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Corey Taylor Recruits Reality Star, Movie Actors, and Steel Panther for “Samantha’s Gone” Video: Watch
Corey Taylor’s new music video for his solo single “Samantha’s Gone” is a star-studded affair. The Slipknot frontman recruited the likes of Vanderpump Rules reality star Tom Sandoval, actor Dean Cameron (Summer School, Straight Outta Compton), and hair-metal parody band Steel Panther for the humorous clip. The backdrop is the set of the video shoot for the song, a track on Taylor’s recent debut solo album, CMFT. Sandoval appears as a mulleted frontman of an overzealous indie-rock band that also features Greg Grunberg (Star Wars movies), Latin musician Travis Miguel, guitarist Ace Von Johnson (Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns), and musician Jonah Nimroy. As they deliver a ridiculous performance of “Samantha’s Gone”, the director (played by Cameron) screams in disgust. When he begs them to stop, T...
D’Angelo, Björk, FKA twigs, and The Chemical Brothers to Curate Their Own Sonos Radio Stations
FKA twigs (photo by Matthew Stone), D’Angelo (photo by Gregory Harris), and Björk Ready those speakers, because D’Angelo, Björk, FKA twigs, and The Chemical Brothers are about to take over the airwaves — on Sonos Radio, that is. The online radio streaming service has asked all four acts to curate their very own radio stations. Given the eclecticism of this group of musicians, the new stations are sure to contain exciting finds. Airing first is D’Angelo’s station, named “Feverish Fantazmagoria” (January 13th), followed by FKA twigs’ “main squeeze” (February 10th). On February 24th, Björk will debut her lengthily titled “21 years worth of wave files liquidated into a stream”, while The Chemical Brothers will launch “Radio Chemical” on March 2nd. In addition to these stations, all four ...
A Day in the Life of… Charlie Houston
“I just want my songs to be super authentic and address shit that all young people deal with,” says 19-year-old genre-bending singer and songwriter Charlie Houston. Her five-track EP I Hate Spring (April 2021) is an irresistible blend of melodic guitar and pop-R&B vocals, mixed with a touch of electronica and poetic lyrics (intentionally sans pronouns). It’s a striking debut, an unguarded, ultra-personal tapestry—stories of heartbreak and struggle, sung in her soothing, signature voice. Her song “Calls,” tells the all-too-relatable tale of unwanted dissolution of a long-distance relationship; “19” was inspired by her battle with severe anxiety, the very issue that cut her studies at the Clive Davis Institute short. The result is living proof that braving your soul (combined with ...
NOFX Share ‘Linewleum’ Video Featuring M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold
California punk progenitors NOFX shared a video for their song “‘Linewleum,” a clip featuring M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold. It’s the first single released from Single Album, which is due out Feb. 26 on Fat Wreck Chords. Single Album is the band’s 14th full-length LP and contains 12 new tracks. It was recorded at Motor Studios in San Francisco with Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Teenage Bottlerocket). “A song about not playing a song that’s not a hit song with a video about other bands covering the song! This is why I love punk rock writing punk songs. Rules out the door!” Fat Mike said of “Linewleum.” “I have no idea why “Linoleum” is THE NOFX song that is covered by so many bands while other NOFX songs get hardly any attention,” Burkett c...
ACCEPT’s WOLF HOFFMANN: ‘We Were The First Metal Band In Germany’
In a new interview with Australia’s Heavy, ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke about where his band fits in within heavy metal’s various subgenres. He said (hear audio below): “I don’t really ever know what to do with all these labels, to be honest. I don’t even know we would be. I think, at this point, what are we? Classic rock? That sounds terrible, doesn’t it? That always sounds like pretty boring rock. But I don’t know what the hell we are. What are we? Traditional heavy metal? “All I know is that we were the first metal band in Germany; that’s what I would boldly state,” he continued. “Because I don’t think there was anybody before ACCEPT out of Germany — only Germany, of course — that would call themselves proud...
Watch AC/DC’s Music Video For ‘Realize’
The official music video for AC/DC‘s song “Realize” can be seen below. The track is taken from the legendary rockers’ long-awaited comeback album, “Power Up”, which came out in November. The follow-up to 2014’s “Rock Or Bust” features AC/DC‘s 2020 lineup of Brian Johnson (vocals), Phil Rudd (drums), Cliff Williams (bass), Angus Young (guitar) and Stevie Young (guitar). Co-directed by Clemens Habicht (TAME IMPALA, LIARS) and Josh Cheuse (AC/DC‘s creative director), the black and white-hued “Realize” video showcases Angus, Brian, Cliff, Phil and Stevie doing what they do best: rocking out “together.” Confronted with the challenge of having the band in five different locations, the co-directors approache...
