Hailee Steinfeld has released the music video for “Afterlife,” her new song featured in the upcoming AppleTV+ seriesDickinson, in which she also stars and executive-produced. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who most recently helmed the clip for Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey’s Charlie’s Angels theme“Don’t Call Me …
Read More »Broken Bells' Glimpse 'Face of Evil' on Soulful New Song 'Good Luck'
Broken Bells, the duo of the Shins’ James Mercer and producer Danger Mouse, ponder the bleakness of modern times on their new song “Good Luck.” “The face of evil’s on the news tonight/We see the darkness over light,” Mercer sings over a dusty bass groove and loping drums. “But have …
Read More »In 'Vámono,' Buscabulla Dream of a Bright Future in Puerto Rico
Aguadilla synth-pop outfit Buscabulla turn their tropical dreams into reality with their rousing new song, “Vámono,” or “Let’s Go.” It is the lead single off their upcoming debut album, which is due for release in 2020. Guided by a brisk drumline snare and silky vocals from Raquel Berrios, “Vámono” is …
Read More »Is This Bruce Springsteen's Single Greatest Live Moment?
Bruce Springsteen has played somewhere in the ballpark of 2,600 concerts since signing to Columbia Records in 1972. Many of the ones before Born to Run came out in 1975 have been lost to history, but the vast majority since have been bootlegged and traded within fan circles. Five years …
Read More »Seven Thoughts on Bruce Springsteen for His 70th Birthday
Springsteen and the E Street Band always play “Born to Run” with the house lights all the way up, an aesthetic decision that feels right even if it’s hard to articulate why. Is it too real, too central to the overall message to be part of the show? Is it …
Read More »Hear Kitten's Lovesick New Single 'Goodbye Honeymoon Phase'
Kitten has debuted the title track off their forthcoming EP Goodbye Honeymoon Phase. This EP follows up 2018’s Pink Champagne. On the spunky “Goodbye Honeymoon Phase,” a public lovers’ spat is being narrowly avoided. “I’m slurrin’ all my words/You hit me where it hurts/Somehow it only gets worse/Goodbye honeymoon phase,” lead …
Read More »Watch Robbie Robertson Play 'The Weight' With Ringo Starr and Musicians Across Five Continents
“What key is it in, Robbie?” Ringo Starr, sitting behind a drum set, asks Robbie Robertson over the phone. Ringo nods. “F-demented!” What happens next is a joyous cover of “The Weight,” with Robertson reprising the recording’s soulful intro lick. A series of musicians from all over the world – …
Read More »Flashback: Jackson Browne Performs a Heart-Wrenching 'Late for the Sky' in 1976
Jackson Browne‘s 1976 was a tumultuous one. In February, his emotive ballad “Late for the Sky” was featured in Taxi Driver, during a scene in which Robert De Niro watches American Bandstand shortly after shooting a man in a bodega. In March, while Browne was in the studio cutting The …
Read More »Dillon Carmichael Previews New EP With Hooky '99 Problems (Fish Ain't One)'
Dillon Carmichael, the Kentucky singer-songwriter with a deep outlaw-country voice, highlights his more lighthearted side on the new song “99 Problems (Fish Ain’t One).” A cheeky fishing tune in the tradition of Brad Paisley’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” and Craig Campbell’s “Fish,” it announces Carmichael’s upcoming five-song …
Read More »Post Malone Keeps His Unstoppable Roll Going on 'Hollywood's Bleeding'
The culture wasn’t demanding a James-Franco-in-Spring-Breakers-esque rapper-crooner in summer 2015, when “White Iverson” quietly started its months-long climb to No. 14 on the Hot 100. But Post Malone was fruitful, and his smashes multiplied. “White Iverson” (30 weeks on the Hot 100) beget “Congratulations” feat. Quavo (50 weeks) beget “Rockstar” …
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