Radiohead has updated the band’s thorough Public Library with a trio of rare versions of songs that were previously unavailable on streaming services. Most notable to fans is the “Extended Version” of the Kid A’s “Treefingers,” which for 20 years has only been found on the soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s …
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The Strokes performed at a Bernie Sanders rally in New Hampshire last week, but if the event was meant to boost up the presidential candidate’s clout with millennial voters, it also did the same for the band. The Strokes got a new surge of publicity following the rally, with particular …
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Imagine having your wedding band be none other than Adele. The singer took the stage to celebrate her friend Laura Dockrill’s nuptials at the Mason’s Arms pub in London over the weekend and used the opportunity to possibly annouce a new album this fall. Adele officiated the wedding of Dockrill …
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BTS will appear onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on February 24th for a special telecast. The seven-piece group will do an extended interview with Fallon and a performance of a brand-new song, as well as take a tour of New York landmarks with the late-night host. “We wanted to …
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In 2009, Corrosion of Conformity were on a break. The North Carolina underground legends — who had played everything from frenetic hardcore to groovy Southern rock since forming 1982 — had last put out an album in 2004, and bassist Mike Dean had fallen out of touch with co-founding drummer …
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We awoke this morning to the sad news that Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala has died. “Our Founder, our Teacher and most importantly, our Father left us today for eternal peace,” the South African vocal troupe said in a group statement. “We celebrate and honor your kind heart and …
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Before heading out on the upcoming Black Crowes reunion tour, Chris and Rich Robinson will perform a string of acoustic gigs as Brothers of a Feather. The Brothers of a Feather moniker borrows its name from the duo’s 2007 live album that similarly found the Robinsons performing stripped-down renditions of …
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Green Day appeared on The Ellen Show to perform their song “Oh Yeah!” and took the opportunity to learn a few cooking tricks from guest host Martha Stewart (as well as her fellow host Snoop Dogg). During the segment, Stewart teaches band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré …
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Sufjan Stevens and his long-time collaborator/stepfather, Lowell Brams, unveiled a new song, “The Unlimited,” from their upcoming New Age-inspired album, Aporia, out March 27th via their label Asthmatic Kitty. “The Unlimited” finds Stevens and Brams crafting an enthralling soundscape that keeps a serene synth at its core while still venturing …
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Bob Shane, co-founder and last surviving original member of the influential folk group the Kingston Trio, died Sunday at the age of 85. Shane died at a hospice facility in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lived the past few decades, his agent confirmed to The New York Times. Shane’s wife, Bobbie …
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