UK funk collective Jungle nurse heartbreak with a funky, late-night club sway on their song “Casio,” which appears on 2018’s For Ever. The music video, co-directed by Jungle’s J and longtime collaborator Charlie Di Placido, opens in a dimly-lit club where patrons throw back cocktails. As the beat kicks in, …
Read More »Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Return to Play Grateful Dead Songs on Spring Tour
Before Dead & Company embark on their 2019 summer tour, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – the Grateful Dead guitarist’s outfit with bassist Don Was and Ratdog drummer Jay Lane – will hit the road for a spring jaunt. The trio launched their maiden trek in 2018 with a setlist …
Read More »See Carole King's Surprise Performance at 'Beautiful' Broadway Musical
Carole King made a surprise appearance at the fifth anniversary performance of Beautiful, the Broadway musical featuring King’s songs, to deliver a piano rendition of the show’s closing number “Beautiful.” The musical’s closing scene revolves around King’s famed 1971 Carnegie Hall concert, with actress Chilina Kennedy portraying King in the …
Read More »Rush Perform Their Complete Prog Masterpiece '2112' in 1997
There’s nothing in the Rush catalog that’s been played live more than the first two parts of their 1976 masterpiece “2112.” They’ve been the highlight of nearly every Rush show since the album came out, surfacing more than 1,300 times onstage. Even on the 2012/2013 Clockworks Angels tour where there …
Read More »Royal Trux Detail First LP Since 2000, 'White Stuff'
Royal Trux announced their first album in 19 years, White Stuff, out March 1st via Fat Possum. The alt-rock duo previewed the LP with its ragged title-track, a barrage of garage-rock distortion, stomping drums, woozy slide-guitar and echoing tandem vocals. Throughout the swaggering cut, Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty celebrate …
Read More »Soulja Boy's Gaming Console Is No Longer Available
Sadly, SouljaGames appears to be departing as quickly as it arrived. Soulja Boy‘s console and handheld system are no longer on the SouljaWatch website after scrutiny regarding the legality of the young entrepreneur selling emulators — which came installed with other companies’ games — immediately arose. The handheld system was …
Read More »Cardi B Raps, Twerks, Breastfeeds In Extravagantly NSFW 'Money' Video
It’s fitting that Cardi B released the music video for “Money” in the same week it was announced she is the first female in history to have all of the songs on an album certified gold or platinum by the RIAA. The gilded visual directed by Jora Frantzis is a …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Plots 2019 Headlining US Tour
Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus announced a headlining 2019 U.S. tour launching February 1st in Durham, North Carolina and wrapping March 22nd in Washington D.C. Tickets for the U.S. dates go on sale Friday, December 14th. Following the jaunt, the indie-rock singer-songwriter will perform May festival slots at Atlanta, Georgia’s Shaky Knees …
Read More »This Week in Music: Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus, Ozuna, Nicki Minaj, Swmrs
List to this week’s YouTube Music playlist here. “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,” Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus Sounds like: An emotionally fragile pop banger Perfect for: Crying on the dance floor She’s a little bit country, he’s a little bit disco. Mark Ronson recruited Miley Cyrus for the first …
Read More »Showtime Preps Music Docs on Jeff Beck, Korn's Brian Welch, GG Allin
Showtime announced a new run of December music documentaries profiling Jeff Beck, Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, GG Allin and Agnostic Front. The network previewed all four titles in a brief trailer featuring interviews and live footage. Jeff Beck: Still on the Run will premiere Tuesday, December 11th at 7:30 …
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