Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Global Stadium Tour With The Strokes, Haim, A$AP Rocky, St. Vincent, & More
After announcing their first tour with guitarist John Frusciante in 15 years via a goofy video, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have now revealed the dates for that tour, as well as its star-studded slate of opening acts. RHCP will spend next summer playing stadiums around Europe and North America. Each s
Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal 2022 Tour Dates With the Strokes, Haim, St. Vincent, More
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced the dates for their promised 2022 world tour, their first with guitarist John Frusciante back in the band. They’d teased the news with a goofy video in September. The 32-city trek kicks off June 4 in Seville, Spain, and will include special guests such as the S
Soft Cell Share New Song “Bruises on My Illusions”
Soft Cell have shared a new song from their forthcoming record *Happiness Not Included. It’s called “Bruises on My Illusions.” Check it out below. In a statement, producer/instrumentalist Dave Ball said the new single is “one of [Soft Cell’s] darker cinematic pop moments with a classic Mar
Diplo Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Diplo has posted a lengthy message to Instagram denying sexual misconduct allegations against him and accusing an unnamed 25-year-old woman of stalking and extortion. (Last fall, the woman accused the DJ of recording sexually explicit videos of her without her permission, distributing at least one w
Converge's 'Jane Doe' Model Revealed
As explained when we revisited the album for its 20th anniversary last month, the cover art for Converge’s Jane Doe is iconic. I’ve been seeing it on T-shirts ever since high school, long before I’d ever heard a note of the post-hardcore luminaries’ music. The artwork, a mixe
Centro-matic Reunite & Perform With Jason Isbell At ShoalsFest: Watch
The twangy Texan indie rock band Centro-matic started in 1995, and they played their farewell show in their Denton hometown in December of 2014. This past weekend, though, Centro-matic got back together. Jason Isbell booked the band to perform at ShoalsFest, his festival in Florence, Alabama. On Sun
Hear The National's Songs For 'Cyrano' Musical In New Trailer
A few years ago, we received word that the National were working on a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. After a brief run off-Broadway in 2019, the musical was turned into a movie-musical directed by Joe Wright, retaining its stage star Peter Dinklage in the
The Clean Announce “Tally Ho!” and Boodle Boodle Boodle Reissues
The Clean have announced they will be reissuing their first two releases—the “Tally Ho!” b/w “Platypus” 7" and the Boodle Boodle Boodle EP—in 40th anniversary editions on November 12 via Merge. The reissues were remastered by Tex Houston in coordination with the Alexander TurnbullLi
Coldplay & BTS Debut At #1 With "My Universe"
Coldplay have a funny relationship with the American pop charts. Ever since they hit #1 with the title track from 2008’s Viva La Vida, they’ve been doing their damndest to get back. They’ve had a lot of songs crack the top 20 or even eke their way into the top 10 since then, and wi
Sting Debuts New Song "The Bridge” At The Acropolis: Watch
Sting’s big accomplishment for the fall of 2021 is probably going to be his pretty-great turn playing himself on the Hulu series Only Murders In The Building. He’s such a dick on that! He hates dogs! But Sting is also getting ready to release a new album. The Bridge comes out next month,