Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross released a new 13-minute track, “Outside,” which appears on the soundtrack to the Netflix horror-drama Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock. An eerie piano theme runs throughout the ambient piece, laying a foundation for moaning brass, ambient synth whooshes and distorted noise. Reznor …
Read More »SiriusXM to Air Phish, Post Malone Concerts on New Year's Eve
SiriusXM will air concerts from an array of artists including Phish, Post Malone, Willie Nelson and Lynyrd Skynyrd on New Year’s Eve. The shows will air on various Sirius stations: Nelson’s hometown gig at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas will air on Willie’s Roadhouse, Phish’s Madison Square Garden gig …
Read More »Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Class
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies will all join the class of 2019. The induction ceremony will be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on March 29th. An edited version …
Read More »Justin Timberlake Reschedules 'Man of the Woods' Tour Dates
Justin Timberlake has rescheduled the tour dates he was forced to postpone earlier this fall due to bruised vocal cords, Variety reports. The dates will be slotted into the already scheduled 2019 North American leg of the pop star’s Man of the Woods tour, which starts January 4th in Washington …
Read More »Watch Alessia Cara's Stripped-Down Destiny's Child Medley
Alessia Cara reimagined a series of Destiny’s Child hits – “Say My Name,” “Bills, Bills, Bills,” “Bootylicious,” “Survivor” and “Emotion” – during a stripped-down live session for Sirius XM. The singer recruited a trio of backing vocalists for the performance, and their pitch-perfect blend highlighted the four-minute medley. Acoustic guitar, synth-bass and electronic …
Read More »Nick Mason on New Saucerful of Secrets Band: 'It Reminds Me of Pink Floyd 1967'
Earlier this year, after waiting nearly a quarter century in vain for Pink Floyd to reunite, drummer Nick Mason decided to start a Floyd of his own: Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets. The group features Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp, longtime Pink Floyd touring bassist Guy Pratt, guitarist Lee Harris, …
Read More »Chance The Rapper Surprise Releases Uptempo 'My Own Thing' and Melancholic Christmas Song
Back in July, after teasing a new album, Chance The Rapper released four new songs with little fanfare. He repeated the release strategy on Thursday, dropping two new song with no warning. “My Own Thing” and “The Man Who Has Everything” hit streaming services, with the similar stark artwork of …
Read More »Prince's Paisley Park Partners With Minneapolis Public Schools for Arts Education Program
Paisley Park, Prince’s private estate and recording complex that was converted into a museum following the singer’s 2016 death, is partnering with Minneapolis Public Schools for a new arts program. Launching with the city’s Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource (FAIR) School, local students will have access to free tours at Paisley …
Read More »Should the Beatles' White Album Have Been Even Longer?
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, devoted to the Beatles‘ White Album, Rob Sheffield makes a bold suggestion: Based on the discarded songs on the new “Super Deluxe” edition, it could have just as easily been a triple album. George Harrison’s “Not Guilty” and Paul McCartney’s “Junk,” …
Read More »Flashback: Chris Cornell Fuses U2's 'One' With Metallica's 'One'
A few years after Soundgarden reunited, Chris Cornell went out on a solo acoustic tour called Songbook, on which he played tunes from his entire career along with covers of songs by Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles. The most surprising cover, however, was “One” — a mash-up that …
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