Last month, rising English singer-songwriter James Bay accepted the award for Breakthrough Musician at GQ’s Men of the Year event, after a glowing introduction from guitar legend Ronnie Wood. The two musicians built on that camaraderie during Bay’s September 30th show at London’s Brixton Academy – the first of three… Source: Music News
Hear Billie Joe Armstrong's Teenage Son's Angsty Solo Songs
Billie Joe Armstrong’s youngest son, Jakob Danger, is the latest member of the Armstrong family to join the music business. The sixteen-year-old has recently signed to Burger Records as a solo artist. Danger has previewed his music on his YouTube page, having posted several songs of his catchy, angsty California pop-punk tunes. The… Source: Music […]
See Paul McCartney and Beck Sing 'Drive My Car'
Singer and proud vegetarian Paul McCartney performed a career-spanning set at the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday as part of animal-rights organization PETA’s 35th anniversary gala. Midway into the set, Beck joined him for two Beatles numbers, “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and “Drive My Car.” Official clips of McCartney’s performance,… Source: Music News
Kanye West Mulls Loneliness, Luxury on The Game's 'Mula'
Kanye West provides a hype hook on “Mula,” a new track from the Game set to appear on the Los Angeles rapper’s upcoming double album The Documentary 2, which arrives October 9th. Produced by West and Sevn Thomas, “Mula” is centered around a sample of Phantogram’s “Fall in Love,” and Sarah Barthel’s vocals waft ominously… Source: Music […]
Don Henley: Kanye West Is 'Arrogant,' Frank Ocean a 'Talentless Prick'
A year after complaining about Frank Ocean sampling “Hotel California,” Eagles singer and drummer Don Henley is still bitter. The R&B singer had used the entirety of the Eagles hit in his song, “American Wedding,” on his 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. “I didn’t think he was cool,” Henley told The… Source: Music News
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Wavves got started in the late ’00s making low-fi SoCal pop punk caked with stoner paranoia. Five albums down the line, the angst is still there (“I’m slowly sinking into nothing,” Nathan Williams sings). But their songs have never been sharper, brighter or more confident. Wavves’ second major-label LP delivers… Source: Music News
Every Open Eye
Chvrches is the sound of Scottish studio rats tapping the I-will-survive energy of disco triumphalism, often to dazzling effect. The Glasgow trio’s second album builds on the stem-winding synth-surge of their arresting 2013 debut, The Bones of What You Believe. They’re not big on verse-chorus structure, going instead for roiling… Source: Music News
Flashback: Elton John Sings 'Skyline Pigeon' at Ryan White's Funeral
By the late 1980s, Elton John was struggling to find a reason to live. He was battling a near-crippling depression and consuming insane amounts of cocaine, alcohol and food in an attempt to self-medicate. It was at this extremely low point when he learned about Ryan White, a young hemophilic who had… Source: Music News
See Kelsea Ballerini Call 'Dibs' on 'Kimmel'
Riding a wave of momentum that stems from hitting Number One with her debut single (“Love Me Like You Mean It”) and a high-profile guest appearance on Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour in Nashville, Kelsea Ballerini made her first late-night TV appearance Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing her sassy follow-up… Source: Music News
Bjork Streams Third, Final Set of 'Vulnicura' Remixes
Björk has shared the third and final installment of her Vulnicura remixes project, streaming the four-track set on Soundcloud ahead of a physical release on November 20th via One Little Indian. The set features reworkings of “Lion Song” by Juliana Huxtable, “Stonemilker” by Patten, and “Black Lake” and “Family” by Bloom. Each track will… Source: Music […]
