Grimes does battle with the nefarious Dark King in the new music video for her recent single, “Player of Games.” The video was directed by Anton Tammi and based on a story written by Grimes, who also served as the clip’s creative director. The sci-fi fantasy epic is centered around …
Read More »'Jagged Little Pill' Ends Broadway Run Due to Omicron
Jagged Little Pill, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning musical inspired by Alanis Morissette‘s 1995 album of the same name, is closing for good, The New York Times reports. It’s the first major Broadway show casualty ending due to Omicron. The news comes following the production suspending performances beginning last Saturday, …
Read More »Rapper Drakeo the Ruler Killed at Hometown Concert in Los Angeles
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler was killed in Los Angeles late Saturday night after he was stabbed during an altercation near the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park, during the Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert where Drakeo and dozens of performers, including Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, were …
Read More »Monsta X Deliver Boy-Band Polish With Heart on 'The Dreaming'
Much has been said about K-pop borrowing liberally from American hip-hop culture, but on their second English-language album, The Dreaming, K-pop group Monsta X pays homage to boy-band culture, with Nineties-style harmonies, slick choruses, and head-bopping beats that come together for an infectious and joyous 27 minutes. Recorded while Covid …
Read More »Travis Scott Finally Breaks Silence on Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott finally spoke about the Astroworld tragedy in a 50-minute conversation with Charlamagne Tha God that was posted Thursday. In his first interview since the Houston festival on Nov. 5 that killed 10 people, the rapper claimed he did not know anyone died until after his performance. “I’ve been …
Read More »Alice Glass Breaks Her Chains in 'Fair Game' Music Video
Alice Glass has released a video for her new song “Fair Game.” The dramatic clip, directed by Bryan M. Ferguson, sees the singer bound in chains in a darkened room and slowly shows her escaping. “FAIR GAME is TRAUMA CORE,” Glass wrote on Twitter as the video premiered. “Pain equalizes …
Read More »Permission to Rest: BTS are Taking a Break, But a New Album Is Already in the Works
BTS will finally get some time off, their label, Big Hit, announced on Twitter Sunday, Dec. 5 The “period of rest,” as Big Hit called, will mark the Korean group’s first major break since 2019. It comes after a wildly busy period, during which BTS released a pair of albums …
Read More »Le Tigre Reuniting for Festival Featuring the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Phoebe Bridgers
Le Tigre are reuniting in 2022 for Goldenvoice’s newest festival, This Ain’t No Picnic, running Aug. 27 through 28 at California’s Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The fest lineup also includes the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Courtney Barnett, Caroline Polachek, Honey Dijon, Four Tet x Floating …
Read More »Flashback: Beach Boys and Chicago Team Up to Play 'Saturday in the Park' in 1975
Brian Wilson and Chicago announced a co-headlining tour this week that will take them to amphitheaters all over America in the summer. It begins June 7 in Phoenix and wraps up July 26 in Clarkson, Michigan. This might seem a little familiar to any Beach Boys or Chicago fans who …
Read More »Watch Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker Perform 'Bite Me' on 'Fallon'
Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker appeared on The Tonight Show to perform their joint single “Bite Me.” Appearing with Lavigne’s band, the duo gave a punk-inspired performances complete with fish-eye lens shots. “Bite Me,” released earlier this month, marks Lavigne’s debut on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records. The song shows …
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