Donald Trump granted pardons to rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black on Tuesday night as part of a last-minute spree that saw Trump issue clemency to many political allies on his final full day in office. Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, pleaded guilty on a federal weapons charge …
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When Def Leppard‘s members realized they wouldn’t be exploring the world on the Stadium Tour last year, they decided to conquer the backs of their wardrobes instead. A new online museum that they’ve dubbed the Def Leppard Vault (a nod to their 1995 greatest hits comp, Vault) collects images of …
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NOFX throw a Viking funeral for their classic 1994 song, “Linoleum,” on their new track, “Linewleum,” off their upcoming album, Single Album. The record isout February 26th via Fat Wreck Chords. “Linewleum” is a delightful exercise in meta myth-making (and myth-busting): Musically, it’s basically the same song as “Linoleum” and …
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Willie Nelson learned how to write songs from listening to Hank Williams, Bob Wills, and more. But one person, above all, taught him how to sing: Frank Sinatra. And, on February 26th, Nelson will release That’s Life, a new collection of Sinatra covers. That’s Life digs a little deeper than …
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JP Saxe and Julia Michaels have collaborated on a new holiday single, “Kissin’ in the Cold.” The song follows the artists’ previous collaboration “If the World Was Ending,” which earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. On “Kissin’ in the Cold,” Saxe and Michaels muse over the passage …
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So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture, and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. It takes Wayne Coyne a minute to remember he put out a record this year. “Oh …
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Menahan Street Band, an all-star Brooklyn collective featuring members of Budos Band, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and Charles Bradley’s backing band, have announced their first album in nearly a decade. The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band, available to preorder now via Daptone Records ahead of its February 26th, …
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Nearly a decade after Thom Yorke, Burial, and Four Tet first collaborated on a pair of tracks, the Radiohead singer, dubstep pioneer, and electronic musician have reunited for a surprise 12-inch boasting two new songs, “Her Revolution” and “His Rope.” News of the 12-inch black label vinyl first arrived via …
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Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold will play a virtual solo concert at Brooklyn church St. Ann and the Holy Trinity on Monday, December 21st at 9 p.m. ET. Tickets and merch for the acoustic show, dubbed A Very Lonely Solstice Livestream, are on sale at the NoonChorus site. Pecknold’s set will …
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Of all his post-Beatles undertakings, George Harrison was especially fond of All Things Must Pass, the 1970 triple-LP set he released months after the group had officially imploded. “It was a really nice experience making that album — because I was really a bit paranoid, musically,” Harrison said a few …
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