System of a Down has released a new music video for one of their 2020 comeback singles, “Genocidal Humanoidz.” Co-directed by bassist Shavo Odadjian and Adam Mason, the new video features animation in addition to performance footage. The video aired at the end of a livestreamed event held this afternoon to fundraise for the humanitarian
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Outpourings of grief followed the news that SOPHIE, the unparalleled producer and pop vanguardist, died in an accidental fall Saturday morning (January 30). Artists from across the music world paid tribute: Christine and the Queens, Rina Sawayama, Sam Smith, Nicolas Jaar, Shamir, Jlin, Kelly Lee Owens, Tkay Maidza, the Blessed Madonna, Bring Me the Horizon’s
The organizers of Woodstock 50—the failed 50th anniversary concert celebrating the iconic 1969 festival—have settled their legal disputes with Dentsu, the Japanese-owned advertising firm contracted to finance the event, Billboard reports. Woodstock 50 was officially canceled in July 2019, three months after Dentsu pulled out of the festival. Three months ago, an arbitration panel ruled
The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has shared a new remix of “Monument,” a track from Röyksopp and Robyn’s 2014 Do It Again EP. Take a listen below. Last summer, Robyn joined Channel Tres and SG Lewis on the new song “Impact.” She also appeared alongside Jónsi on “Salt Licorice” from the Sigur Ros singer’s Shiver. Her
Australian singer-songwriter Julia Stone has shared a video for her new song “We All Have,” a collaboration with the National’s Matt Berninger. St. Vincent co-produced the single. Check out “We All Have” below. “We All Have” appears on Stone’s forthcoming album, Sixty Summers, which is out April 16 (via BMG). It’s her third solo record,
Selena Gomez has announced a new Spanish-language EP titled REVELACIÓN. The project arrives March 12 via Interscope. Today (January 29), Gomez has released the Tainy-produced single “Baila Conmigo” (“Dance With Me”), featuring Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro. Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Nogari, below. “Baila Conmigo” follows “De Una
Larry J is self-described as “5 chords and the truth.” Presumably, it’s to clarify that his music is simplistically structured, and emphasizes storytelling and content over technique. It’s not much in the way of a surprise, as Larry is categorized as Pop Country, a genre not often associated with classical music theory. LJ is a
Masha Alekhina—artist, activist, and one of Pussy Riot’s founding members—was arrested for attending a massive protest critiquing Russian President Vladimir Putin last Saturday (January 23), online Russian newspaper Meduza and AP report. According to a representative for Pussy Riot, Alekhina was detained for 48 hours following her arrest, and is currently a suspect in a
Death Cab for Cutie were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (January 26). Benjamin Gibbard and co. remotely performed TLC’s 1994 classic “Waterfalls.” TK details. Watch it all go down below. Death Cab’s version of “Waterfalls” appears on their new covers record The Georgia E.P.—a five-track project featuring covers of songs by
You can now read all 80 issues of Punk Planet for free on the Internet Archive. Founded by writer and editor Dan Sinker, the Chicago music and politics zine ran as a print publication from 1994 until 2007. In addition to music features and reviews, Punk Planet covered topics like feminism, politics, human rights, and
Out of Lebanon, OH, country veteran Richard Lynch knows that life has become more complex, but he’s more than up to the task of making sense out of a crazy world and hopefully bring a little peace and understanding to it. Combining the presence of an everyman and the larger than life vibes of a
HAIM appeared on the latest episode of Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder podcast. The Los Angeles band was joined by producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam to discuss the genesis of their 2019 single “Summer Girl,” from last year’s Women in Music Pt. III. Listen to the full episode below. In the episode, the sisters talk about
The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Esther Rose has announced a new album. How Many Times is out March 26 via Father/Daughter. It follows last year’s covers EP My Favorite Mistakes. Check out the video for the title track below. “That’s how I untangle what’s on my mind, by going off for a walk into wild places.
Adrianne Lenker was the musical guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. From a remote outdoor location, she performed “anything” from her album songs. Watch it happen below. At the end of 2020, Lenker performed several songs from her new album on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Listen to her conversation
Davy Williamson will make waves with his debut single “Thin Disguise” The Carolinas based musician and songwriter makes his entrance into the worldwide independent scene with a single release that invokes the glory days of guitar-powered alternative rock while still managing to make an individual statement. It forgoes the usual guitar heroics we associate with
Though it has some difficult competition for the spotlight in Rob Alexander’s searing vocal, the lead guitar in Dream Out Loud’s “A Song to Get Us Through” cascades from the heavens seemingly destined to make this new single perfect. Accompanied by a simple backend and a staggered piano melody, its strings purify the air that Alexander
FKA twigs, London rapper Headie One, and producer Fred again.. have come together for the new song “Don’t Judge Me.” It’s an expansion of the “Judge Me (Interlude)” from the rapper and producer’s 2020 GANG mixtape. The new song arrives with a video directed by Emmanuel Adjei (who also co-directed Beyoncé’s Black Is King). The
Bartees Strange was the musical guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday (January 25). The Oklahoma-raised, Washington, D.C.-based artist performed “Boomer” from his latest album Live Forever (which, at the start of the episode, Meyers called one of his favorites of 2020). The performance took place in a room filled with anatomical curiosities. Check