Two years after breaking through with their genre-shifting album Sea of Noise, St. Paul and the Broken Bones have announced their new album, Young Sick Camellia, due September 7th. To coincide with the announcement, the roots-soul octet has also released the album’s lead single, “Apollo,” a dance-leaning disco-horn strut that …
Read More »Jimmy Fallon Responds to Donald Trump's 'Be a Man' Tweet
Jimmy Fallon addressed President Trump’s recent tweet criticizing the host during his opening monologue on The Tonight ShowMonday. On Sunday, Trump tweeted that Fallon should “be a man” after Fallon expressed regret for his 2016 interview where he ruffled Trump’s hair. The pair’s back-and-forth comments refer to Trump’s appearance on …
Read More »XXXTentacion Public Memorial Announced
The family of Jahseh “XXXTentacion” Onfroy announced that a public memorial and viewing for the rapper would be held on Wednesday in his native Broward County, Florida. “Fans come out and say your final goodbyes,” the rapper’s Instagram captioned next to the flyer for the memorial event, which takes place …
Read More »Charli XCX Is Having More Fun Than You This Summer
Summer is no time for a vacation when you’re Charli XCX. From now through late November, the U.K. singer is holding down one of the most coveted spots in pop as one of two opening acts on Taylor Swift’sReputationtour, alongside her friend Camila Cabello. “We’re such an interesting lineup of …
Read More »What Pot Legalization in Canada Means for the U.S.
Update: On October 17th, legal weed went into effect in Canada. With Donald Trump subverting America’s global standing – feuding with allies, palling around with dictators, snatching toddlers from migrant mothers – Justin Trudeau just may be the leader of the Free World. Starting this week, the prime minister’s youthful, …
Read More »How 'Up Down' Singer Morgan Wallen Turned His Accent into an Honest Country Voice
The week after Morgan Wallen released his debut album If I Know Me, the Sneedville, Tennessee, native was enjoying his first Number One song on the Country Airplay chart – only thing was, the feeling of excitement was slightly complicated by the fact that he wasn’t the artist who recorded …
Read More »See Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert's Moody 'Drowns the Whiskey' Video
Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert would make for an all-star pairing in any instance, but in the splashy new music video for their duet “Drowns the Whiskey,” the country music titans are nearly upstaged for top billing by the song’s titular drink. The video’s numerous close-up shots of an ice-filled …
Read More »Review: Sophie's 'Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides' Is An Avant-Pop Gem
Since her debut single in 2013, Scottish sound sculptor Sophie has emerged as quite possibly the most important, boundary-destroying producer of the last decade. Early singles like “Bipp,” “Lemonade” and her co-production on QT’s “Hey QT” were packaged as “pop” songs, but were actually exercises in anonymous avant-garde cartoon chipmunk …
Read More »Hear All 77 Covers 'Weird Al' Played on 2018 Tour
Earlier this week, “Weird Al” Yankovic wrapped up his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour after 77 shows across North America. It was unlike anything he’d done in his long career, setting aside nearly all of his famous parody songs (with the exception of a quick medley at the end) and …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Plots Fall Tour
Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy will embark on a North American solo tour this fall. The 11-date trek launches September 19th at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and includes stops around the Midwest, West Coast and western Canada. The trek wraps October 8th at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los …
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