Pete Townshend wrote a heartfelt tribute to Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died on Tuesday at age 80. The Who guitarist posted a photo of a rainbow on Instagram, captioning it, “Full Moon. Rainbow. Always a sign. Charlie Watts wept at Keith Moon’s funeral. I wish I was …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Returns to Number One on RS 200
Olivia Rodrigo‘s Sour returns to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart with close to 100,000 project units. During the week of August 13th through August 19th, Sour saw 26,000 album sales, 80 percent of which were vinyl. After two weeks on top, Billie Eilish’s Happier Than …
Read More »Journey Perform 'Don't Stop Believin” at NYC 'Homecoming' Show
Rock legends Journey delivered a blistering performance of their 1980 classic “Any Way You Want It” followed by their 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” at We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert on Saturday. The New York City concert comes as the veteran professionals have been experiencing a renaissance following the …
Read More »Ministry Drop a Menacing Cover of the Stooges' 'Search and Destroy'
Ministry have shared a bruising new cover of the Stooges’ 1973 classic, “Search and Destroy.” The industrial metal outfit noticeably slow down the song from its frenetic original pace, settling instead into a menacing stomp as Al Jourgensen bellows, “And I’m the world’s forgotten boy/The one who’s searching to destroy.” …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Harkens Back to Her Dive-Bar Beginnings on 'As Cool as You Try'
Melissa Etheridge is nostalgic on set at Molly Malone’s, a local Irish pub on Los Angeles’ Westside, reminiscent of the older haunts she frequented when she was cutting her teeth more than 30 years ago. She’s filming the music video for her single “As Cool as You Try,” an allegory …
Read More »Dave Grohl Talks On-Stage Euphoria and Covid-19 Anxiety
Dave Grohl discussed the excitement and lingering Covid-19 anxiety that has accompanied the Foo Fighters’ return to the road in a new interview with NME. Since returning to the stage in June, the Foo Fighters have played a handful of concerts and festival sets all over the country, often being …
Read More »Frankie Grande Glams Up (and Strips Down) in New Macy Gray Video
It’s Frankie Grande as you’ve never seen him before, as the actor and LGBTQ advocate gets glammed up in drag for Macy Gray‘s latest music video, “Undone.” The jazzy, slow-burning song is the latest release from Gray’s new R&B/funk collective, California Jet Club, and the music video features Grande mouthing …
Read More »Tony Bennett Cancels Remainder of 2021 Tour Dates
Following his two-night 95th birthday concerts at Radio City Music Hall with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett has canceled the remainder of his 2021 tour dates. The legendary crooner did not announce why the six shows were canceled, Variety reports. However, earlier this year, Bennett’s family revealed that he has been …
Read More »New Orleans Jazz Fest Moves to Spring 2022 as Delta Variant Surges in Louisiana
The New Orleans Jazz Fest announced Sunday that it would not take place in October as rescheduled due to the spread of the Delta Covid-19 variant in Louisiana, with organizers now pencilling in Spring 2022 for the fest’s return. “As a result of the current exponential growth of new Covid …
Read More »Tierra Whack Drops Ode to Her Favorite Designers, 'Walk the Beat'
Tierra Whack is back with a new fashion-themed track, “Walk the Beat.” The song is a lyrical ode to Whack’s favorite clothing designers, and even sounds like something you’d hear a model strut down the runway to. “Alexander Wang with that Helmut Lang/Ghetto fab so I’m still eatin’ chicken wings/Versatile …
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