Nigel Dick had already directed videos for Guns N’ Roses, Oasis, and many others by the time he met Britney Spears in 1998, but even the “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” clips couldn’t come close to matching the culture-shaking impact of “…Baby One More Time.” Dick …
Read More »Gabriel Garzón-Montano Returns With 'Someone'
Gabriel Garzón-Montano revels in a slow-drip of funk on “Someone,” his first new song in more than three years. The singer whiplashes between confident-ish statements — “Now you got yourself a man/I been busy making other plans” — and blunt expressions of loss and confusion: “I needed you/ I don’t …
Read More »Wilco Perform New Song 'Tell Your Friends,' Acoustic Version of 'Jesus, Etc.' on 'The Late Show'
Wilco premiered a new song, “Tell Your Friends,” for their at-home performance onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night. Each member of the band performed the song via livestream surrounded by their spouses, children and pets. The song celebrates the joy and reassurance of being able to reunite …
Read More »Alexander 23 Yearns for Love in Animated 'IDK You Yet' Video
Alexander 23 has released an animated video for his viral ballad “IDK You Yet.” The Chicago native recently appeared in the Top 10 of Rolling Stone‘s Breakthrough 25 chart, which captures the fastest-rising artists each month. Chris Ullens (Rex Orange County, Fergie) directed the simple video for the track. The …
Read More »Read Jim James' 'American Beauty' Tribute From New Grateful Dead Vinyl Boxset
My Morning Jacket’s Jim James praises American Beauty, his “gateway” into the world of the Grateful Dead, in this exclusive excerpt from Vinyl Me Please’s The Story of The Grateful Dead, a 14-LP box set culled from the legendary jam band’s career. The Story of The Grateful Dead, the latest …
Read More »The 1975 Celebrate Years of Friendship With New Song 'Guys'
The 1975 have dropped another taste of their fourth album Notes on a Conditional Form ahead the LP’s release this Friday, May 15th. “Guys” is a love letter to the band’s nearly two decades of friendship. On the earnest, mid-tempo song, frontman Matty Healy sings about how special the bond …
Read More »Dion DiMucci on His Friend Little Richard: 'He Had a Lot of Sides to Him'
Dion DiMucci was a teenager from the Bronx, New York, when he broke through in 1958 with “I Wonder Why.” He went on to score dozens of Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early Sixties, on his own and with his group Dion and the Belmonts, including “Teenager …
Read More »Mike Watt, Cherie Currie, Eddie Spaghetti Team for COVID-19 Relief Song 'Flatten the Curve'
The Minutemen‘s Mike Watt, the Runaways‘ Cherie Currie, Eddie Spaghetti, Josie Cotton and more punk luminaries have teamed for a new COVID-19 benefit song, “Flatten the Curve.” Proceeds from the track will benefit the Jubilee Consortium and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. “Flatten the Curve” was organized and produced by …
Read More »Flashback: Styx Perform a Soaring 'Come Sail Away' in 1996
Two weeks ago, Styx founder Dennis DeYoung posted a solo rendition of the band’s 1981 hit “Best of Times” onto YouTube that he recorded in his house. Much to his amazement, it quickly racked up 847,000 views and inspired him to post another song (the band’s 1990 tune “Show Me …
Read More »Onyx Collective Turn Rodgers and Hart's 'Manhattan' Into a Jazz Age Dreamscape
New York City jazz outfit Onyx Collective have unveiled a starry-eyed take on the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart classic, “Manhattan,” which will appear on their tribute to the Rodgers and Hart/Rodgers and Hammerstein songbook, Manhattan Special, out Friday,April 24th, via TMWRK Records. A New York City anthem since it …
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