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Phoebe Bridgers reacts to “preemptive cover” of her 2023 album opener
Phoebe Bridgers has shared one musician’s impressive attempt at predicting her ‘Punisher’ follow-up’s opening track. LA singer-songwriter Jensen McRae shared the affectionate parody of Bridgers’ style on Twitter, joking that “in 2023 Phoebe Bridgers is gonna drop her third album & the opening track will be about hooking up in the car while waiting in line to get vaccinated at dodger stadium and it’s gonna make me cry.” READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Copycat Killer’ EP review: glorious strings send ‘Punisher’ songs skyward McRae then posted a 52-second clip in her following tweet, adding that the track was her “preemptive...
Watch the trailer for new Serj Tankian documentary ‘Truth To Power’
A first trailer has been shared for Truth To Power, the upcoming documentary about System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian – watch it below. As announced last month, the film, which is set to focus on the way Tankian built awareness around the Armenian revolution of 2018, will land on February 19. READ MORE: System Of A Down’s new anthems of rebellion are arena-ready calls for justice “With Oscilloscope and Live Nation at our back, the music and message of our film can now touch the hearts and minds of audiences across the world, inspiring all of us to...
Chip takes aim at Stormzy again on new single ’10 Commandments’
UK rapper Chip – fka Chipmunk – has taken aim at Stormzy once more, dissing the artist on his new single ’10 Commandments’. The song, released on Friday January 15, sees Chip go on the attack, taking a scathing approach to sharing his sentiments about Stormzy, as he raps lines like, “Yo, one minute you’re on home invasions / Next minute you’re at strangers, paintin’” and “One minute it’s ‘F*ck the government, f*ck Boris’ / Next minute you’re tellin’ people ‘vote.’” The track dropped just hours after Stormzy shared his new collaborative effort with Ghetts, ‘Skengman’. Advertisement Check out...
Sheer Mag return with electrifying rock track ‘Crushed Velvet’
Philadelphia rock band Sheer Mag have returned with ‘Crushed Velvet’, their first song since the release of their 2019 album ‘A Distant Call’. ‘Crushed Velvet’ was released as part of the soundtrack for Hulu’s original film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, released on January 15. The film’s storyline follows Marcus (played by Keean Johnson), an avid audio fan who records a playlist of sounds before he loses his hearing to brain surgery. The song comes complete with powerful vocals from frontwoman Tina Halladay, as well as snarled backing lines and punchy rock guitar. Advertisement Listen to Sheer Mag’s new...
Watch The War On Drugs perform ‘Arms Like Boulders’ on ‘Colbert’
The War On Drugs appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (January 15), where they performed their 2008 track ‘Arms Like Boulders’. Read more: Like Kurt Vile and War On Drugs? Night Flight’s new EP is for you In November, the Philadelphia band released a 10-track live album entitled ‘LIVE DRUGS’ comprised of concert recordings selected from 40 hard drives-worth of show recordings that were made during the band’s past six years of touring. Supporting the new LP with the remote performance of ‘Arms Like Boulders’, the track originally appeared on The War on Drugs’ debut album,...
Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford says he turned down joining Guns N’ Roses twice
Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford has revealed that he was asked to join Guns N’ Roses on two different occasions. Read more: Guns N’ Roses – Rank the albums Speaking in a new interview, Ford discussed being asked to join the band after Izzy Stradlin abruptly left in 1991, and again in the early 2000s when frontman Axl Rose was looking to retool the GnR lineup. “I got asked to join that band a couple of different times,” Ford said on the Black Crowes-themed State Of Amorica podcast. Advertisement “Once when Axl was still finishing that record that was taking...
Run The Jewels team up with Mexican Institute Of Sound for ‘Ooh La La’ remix
Run The Jewels have teamed up with Mexican Institute Of Sound for a remix of their 2020 single ‘Ooh La La’ – listen below. Read more: Run The Jewels – ‘Run The Jewels 4’ review: a modern protest classic and their best work yet The original version of the DJ Premier-featured track appears on the duo’s critically acclaimed album ‘RTJ4’, which NME awarded Album Of The Year, calling it “a punch to the face and a shot of tequila from your reckless best friend”. Camilo Lara, the Grammy-nominated artist and producer behind Mexican Institute Of Sound, said of the remix:...
Andy Nicholson taps up former Arctic Monkeys bandmate Matt Helders for new lockdown EP
Andy Nicholson, the former Arctic Monkeys bassist, has tapped up his old bandmate Matt Helders for a new lockdown EP. Read more: Former Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson tells us about life after the band and going solo as Goldteeth Nicholson (aka Goldteeth) is currently putting together a project entitled ‘Alone Together’, which will see him remotely collaborate with a variety of artists “of any skill level”. Taking to social media earlier this month, Nicholson asked any musician who wanted to be a part of the project to get in touch. “Let’s make some music,” he wrote on Instagram. “This...
Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ is getting red cassette reissue for Valentine’s Day
Nirvana‘s debut album ‘Bleach’ is getting a limited edition, red cassette reissue for Valentine’s Day. Read more: Why Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ doesn’t deserve to sit in the shadow of its massive follow-up albums The Sub Pop Records release, which features the singles ‘Love Buzz’ and ‘Blew’, was released on June 15, 1989, and is the album that kicked everything off for the grunge giants whose next album was the game-changing classic ‘Nevermind’. Limited to 500 copies, the ‘Love Buzz Red’ cassette version of ‘Bleach’ arrives February 14 and will be sold through Tapehead City – get it here. Advertisement A description...Recent Posts
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