Folk outfit the Head and the Heart performed their pop-inflected single “Missed Connection” on The Tonight Show Thursday. The track boasts an atmospheric grove of light piano and synths that drift above a steady drum shuffle. Frontman Jon Russell delivered the song’s lyrics — which in part mirror the band’s …
Read More »War Over Woodstock: Organizers, Former Investor Spar in Court Over Festival
All-star concerts commemorating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock are scheduled to start three months from tomorrow. But the fate of the biggest planned festival may be decided this week following two days of court hearings in New York State. Last week, Woodstock LLC, the organizers of the festival, filed a …
Read More »FKA Twigs Dazzles With New Songs at 'Magdalene' New York Performance
The musician, dancer and artist FKA Twigs has kept herself busy over the last three years. At the end of 2016, she released a 35-minute short film that she directed,Soundtrack 7, that offered a behind-the-scenes look into various Twigs projects. She also appeared in ad campaigns for Nike and the …
Read More »'Chasing Happiness' Trailer: Jonas Brothers Say Fame Fed Demise, Time Apart Aided Reunion
Jonas Brothers say their quick rise was also what tore them apart and caused them to reevaluate what success means in their new trailer for the Amazon documentary, Chasing Happiness. The film will begin streaming via Amazon Prime on June 4th. It precedes their forthcoming album, Happiness Begins, which will …
Read More »Watch Rita Ora and Kygo Perform 'Carry On' on 'Fallon'
Rita Ora and Kygo took the stage at The Tonight Show to perform “Carry On,” the duo’s new track off the soundtrack for Detective Pikachu. The pair transformed host Jimmy Fallon‘s stage into a music studio, with Ora singing in front of a vintage microphone and illuminated red “Recording” sign. …
Read More »Watch Vampire Weekend Perform With Haim on 'Fallon'
Danielle Haim joined Vampire Weekend to perform the band’s new song “Jerusalem, New York, Berlin,” which comes off their recent album Father of the Bride. In the atmospheric performance, the singer duets with frontman Ezra Koenig, augmented by sparse, moody instrumentation from the band, which spreads out into an extended …
Read More »Marshmello Facing Copyright Infringement Lawsuit From Producer Arty
Marshmello is facing a lawsuit from a fellow EDM producer, Russian DJ Arty, over alleged similarities between their respective songs. In a complaint filed Monday in California federal court, Arty (Artem Stoliarov) accuses the writers of “Happier,” Marshmello’s hit collaboration with Bastille, of “willfully copying” his remix of OneRepublic‘s “I …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish Get Quizzed on 'The Office' by Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson, who portrayed Dwight Schrute in the long-running and beloved television series The Office, dropped by Billie Eilish‘s house in a video feature for Billboard. Eilish, an Office super-stan, got quizzed by Schrute on various details and trivia throughout the show’s nine seasons. Eilish answers everything from the name of Jan’s …
Read More »Hear Bob Dylan Rehearse 'One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)' in 1975
One day before Bob Dylan‘s Rolling Thunder Revue kicked off their gypsy caravan tour at Plymouth, Massachusetts’ War Memorial in October 1975, the troupe gathered at the Seacrest Motel in nearby Falmouth, Massachusetts to run through the show. The public has never heard any of these tapes before, but eight …
Read More »Dirty Projectors, Deerhunter Announce North American Tour
Indie rock mainstays Deerhunter and Dirty Projectors will co-headline a North American tour. Dirty Projectors will play a string of shows in May and June, in support of their 2018 album Lamp Lit Prose. They’ll then perform with Deerhunter, starting at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium in July and ending at …
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