Marilyn Manson has announced his 11th studio album,We Are Chaos, out September 11th via Loma Vista Recordings. The 10-track LP was produced by Manson and Grammy Award winner Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker) and one of Manson’s self-portraits is featured on its cover. To accompany the sinister-sounding album, Manson …
Read More »Melanie C Announces New Album, Shares 'In and Out of Love'
Melanie C has revealed that she’ll be releasing a self-titled studio album on October 2nd. To accompany her eighth solo LP announcement, the former Spice Girl shared a single, “In and Out of Love,” on Wednesday. “It’s so brilliant to release a pure pop, upbeat, positive fun tune. I think …
Read More »Flashback: Fleetwood Mac Play a Scorching 'Oh Well' in 1977
Fleetwood Mac had been around for 10 years when they hit the road in 1977, but you’d never know that by looking at the set list from their December 5th stop that year at Tokyo’s Budokan. That show featured nine songs from 1977’s Rumours and eight from their 1975 self-titled …
Read More »Hear Jefferson Starship's New Song 'It's About Time,' Co-Written by Grace Slick
Jefferson Starship have shared “It’s About Time,” a new single co-written by Grace Slick. The track appears on their upcoming EP Mother of the Sun, out August 21st. “Old white men have had their turn,” lead singer Cathy Richardson declares in the video over blaring guitars. “Thousands of years, what …
Read More »How Lil Baby Became a Superstar
When Charles Holmes traveled to Atlanta on June 27th to interview Lil Baby for the August magazine cover story, the city was still raging over the police killing of Rayshard Brooks outside a local Wendy’s and reeling from a new escalation in coronavirus cases, with a record 10,284 reported across …
Read More »Foo Fighters, Jimmy Buffett to Headline Fenway Sessions Livestream
Foo Fighters, Jimmy Buffett, Jefferson Starshipand New Kids on the Block will perform for a Fenway Sessions Livestream benefitting the Red Sox Fund and Live Nation’s Crew Nation charity for COVID-19 aid. All proceeds will go toward touring and venue staff. The event, hosted by songwriter Will Dailey, will take …
Read More »Replacements Unearth Unreleased Songs for 'Pleased to Meet Me' Reissue
The Replacements are prepping an expansive box set reissue of their 1987 album, Pleased to Meet Me, featuring an assortment of rarities and unreleased tracks, including Bob Stinson’s final recordings with the band. The set will arrive October 9th via Rhino. The collection will boast 29 previously unreleased tracks, including …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen 'Prepared for a Wave of Hate' When He Releases Solo Debut
Wolfgang Van Halen has yet to release a single song from his long-in-the-works debut solo album, but he’s already bracing himself for the reaction it might elicit from the rock community. “Being who I am, I think people at least will be interested in what my work will sound like, …
Read More »Hear Bettye LaVette's Bluesy New Ballad 'One More Song'
Bettye LaVette has released her bluesy new ballad “One More Song,” the latest single from the Blues Hall of Fame singer’s upcoming album Blackbirds. “One More Song” was penned by long-time Leonard Cohen collaborator Sharon Robinson and features all-star session musicians like guitarist Smokey Hormel, keyboardist Leon Pendarvis, drummer Steve …
Read More »Usher Drops Self-Directed Video for BLM-Inspired Song 'I Cry'
Usher released a self-directed video for “I Cry,” a song he released last month inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests. The clip features Usher singing over stark piano as photographs by the late Gordon Parks flash across the screen. “I usually don’t show my emotions,” he sings. “But it …
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