There have been an estimated 500 books about Bob Marley, according to author/broadcaster/historian/archivist Roger Steffens. Many are excellent: See Stephen Davis’ Bob Marley, Vivien Goldman’s career-peak profile The Book of Exodusand Steffens’ own Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography, co-authored with Leroy Jodie Pierson, which may be the …
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5 Seconds of Summer celebrate the legacy of Queen and their late singer Freddie Mercury with the Australian pop band’s faithful rendition of “Killer Queen.” The rendition is the second – following Shawn Mendes’ acoustic take on “Under Pressure” – in a series of three cover recordings marking the upcoming …
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Do you like scary movies? Sorry, let’s be more specific. Do you like scary movies scored by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke? Well, you’re in luck, kid: Don’t look now, but there’s one right behind you! AAAAAAAAHH!!!!! Yorke’s soundtrack for the new remake of the cult-classic Seventies horror flick Suspiria isn’t a …
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Did anyone realize that Blake Shelton had a steal left? He’d only reminded his fellow Voice coaches at seemingly every free moment, so tonight’s “dramatic” conclusion to the Battle Rounds was telegraphed right from the top of the show. Nonetheless, the fourth night of inter-team pairings went out with a …
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Brothers Osborne joined Foo Fighters onstage in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Monday night for a performance of Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s 1977 debut single “Breakdown.” Performing the penultimate show of their 2018 Concrete and Gold Tour at the Rogers Place arena, Foo Fighters opted to pay tribute to Petty, …
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After Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra embarked on their first U.S. tour in 35 years this summer, the Rock Hall-inducted act will return to North America for an encore trek in 2019. The 20-date trek launches June 20th at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center and hits arenas across the …
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On her first full-length record as Snail Mail, 18-year-old Lindsey Jordan established herself as an indie-rock prodigy capable of jagged guitar solos and dreamy melodies. Rolling Stone named it one of the 50 best albums of 2018 so far. Jordan clearly does things on her own terms, so it makes …
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Nashville Southern rockers the Steel Woods are gearing up to start 2019 with a bang —they’ll release their sophomore album Old News on January 18th. Ahead of the release, the band shared the title track, a brooding ballad about the state of the nation. “Old News” finds singer Wes Bayliss …
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On Sunday, October 14, Deandre Conway, better known as Yella Beezy, was shot at over a dozen times on the Sam Rayburn Tollway, reports The Dallas Morning News. The Texas rapper was struck three times after a vehicle pulled up beside his car and opened fire. Police found the wounded …
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Brooklyn band Charly Bliss made one of last year’s best debuts with Guppy, a landslide of squeaky hooks and manicured guitar fuzz. “Heaven” is their first new music since then, and like Guppy the new song invites alt-rock comparisons — in this case, Weezer’s power-chorded 3/4-time chug. But Charly Bliss …
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