Ex Hex, the D.C. garage rock trio of Mary Timony, Betsy Wright and Laura Harris, rock out in the video for their latest single “Rainbow Shiner,” off their latest album It’s Real. Directed by animator and cartoonist M. Wartella, the video brings the album art ofIt’s Real to life, painting …
Read More »Daptone Records' Mystery Lights Dissect City Life on New Song
New York City garage outfit the Mystery Lights dissect the good and bad of urban life on their new song, “I’m So Tired (of Living in the City),” which will appear on their upcoming album, Too Much Tension! out May 10th on Daptone imprint Wick Records. The track is a …
Read More »Grateful Dead Prep Unreleased Live Recordings for 'Aoxomoxoa' 50th Anniversary Reissue
The Grateful Dead will include a set of unreleased music taken from a handful of 1969 shows on the upcoming 50th anniversary reissue of Aoxomoxoa, out June 7th. The set will feature two versions of Aoxomoxoa: A newly remastered version of the original 1969 LP and a remastered version of …
Read More »Nav, the Weeknd's Toronto Hometown Burns in 'Price on My Head' Video
Nav and the Weeknd address paranoia and ill will from detractors – particularly those found within their Toronto hometown – in their new video for Nav’s “Price on My Head.” The single is from Nav’s sophomore studio album, Bad Habits. In the Kid. Studio-directed clip, a child lights a match …
Read More »Regina Spektor Plots Broadway Debut With Live Residency
Regina Spektor will make her Broadway debut with a career-spanning live residency. The five-date run is scheduled for June 20th, 21st, 22nd, 25th and 26th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York, New York. A ticket pre-sale runs Tuesday, March 26th from 10 a.m. through Thursday, March 28th at 10 …
Read More »Hear Salaam Remi's Slick Remix of Marvin Gaye's 'Symphony'
Producer Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse) unveiled a new remix of Marvin Gaye’s “Symphony” that will appear on the upcoming release of the late soul legend’s lost album, You’re the Man, out March 29th. Gaye recorded “Symphony” during the sessions for Let’s Get It On andit later appeared on his …
Read More »See Metallica, Exodus Reminisce on San Francisco's Eighties Metal Scene
Members of Metallica, Exodus, Testament and other San Francisco–area thrash-metal groups reflect on how wild the scene was when it exploded in the early Eighties in the trailer for the upcoming documentary Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story. “It was scary, and it …
Read More »H.E.R., 21 Savage, Lil Baby Lead 2019 Roots Picnic
H.E.R., 21 Savage and Lil Baby are among the acts tapped for 2019’s Roots Picnic, which will be held on June 1st at The Mann Center at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA a new larger location than its previous home of Festival Pier. In its 12th year, Roots Picnic will …
Read More »Joycelyn Savage Contacts Family After Bizarre R. Kelly Interview
Joycelyn Savage, one of R. Kelly‘s girlfriends who has been estranged from her family for several years, contacted her parents Wednesday, soon after the singer’s bizarre interview with CBS This Morning. Gerald Griggs, an attorney for the Savage family – whose attempts to reconnect with their daughter were featured in …
Read More »Nils Lofgren Resurrects Lost Lou Reed Songs On New LP 'Blue With Lou'
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were in Australia on the final leg of their River tour in early 2017 when guitarist Nils Lofgren found himself messing around with a new bluesy riff on his Jazzmaster guitar during a pre-show soundcheck. “I knew I wanted to do something with …
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