The Killers performed an adrenalized version of the Smiths‘ “This Charming Man” Sunday at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas – a winking allusion to Morrissey, who canceled his headlining set at the L.A. event due to an “illness in the touring party.” Singer Brandon Flowers nailed the vocalist’s distinct cadences throughout …

His name is Christopher Rainey, but you can call him “Quest” – that’s the nickname this North Philly resident is known by. Christine’a Rainey, his wife and a women’s shelter employee, is sometimes called “Ma Quest,” usually by the folks who drop by her spouse’s recording studio for his “Freestyle …

Kristen Wiig butchered Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”during a duet with James Corden designed to bring world peace onThe Late Late ShowWednesday. The bit found Wiig and Corden easing through a soulful cover of the classic tune, though each time they arrived at the chorus, Wiig struggled to pronounce the song’s most …

PJ Harvey unveiled a haunting rendition of the traditional English folk song, “An Acre of Land,” in the new trailer for the film, Dark River, out February 23rd. Harvey’s arrangement of the old tune is eerie and sparse, relying primarily on the slow tumble of an acoustic guitar, the reverberating …

Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio Band, Aaron Neville and Hurray for the Riff Raff will perform at “A Concert for Island Relief,” an all-star event benefiting hurricane relief efforts in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The show will take place Saturday, January 6th, 2018 at New York …

Although the calendar may say it’s 2017, there is no escaping 1969 – and Charles Manson in particular. Between the recent release of the memoir of the youngest member of the Manson Family, to Evan Peters’ portrayal of him in this season of American Horror Story,to rumors of a Quentin …

Florence and the Machine‘s Florence Welch will publish her first book, Useless Magic, July 5th, 2018 via Penguin imprint, Fig Tree.The book will feature Welch’s lyrics, poetry and artwork culled from her own sketchbooks. Welch shared the Useless Magic cover art, as well as a snippet from the preface, in …

A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip unloaded on the Recording Academy after the legendary hip-hop outfit’s final album, We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service, did not receive a single Grammy nomination. The rapper and producer posted a series of videos on Instagram in which he not only …

If you think it’s high time that Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro joined fellow Mexican auteurs Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) and Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) in the Oscar winners circle, The Shape of Water just may be the movie to do it. The Academy typically turns up its nose …

Leaning forward on a couch in his home on the west coast of Florida, two cans of Budweiser in front of him and Duane Allman’s Dobro on a stand nearby, Dickey Betts hesitates. “I don’t know if you want to write this or not,” he says. “But, shit, my career …