydia Ainsworth, photo by Zoe Koke Facebook Twitter The singer, songwriter, composer, and producer Lydia Ainsworth is back with a new album this year. Sparkles & Debris is out
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has announced a socially distanced “COVID-19 safe” 2021 U.S. solo tour kicking off in the spring. The month-long trek begins on May 18th in Tempe, Arizona, and hits the Southwest and Midwest before wrapping up in Lincoln, Nebraska, on June 19th. Dance troupe the Cherry Bombs, featuring Taylor’s
News Listen to Squid’s New Song “Paddling” The second offering from the band’s debut Bright Green Field By Matthew Strauss March 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Squid, photo by Holly Whitaker Facebook Twitter Squid have shared a new song from their debut album. “Paddling” follows the Bright Green Field single “Narrator.” In a press release, the
Two years after making a smash hit whodunnit with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, Rian Johnson is ready to solve a different case. Earlier today, Peacock announced that the filmmaker will serve as the creator, writer, and director of a new mystery TV series called Poker Face on the streaming service. It turns
One of the coolest ice-blue southern rock album comes from Vermont blues artist John Fusco. The 20-track album is infused with vivacious stories, genre bending music, and the orgasmic voice of Fusco. The evocative voice of Risse Norman adds an expressive and heart pounding flurry of emotive majesty to Fusco’s Divine prophecies. All of the
News Lambchop Announce New Album Showtunes, Share Song: Listen Check out “A Chef’s Kiss” from Kurt Wagner’s project, whose new album features Yo La Tengo and Gayngs members By Noah Yoo March 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner (Angelina Castillo) Facebook Twitter Lambchop have shared a new song, “A Chef’s Kiss.” It’s the first
Fender has announced the new American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster. The hybrid electric-acoustic guitar is the latest in the Acoustasonic series, and it’s already attracted the attention of Fleetwood Mac legend Lindsey Buckingham. “Even though I’ve only been with this new Jazzmaster for a short time, I can see that it would have a lot of uses
News Musicians Organize Global Protests at Spotify Offices The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers’ “Justice at Spotify” campaign mobilized workers in 31 cities around the world By Matthew Ismael Ruiz March 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter A musician holds a banner in front of Spotify headquarters in Madrid, Spain, March 15, 2021, as part of
Warning: The following article contains potentially triggering material relating to sexual assault and violence. If you are a victim of sexual assault, call RAINN at 1-800-656-4673. Michael Milosh, the Canadian songwriter best known for his R&B project Rhye, has been accused by his ex-wife, actress Alexa Nikolas, of sexual assault. In an open letter on
Country music singer Alex Butler of the Spectra Music Group talks about his latest release “Crazy Town” featuring the title track “Give Into Me” plus his journey from Olive Branch, MS (near Memphis) to Nashville to his amazing career on how he got started plus upcoming plans for 2021 and beyond! Mike Wagner is a