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Miley Cyrus Brings ‘Midnight Sky’ and Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’ to Tonight Show
When Miley Cyrus stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (Sept. 10), you knew it was going to be more than just a one-song-and-done kind of deal. Not only did Cyrus perform “Midnight Sky” off her upcoming album, She is Miley Cyrus, but she also brought a rocked-out cover of Hall & Oates’ “Maneater,” which she jokingly dedicated to her future ex-husband. “I think it’s very important to be transparent,” Cyrus said. “I’m freshly single, so anyone watching that’s my future ex-husband, just know, I told you.” “I’m just [like], just wear it all out in the open,” she continued with a laugh. “There’s no skeletons in the closet, I warned you first.” Both performances brought her full band positioned at socially distant spots and neon lights with lots of smoke and sparkle. C...
Gorillaz Reveal Feature-Filled Tracklist for “Song Machine” Project with Elton John, Beck, More
Blur frontman Damon Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett‘s eclectic animated brainchild Gorillaz have been dominating airwaves for two decades. With timeless classics like “Clint Eastwood” and “Feel Good Inc.,” the Gorillaz name has become associated with subverting expectations and wowing with ever-changing style and monumental features. Gorillaz have now announced a new project (not to be referred to as an album), Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez, which is chock full of incredible features and set to expand on the already iconic Gorillaz legacy. The tracklist boasts some truly legendary names featured on this next batch of Gorillaz tunes, including Elton John, Beck, ScHoolboy Q, The Cure‘s Robert Smith, Skepta, an...
Diplo, The Chainsmokers, and Marshmello Win Big at iHeartRadio Music Awards
2020 has seen most major social events cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic, and the iHeartRadio Music Awards were no exception. The festivities were originally slated for March 29th, then postponed to August 24th before being cancelled entirely. Still, the numbers were tallied, and iHeartRadio’s most played artists received their accolades over Labor Day weekend sans ceremonial proceedings. Among the big winners: Billie Eilish, who won Female Artist of the Year and swept the alternative rock categories for Best Artist, Album, and Song of the Year (are we absolutely sure “Bad Guy” is alt-rock, iHeartRadio?). Lizzo earned Song of the Year with “Truth Hurts” and the legendary Elton John took home the Tour of the Year awa...
Casting Stephen King’s It Movie In 1987
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher | RSS The Losers dump out another big ol’ Bag of Bones right as summer turns to fall. Together, Losers Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, Jenn Adams, and Randall Colburn crack some skulls and answer your pressing questions. You know, like what would an It movie look like had it been fast-tracked for a 1987 release? Why do people think Stephen King writes bad endings? What are the best King stingers? And what would a King-centric sitcom look like on ABC? Gather around and find out! Founded in January 2017, The Losers’ Club is a weekly podcast for Constant Readers, horror hounds, and new fans of Stephen King to dig deep into the author’s oeuvre and the myria...
Uniform Give a Track by Track Breakdown of New Album Shame: Stream
In our Track by Track feature, artists guide listeners through each song on their latest album. Here, Uniform let us in on the inner musings of Shame. New York City trio Uniform have just released their new album, Shame, a brutal work of heavy music that’s as crushing as it is personal. What’s more, to coincide with today’s release, the band has unveiled a music video for the latest single, “Life in Remission”. It’s a telling track, following a string of lyrically intense songs such as “Delco” that combine singer Michael Berdan’s passionate, cathartic vocal delivery with a musical blend that veers from dark metal to industrial to harsh noise. Uniform defy any easy pegging, but their focus is honed. Live instrumentation, effects, and synths are woven into cohesive blasts of carefully chosen...
Jimmy Carter Confirms Willie Nelson Smoked Out His Son on the White House Roof
It’s one of the most enduring legends in music history — and it turns out it’s all true. In his 1988 autobiography, Willie Nelson wrote that he once smoked a joint on the roof of the White House with one of President Jimmy Carter’s sons. Now, the former president himself has confirmed the country icon’s story. Carter shares the anecdote in the newly released documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President. Directed and produced by Mary Wharton, the film examines how Carter embraced music alongside his politics. (Gosh, remember when that was something fun and not cause for legal action?). It highlights his friendships with the likes of Bob Dylan and Nelson, and when asked about the latter, Carter admits Nelson’s tale is true. “[Nelson] says that his companion was one of the servant...
