Though it’s unclear whether he considers it a “shithole,” President Trump seems to have taken something of an interest in South Africa. Last month, he trumpeted a white genocide conspiracy theoryraised by Tucker Carlson. “I have asked Secretary of State @SecPomeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm …
Read More »Techno Vet Jeff Mills on His Musical Conversation With Tony Allen
Jeff Mills is known to dance music aficionados for his work in the Detroit techno group Underground Resistance and solo releases like 1996’s Live at the Liquid Room, Tokyo. But on his new project Tomorrow Comes the Harvest, he finds common cause with Tony Allen, the legendary drummer whose playing …
Read More »Watch U2 Dust Off Live Rarities 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'Stay'
U2‘s ongoing Experience + Innocence Tour has been an incredible gift to hardcore fans since it focuses so heavily on hidden corners of their vast catalog and ignores many of their biggest hits that have been played to death over the years. One thing it hasn’t done, however, is change …
Read More »Dave Grohl Plots Charity Auction With 'Play' Instruments
Dave Grohl is auctioning off the instruments he used to make his new solo project, Play. Reverb will host the auction, which begins October 9th and ends October 21st. The lots will include brand-new instruments and gear donated by Fender, Gibson, DW Drums, Gretsch, Ludwig, Masters of Maple and Zildjian. …
Read More »See Bad Bunny, Will Smith, Marc Anthony Carouse in 'Está Rico' Video
Marc Anthony released “EstáRico,” a propulsive, lighthearted collaboration with Latin trap star Bad Bunny and noted “In My Feelings”-challenge-participant Will Smith on Friday. This song alternates between two modes. The core of“EstáRico”is a nimble, light-footed beat, with pianos that hint at the salsa that made Anthony a superstar in the …
Read More »See Christine and the Queens' Playful Live Performance of '5 Dollars'
Heloise Letissier, who performs as Christine and the Queens, delivered a brisk, playfully choreographed version of “5 Dollars” during an Apple Music show in Paris. Sheworked with six dancers who are in constant motion: Jogging in circles, hopping from one foot to the other, gleefully kicking their legs. In contrast, …
Read More »Hear Major Lazer's Breezy New Song 'Tied Up'
Major Lazer enlists English singer Raye and Nigerian vocalist Mr. Eazi for their breezy new song “Tied Up.” The featured artists trade hooks throughout the minimal, low-key track, which weaves fingerpicked acoustic guitars with dancehall-flavored rhythms and hummed backing vocals. Rave and Mr. Eazi also star in the “Tied Up” …
Read More »How Maggie Rose Bucked Music Row Conventions With Soulful New Album
Maggie Rose had heard it one too many times, that phrase that makes her skin crawl: “We love her. But we just don’t know what to do with her.” “It’s really disheartening,” says Rose, sitting at a café in East Nashville in a studded denim jumpsuit. She always knew what …
Read More »Neil Young Rips Trump at Farm Aid, Plays Blistering 'Powderfinger'
Neil Young has never held his tongue when it comes to railing against factory farms and the corporate food industry. At the 33rd Farm Aid on Saturday in Hartford, Connecticut, Young’s impassioned appeals toward activism and policy change interlaced with his nonchalant stage style and relentless sense of humor made …
Read More »Ronald Reagan's Daughter Claims Sexual Assault by Music Exec in Op-Ed
Patti Davis, the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, revealed in an op-ed that she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed “prominent music executive” over 40 years ago. Davis penned the Washington Post op-ed in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who came forward with allegations of sexual …
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