Keith Flint, frontman of British techno-punk group the Prodigy, was pronounced dead on Monday morning of apparent suicide. Having previously served as the group’s onstage dancer since 1990, Flint debuted his own sneering nihilist style in their 1996 hit “Firestarter,” a high-octane breakbeat masterpiece which would catapult the band to …
Read More »MC Hammer Hits the Road With Other Early Nineties Hitmakers
Have you ever wanted to dance to “U Can’t Touch This,” “Baby Got Back,” “Bust a Move,” Just a Friend,” “Funky Cold Medina” and “Me So Horny” all in one evening? Have you ever wanted to step into an amphitheater and spend the night bathing in other R&B and hip-hop …
Read More »Hear Steve Earle Cover Guy Clark's 'The Randall Knife'
Steve Earle offers a reverent reading of one of Guy Clark‘s most personal songs, “The Randall Knife.” The latest track off Earle’s upcoming Guy, a tribute album to the late songwriter, “The Randall Knife” tells the complicated relationship between a father and son. A track off Clark’s 1995 LP Dublin …
Read More »Oscars 2019: Watch Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper's Intimate 'Shallow' Performance
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed the television debut of theirA Star Is Bornhit “Shallow” together at the Oscars. The track is a contender for Best Original Song at this year’s ceremony. Related: 20 Best, Worst and Most WTF Oscars 2019 Moments Gaga and Cooper walked from their front row …
Read More »'Beautiful Crazy': Luke Combs Earns History-Making Number One Song
“I love country music, man,” said a stunned Luke Combs during his acceptance speech for New Artist of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards in November. The feeling is clearly mutual: with the ascent of his latest release “Beautiful Crazy” to the Number One spot on the Billboard Country …
Read More »Peter Tork: A Lost Tell-All Interview on His Sixties Glory Years
If the Monkees were supposed to be uncool, someone forgot to tell Jimi Hendrix, the Who, half the Beatles, Mama Cass and the future members of Crosby, Stills and Nash — all of whom spent a good chunk of 1967 and 1968 hanging out with Peter Tork in Los Angeles. …
Read More »Watch Mumford and Sons Unplug in London Pub for New 'Beloved' Video
Mumford & Sons’ third album Delta has proved the band’s success is not slowing down; it debuted at Number One and has taken them around the world, selling out multiple nights in the same cities. The band have just announced the second single for the album will be “Beloved,” a …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Dalex and Rafa Pabón's 'Pa Mí' Remix
Dalex andRafa Pabón’s “Pa Mí” is the latest single to benefit from the ensemble-remix treatment that has boosted recent hits like Nio García, Casper Mágico and Darell’s “Te Boté,” El Alfa’s “Suave” and Alex Rose’s “Toda.” In the original “Pa Mí,” Dalex sings with stirring force about romantic fixation, sounding …
Read More »Stereolab Announce First North American Tour in 12 Years
Electronic pop group Stereolab will embark on their first North American tour in 11 years beginning this fall. The month-long run of gigs begins September 16th in El Paso, Texas and circles the U.S. and Canada before concluding with a two-night stand at San Francisco’s Fillmore. Stereolab also booked a …
Read More »Son Volt Document Touring Life in New 'Devil May Care' Video
Son Volt celebrate the glory in the grind of being working musicians in the new video for “Devil May Care,” which premieres today viaRolling Stone Country.The song is one of the lighter offerings on the band’s upcoming politically charged albumUnion, which will be released on March 29th. Cruising along with …
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