HBO’s Coastal Elites Feels Like a Carefully Curated Twitter Feed: Review
The Pitch: Amidst the backdrop of 2020 — the heady and often unpleasant mix of an impending presidential election and a worldwide pandemic that’s hitting the United States especially hard — five people deliver five different monologues (or, as they’re briefly dubbed, “unhinged rants”) about the Way We Live Now in the satirical HBO “special presentation” Coastal Elites. Look at the Camera: Because of the very nature of the coronavirus pandemic, Coastal Elites is a decidedly un-flashy glimpse into the lives of a quintet of Americans. From sly writer Paul Rudnick, the 90-minute special presentation (that’s what HBO is calling Coastal Elites, and although it’s movie-length, frankly, the descriptor fits) is meant as a mix of earnest sincerity and dry wit. How is this disparate handful strugglin...
Ted Leo’s 50 Best Songs
New Jersey native Ted Leo is one of the finest singer/songwriters of his generation, an unabashed anglophile who’s spiked his literate and melodious indie rock anthems with hardcore punk, dub reggae, Celtic folk, and Thin Lizzy guitar leads. He’s best known for his work since 2000 as the leader of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, but over the last 30 years, the prolific multi-instrumentalist has played in a number of bands including Chisel, The Both, Citizens Arrest, and The Spinanes, and has even contributed songs to Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe The Movie and Hulu’s Difficult People. Leo was born on Sept. 11, 1970 – perhaps a slightly symbolic date given that he’s written more than a few songs about the failures of post-9/11 American foreign policy. As he turns 50 this week, we’re lookin...
Travis Scott Unleashes Second Cactus Jack for McDonald’s Merch Drop
Ba-da-ba-ba-bah, Travis Scott is loving it. Just days after the rapper unveiled wave one of his capsule merch collection with McDonald’s, through his existing partnership with the iconic burger chain, the second drop arrived on Thursday (Sept. 10). The new collection features short and long sleeved tees, as well as hoodies, sweats, slippers, key-chains and hats all featuring designs nodding to a little bit of Trav and a little bit of Mickey D’s. A number of items in the capsule also feature the “Live From Utopia” slogan, in reference to Scott’s much-teased upcoming album. As previously reported, the popular fast-food brand teamed up with the Astroworld star for a nationwide promotion around his “signature” meal: a quarter-pounder with che...
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops ‘Top’ Featuring Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg: Stream It Now
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is on a serious roll. Several months ago, the 20-year-old Baton Rouge native bagged his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 38 Baby 2. Just seven months earlier, his album AI YoungBoy 2 debuted at No. 1 on the tally. Today, YoungBoy drops Top. The new set tops out at 21 songs and almost one hour running time, and features guest appearances from Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg. YoungBoy trended on social media in the hours after its midnight release, as fans flocked to digital music services for a listen. Join in and stream Top in full below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn re...
Beastie Boys’ ’90s Punk Record ‘Aglio E Olio’ Hits Streaming Services: Listen
The Beastie Boys are back, sort of. The Hall of Fame inducted hip-hop crew have finally released Aglio E Olio on streaming services, a quarter century after they cut it. Aglio E Olio represents the Beasties in full-on punk mode. Its eight tracks are raw, high-octane and, at just 11 minutes in total, the EP has more pace than Usain Bolt. Think “Heart Attack Man” from Ill Communication, their classic album from 1994. Recorded the following year, in 1995, the EP was originally released on CD and 12″ vinyl record by the band’s now-defunct label Grand Royal. Amery “AWOL” Smith, drummer with Los Angeles thrash veterans Suicidal Tendencies, guests on the record alongside Ad-Rock, Mike D and the late MCA. Next month sees the release of Beastie Boys Music, a 20-son...
Miley Cyrus Talks Getting Stevie Nicks’ Blessing, Covers ‘Maneater’ as Warning to ‘Future Ex-Husband’
Miley Cyrus owned Thursday night’s (Sept. 10) Tonight Show, performing two entrancing songs and chatting with host Jimmy Fallon from her eye-popping, colorful Peter Shire-designed “throne” (named “Giza”), while wearing a sharp-shouldered, multi-colored jumpsuit that would have made David Bowie jealous. When Fallon asked about the sly “Edge of Seventeen” sample in Miley’s “Midnight Sky” single, Cyrus, of course, had an amazing story about how she sent Stevie Nicks the song and asked for her blessing to use the snippet of the Fleetwood Mac singer’s 1981 solo hit. “I said, ‘I have an alternate melody if you don’t want to kind of like pay tribute to you and your greatness and how much you’ve inspired me,'...
