Bob Seger is just one day away from wrapping up the 2019 leg of his Roll Me Away farewell tour, which has been billed as the final series of shows he’ll ever play in North America. The Detroit icon is 74 and had to cut his 2017 tour short to …
Read More »Taylor Swift Says She Auditioned for 'Les Misérables' Before 'Cats'
On the inaugural episode of Zane Lowe’s New Music Daily on Apple Music’s Beats 1, Taylor Swift spoke with Lowe about her experience working on Cats, Tom Hooper‘s film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name. Swift revealed that she had done screen tests for a previous …
Read More »Watch the National Perform 'Where Is Her Head' on 'Kimmel'
The National appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s Brooklyn week to perform their recent song “Where Is Her Head.” Performing in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the band gave an energized performance of the lush, layered song, which comes off their new album I Am Easy to Find.In the clip, frontman …
Read More »Flashback: Van Halen Play a Fiery 'Everybody Wants Some!!' in 2012
Van Halen fans can be excused for feeling a little confused at the moment. David Lee Roth, on the promotional trail for his upcoming Las Vegas show, has been telling the press that the band is essentially over. “It’s been canceled a number of times and I think Van Halen’s …
Read More »Watch Arcade Fire Celebrate Carnival With Preservation Hall Jazz Band in 'Iko Kreyol' Video
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, linked up with Haitian roots revivalists Lakou Mizik and Mardi Gras Indian band, 79rs Gang, to celebrate in the streets of New Orleans and Haiti in the new video for “Iko Kreyòl.” Julia Simpson directed the …
Read More »Hear Frank Ocean Return With New Song 'DHL'
Hours after announcing a pair of new singles, Frank Ocean premiered a third new song, “DHL,” on the first episode of the singer’s Blonded radio show in over two years. The track marks Ocean’s first original music since 2017. “I got a pack from DHL / Just got up on …
Read More »Lars Ulrich Joins Mumford & Sons for Resounding Rendition of 'The Wolf'
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich made an unexpected cameo at Austin City Limits Festival over the weekend, sitting in with Sunday headliners Mumford & Sons for a performance of their Wilder Mind cut “The Wolf.” Although Mumford and Metallica ostensibly sit on opposite sides of the musical spectrum, “The Wolf” proved …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's 'Unplugged' Sweater Heads to Auction Again, Never Been Washed
For the second time in four years, the iconic green cardigan worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana‘s MTV Unplugged performance will head to the auction block. And, before you ask, yes, it has never been washed. “It’s very important that we don’t wash it,” Darren Julien of Julien’s Auctions told …
Read More »Taylor Swift Cries Over a Banana in 'Fallon' Clip
Taylor Swift got an unexpected surprise Thursday night on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon when the host asked if she had recently gotten Lasik eye surgery. When Swift nodded yes, clearly dreading what was to come, Fallon revealed that he had obtained a home video from Swift’s mother of the …
Read More »Hear King Princess' Seductive New Song 'Hit the Back'
Rising star King Princess continues her quest into sensuous pop territory with her new song “Hit the Back.” The track is off her highly anticipated debut Cheap Queen, out October 25th via Mark Ronson’s Zelig Records. “And I need you to be my motor/And run me ’til I can’t go further,” …
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