Pink Floyd‘s entire output following the departure of Roger Waters will be the focus of the massive new box set The Later Years, a 16-disc collection that boasts the David Gilmour-led band’s studio LP and live albums, concert films, unreleased rarities, live performances and more. The Later Years, out November …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Turns Pig-Cops Into Sausages in 'Babushka Boi' Video
A$AP Rocky and his cohorts shoot down some literal pigs in the new video for “Babushka Boi.” The Harlem rapper debuted the song live on his Injured Generation Tour earlier this year. Directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and inspired by Dick Tracy, the “Babushka Boi” video sees Rocky, A$AP Ferg, …
Read More »Neal Casal, Guitarist Who Worked With Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings, Dead at 50
Neal Casal, the influential roots guitarist who played with Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings, Ryan Adams, Phil Lesh and more, has died at the age of 50. “Neal was a gentle, introspective, deeply soulful human being who lived his life through artistry and kindness,” read the announcement of his death on …
Read More »Watch Whitney Houston, Kygo's Eighties-Inspired 'Higher Love' Video
Whitney Houston and Kygo‘s collaboration “Higher Love” has received an appropriately Eighties-inspired, dance-heavy video. Hannah Lux Davis (Ariana Grande, Halsey) directed the colorful, nostalgic visual, which opens with a group of men walking down a dusty street when one of them veers off towards a warehouse as the opening chords …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: Jack Harlow Featuring Bryson Tiller, 'Thru The Night'
Jack Harlow‘s “Thru The Night” is a sickeningly savvy product. The chart appeal of a white rapper on a song featuring a Bryson Tillerverse, a pitched-up sample of Usher’s “U Don’t Have To Call, all set in a roller rink music video is an idea destined for at least some …
Read More »See Iggy Pop Emulate 007 in Suave 'James Bond' Video
Iggy Pop dresses chic — at least chic for Iggy Pop, as he typically wears a blazer over his nude torso — in the clip for “James Bond,” a track off his forthcoming Free album. “She wants to be your James Bond,” he sings over a lumbering bass line. “Well, …
Read More »See Jay Som Channel 'The X-Files' in Freaky 'Nighttime Drive' Video
Jay Som has a close encounter of the third kind in the latest video for “Nighttime Drive.” The song is the third single off the indie rock hero’s upcoming sophomore album, Anak Ko, out August 23rd via Polyvinyl Records. A slice-of-life snapshot from tour, the warm, folk-rock stride of “Nighttime …
Read More »Watch Ari Lennox's Missy Elliott, Total-Inspired 'BMO' Video
Ari Lennox turns up the seduction in her new video for “BMO.” The video for the song, which appears on her recently released LP, Shea Butter Baby, was inspired by visuals from Missy Elliott and Total. In the Child-directed video, the R&B singer’s sultry vocals are vibrantly matched by the …
Read More »R. Kelly Charged With Soliciting a Minor in Minnesota
R. Kelly was charged with soliciting a minor for sexual purposes and soliciting prostitution from someone under 18 today in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The alleged incident took place 18 years ago, in July 2001, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office. The StarTribune said it was unclear if Kelly would …
Read More »Hear Red Hearse's Lovelorn Single 'Everybody Wants You'
Red Hearse have shared “Everybody Wants You,” an emotional track off the group’s upcoming self-titled debut album. On the pop-tinged ballad, the band, thenew trio of Bleachers frontmanJack Antonoff, singer Sam Dew and producer Sounwave, lament a hard-to-reach lover. The lyrics reveal an effort to win someone over (“I could …
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