Ty Dolla $ign issued a tender new video for “Purple Emoji,” his recent single featuring J. Cole. Director Olivia Rose recruited real-life couples, friends and siblings for the clip, which follows them as they laugh, kiss and embrace. Ty and Cole also appear, singing and rapping, respectively, against stark backdrops. …
Read More »Kurt Cobain's 'Rolling Stone' Cover Shirt Inspires Overpriced Designer Tee
The fashion world has entered an irony-saturated (post-irony?) era, what with all the Virgil Ablohs and the camp-lite celebrations and the “I Don’t Care” jackets. Adding to the fray is a new item from Vetements, an “Oversized Printed Cotton-Jersey T-Shirt” that rips off the one Kurt Cobain wore on the …
Read More »See Maluma's Upbeat Performance of 'HP' on 'Fallon'
Colombian singer Maluma took the stage at The Tonight Show to perform his dance-y single “HP,” a track off his upcoming album 11:11. The musician was joined by his band and two backup singers for the Spanish-language single and clearly enjoyed the performance, grinning and dancing along with the beat. …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Arch/Matheos, 'Vermillion Moons'
Back in 1986, a Connecticut band called Fates Warning released Awaken the Guardian, their third LP and a cornerstone of what would come to be known as progressive metal. With its labyrinthine song structures and John Arch’s wildly expressive vocals — which combined swooping, acrobatic range with bizarre melodic invention …
Read More »The B-52s Prep 'Cosmic Thing' 30th Anniversary Reissue
The B-52s will release a remastered edition of their fifth LP, 1989’s Cosmic Thing, on June 28th via Rhino Entertainment. The 30th anniversary reissue includes B-sides, remixes and previously unreleased live recordings from the band’s 1990 Cosmic Tour. The live album, found on the second disc of the two-CD set, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Desertion Trio, 'Twilight Time'
The cool thing about covering a 60-year-old song is that you probably couldn’t copy the original even if you wanted to, so you might as well take it somewhere weird. That’s the approach Philadelphia jazz guitarist Nick Millevoi opts for on the title track of his new album, Twilight Time, …
Read More »Watch Reggae Legend Ken Boothe's Rare U.S. Appearance for New Doc 'Inna de Yard'
Few voices in music are as soulful and honeyed as Ken Boothe, the reggae legend whose God-level fame in his home country is showcased in the new documentaryInna de Yard. The film, which premiered earlier this week at the Tribeca Film Festival, highlights both the past and present of reggae …
Read More »See Cage the Elephant, Beck's Retro Sci-Fi 'Night Running' Video
Cage the Elephant and Beck have dropped the retro music video for their collaborative single “Night Running,” a reggae-tinged track off the band’s new LP Social Cues. The visual, directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford, stars Cage the Elephant’s Matt Schultz and Beck and uses antiquated video technology and decades-old special …
Read More »Paul McCartney Compiles Bonus Tracks, Live Takes for 'Egypt Station' Reissue
Paul McCartney will reissue his 2018 album Egypt Station with an additional disc filled with bonus songs and live tracks. Egypt Station: Explorer’s Edition, due out May 17th and available to preorder now, will feature the original LP alongside another album dubbed Egypt Station II, which compiles all of the …
Read More »Rare Setlists from R.E.M., Who, Patti Smith Up for Auction
A setlist is one of the rarest items you can take home from a concert, usually going to VIPs or the lucky fan who gets a guitar tech’s attention. But starting today, getting one is easier – you can bid on more than 100 of them as part of Setlists …
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