Music

News Questlove’s Summer of Soul Wins Best Documentary at 2022 Independent Spirit Awards The film is also nominated an Oscar and a Grammy this year  By Evan Minsker March 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Questlove at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not

News LCD Soundsystem Announce London Concert Residency They’re playing a series of shows at Brixton’s O2 Academy this summer By Evan Minsker March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem at Brooklyn Steel in 2021 (photo courtesy of the artist) Facebook Twitter After lining up residencies in Boston and Philadelphia, LCD Soundsystem have announced that they’re

News Watch Charli XCX Perform “Beg For You” on SNL She was also featured in a sketch as a singing meatball growing out of Sarah Sherman’s armpit By Allison Hussey March 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter A screencap of Charli XCX’s performance of “Beg For You” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live Facebook Twitter Charli XCX was

News Leonard Cohen Estate Sells Publishing Catalog Hipgnosis Songs Fund—which also owns works from Lindsey Buckingham and Neil Young—purchased the catalog for an undisclosed sum By Matthew Ismael Ruiz March 5, 2022 Facebook Twitter Leonard Cohen, August 1967. (Photo by Jack Robinson/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Leonard Cohen’s estate has sold the entirety of his songwriting

News 22 Ways to Support Ukrainian Relief on Bandcamp Friday Cassandra Jenkins, Sub Pop, Skee Mask, Polyvinyl, Trentemøller, and others are supporting Ukrainian relief efforts with new music and merchandise By Evan Minsker March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Future Publishing via Getty Images Facebook Twitter Bandcamp Friday—the monthly occasion where the platform

News Soul Glo and Mother Maryrose Share New Song “Dripnomics”: Listen The second single from the Philadelphia-based hardcore band’s new album Diaspora Problems By Matthew Strauss March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Soul Glo, photo by Alyssa Rorke Facebook Twitter Soul Glo and Philadelphia rapper Mother Maryrose have released the new song “Dripnomics.” It’s the second

News New York City Lifts Proof of Vaccine Requirements for Concert Venues Venues, as well as restaurants and bars, will still have the flexibility to require proof of vaccination or masking indoors if they choose, per Mayor Eric Adams By Eric Torres March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Facebook

News Otoboke Beaver Announce New Album Super Champon, Share Video: Watch The Japanese rock band’s follow-up to 2019’s Itekoma Hits is out in May via Damnably By Matthew Strauss March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Otoboke Beaver, photo by Mayumi Hirata Facebook Twitter Japanese Rock band Otoboke Beaver have announced the new album Super Champon, set

News Kurt Vile Shares New Song “Hey Like a Child”: Listen The latest track from his next album (watch my moves) By Allison Hussey March 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kurt Vile, May 2019 (Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Kurt Vile has shared another new song from his forthcoming album (watch my moves). The

News PC Music Announces PC Music, Vol. 3 With A. G. Cook, Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, More The project arrives in mid-May, nearly six years after PC Music, Vol. 2 By Allison Hussey March 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter A. G. Cook, May 2018 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter PC Music has announced another edition of

News Jack White and Q-Tip Share New Song “Hi-De-Ho”: Listen Also check out “Queen of the Bees,” another song from one of White’s two albums arriving this year By Evan Minsker March 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jack White, photo by Paige Sara Facebook Twitter Jack White is back with more new music from his two

News Live Nation to Cease All Business in Russia “Live Nation joins the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” By Evan Minsker March 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fans at a 2019 concert at Moscow’s Otkritie Arena (Sergei BobylevTASS via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Live Nation has announced that it will no longer promote

News Tonstartssbandht Reissuing Three Albums, Share New Video for Single “5ft7”: Watch Fire Talk Records are pressing An When, Dick Nights, and Hymn on vinyl By Nina Corcoran March 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tonstartssbandht, photo by Case Mahan Facebook Twitter Fire Talk Records are reissuing three early albums by Florida duo Tonstartssbandht. The LPs—2009’s An

News Randy Newman Postpones European Tour to Recover From Neck Surgery “They operated on me successfully, I think…. But the doctor said I’m not quite ready to tour.” By Matthew Strauss March 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Randy Newman, photo by Pamela Springsteen Facebook Twitter Randy Newman is postponing a European tour as he recovers from

News Beach House’s Once Twice Melody Is the Best-Selling Album in the U.S. The band moved 20,300 copies this week, with over 70% of those coming from vinyl sales By Evan Minsker March 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Beach House in 2018 (David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Beach House’s new album Once Twice Melody is

News Stereolab Announce 2022 North American Tour They’ll hit the United States and Canada in September and October By Allison Hussey March 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Stereolab’s Lætitia Sadier, August 2019 (Julia Reinhart/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Stereolab have announced a 2022 North American tour. It starts in Nashville at the beginning of September, wrapping in Asheville,