Doja Cat Will Host The VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards are happening in a couple weeks — they will be broadcast live from Barclays Center in New York City on September 12th. Over the last month, a slate of performers has been announced that includes Camila Cabello, Lil Nas X, Lorde, Olivia Rodrigo, Machine Gun Kelly, and
Gene Simmons Apologizes For Comparing David Lee Roth To “Bloated, Naked Elvis”
Over the weekend, David Lee Roth sent 18 middle fingers to Gene Simmons through his Instagram account after Simmons made some seemingly unflattering comments about the Van Halen lead singer in a recent Rolling Stone interview. Simmons has now apologized for those comments. Roth was the opening act f
Joni Mitchell Is MusiCares' 2022 Person Of The Year, Tribute Concert Planned For January
Just a month after it was announced Joni Mitchell was receiving Kennedy Center Honors, the iconic singer-songwriter is getting another tribute, too. Today, the Grammys announced that Mitchell would be honored as their annual MusiCares Person Of The Year for 2022. She is the 31st person to receive th
Kanye West Selling $200 'Donda' Stem Player Allowing Users To "Customize Any Song"
Kanye West — excuse me, Ye — is now selling something called the Donda stem player, which theoretically will allow users to “customize any song.” Per his website that means you can “control vocals, drums, bass, and samples,” “isolate parts,” “add
Olivia Rodrigo Gives Paramore Writing Credits On “good 4 u”
A week before releasing her hugely successful debut album Sour, Olivia Rodrigo dropped “good 4 u,” a snarling pop-punk banger. The song debuted at #1 and then it hung around at #2 for months afterwards. The song was always clearly indebted to Paramore, especially to the 2007 anthem ̶
Drain – “Watch You Burn”
Last year, just as the pandemic was landing, the Santa Cruz band Drain released their debut LP California Cursed, one of 2020’s best hardcore albums. Drain, who share members with other Bay Area bands like Gulch, play super-aggressive music that never loses its sense of fun. They pull from thr
Oakland Declares Today “Digital Underground Day” in Honor Of Shock G
If you happen to be in Oakland, then today might be a good day to get busy in a Burger King bathroom. Shock G, the rapper and producer who founded the Oakland rap institution Digital Underground and who was also instrumental in launching Tupac Shakur’s career, was found dead in a Tampa hotel r
Halsey's New NIN-Produced Album Features Dave Grohl, Lindsey Buckingham, The Bug's Kevin Martin, & More
When Halsey revealed their new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross — the full current membership of Nine Inch Nails, and two-time Oscar-winning composers to boot — the news was shocking and intriguing. It turns out the NIN guys are
Makaya McCraven Announces New Album Deciphering the Message, Shares “Frank’s Tune (AKA De’Jeff’s Tune)”
Chicago-based drummer and producer Makaya McCraven has announced Deciphering the Message, an album featuring his remixes of jazz classics from Blue Note Records. The 13-track record finds him reimagining songs by Art Blakey, Eddie Gale, Dexter Gordon, and more. Below, hear “De’Jeff’s Tune,”
King Krule Announces New Live Album You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down
King Krule has a new live album on the way. It’s called You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down, and it was recorded across a handful of shows that Archy Marshall and company pulled off before the pandemic hit in early 2020. Check out a video for “Stoned Again (Live)” and see the rest […]