Jenny Lewis reunited with Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett over the weekend at the Rock ‘N’ Rock Relief virtual benefit concert for a performance of “Let Me Back In.” It was their first time playing together since a one-off rendition of “Portions for Foxes” at Coachella in 2015. Inevitably, it …
Read More »Xenia Rubinos Has a Bummed-Out New Year in 'Did My Best' Video
Xenia Rubinos is anything but the life of the New Year’s Eve party in the new video for “Did My Best,” directed by Mario Rubén Carrión. Rubinos appears to be festive — decked out in a sparkly dress and tiara — but she’s alienated and desperately wants to leave the …
Read More »Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Plot St. Patrick's Day Livestream Show
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros will perform a special livestream show for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The show will broadcast live from Weir’s TRI Studio in the Bay Area via the livestream platform Fans. Tickets for the show are on sale for $19.99, …
Read More »RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Rebounds to Number One
Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Drivers License” rebounded to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The single led the ranking for most of January before being displaced by Cardi B‘s “Up” and then Lil Tjay and 6lack‘s “Calling My Phone.” As “Drivers License” returned to Number One, it amassed …
Read More »Ava Max Lights Up 'Kimmel' With 'My Head and My Heart'
Ava Max brought her recent single, “My Head and My Heart,” to Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, February 25th. Max performed the propulsive dance-pop track while moving in and out of a large cage as a crew of dancers flew around her. The track, which interpolates ATC’s turn-of-the-millennium Eurodance smash “Around …
Read More »Taylor Swift Cancels Tour Amid 'Unprecedented Pandemic'
Taylor Swift has canceled all of her pending tour dates due to the “unprecedented pandemic.” The star had a small slate of shows planned for last summer in support of her 2019 album Lover; they were all postponed in April of last year due to the pandemic. Swift made the …
Read More »Spoon Unearth 'Lines in the Suit' Demo for 'Girls Can Tell' Anniversary
Spoon have unearthed their 1999 demo for “Lines in the Suit,” a track off 2001’s Girls Can Tell, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Austin band’s third studio album. Unlike its polished album version, the home demo for “Lines in the Suit – 30 Minutes Old” finds the track …
Read More »John Legend, Janelle Monae to Lead Recording Academy's First 'Black Music Collective' Event
The Recording Academy is trying. Almost a year after the institution welcomed its first Chief Diversity Officer — following many years of backlash regarding racial inequality — Grammy organizers have announced a new satellite event focused on amplifying black voices. On Wednesday, the Recording Academy revealed that H.E.R., Yolanda Adams, …
Read More »Shamir Lends 'Haunted Emo Shoegaze' to Billie Eilish's 'Ocean Eyes'
Shamir has finally released a cover of Billie Eilish‘s “Ocean Eyes” after teasing the drop earlier this month. True to his description, the cover has a “haunted emo shoegaze” feel, elevating Eilish’s lines to new heights across a thunderous drum-machine and spooky guitar. Shamir kicked off this year by releasing …
Read More »Daft Punk Break Up
Daft Punk, the widely celebrated and influential electronic duo, have broken up. The group announced the decision via an eight-minute sequence, dubbed “Epilogue,” taken from their 2006 film, Electroma, in which two robots — meant to represent band members Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter — venture into a desert …
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