In celebration of Halloween (Haimoween), the band Haim have dressed up as the band Hanson (Haimson) in a new video posted to Twitter. “Happy HAIMoween get ready for our new song thats a HAIMMMMMMMMbop TOMORROW xoxo HAIMson,” reads the caption. Hanson (not Haimson) responded to the jam session with their …
Read More »See Chance the Rapper Pay Tribute to Chicago, 'Second-Best' Things With 'SNL' Monologue
Chance the Rapper opened his episode of Saturday Night Live with a musical monologue that paid tribute to both his native Chicago and “second-best” things. After throwing his support behind the teachers’ strike in Chicago – Chance wore a Chicago Teachers Union sweatshirt for the monologue – the rapper delivered …
Read More »Watch Trey Anastasio of Phish Cover Bon Iver's 'Towers'
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio fittingly covered Bon Iver‘s “Towers” during a concert in Justin Vernon’s hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Monday. JamBase shared a fan-shot video of the performance in which Anastasio turns the lush tune into acoustic ballad. “Oh, the sermons are the first to rest/ Smoke on Sundays …
Read More »Kesha Drops Trailer for Upcoming Album 'High Road'
Kesha has announced a new studio album,High Road, in a fiery trailer released Monday. This will be her first album since 2017’s Rainbow. Intercut with footage that’s made to look like a vintage travelogue, Kesha explains in a sit-down interview what we should expect from her next album. “I’ve seen …
Read More »Beck Details New Album 'Hyperspace,' Unveils Single 'Uneventful Days'
Beck has detailed his upcoming album Hyperspace and shared a pair of new tracks from the LP, single “Uneventful Days” and album opener “Hyperlife.” Hyperspace, Beck’s followup to 2017’s Colors, arrives November 22nd. Like its predecessor, “Saw Lightning,” “Uneventful Days” was co-written and co-produced by Pharrell Williams. While the previous …
Read More »Hayley Kiyoko Releases 'Demons,' Announces 2020 Tour
Hayley Kiyoko has returned with the Halloween-appropriate “Demons.” The track will appear on an upcoming collection of music titled I’m Too Sensitive for This Shit. “Demons” launches with a heavy, stomping synth riff that maintains throughout the song. On the track, Kiyoko fights the demons in her head that are …
Read More »Kim Gordon's Seethes in New Song 'Hungry Baby'
Kim Gordon unveiled a cacophonous new ripper, “Hungry Baby,” from her forthcoming debut solo album, No Home Record, out October 11th via Matador. The song boasts pummeling drums, a bass line that could register on the Richter scale and a wash of feedback that Gordon molds into something that teeters …
Read More »Lil Kim Announces Release Date for Album '9,' Shares 'Pray for Me'
Lil’ Kim has announced a new release date for her delayed album 9; the record is now set to come out Friday, October 11th. It will be her first album in over 14 years. Along with the news, Kim also shared the single “Pray for Me,” featuring Rick Ross and …
Read More »'In Conversation' With Mark Ronson: 5 Things We Learned
Rolling Stone’s “In Conversation” discussion series, a partnership with Ralph Lauren, began its first installment in conversation with Mark Ronson on September 25th. Live and decked out in Polo Ralph Lauren attire, Ronson chronicled his journey through the music industry and answered questions from staff writer Patrick Doyle. The two …
Read More »Hear Chromatics' Surprise Album 'Closer to Grey'
According to producer Johnny Jewel, “Music is medicine.” Or at least that’s what the sparse statement that came with the band’s surprise release says. On Tuesday at midnight, Chromatics unveiled Closer to Grey, the follow-up to 2012’s much-anticipated Kill for Love. Closer to Grey comes after seven years of delayed …
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