The theme of Code Orange‘s new video for “Underneath” — the pummeling yet catchy title track off their upcoming LP — is total confusion. Singer-guitarist Reba Meyers sings in a padded room. Keyboardist Eric “Shade” Balderose looks like a mad scientist. Bassist Joe Goldman is chained to a wall. The …
Read More »Steep Canyon Rangers Preview New Album With Updated 'Radio'
On the heels of their genre-hopping collaboration with pop-R&B group Boyz II Men, Asheville, North Carolina bluegrass superstars Steep Canyon Rangers have teamed with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra for the March 6th release of their latest LP, Be Still Moses. The forthcoming album reworks nearly a dozen of the Grammy-winning …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees
Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and Lizzo all picked up multiple nominations for the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, set to air live March 29th on Fox at 8 p.m. ET. Eilish, Grande and Lizzo are all up for Female Artist of the Year, alongside Halsey and Taylor Swift, while …
Read More »Coldplay, Jonas Brothers Set for Intimate Los Angeles Concerts During Grammys Week
Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers, Brittany Howard and Brandi Carlile will perform headlining sets at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of the Citi Sound Vault series, set to take place the week of the 2020 Grammy Awards. Coldplay will kick off the special set of shows, produced by …
Read More »Bon Iver Cancel 'Come Through' Shows With Dance Troupe Facing Harassment Claims
Bon Iver have canceled their upcoming Come Through shows with the Minnesota dance group, TU Dance, after the company’s co-founder was accused of sexual harassment, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The performances were set to take place in Houston, Nashville and New Orleans at the end of February. Refunds are …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Conor Oberst?
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Conor Oberst spent the 2010s busier than most of his songwriter peers.He released …
Read More »Jeff Goldblum Goes Birdwatching
The ultimate goal of Birding With Charles was always to bring people together to marvel at the wonderful world of birds. In the spring, a very stoned Valee stood in awe of the majestic creatures as he learned how to use binoculars. As the summer ended, Doja Cat remixed her …
Read More »Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' on Track for Massive Number One Debut on RS 200
Harry Styles‘ sophomore album, Fine Line, is all but a cinch for the top spot on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart. On Wednesday’s daily edition of the RS 200, the album had already pulled in 369,300 units, which is nearly nine times the units for the Number Two …
Read More »The Future According to Juanes
More than 20 years ago, Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, frontman of the hard-rock act Ekhymosis, was itching to break out of Colombia. As civil war and narcoterrorism raged back home, the Medellín band took their unique blend of cumbia rock to Los Angeles, hoping to follow in the footsteps of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Zawadi Noel, 'Panic'
There’s a deceptively simple joy in the music of soul singer-songwriter Zawadi Noel. At a recent Brooklyn show, the New York-via-Washington D.C. musician pulled off the tricky feat of uplifting the audience without wading into maudlin waters that trip up other performers. Maybe it’s the childhood years spent living all …
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