Last summer, Nathan Graham, program director for the Detroit pop station WDZH, made a prediction. “The next big song that’s going to be on Top 40 that everyone is completely whiffing on right now is Tyga’s ‘Taste,’” Graham said. “If pop radio would actually give it a look, I think …
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What might the baddest boys in Spain and Brazil do to get a woman’s attention? Madrid’s Latin Grammy-winning rapper C. Tangana, along with São Paulo baile funk artiste MC Bin Laden, count the many stunts they’d pull in a springy new track released Thursday called “Pa’ Llamar Tu Atención,” or …
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Americana stalwarts the Avett Brothers already have a spring tour on the books, with shows running from March through June. This week, the band led by Scott and Seth Avett announced additional summer dates. The warm-weather trek kicks off July 3 in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and includes two shows at …
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For years, it was one of baseball’s most reliable traditions: Yankee closer Mariano Rivera trotting out from the bullpen to Metallica‘s “Enter Sandman.” It was fitting theme music for a guy who, as the saying goes, put bats to sleep. During Rivera’s final season, in 2013, Metallica even showed up …
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The recently-reunited boy band BBMak have set dates for both their first and tour and first album in 16 years.BBMak’s as-yet-untitled third LP will be released on April 26th. The group has not revealed much more information besides the fact that they are still in the studio “putting the finishing …
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To commemorate one of the most infamous moments in Ozzy Osbourne‘s career – and one of the most notorious incidents in rock history – the singer has released a limited edition plush toy of a bat with a detachable head. The 12″ doll is a bizarre tribute to the winged …
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“Let’s funk it up,” Eric Church called out near the halfway point of his concert in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday night, the first of two shows he’ll perform in the city to launch his 2019 Double Down Tour. The band followed his lead, kicking off an especially greasy version of …
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Logic pokes fun at his own fame and addresses his haters on the rapper’s latest cut “Keanu Reeves,” which hit digital streaming platforms Friday. “I’m the one, bitch, I am the one, like Keanu Reeves/Get it done, yeah I get it done, no blood on the leaves,” Logic touts on …
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Grammy-winning bluegrass group the Infamous Stringdusters have announced plans for a new album in 2019. Rise Sun, the title track for which is available for listening now, will be released April 5th via Time Tape Records. The group’s five members Andy Falco, Chris Pandolfi, Andy Hall, Jeremy Garrett and Travis …
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Lorna Doom, bassist for the groundbreaking Los Angeles punk band the Germs, died on Wednesday, drummer and Germs co-founder Don Bolles confirms to Rolling Stone. The cause of death was breast cancer. She was 60. Bolles was the first to report Doom’s death. “She left this mortal coil today around …
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