Roger Waters once wrote an entire rock opera about the dangers of isolation, but life in self-quarantine seemed to be suiting him as he hung out in his home studio in mid-April. He was spending time continuing to prep for his postponed-until-2021 This Is Not a Drill Tour, recording music …
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BTS were forced to cancel their internationalMap of the Soul tour dates this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — including a 37-date trek through North America — but ARMY now has a new event to look forward to. The seven-piece South Korean group will be throwing an online “un-tact” …
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Slipknot have canceled their tour dates for summer 2020 due to ongoing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on social media, the band said the cancellations will effect the North American and U.K. legs of their Knotfest Roadshow festival, while their August cruise, Knotfest at Sea, will be …
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In January, the rapper Westside Gunn found himself in the front row at a show at Paris Fashion week, sitting near stars like J Balvin. Much to the rapper’s surprise, his own gruff voice started blasting through the speakers — “Perfect Plex the brick, broke it down, it got me …
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Natalia Lafourcade’s original version of “Para Qué Sufrir,” released in 2015, was already a gem; a spare, aching meditation on a failed relationship. She rejuvenates the track with help from Jorge Drexler on her brand new album, Un Canto por Mexico, Vol. 1. Lafourcade makes two important updates to her …
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John Waters will always remember how an interview he conducted with Little Richard crashed and burned. The Polyester and Hairspray filmmaker had met the Architect of Rock & Roll — Waters’ idol to the point that he modeled his mustache after the singer — in a shockingly normal hotel room …
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Elisabeth Moss portrays horror novelist Shirley Jackson in the upcoming film Shirley, out June 5th. Directed by Josephine Decker and executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, the trailer features Moss’ Jackson sitting in an armchair at a cocktail party as a guest asks her what she’s writing next. “A little novella called …
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Cher is supporting the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with her first-ever Spanish-language single, a cover of ABBA‘s “Chiquitita.” She has simultaneously released an English-language version as well. In the new cover, she huskily sings the song’s lyrics of encouragement for a forlorn friend over its winding acoustic guitar melody. …
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Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, the rich-voiced and riveting singer best known for his work with Was (Not Was), died Tuesday, a representative for Blue Note Records confirmed. He was 74. Per Billboard, Atkinson died of a heart attack in Los Angeles where he lived. Bassist, producer and Was (Not Was) …
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A venue in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is set to host a concert with Bishop Gunn’s Travis McCready May 15th in what could be one of the first live music events since most large public gatherings were shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19. The concert will take place at …
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