Music

News William Basinski Announces 2022 U.S. Tour Dates The composer will play over a dozen shows stretching from next month to the fall By Madison Bloom January 26, 2022 Facebook Twitter William Basinski, January 2020 (Jacopo Raule/Getty Images for Prada) Facebook Twitter William Basinski has announced a string of North American tour dates, kicking off

News Leon Vynehall Announces Fabric Presents Mix, Shares New Song: Listen The March release features new music from Skee Mask, Or:la, Gaunt, and others By Evan Minsker January 26, 2022 Facebook Twitter Leon Vynehall (Alex Waespi) Facebook Twitter Leon Vynehall has announced his installment of the Fabric Presents mix series. It’s out March 25 via

News Alf Clausen, Ex-Simpsons Composer, Drops Lawsuit Against Fox Over Firing After working on the show for 27 years, Clausen was fired in 2017 By Evan Minsker January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Alf Clausen in 2014 (John M. Heller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Alf Clausen, the Emmy-winning composer who scored more than 560 episodes of The

News The Decemberists Announce 2022 Summer Tour They return to the road following scrapped plans for a 20th anniversary run By Allison Hussey January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Decemberists, photo by Holly Andres Facebook Twitter The Decemberists have announced a summer tour, which stretches across the month of August. They’ll start in Montana at

News Watch Earl Sweatshirt Perform “2010” on Fallon He delivered a performance of the track from his new album Sick! on The Tonight Show By Evan Minsker January 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt performs on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, January 24, 2022 (Photo by Nathan Congleton/NBC) Facebook Twitter Earl Sweatshirt was the

News Neil Young Demands His Music Be Removed From Spotify Over “Fake Information About Vaccines” “They can have [Joe] Rogan or Young. Not both.” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Neil Young, September 2019 (Gary Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Neil Young has posted an open letter to his website directing his management

News Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Music Catalog to Sony Music The company now owns the master rights to all of Dylan’s albums and “multiple future releases” By Matthew Strauss January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bob Dylan, June 2012 (BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Bob Dylan has sold the master rights to his entire

News Thierry Mugler, Designer Behind Iconic David Bowie and Beyoncé Looks, Dies at 73 The beloved figure in the world of fashion had signature pieces worn by Diana Ross, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, George Michael, and many others By Evan Minsker January 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Thierry Mugler in 2014 (BRITTA PEDERSEN/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)

News Tyler, the Creator Scores Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton Fashion Show: Watch Tyler also rode a bike down the runway during the late designer’s fall/winter menswear show in Paris By Madison Bloom January 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator at the Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show in Paris (Photo by Victor Boyko/Getty Images). Facebook

News Don Wilson, the Ventures’ Rhythm Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 88 The instrumental quartet changed the sound of rock’n’roll with hits like “Walk, Don’t Run” and “Pipeline” By Madison Bloom January 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Ventures in 1964: Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor, and Bob Bogle (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images).

News Terry Tolkin, Who Brought Stereolab and Butthole Surfers to Major Labels, Has Died In addition to DJing and booking shows, he was credited with coining the term “alternative music” By Allison Hussey January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Terry Tolkin (Photo by Dean Wareham) Facebook Twitter Terry Tolkin, a music industry executive and journalist who

News To Live and Shave in L.A.’s Tom Smith Dies at 65 A busy collaborator, he co-led the expansive noise ensemble for more than thirty years By Allison Hussey January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Tom Smith, co-founder of the experimental noise ensemble To Live and Shave in L.A., has died. Smith’s partner, Claudia

News Against Me!, Pinback, Drive Like Jehu Members Form Supergroup Plosivs, Share New Song “Broken Eyes”: Listen Plosivs is due out March 17 on Swami Records By Nina Corcoran January 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Plosivs, photo by Chris Valle Facebook Twitter Prolific guitarist John Reis (Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, Rocket From The Crypt), singer/guitarist

News Boston Calling 2022 Lineup Announced: Metallica, the Strokes, Foo Fighters, and More Haim, Run the Jewels, Japanese Breakfast, Weezer, Modest Mouse, Avril Lavigne, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Cheap Trick, EarthGang, and more will also play the festival By Evan Minsker January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter James Hetfield, Julian Casablancas, Dave Grohl (Getty

News Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour Due to COVID-19 “An idea sparked to honor and celebrate this 25th anniversary of The Score but we see now it may not currently be our time for revisiting this past work” By Matthew Strauss January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fugees’ Pras Michel, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef Jean, September

News Kanye West Requests “Final Edit and Approval” on New Documentary Film Jeen-Yuhs The decades-in-the-making movie premieres at Sundance this weekend before streaming on Netflix in February By Matthew Strauss January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Ye fka Kanye West, February 2020 (Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Facebook Twitter Kanye West is asking for “final

News 2 Chainz’s New Album Dope Don’t Sell Itself Gets Release Date The rapper’s latest single “Pop Music” features Moneybagg Yo and BeatKing By Madison Bloom January 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter 2 Chainz (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter 2 Chainz has announced the release date for his seventh studio album Dope Don’t Sell