After the organizers of Record Store Day pushed back their annual event — and a number of release dates along with it — Wire decided to put out 10:20, their upcoming compilation of reworked songs and what they’ve called “strays” from throughout the years, on June 19th. Although it was …
Read More »'The Last Dance' Week 3: The Dream Team, the New Jordan Rules, and a Three-Peat
As we kick off this week’s installments of ‘The Last Dance,’ Michael Jordan is the league’s elder statesman and undisputed king. At the 1998 All-Star Game, Larry Bird is his coach, and Magic Johnson is a TV commentator. The men whose feats Jordan once strove to match are long gone …
Read More »J Balvin Learns Ancient Martial Arts in Pink-Hued 'Rosa' Video
J Balvin continues his series of Colores music videos with “Rosa,” his latest color-themed visual made in collaboration with director Colin Tilley. The clip sees Balvin visiting a pink-hued Japanese fortress and encountering a martial arts master. As Balvin trains in the ancient fighting style, he encounters cherry blossoms, dancers …
Read More »The Mavericks Travel Through Space in Animated 'Blame It on Your Heart' Video
The Mavericks find a unique, eye-popping way to appear together in a music video during quarantine — the animated clip for “Blame It on Your Heart” casts the band members as interstellar explorers traveling through space, time, and under the sea. The band covered the Harlan Howard and Kostas composition, …
Read More »The Music Industry Is About to Put Out a Lot of Very, Very Uplifting Songs
Two weeks ago, Brian Fallon, known for his work as a solo artist and a member of the Gaslight Anthem, scheduled his first Zoom songwriting session with Jason Wade and Steve Stout of the band Lifehouse. “We didn’t have anything specific planned,” Wade says. “But we were texting back and …
Read More »How Do You Sell Concert Tees Without Concerts? Merch Companies Are Up Against a Wall
For years, Chris Cornell — the CEO of Manhead Merch, which handles T-shirts, posters, and other music merch for artists, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Alanis Morissette — considered his industry to be recession-proof. But when COVID-19 struck and shuttered concerts, Cornell found his company abruptly …
Read More »Run the Jewels Imagine a Blissful World With No Money in 'Ooh La La' Video
Run the Jewels offer a joyful vision of the future filled with burning piles of cash and big group dance numbers in the new video for “Ooh La La.” The video was directed by Brian and Vanessa Beletic, and in a statement, RTJ said: “This video is a fantasy of …
Read More »'In My Room' With Fuerza Regida
Mexican-American quartet Fuerza Regida is pushing forward a new style of folk song — regional Mexican with an East LA twist — called the urban corrido. Comprised of Jesús Ortiz on vocals, Jose Garcia on tuba, Samuel Jaimez on the requinto and Khrystian Ramos on the six-string guitar, Fuerza Regida …
Read More »Alanis Morissette Tackles Mental Illness on New Song 'Diagnosis'
Alanis Morissette has shared a new track from her upcoming album Such Pretty Forks in the Road, titled “Diagnosis.” In this simple piano ballad, Morissette tackles the challenges and stigma surrounding depression and other forms of mental illness. Co-written with Michael Farrell and produced by Alex Hope, the lyrics sound strangely …
Read More »'True History of the Kelly Gang' Review: Return of the Aussie Rock-Star Outlaw
“Nothing You Are About to See Is True.” Those are the words that teasingly introduce True History of the Kelly Gang, the dazzling and defiantly rogue western from director Justin Kurzel that plays with facts to get at a deeper truth about Ned Kelly. This we know is true about …
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