COREY TAYLOR Releases ‘Samantha’s Gone’ Music Video
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has released the official music video for his single “Samantha’s Gone”. This time around, Corey invited his friends to join him on-screen, including Tom Sandoval of Bravo‘s “Vanderpump Rules”, actor Dean Cameron (“Summer School”, “Ski School”, “Straight Outta Compton”), STEEL PANTHER, plus actor Greg Grunberg, Ace Von Johnson, Travis Miguel and Jonah Nimoy. About the visual, Taylor told Bravo‘s “The Daily Dish”: “The video for ‘Samantha’s Gone’ served two purposes: making fun of so-called ‘indie rock’ bands and getting all my friends together to hang out and have a good time. We all went back and forth between having fun...
BLACK SABBATH: ‘Heaven And Hell’ And ‘Mob Rules’ Deluxe Editions To Include Previously Unreleased Recordings
Singer Ronnie James Dio joined BLACK SABBATH in 1979 which resulted in two back-to-back classic albums: “Heaven And Hell” and “Mob Rules”. On those memorable albums, Dio‘s soaring tenor and gothic songwriting were the perfect foil for the band’s bone-crushing mix of razor-sharp riffs, intense grooves, and dark imagery. Rhino salutes the long shadow cast by this short-lived lineup with newly remastered versions of both albums expanded with rare and unreleased music. “Heaven And Hell: Deluxe Edition” and “Mob Rules: Deluxe Edition” will be released separately on March 5. Each album will be available on 2-CDs ($19.98), or a 2-LPs ($31.98). Due to space constraints, both vinyl editions include a selection of bonus material from the CD...
AC/DC Share ‘Realize’ Video
“Realize,” the opening cut from AC/DC’s massive hit album Power Up, gets the video treatment with a cool black and white clip of a live-in-studio performance of the tune. Another classic, chunky foot-stomper in the AC/DC canon, lyrics including “I got the power to electrify Make or break or satisfy / And feel a chill up and down your spine,” could reflect the rock and roll experience… or be about women. In a 2020 interview about the making of Power Up, singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young told SPIN that the presence of late rhythm guitarist/co-founder Malcolm Young was throughout the new album. That presence was both literal and posthumous: The Young brothers wrote the songs years ago, and spiritual in that his vibe was alive in the studio. [embedded content] Powe...
Julien Baker Releases New Single, ‘Hardline’
For those eagerly awaiting the release of next month’s Little Oblivions from Julien Baker, the new single “Hardline” gives a taste of what’s to come. The 25-year-old songwriter’s latest features the kind of folksy and catchy catharsis fans have come to expect from her, alongside a stop-motion music video that looks to be a solid use of some quarantine free time. With the album due out Feb. 26 (Matador Records), “Hardline” builds on the foundation put down by October’s first single, “Faith Healer.” As Little Oblivions’ first track, it also seems to appropriately set the mood for what people should expect from one of the generation’s best emotional indie rock songstresses. Check out the video for “Hardline” below. [embedded content] Baker also appeared on Seattle’s KEXP for a ...
Aaron Lee Tasjan: Pop Goes the Rock
Willie Nelson made Aaron Lee Tasjan throw his guitar away. No, the stoney country legend didn’t request that Tasjan toss his instrument; rather, the singer-songwriter had a petulant pandemic freak-out during an April livestream, marched outside, and dumped his guitar into the trash. “Right before you play [on the Come and Toke It stream], you do a little interview with Willie, then he introduces you; it’s virtual, but you kinda get to hang with Willie,” Tasjan tells SPIN over the phone from his Nashville home. “That’s the coolest gig I’ve ever heard of in my life. I decided to play electric guitar for some reason. This is my first time ever meeting Willie Nelson, probably the only time he’s ever heard my music. During the stream, you can see people responding to whatever is happe...
CNN’s Abby Phillip Named Host Of ‘Inside Politics Sunday’ Show
Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty CNN has been one of the frontlines of political coverage in the tumultuous years of the Donald Trump presidency, and the relentless work of its staff is now being rewarded. Abby Phillip, a political correspondent for the outlet, will now host the Inside Politics program on Sundays. Phillip, 32, has served as a political correspondent for CNN and has become known for her sharp political analysis and solid reporting. As one of few Black on-air journalists covering hard political news, Phillip, a native of Bowie, Md., has proven that she has the chops for the anchor job. Inside Politics, a long-established franchise of the cable news network, has primarily been anchored by host John King. Phillip will now take over the Inside Politics Sunday with Abby Phillip progra...
