The Weeknd‘s Super Bowl halftime performance will be chronicled in the new documentary The Show, out September 24th on Showtime. “The halftime show is the most-watched 12 minutes in television,” executive producer Jesse Collins says in the trailer above. “You just don’t want anything to go wrong.” The clip shows …
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Duran Duran celebrate their longevity on “Anniversary,” the latest single from their upcoming album Future Past. Paired with a visualizer, the track opens with their signature New Wave sound — a barrage of synths and guitar — before Simon Le Bon enters: “Come celebrate this union/Come holy and unchained.” “‘Anniversary’ …
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Ron Bushy, the steadfast drummer for hard rock group Iron Butterfly who appeared on the group’s 1968, 17-minute rock opus “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died Sunday at the age of 79. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. “Ron Bushy, our beloved legendary drummer of Iron Butterfly, has passed away peacefully, with …
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Pearl Jam have released newly remixed digital-only versions of Ten and No Code to celebrate the albums’ 30th and 25th anniversaries, respectively. Ten and No Code were released exactly five years apart, with the former dropping August 27th, 1991 and the latter arriving August 27th, 1996. The new mixes for …
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UB40 saxophonist and founding member Brian Travers died Sunday, August 22nd, after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to a statement from the band. He was 62. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our comrade, brother, founding UB40 member and musical legend, Brian David Travers,” …
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Stone Temple Pilots have announced a fall U.S. tour that will kick off following their current co-headlining summer tour with Bush. The new trek starts October 9th in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and, after a month on the road, concludes November 9th in Baltimore, Maryland. The band, now fronted by singer and …
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Indie rock outfit Parquet Courts have released a new song, “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” from their next album, Sympathy for Life, out October 22nd via Rough Trade Records. “Walking at a Downtown Pace” finds Parquet Courts settling into a brisk, bustling groove and coming together for a big chorus …
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Willow has released a live video for her song “Lipstick,” off her new pop-punk-inspired album Lately I Feel Everything. The clip features the singer performing onstage with Travis Barker on drums and two guitarists shredding to the impassioned rock song. “I spread my wings/The song they sing/I owe it all to …
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Rauw Alejandro has had a prolific summer after releasing his breakthrough album Vice Versa and collaborating with everyone from Tainy and Yandel to Jennifer Lopez. Now, he’s teamed up with the Mexican pop band Reik for the unexpected “Loquita,” a slow-paced, popetón romantico that shows off a smoother side of …
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Lex Records has unearthed a second remix of the late MF Doom’s “Gazzillion Ear” created by Thom Yorke. The Radiohead singer originally remixed the J Dilla-produced Born Like This track in 2009, with his version appearing as an iTunes bonus track for the album. However, Lex Records revealed Thursday that …
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