During the past five decades, Rob Halford has been instrumental in defining the sound and look of heavy metal as the frontman for Judas Priest and with his own groups, Fight, 2wo, and Halford. In that time, the artist — who recently released his memoir, Confess — earned himself the …
Read More »Evanescence Announces Livestream Concert for 'The Bitter Truth'
Evanescence have announced a livestream concert, their first ticketed event since the beginning of the pandemic. Evanescence: A Live Session From Rock Falcon Studio will premiere on Saturday, December 5th at 4:00 p.m. ET, and will be available through Tuesday, December 8th at 11:59 p.m. ET. The band, who were …
Read More »Micky Dolenz, Henry Diltz Featured on Posthumous Davy Jones Christmas Record
A posthumous Davy Jones Christmas record, It’s Christmas Time Once More, has been released. Jones’ vocals derive from the 1991 cassette tape It’s Christmas Time Again. The new LP features guest vocals from fellow Monkee Micky Dolenz and his sister Coco, Jones’ daughter Annabel, and photographer Henry Diltz. “Singing with …
Read More »Oneohtrix Point Never Reunites With Safdie Brothers for 'Lost But Never Alone' Video
Oneohtrix Point Never has released a new video for “Lost But Never Alone,” directed by Uncut Gems filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie. The video offers a surreal channel-surfing experience, with the Safdies ostensibly creating scenes from old movies or TV shows that never existed but carry an uncanny, nostalgic familiarity. …
Read More »Pharoahe Monch Launches New Project Th1rt3en with Daru Jones, Marcus Machado
Hip-hop luminary Pharoahe Monch has formed a new trio, Th1rt3en, with Jack White’s drummer Daru Jones and acclaimed guitarist Marcus Machado. The group announced their arrival with their first song, “Fight,” featuring Cypress Hill, which serves as a righteous opening salvo. Monch and Cypress Hill unload bruising bars that tackle …
Read More »How a New Law in Oregon Could Finally Decriminalize Addiction
When Measure 110, also known as the Drug Addiction and Recovery Act, goes into effect on February 21st, 2021, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, (non-prescribed) oxycodone, and several other currently illegal drugs will be decriminalized in Oregon. Going forward, a person caught with a non-commercial amount will receive a fine of up …
Read More »Queens of the Stone Age to Broadcast Archival Live Show for Charity
Queens of the Stone Age will be broadcasting previously unseen footage from their August 2018 acoustic set at MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) in Tasmania as part of a fundraising event for the Nick Alexander Memorial Trust and Life for Paris charities. The footage will premiere on the …
Read More »A Teen's TikToks Are Changing the Way Her Record Label Looks at Marketing
Tate McRae has gone viral on TikTok not by particular accident or coincidence — but because the 17-year-old Calgary native worked to do it. Her recent track “You Broke Me First” has been lodged firmly on Rolling Stone’s songs chart for three months now, currently sitting between the likes of …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens Drops Rediscovered 'Lady D'Arbanville' Video
Yusuf/Cat Stevens has released a rediscovered video for “Lady D’Arbanville,” a track off his upcoming 50th-anniversary reissue of Mona Bone Jakon. The long-lost clip — known as one of the earliest music videos — features Yusuf and actress Patti D’Arbanville in a Gothic English mansion. Inspired by the end of …
Read More »People Are Impossibly Horny for Fivey, the FiveThirtyEight Fox
We all deal with election-related stress in different ways. Some of us are scheduling calls with our therapists. Some of us are buying out shelves of Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food. Some of us have taped a bottle of Chateau Diana to our sweaty paws and started drinking ourselves into …
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