Music

Jerry Garcia talks Woodstock and Altamont, the San Francisco music scene and the Grateful Dead‘s relationship with fringe political groups in a previously unreleased interview set to appear on the deluxe edition of Amir Bar-Lev’s Grateful Dead documentary, Long Strange Trip. The deluxe edition will be released November 16th exclusively …

There’s a moment on the Beatles’ new “Super Deluxe” edition of the White Album that sums up all the glories of their 1968 masterpiece. And weirdly, that moment is “Good Night.” There’s always been something mysterious about “Good Night” — the album’s orchestral finale. It’s a tender ballad from John, …

Panda Bear will release his new album Buoys, the Animal Collective member’s first solo album in four years, in February 2019. Ahead of Buoys‘ arrival, the artist born Noah Lennox also unveiled the album’s breezy first single “Dolphin.” Buoys also reunites Panda Bear with co-producer Rusty Santos; the pair last …

It took a while, but Chris Gaines has turned out to be one of the most influential artists of 2018, by being the least influential artist of 1999. That’s perhaps the weirdest aspect of Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born phenomenon — how uncannily close it all feels to country …

Just a few weeks after releasing his new single, Justin Moore has announced a handful of headlining tour dates beginning in early 2019. Launching January 25th in Springfield, Illinois, the brief trek will take the Arkansas native around the Midwest and points farther east with stops including Omaha, Nebraska and …

Over a quarter-century into Andrea Bocelli’s career, the Italian opera singer finally notched his first Number One album as Si opened atop the Billboard 200. Si, Bocelli’s 26th album on the Billboard 200, sold 126,000 total copies – including 123,000 traditional copies – to give classical music its first in …

Ariana Grande talked anxiety, Manchester and Madonna and performed songs from her Sweetener with an all-female orchestra on the singer’s hour-long BBC special, which premiered Thursday night. During the interview portion of the special, Grande talked at length about mental health and her own struggles with anxiety. “It feels so …

Quiet raps are a thing again. The current resurgence is indebted to Valee, but its commercial peak remains 2005’s Ying Yang Twins hit “Wait (The Whisper Song).” It’s that song, more than anyone else, that hip-hop’s favorite knife tatted, horrorcore wordsmith, Shayaa “21 Savage” Abraham-Joseph, is channeling on an early …

Jessie Reyez joins THEY. on the alt-R&B duo’s “Broken,” a new song defined by its contrast of anguished lyrics and laid-back groove. “It’s always the same – it’s like I’m looking for someone to save me,” Reyez sings over jazzy electric guitar on the song’s suave chorus. “Someone to blame, …

Nikki Sixx is speaking out in support of golden retrievers that Texas A&M University is allegedly breeding for medical research. The Mötley Crüe bassist is sending a letter, with aid from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), to the school’s president, Michael K. Young, asking that the school …