Luna have covered Television’s classic “Marquee Moon.” The cover features Luna’s founding bassist Justin Harwood, who departed the band in 2000. The new cover was made remotely: Dean Wareham sang and played guitar from Los Angeles; Lee Wall drummed in Austin, Texas; Sean Eden played guitar in San Francisco; and Harwood recorded the bass in
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Future and Swae Lee have teamed up with Internet Money for a new song called “Thrusting.” The track arrives via Internet Money Records, a collective of artists and producers that have helped create work by Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd, and more.“Thrusting” will appear on Internet Money’s forthcoming LP B4 the Storm, which comes out August
The Chicks sang the national anthem on the Democratic National Convention’s final night. They opened a night headlined by a speech from Joe Biden with a remote performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Watch it happen below. Last night, Billie Eilish did a rendition of her new single “my future” for the DNC. She also shared
Today, August 20, would have been the 71st birthday of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott. To celebrate him, and the band’s 50th anniversary, Universal Music Catalogue are releasing a new box set titled Rock Legends. The 6xCD/1xDVD deluxe release arrives October 23 and will feature 74 unreleased tracks, including alternate versions, live recordings, demos, and
The virtual Democratic National Convention had its third night tonight. In addition to speeches from Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton, tonight’s virtual convention featured the debut performance of “my future” from Billie Eilish. Watch it happen below. Before she performed alongside her brother FINNEAS, Eilish encouraged people to register to vote and endorsed
The conservatorship that Britney Spears has been entangled in for the last 12 years will remain unchanged, a court hearing Wednesday (19 August) said. In a move that will likely sow even further discord among a faction of the pop star’s fans that are vying for the complex legal arrangement to end, Spears’ father, Jamie, will
The magic between songwriter Bonnie Warren and crooner Manny Cabo is lightning in a bottle – especially when it comes to the new ballad “All Night Again”. Cabo, a rocker with a strong sense of sensitivity, bleeds Warren’s words into a moving tune for our times. Inspired by the front line care workers during an
Ben Gibbard performed two songs for the remote edition of the Democratic National Convention. Gibbard sang his Death Cab for Cutie track “Northern Lights,” as well as the Postal Service classic “Such Great Heights,” which he dedicated to the United States Postal Service. Check it out below. “I think more than any election in my
A new song by the late Philadelphia rapper Chynna has been released. “stupkid” is the first posthumous track from the artist, who died on April 8 at the age of 25. The new song is produced by Kashaka and it arrives on what would have been Chynna’s 26th birthday. Listen to “stupkid” below. Tributes to
Fadi Tabbal—the Lebanese musician, producer, engineer, and founder of Tunefork Recording Studios—has launched the Beirut Musician’s Fund in response to the tragic explosion that occurred in the city on August 4. The fund attempts to raise $34,935 (USD)—the amount needed to replace artists’ damaged, lost, or destroyed gear. All donations will be managed by Tunefork
Travis Scott has announced that his new single “The Plan” will drop this coming Friday (August 21). Scott broke the news on Twitter, writing, “FLAME x CHRIS NOLAN COOK UP THE PLAN FRIDAY.” The new track will appear on the soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming action film Tenet, which stars Robert Pattinson, John David Washington,
Angel Olsen is back with another new song from her upcoming album Whole New Mess. Following the title track, she’s back with a new one called “Waving, Smiling.” She’s shared a visual, directed by Ashley Connor, where she performs the song in Asheville, North Carolina’s Masonic Temple. Watch it below. “‘Waving, Smiling’ in my head
Orville Peck and Shania Twain stopped by the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!, where they performed their new single “Legends Never Die.” Their performance was filmed in an empty bar. Watch it below. Peck and Twain released “Legends Never Die” last week, along with a flashy music video. The single appears
Barack Obama’s tradition of sharing playlists continued today with the release of his 2020 Summer Playlist. The playlist includes performers at this year’s Democratic National Convention, including Billie Eilish, Maggie Rogers, Common, John Legend, Leon Bridges, the Chicks, and Billy Porter. It also includes songs from Megan Thee Stallion, Frank Ocean, Bob Dylan (off his
Moor Mother has shared a new release for the Sub Pop Singles Club. It’s called Forever Industries and it features two parts: an “A-side” produced by Olof Melander and a “B-side” produced by Mental Jewelry. Listen to the whole thing below. In 2019, Moor Mother released the album Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes. This
Last month, the Rolling Stones shared a previously-unreleased track titled “Scarlet,” featuring Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Now, the War on Drugs have remixed the song. Hear their take on the track below. “I just re-imagined the song as if I had Mick, Keith and Jimmy in the room with me,” the War on Drugs’
Sigur Rós’ Jónsi has shared another new song from his forthcoming album Shiver. “Cannibal” features guest vocals from Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser. Watch the video, directed by Giovanni Ribisi, below. “When Sigur Rós was starting, we were always compared to Cocteau Twins and I really didn’t like that. I hated being compared to anybody,” Jonsi
Boldy James: The Versace Tape [Griselda] The Versace Tape is Detroit rapper Boldy James’ Griselda debut. Jay Versace produced and Westside Gunn executive produced the project; Westside Gunn also guests on the closing “Roxycontin.” The Versace Tape is Boldy James’ third release of 2020, following Manger on McNichols (with Sterling Toles) and The Price of