Billy Joel rattling off historic names and events most people under 30 have never heard of hardly seemed like the formula for a hit song, especially in 1989 when the charts were dominated by the likes of Poison, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Debbie Gibson, and New Kids on the Block. …
Read More »Hear the Roots' First New Song in Two Years 'Feel It (You Got It)'
The Roots have shared their new song titled “Feel It (You Got It),” the hip-hop group’s first new music in two years. The track first appeared this fall when Questlove debuted the song at his alma mater The Philadelphia High School For Creative & Performing Arts for Citizen Bank’s Made …
Read More »Brian Eno Blasts British Conservative Party on New Pre-Election Song
Brian Eno envisions “a few more years of Brexit purgatory” on his bouncy, satirical new song “Everything’s on the Up With the Tories.” The track, which also touches on income inequality, unemployment and healthcare, blasts the British Conservative Party ahead of the U.K. general election on Thursday, December 12th. “Everything’s …
Read More »Against Me! Plot Spring 2020 Tour — Plus How to Release New Music on Election Year
Against Me! are set to embark on a North American tour next spring — and they’re plotting new music. The trek kicks off March 11th at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and wraps with a set April 4th at the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival in Atlantic City, …
Read More »Mon Laferte, Guaynaa Lead Reggaeton Protest in New 'Plata Ta Tá' Video
Two months after Chile first erupted with nationwide protests against austerity, the Latin Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Mon Laferte shows support for the cause with her new song, “Plata Ta Tá.” The title is a play on the sounds of a “cacerolázo,” or a Latin American style of protest in which people …
Read More »Flashback: Huey Lewis, Garth Brooks Tackle 'Workin' for a Livin”
In May 1982, San Francisco-area band Huey Lewis and the News notched their first Top Ten pop hit with “Do You Believe in Love,” a song written by Shania Twain’s future (and now former) producer and husband, “Mutt” Lange. Taken from the group’s sophomore LP, Picture This, the song was …
Read More »Hear CNCO Cover Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' in Spanglish
Earlier this fall, pan-Latino pop stars CNCO flaunted their international cool with their latest EP, Que Quiénes Somos. On Wednesday, they further that mission with a cover of Billie Eilish‘s Grammy-nominated smash, “Bad Guy.” Recorded inside New York City’s historic Electric Lady Studios, the song opens with grooving strums of …
Read More »Billie Eilish Doesn't Know Van Halen — and Wolfgang Van Halen Is OK With That
When Jimmy Kimmel asked Billie Eilish to name any member of Van Halen on his show a few weeks back, she couldn’t. “Who? No, who is that?” she asked him. “I’m gonna start crying,” he said. This supposed lack of knowledge kickstarted a stream of invective on the Internet by …
Read More »Watch Flaming Lips Team With Colorado Symphony Orchestra for Lush 'What Is the Light?' Video
The Flaming Lips unveiled a kaleidoscopic new video for their performance of “What Is the Light?” with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. The song comes off of their upcoming live album,The Soft Bulletin Recorded Live at Red Rocks With the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, out November 29th via Warner Records. The live …
Read More »Panic! at the Disco Shares 'Into the Unknown' From 'Frozen 2'
Frozen 2, the sequel to the smash-hit Disney film from 2013, is in theaters now. To coincide with its release date, Panic! at the Disco have shared their full version of “Into the Unknown,” sung by Elsa (Idina Menzel) in the film, along with a music video featuring Panic! frontman …
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