Rising producer-duo Lost Kings released the new song, “Too Far Gone” featuring Anna Clendening. The upbeat, guitar-infused EDM track features some morbid, cheeky lyrics about a recent breakup: “Come meet me at our funeral and help me dig our grave/We’ll say some words and shed a tear and then we’ll …
Read More »Hear Machine Gun Kelly Team With Travis Barker, Yungblud on 'I Think I'm Okay'
Machine Gun Kelly bares his scars with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and English singer Yungblud on their new collaboration, “I Think I’m Okay.” Barker’s always expert drumming anchors the track, which is rooted in alt-rock but peppered with flares of pop and hip-hop. Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud both detail …
Read More »Blink-182 to Perform 'Enema of the State' Straight Through on Summer Tour
Blink-182 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark album Enema of the State by playing it straight through on their summer tour with special guests Lil Wayne and Neck Deep. The album features many of their biggest hits, including “What’s My Age Again?,” “All The Small Things” and “Adam’s …
Read More »Randy Houser Sets Fall Magnolia Tour Dates
When Randy Houser released his album Magnolia in January, it marked a rebirth for the Mississippi-born singer-songwriter. The record focused not on mindless country-radio fare, but on smart lyricism and organic arrangements that highlighted one of the best voices in the genre. This fall, Houser will bring all those elements …
Read More »Cardi B Throws Gauntlet on Critics in New Song 'Press'
Cardi B has released a new one-offsingle titled “Press.” Her point being: she doesn’t want it. “Cardi don’t need more press,” she spits above thudding, foreboding bass and an orchestral score fit for a first-person shooter game. “Kill ’em all/Put them hoes to rest/Walk in, bulletproof vest!” She first previewed …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Horace Tapscott, 'Why Don't You Listen?'
Unless you’re a hardcore jazz aficionado, you might not know the name Horace Tapscott. But to several generations of L.A. musicians — including breakout saxophone star Kamasi Washington — the late pianist and composer is a near-legendary figure. “I grew up in Leimert Park and his footprint is all over …
Read More »Vivien Goldman's Revelatory 'Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot'
Vivien Goldman was a pioneering London punk journalist in the 1970s, covering bands like the Slits and the Raincoats, dabbling in music with her indie dub records. Now a professor at NYU, Goldman tells a fascinating tale in Revenge of the She-Punks — as she calls it, “A Feminist Punk …
Read More »See Taylor Swift Perform Buoyant 'ME!' on 'Graham Norton'
Taylor Swift delivered a vibrant and uplifting rendition of her new song “ME!” on The Graham Norton Show, the first time the singer has performed the track live without Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie. While commanding the stage, she and her backup singers delivered the anthem in front of …
Read More »Morrissey's Covers LP 'California Son' Shows Off His Golden Voice, Perplexing Politics
Morrissey has always worn his influences on his black-on-the-outside sleeves. For as much as he crowed about the New York Dolls and the Cramps in his youth, his music both with and without the Smiths has reflected more erudite lyricists with an overall lighter musical touch. For California Son, the …
Read More »Flashback: Ornette Coleman Sums Up Solitude on 'Lonely Woman'
In a 1997 interview with philosopher Jacques Derrida, the late saxophonist and sonic trailblazer Ornette Coleman recalled the origins of his most famous composition. “Before becoming known as a musician, when I worked in a big department store, one day, during my lunch break, I came across a gallery where …
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