If there is any silver lining to “dragon energy”-eraKanye West,it’s that continued to blend gospel, rap and R&B into moving, robust arrangements. On Sunday, West decided to turn a Church service into a mini-concert by adding a choir and gospel elements to recent songs from ye, Kids See Ghosts and …
Read More »'David Bowie Is' Mobile App Taps Gary Oldman for Narration
Gary Oldman, Oscar-winning actor and David Bowie‘s close friend and collaborator, will provide narration for the upcoming David Bowie Is mobile app, a digital adaptation of the touring museum exhibition honoring the late musician. The Augmented Reality edition, available on iOS and Android, is out January 8th –which would have …
Read More »See Madonna's Surprise NYE 'Like a Prayer' Performance at Stonewall Inn
Madonna surprised fans at New York’s iconic LGBTQ venue Stonewall Inn with a speech and performance on New Year’s Eve. As Variety reports, the singer was recently named the Stonewall ambassador to kick off events marking the 50th anniversary of the riots, which took place there in 1969 and helped …
Read More »Meat Puppets' Original Lineup Reunites, Previews New Album With 'Warranty'
The original lineup of alt-rock stalwarts the Meat Puppets unveiled a new song, “Warranty,” off the trio’s first new album in 24 years, Dusty Notes, out March 8th via Megaforce. “Warranty” finds the Meat Puppets filtering a quintessential Western stomp through a psychedelic haze of mesmerizing guitar lines. The fog …
Read More »See Ice Cube Perform 'That New Funkadelic' With the Roots on 'Fallon'
Ice Cube teamed with the Roots to perform “That New Funkadelic,” a track off the rapper’s long-awaited and just-released LP Everythang’s Corrupt, on Friday’s The Tonight Show. “It’s an homage to one of my favorite artists in the world, George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic,” Ice Cube told Jimmy Fallon …
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