With the second wave of the pandemic in front of us we are reminded of the inspirational admonitory exposed in the Chicago based Duo The PondHawks in their newest release “Invisible Stranger.” On top of the indie bands worldwide, the unique pop/rock sound of Jorie Gracen and Mario Novelli draws a loyal fan-base and a massive
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Drakeo the Ruler was released from prison on Wednesday, and tonight, he shared his first new song and video since his release. “Fights Don’t Matter” is set to appear on his upcoming project We Know the Truth. According to Jeff Weiss, the song was recorded “three hours after leaving the Compton Courthouse—from scrawled lyrics written
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You might’ve heard ‘YMCA’ being played A LOT lately from both Dems and Republicans — a testament that it’s still got pull on both sides of the aisle … according to the guy who wrote it. Village People founder Victor Willis — the cop in the group — tells TMZ
Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen
Play video content The only thing missing from the streets of New York Friday night was Martha Reeves and the Vandellas … because there was lots and lots of dancing in the streets, celebrating a presumed Joe Biden win. A huge crowd gathered in Washington Square Park as the crowd danced as they sang to
CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.
Breaking News King Von‘s death is hitting the sports world hard — with NBA stars like Montrezl Harrell, Stephen Jackson, Evan Turner and more mourning the loss of a rising star gone too soon. The rapper was shot and killed after a violent altercation outside a nightclub in Atlanta on Friday. He was only 26
James Blake appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night (November 5), covering Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” solo on a piano outdoors. Watch it below. Blake released the new four-song EP Before in mid-October, which followed two new songs that he’s shared since the spring: “You’re Too Precious” and “Are You Even Real.” He
Breaking News Carl Lentz — best known as Justin Bieber‘s former pastor and mentor — says his church booted him because he cheated on his wife. A day after the Hillsong East Coast church announced they’d fired Pastor Lentz over “leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures,” Carl revealed
An amphitheater in North Augusta, South Carolina will be renamed to honor late soul legend Sharon Jones, as The North Augusta Star and Rolling Stone point out. On Monday night (November 2), the North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to rename the 600-seat North Augusta Amphitheater the Sharon Jones Amphitheater. According to RS, Monday’s
Breaking News The guy who helped kidnap Tekashi 6ix9ine — one of his then-fellow gang members in the Nine Trey Bloods — just got the book thrown at him for that crime. Anthony “Harv” Ellison was sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in NYC, where the judge gave him 24 years in prison for the
Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head
Play video content President Trump is garnering public support from some black celebrities and hip-hop artists, but Claudia Jordan and Too Short want everyone to know they’re not part of that group … despite a very misleading press release. Here’s the deal — a press release went out Monday about Trump inviting a “prominent group
Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”
Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this
Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
Exclusive Justin Bieber was burning the midnight oil for a new music video — and it looks like the guy scorched off his pants in the process … plus the rest of his clothes, sans underwear. The Biebs was filming Friday in DTLA, where we’re told he and the crew had been pulling an all-nighter
ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well