Music

Whenever someone asks me what it was like to be at Woodstock, the first thing that comes to mind is not Hendrix’s “Star-Spangled Banner,” Country Joe’s F-U-C-K cheer, nude bathing, or brown acid. I always think of spaghetti and hot dogs. That’s what I had for breakfast on Saturday morning, …

U.K. singer-songwriter Sam Fender was the musical guest on The Tonight Show on Thursday night, performing his song “Will We Talk?” The track is featured on his forthcoming debut album Hypersonic Missiles, out September 13th. “Will We Talk?” proved to be a good choice for the Tonight Show stage, with no …

The Bird & The Bee tapped Dave Grohl for their performance on The Late Late Show, with the drummer leading the beat on the band’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.” The cover of the 1978 rock tune comes off the duo’s upcoming Van Halen tribute album Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 2: …

No stranger to grand gestures, Metallica will make their latest Big Event even bigger when they bring their collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony — dubbed S&M2— to the big screen later this fall. The band will film its two upcoming S&M concerts, which take place at San Francisco’s Chase …

On the heels of last year’s Imagine reissue, a new documentary will examine John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s relationship before and leading up to the album’s release. John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky features new interviews with Yoko Ono, Julian Lennon, and the musicians who played on Imagine, among …

Mott the Hoople‘s first U.S. tour in 45 years has expanded to the fall. The British glam rockers, who kicked off the tour last spring, have been using the moniker Mott the Hoople ’74 to mark the return of guitairst Ariel Bender and keyboardist Morgan Fisher.  The band will begin the …

Bat for Lashes‘ Natasha Khan gets straight to the emotional point on her propulsive new song, “Feel for You,” from her forthcoming Lost Girls album. The 10-song set will be released on September 6th via AWAL Recordings. Over Eighties-vibed polyrhythmic beats and melodies destined to fuel sultry dance floor moves, …

Zac Brown Band will unveil their new album The Owl on September 20th. The eclectic country-rock band announced the record with the release of the piano ballad “Leaving Love Behind” on Friday. A subdued heartbreak song in the vein of ZBB’s 2010 hit “Colder Weather,” “Leaving Love Behind” pushes Brown’s …

From his work with the Band through the solo albums he’s done over the last three decades, Robbie Robertson is the first to admit he generally hasn’t written much about his own life. “I used to try to avoid that,” he says. “I would hear other people singing songs about, …

Darrell Johnson, R. Kelly‘s crisis manager who for the last seven months has acted as a spokesperson for the singer, resigned from his position Monday evening, citing “personal reasons.” Kelly is currently facing federal indictment sex crimes charges. On Monday night, Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg, who employed Johnson for his …