Music

Brandon Flowersdiscussedthe Killers‘ early days onLate Night With Seth Meyers. The singer said he used to peruse classified ads, which is how he found guitarist Dave Keuning (who is slated to appear at Smashing Pumpkins upcoming 30th anniversary tour stop). He also remembered that their first show at an open …

“What a great opener, ‘Hello, I love you, tell me your name,’” theDoors‘ drummer John Densmore says. “Like, whoa, OK. That’s aggressive. You’re in love with me but you don’t know my credentials?” He laughs and says that kind of pickup line was not frontman Jim Morrison’s style at all, …

Germany’s Bear Family Records continues its incomparably exhaustive work with the upcoming release of a20-CDset honoring Lefty Frizzell, one of the most influential country musicians of all time. Featuring re-mastered versions of every 45, 78, and LP track from Frizzell’s career, along with several previously unissued session recordings, theaptly titled …

The influence of Jamaican pop can be felt everywhere today, from Drake’s “Controlla” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – but Jamaican practitioners of the form have had a hard time breaking through on the U.S. charts in recent years. Enter Protoje, who’s emerged as a leader of the modern …

One day, while working in the studio with a pushy male collaborator, Bebe Rexha knew she’d had enough. Her partner at the session was having trouble with ProTools. Rexha knew the recording program well, having mastered it during her years as a teenage songwriter, when she couldn’t afford producers, engineers …

Vic Mensais no stranger to gun violence, and has emerged as an avid gun control advocate throughout his rising career as a rapper – he’s signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation, and released his major label debut, the well-received ‘The Autobiography,’ in 2018. He is also a gun-owner and has …

Animal Collective have teamed with art-science duo Coral Morphologic on a new audiovisual album dubbed Tangerine Reef. The indie rock band – this time featuring members Avey Tare, Deakin and Geologist but not Panda Bear – will release the Tangerine Reef album on August 17th, the same day that the …

One month after a deadly shooting targeted a Maryland newspaper, Good Charlotte will perform at an Annapolis music festival celebrating press freedom. The still-in-the-works festival will take place July 28th, exactly one month after a shooter opened fire on the Annapolis office of the Capital Gazette, killing five employees. The …

Brad Paisley and Hank Williams Jr. shared a bill together Thursday night in Ohio, and they did what any forward-thinking fan might’ve hoped they would do: join together for a raucous duet of “I’m Gonna Get Drunk and Play Hank Williams.” The meta-country tearjerker first appeared on Williams’ 2012 LP …

Drake released his fifth official album, Scorpion early Thursday night. The album features a Side A and Side B – presumably split to show off Drake’s rapping and singing, respectively. Scorpionclocks in at a hefty 25 songs and features the Number One singles “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What” (as …