Ben Harper and Rhiannon Giddens have released an acoustic cover of Nick Drake’s “Black Eyed Dog.” Featuring Giddens on banjo and Harper on lap steel, the recording is the first-ever collaboration between the two roots performers. “Rhiannon and I are both black purveyors of American roots music, and while this …
Read More »Chris Cornell's Daughter Launches New IGTV Show About Mental Health
Chris Cornell’s daughter, Lily Cornell Silver, will launch a new IGTV series, Mind Wide Open, Monday, July 20th, on what would’ve been her father’s 56th birthday. The series will premiere at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. Per a press release, Mind Wide Open aims to “help destigmatize the conversation around …
Read More »Oakland Reaches $32.7 Million Settlement With 'Ghost Ship' Victims, Families
The city of Oakland agreed to a $32.7 million settlement with the victims and families of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire following a civil lawsuit stemming from the deadly 2016 fire at the warehouse/DIY venue that killed 36 people and injured dozens more. According to the settlement, $23.5 million will …
Read More »Watch Hayley Williams' Acoustic Rendition of Björk's 'Unison'
In continuation of her self-serenades/amateur hour cover song sessions on Instagram, Hayley Williams performed an intimate, acoustic rendition of Björk’s “Unison.” In the black-and-white video, Williams sits on a couch and jumps right into a later verse from the Vespertine track. “I thrive best/hermit style,” she sings. “With a beard …
Read More »Hear Troye Sivan's New Song 'Easy' From Upcoming 'In a Dream' EP
Troye Sivan has dropped a new single, “Easy.” It’s the pop star’s second single of 2020, following Sivan’s release of “Take Yourself Home,” which he shared earlier than planned in April. “Easy” addresses when someone or something comes in between people in love. Sivan proclaims “I’m still in love and …
Read More »Hear the Go! Team's Flute-Driven New Song 'Cookie Scene'
The Go! Team embrace the flute on their breezy new song “Cookie Scene,” featuring Detroit rapper IndigoYaj. “Well, I’m feeling kinda funny ’cause life is like a game / Feeling like an enemy, but that’s OK,” the song opens. “That’s just who I, that’s just who I am.” Producer Ian …
Read More »Great White Play North Dakota Gig With No Social Distancing, Masks
Great White, the rock band at the center of one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history, once again put fans at risk Thursday by performing — amid the COVID-19 pandemic — a well-attended North Dakota concert that practiced no social distancing or masks. Video from the outdoor gig …
Read More »Charlie Daniels' Funeral and Memorial Service: How to Watch
Charlie Daniels will be memorialized during a livestream ceremony on Friday morning. The Country Music Hall of Fame member and Southern-rock pioneer died Monday at 83 after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Daniels, a devout Christian, will be interred during a private burial in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, his longtime home outside …
Read More »Gerard Way Drops Glam Rock Song 'Here Comes the End'
My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way has released a new solo track titled “Here Comes the End.” The song will feature in the new season of Way’s original superhero series, The Umbrella Academy. The second season arrives on Netflix July 31st. With a vocal assist from Judith Hill, “Here Comes …
Read More »Lindsay Ell Launches Charity for Sexual Trauma Survivors
Country singer-guitarist Lindsay Ell has announced a new charitable foundation to benefit survivors of sexual assault and at-risk youth. The Make You Movement arrives with the release of a new song by Ell: “Make You,” off the Canada native’s upcoming album Heart Theory, is a vulnerable piano ballad inspired by …
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