By Eli Enis Where to begin? There’s the unexpected collaborations: My Agenda, the second album from experimental pop maximalist Dorian Electra, features disco legends the Village People owning the hook of a song describing gay frogs. They share space with the viral superstar Rebecca...
Past the fuzzy guitar and pounding drums of The Vamps’s lightheaded love ode “Married in Vegas” lies a secret weapon: a dialed-up piano part that marks the chorus as a secondary hook. Its music-hall glee is reminiscent of Elton John, and the colorful line...
Consider the “Holiday” over, because Little Mix are back in business as your hostesses for the 2020 MTV European Music Awards. They will also bring a special performance of “Sweet Melody” off their forthcoming album, Confetti. The British pop group — Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie...
By Ethan Shanfeld Behind today’s top hits is a 20-year-old guitar prodigy from Tel Aviv named Omer Fedi. The multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter has topped the Billboard charts and worked with pop royalty from Lil Nas X to Machine Gun Kelly. But just over...
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have shared raw audio stems and video footage for their new single ‘Automation’, inviting fans to create their own remix and music video. The raw files are hosted on the band’s website via a torrent magnet link, with...
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has clarified his side of a long-circulated story that re-emerged following the death of Eddie Van Halen earlier this month. As the story goes, while Van Halen and Journey were on tour together in 1978, the legendary guitarist got...
Patti Smith is the latest high-profile guest to appear on the ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ podcast, in support of the paperback release of her 2019 book The Year of the Monkey. As Maron is at pains to mention, the interview was Smith’s first ever...
Courtney Barnett, Amyl and The Sniffers, Kathleen Hanna, Palehound, KO Newborn and more will feature on a new cassette compilation titled ‘Hands Off!’. The compilation was created in response to the multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the now-defunct label, Burger Records. READ MORE:...
Zambian-Canadian rapper Backxwash has won this year’s Polaris Music Prize for her latest album ‘God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It’. Released back in May of this year, the rapper’s eclectic full-length masterfully blends elements of hip-hop with heavy...
Two guitars played, owned and partly designed by the late Eddie Van Halen will go up for auction in December. A 2004 EVH Charvel Art Series electric guitar with red, white and black stripes on the body and headstock will be among items for...