You could never accuse Man Man of being an upbeat band: cannibals, wolfmen, and plenty of heartbreak litter the Philly-L.A. band’s catalog, going all the way back to their 2004 debut, The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face. Man Man’s upcoming LP, Dream Hunting in the Valley of …
Read More »Steve Martin and Martin Short Announce 2020 Tour Dates
Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment on the road this summer. The 15-date amphitheater trek, the follow-up to the comedians’ An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life and A Very Stupid Conversation tours, begins July 17th …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick to Cover Protests, Political Awakening in New Memoir
Colin Kaepernick will chronicle his political awakening, silent protests and tumultuous NFL tenure in a new memoir to be released this year. In a press release, the as-yet-untitled book is described as: “Part political awakening and part memoir, Kaepernick’s memoir will reveal the life experiences that led him to risk …
Read More »Spotify's New Tool Wants to Make Liner Notes Cool Again
Spotify is launching a new feature called Songwriter Pages that aimsto give listeners a better look at the creators behind their favorite songs. The streaming service has roped in hit writers includingMeghan Trainor, Fraser T Smith (Adele, Sam Smith), Missy Elliott, Teddy Geiger (One Direction, Shawn Mendes, 5 Seconds of …
Read More »Backstreet Boys Extend DNA World Tour With North American Summer Dates
Backstreet Boys will head out on a 45-date North American tour this summer. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off July 10th in New York at the Jones Beach Theater and include stops across the U.S. and Canada. This set of dates follows the first North American leg …
Read More »Andrew Yang Is Already Talking About Running for President in 2024
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang made several comments during a recent call with campaign staffers that strongly suggest he’s thinking about running for president again in four years if his long-shot 2020 White House bid falls short. Yang told his staffers that a strong showing in the New …
Read More »See Brandi Carlile Sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' With Lucie Silvas Onstage in Nashville
During the second of her six sold-out concerts at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Brandi Carlile joined Lucie Silvas — the British-born, Nashville-based singer whose vocal ferocity and incisive songwriting are akin to her own — for a thundering cover of Bonnie Tyler‘s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Dusky and soulful, Silvas’ …
Read More »Beck, Jenny Lewis to Play Sean Penn's Haiti Benefit in Los Angeles
Sean Penn will host his annual benefit gala for CORE, his relief non-profit for Haiti, this week in Los Angeles. And, as in past years, it features a star-studded lineup of performers: Beck, Portugal. The Man, Jenny Lewis, Dwight Yoakam and Henning May will take the stage on Wednesday, January …
Read More »Hear Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan's Moving New Collaborative Song 'Shock Collar'
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan, who is no stranger to collaborative projects, has joined up with a new collective called Humanist for a moody new song called “Shock Collar.” In the video, he pleads that he “never lied,” in his signature croon, singing amid swirling guitars and electro drums as …
Read More »Bob Seger Launches Official YouTube Channel with 'Night Moves' Lyric Video
Bob Seger was one of the last major artists to put his music on streaming platforms, so it’s no huge surprise that he’s also one of the last to start an official YouTube channel. It premiered Friday with a lyric video for his 1976 classic “Night Moves.” “The video is …
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