From the Five Stairsteps to the Jackson 5, the Andrews Sisters to Haim, the Osborne Brothers to the Brothers Osborne, American pop history is rife with sibling groups whose close harmony channeled both genetic advantage and built-in backstory. After years of woodshedding in a once artist-friendly town — New York …
Read More »Blake Shelton to Headline Musicians on Call 20th Anniversary Concert
Musicians on Call, the nonprofit organization that has for two decades delivered live performances and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities across the country, will usher in its 20th anniversary with a special Nashville concert featuring headliner Blake Shelton. The show is set for Friday, May …
Read More »Hollywood Vampires Preview 'Rise' LP With New Song
Hollywood Vampires – the supergroup rock outfit comprising Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry – have announced their new album, Rise, which will be released on June 21st via earMUSIC. Produced by Tommy Henriksen, the 16-track set features new single, “Who’s Laughing Now.” In the lyric video for their …
Read More »Flashback: See Linda Ronstadt's Stunning Performance of the Eagles' 'Desperado' in 1975
Forty-six years ago this week, the Eagles released their sophomore LP Desperado. While not a concept album per se, the initial idea for the record was for the group to write about anti-heroes, drawing parallels between the Old West outlaw and the rock & roll lifestyle. The title cut would …
Read More »Hear Beyonce's Surprise New Song 'Before I Let Go'
Beyoncé surprise-released a new song, “Before I Let Go,” that serves as both the closing credits song to her new Netflix documentary/concert filmHomecomingand a studio bonus track to her unannounced companion LP Homecoming: The Live Album. “Before I Let Go,” a cover of the 1981 single by Maze, boasts a …
Read More »Cher's 'Fallon' Takeover: Icon Talks 'Bullsh-t' Impressions, Sings 'I Got You Babe'
Cher made a surprise appearance on The Tonight Show to perform her single “I Got You Babe” with the cast of The Cher Show, a Broadway musical about her life and career. Host Jimmy Fallon dedicated his entire episode to the singer to celebrate the musical. In the performance, Cher …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Season Premiere Close-Up: Arya and the Hound
A lot happens in each episode of Game of Thrones. So every week, we’re drilling down on one memorable scene in particular. Full spoilers for the Season Eight premiere, “Winterfell,” coming up. — Narratively, there is no good reason for the scene we’re spotlighting this week, a brief interlude where …
Read More »Aphex Twin Pummels and Assaults at First NYC Show in Decades
On the day of the show, tickets were going for $240 each on StubHub. The merch line was longer than the drinks line. More than one person was overheard saying, “I never thought this day would come” like some glitchy messiah had landed in Brooklyn from his British home. On …
Read More »'Sauvage / Wild' Explores the Danger (and Love) of Sex Work
You’re looking for real intimacy and you couldn’t pick a worse place to find it. Not if you’re the gay male hustler driving the plot of Sauvage/Wild, the raw and riveting debut feature from French writer-director Camille Vidal-Naquet. “My name is whatever you want it to be,” this unnamed, unwashed …
Read More »Pelican Preview New Album With Devastating 'Midnight and Mescaline'
Chicago instrumental rockers Pelican unveiled a bruising new track, “Midnight and Mescaline,” from their upcoming album Nighttime Stories, out June 7th via Southern Lord Recordings. The track clocks in at just under five minutes and opens with a barrage of heavy riffs that run ragged over the ceaseless pummel of …
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