Gary Clark Jr. delivers a scorching rendition of the aching, uplifting “The Healing,” live at Austin’s Arlyn Studios in the first video from the guitarist’s new album, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, out Friday. Despite the intimate, candle-lit setting, Clark Jr. and his band are loud and powerful. Clark Jr. unleashes… Source: Music […]
Hear Muse's Guitar-Heavy Cover of Chvrches' 'Lies'
Muse have unveiled a guitar-heavy cover of Chvrches’ synth-pop track “Lies,” recorded during a recent session for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The band attacks the track with distorted guitars, fuzz bass and propulsive drum fills, as frontman Matt Bellmany adds his trademark melodramatic vibrato. It’s a dynamic reimagining of Chvrches’… Source: Music News
What If Elsa Was The Real Villain In ‘Frozen’?
In this new video, no one is safe from her icy wrath. Source: MTV Movie News
Paper Gods
More than 30 years after they were first dismissed as vapid New Wave man-dolls, Duran Duran are still kicking, and sounding surprisingly vibrant. Their 14th LP features Mark Ronson and longtime collaborator Nile Rodgers, as well as appearances by New Age soul queen Janelle Monáe, ex–Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist… Source: Music News
Ones and Sixes
Low have been indie rock’s most economical songwriters for 20 years and running, but their 11th LP takes a bold step toward pop. “What Part of Me,” with its upbeat percussion, fuzzy guitar textures and sweet harmonized lyrics about relationship boundaries (“What part of me don’t you own?”), feels like… Source: Music News
The Story of Sonny Boy Slim
Gary Clark Jr.’s versatility is both blessing and curse. The Austin ace’s 2012 breakthrough album, Blak and Blu, shuffle-mixed through blues roots; raw, Hendrix-channeling solos; glossy, modern R&B; and points between, but never quite figured out how to connect the dots. Three years later, his studio follow-up does — mainly… Source: Music News
Repentless
Decades after Metallica and Megadeth started writing radio-friendly songs, thrash-metal firebrands Slayer are still courting controversy — depicting Jesus in hell on their new LP cover and howling, “A little violence is the ultimate drug/Let’s get high!” on standout “Vices.” Chilean-American frontman Tom Araya even teases a race war on… Source: Music News
Hollywood Vampires
Alice Cooper has said the debut from Hollywood Vampires — a supergroup led by Cooper, Joe Perry and a flashy guitar upstart named Johnny Depp — is a tribute to his “dead drunk friends” (also the title of a chantey-like original tune here). But it’s mostly made of surprisingly upbeat… Source: Music News
The Faces Of Disney Heroes Swapped With Villains Will Haunt Your Nightmares
You probably won’t be able to unsee these. Source: MTV Movie News
Andrew Garfield Shares His Newfound Sympathy For Paparazzi: ‘No One Wants To Be Hated’
Andrew Garfield explains how his relationship with the paparazzi helped him nail his role in “99 Homes.” Source: MTV Movie News
