Steve Van Zandt is trying to stay busy. “I’ve been producing records, and executive-producing records over the phone, believe it or not,” he says from his Greenwich Village home. “But I am looking for something to do in a semi-permanent way, you know?” Van Zandt’s latest project is Little Steven’s …
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“I’m not getting excited,” Elizabeth Stokes vows on the opening track to the Beths‘ new album, Jump Rope Gazers. “‘Cause the thrill isn’t mine to invite in.” She keeps her word throughout the record: “I know,” she later acknowledges. “I’m kind of a bummer.” Stokes’ self-deprecating and vulnerable lyrics, backed …
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Judas Priest have been forced to rearrange their 50th-anniversary tourbecause of COVID-19. The metal outfit has postponed a handful of shows to next year, although they were forced to cancel multiple dates as well. The trek was supposed to take place this fall, but will now launch September 13th, 2021 …
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Lana Del Rey has been teasing the release ofViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass — a poetry book and an accompanying audiobook of poems set to music — since shortly after she put out her last album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!, in August 2019. As of Thursday, theViolet project finally has …
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Blake Shelton is the latest country singer to announce a drive-in concert amidst the coronavirus pandemic. On July 25th, Shelton will perform with Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins as part of Encore Drive-In Nights, hosted by the production company Encore Live. Granted, you won’t get to see Shelton in person …
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Evanescence tap into quarantine fever with their surreal, iPhone-filmed video for new single “The Game Is Over.” The clip, which the band filmed themselves (in collaboration with director P.R. Brown), maximizes their limited resources with an array of creepy effects and deadpan stares. The musicians scream, stand against blank walls, …
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The Empty Hearts — Elliot Easton (the Cars), Clem Burke (Blondie), Wally Palmar (the Romantics) and Andy Babiuk (the Chesterfield Kings) — have announced the release of their new album, appropriately titled The Second Album, which arrives on August 28th via Little Steven’s Wicked Cool Records. It’s the follow-up to …
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Little Steven is prepping a new CD/DVD version of his RockNRoll Rebel box set that will feature three rare concert films. RockNRoll Rebel was originally released last December, a seven-LP/four-CD set that boasted Steven Van Zandt’s first six solo albums, over 50 unreleased tracks and a smattering of outtakes, B-sides, …
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Public Enemy recreated their classic “Fight the Power” video with footage from the George Floyd Protests to open the 2020 BET Awards. The iconic rap group were joined by a star-studded line-up of artists to help update the song with timely verses. Chuck D and Flavor Flav reunited for the …
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There’s only one cover on British soul singer Lianne La Havas‘ upcoming fourth album, but it kickstarted the entire recording process. On her self-titled album, the singer, whose blend of breathy coos and emotive belts makes her equally at home in a jazz club or rock venue, takes on Radiohead‘s …
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