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Niall Horan Asks Fans to Help Him Choose the Setlist for His ‘Dinner Party’ Tour
“It’s gotten so much tougher with 4 albums now so I need your help,” Horan wrote on Instagram.
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“There’s nothing I like more than finding our back catalogue in the prog section alongside Yes and Genesis… we wanted to show off every aspect of what we could do as artists”: Call them what you like, but Chicago know they’re a prog band
In a 2014 interview, Chicago co-founder and keyboardist Robert Lamm firmly rejected the notion that the band should be defined by their string of soft rock hits, insisting instead that Chicago has always been a progressive rock band at heart. He argued that tracks like If You Leave Me Now and Hard Habit To Break…
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“We evolved”: the genre beyond Bob Weir’s “musical proficiencies”
A major influence. The post “We evolved”: the genre beyond Bob Weir’s “musical proficiencies” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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SKINDRED’s BENJI WEBBE On His Relationship With His 18 Grandchildren: ‘I Meet Needs, Not Wants, When It Comes To My Grandkids’
Skindred frontman Benji Webbe has clarified he has 18 grandchildren, not 19 as previously reported, discussing his relaxed approach to grandparenting in a new interview with the Everblack podcast. The comments follow similar remarks he made to Metal Hammer magazine in April, where he described himself as a hands-off grandfather rather than a “coochie-woochie” one,…
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My Morning Jacket Signs Publishing Deal with Peermusic
My Morning Jacket has signed a publishing deal with Peermusic, covering the band’s future releases as well as solo work by frontman Jim James, including his forthcoming album Wowed Out, due via ATO Records on 28 August. The agreement continues a working relationship spanning more than two decades between the band and Jamie Cerreta, now…
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Anderson .Paak and Cordae Announce Collaborative Album Heavy Is the Crown
Anderson .Paak and Cordae have announced a new joint album, Heavy Is the Crown, due for release on 23 October via APESHIT/Mass Appeal/EMPIRE, alongside a trailer for the project. The record extends a creative partnership between the two artists that began with “RNP” on Cordae’s 2019 debut The Lost Boy and has since included further…
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XS Nightclub Finally Announced It’s Reopening This November With A Massive Four-Day Lineup
Wynn Nightlife has confirmed that XS Nightclub in Las Vegas will reopen on Thursday, 5 November following a complete top-to-bottom redesign, its first since the venue first opened on New Year’s Eve 2008. The relaunch will be marked by a four-night run of major electronic music headliners, underlining the club’s status as a cornerstone of…
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‘DTF St. Louis’ Boss Explains How – and Why – He Pulled Off That Cringe Rap Scene
“DTF St. Louis” creator Steven Conrad has explained the thinking behind a widely discussed scene in his HBO limited series in which suburban dads Clark (Jason Bateman) and Floyd (David Harbour) perform a rehearsed, cringe-comedy rap together. Conrad, who wrote, directed and executive produced all seven episodes, says the sequence was designed to capture the…