Sigrid offered another preview of her debut album with the pick-me-up of a new single “Don’t Feel Like Crying.” Sucker Punch will be released on March 8th. The upbeat “Don’t Feel Like Crying” has the 22-year-old singer giving herself a pep talk, proclaiming that instead of wallowing in sadness, she’s going to …
Read More »Depeche Mode, Moby to Cover John Cage's Silent '4'33″'
Depeche Mode, Moby, New Order and Einstürzende Neubauten are among the artists who are performing composer John Cage’s famously tacit work, 4’33” on a new compilation. The avant-garde composer issued the work in 1952, confounding critics and musicians alike for decades by making the sound of the room the piece …
Read More »Dua Lipa's New Rules for 2019
What are Dua Lipa’s new rules for 2019? There’s just one: “Working really hard to get my new album out. Those are the only rules that I’m gonna be living by. I’m just going to be in the studio making sure that I come back with some fun stuff for …
Read More »Watch Steve Albini Detail Poker Championship Win in New Doc
Last Spring, Shellac frontman and recording engineer Steve Albini, best known for producing gold and platinum albums for Nirvana, Pixies and others, won a shiny award of his own: a gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker. He also took home nearly $106,000 after beating out 309 other people …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Krallice, 'Wolf'
Think of Krallice as the underground-metal equivalent of a gourmet food truck. Much as that set-up allows a chef to make their own hours and cook pretty much whatever they want, this Queens, New York, band’s M.O. affords them an unusual degree of logistical and creative freedom. They tour infrequently, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Vltimas, 'Total Destroy!'
Once upon a time, former Morbid Angel frontman David Vincent was a death-metal rock star. On subgenre-defining albums like 1993’s Covenant, his bestial roar — “Was that a bear?” Butt-Head quipped upon viewing the video for that LP’s closing track “God of Emptiness” — and sinister charisma made an unforgettable …
Read More »Thom Yorke Says He Won't Attend Radiohead's Rock Hall Induction
After weeks of speculation about whether Radiohead will show up for their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Thom Yorke has confirmed that he won’t be in attendance for the March ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Speaking to Variety about the Rock Hall nod, Yorke admitted that the concept …
Read More »Stoner Metal Kings Sleep Detail 'Live at Third Man' Vinyl Release
Sleep, the doom-metal act behind cult classics like 2003’s Dopesmoker, is releasing a 4-LP live album through Third Man Records‘ quarterly vault subscription series. The band recorded Sleep Live at Third Man Records at the label’s Nashville headquarters in December, months after their surprise return after a 15-year break with …
Read More »See Lady Gaga Debut Bowie Cover, 'Shallow' at First 'Enigma' Las Vegas Show
Lady Gaga staged the opening night of her career-spanning Enigma Las Vegas residency Friday at Park MGM, with the singer delivering a pair of live debuts during the performance: A cover of David Bowie‘s “I’m Afraid of Americans” and Gaga’s first live rendition of the A Star Is Born hit …
Read More »Tsunami Crashes Stage During Indonesian Band Seventeen's Concert
Members of the Indonesian pop band Seventeen are dead and missing after a tsunami hit the stage while they performed at the Tanjung Lesung Beach Resort in west Java Saturday. The devastating waves struck the region without warning following the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano between the islands of …
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