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Stevie Nicks Teams With Dave Grohl on ‘Show Them the Way’
After Fleetwood Mac found itself at the center of skateboarding meme culture for the last week, Stevie Nicks is back to remind us of what makes her so revered in the first place: music. The vocalist returned on Friday with her new single “Show Them the Way” in quite a while and features production by famed studio wizard Greg Kurstin and everyone’s favorite superstar drummer Dave Grohl. The track is inspired by a dream Nicks had involving Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and John Lewis before the 2008 presidential election, as she mentioned in a recent Los Angeles Times profile. And the six-minute track certainly feels like a dream with its thudding drums and Nicks’ soothing tone. If anything, it should get listeners pumped for Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold the ...
Big Boi Teams With Sleepy Brown, Killer Mike on ‘We The Ones’
We’re approaching the 20th anniversary of OutKast’s landmark Stankonia, but Big Boi doesn’t appear to be looking back. The veteran Atlanta emcee linked up with longtime Dungeon Family collaborator Sleepy Brown for yet another track, “We the Ones,” ahead of their long-awaited collab record The Big Sleepover. And we certainly aren’t sleeping on this one after they brought Killer Mike and Big Rube along for the ride. “We the Ones” fuses elements of funk with a motivational message of standing up to oppression. It follows the June release of the pair’s joint track “Can’t Sleep,” only increasing fans’ excitement for the new project even more. “It’s produced by Organized Noize, and it’s me and Sleepy Brown all the way down, man, and we’re gonna drop that shit in a couple...
Greta Van Fleet Return With ‘My Way, Soon’
There hasn’t been a more polarizing rock band in recent years than Greta Van Fleet. The arguments will no doubt continue as the band has released “My Way, Soon,” their first new song in over a year. The upbeat track has the hallmarks of the classic rock leanings that Greta Van Fleet has been known for since their 2017 emergence. Listen to it below. [embedded content] “This song was inspired by what three years of touring did by opening so many doorways. This is my truth, how I feel about all of our travels, but I know it echoes the experiences and changes of perspectives for Jake, Sam, and Danny as well,” singer Josh Kiszka said in a statement. “We’ve seen how people live in different parts of the world,” Sam Kiszka said in a statement of his own, “and we’ve developed intrinsic respect for...
Clairo Covers The Strokes’ “I’ll Try Anything Once”: Stream
Clairo has shared a cover of The Strokes’ 2006 B-side “I’ll Try Anything Once”. For her lo-fi rendition, the bedroom pop artist is joined by Jake Passmore of the London-based indie band SCORS. “I’ll Try Anything Once” is technically a demo version of “You Only Live Once”, a Strokes standout from their 2005 album First Impressions of Earth. Both songs are fan-favorites for different reasons: “You Only Live Once” is an upbeat anthem and a long-time live staple, whereas its acoustic predecessor is beloved for being a Strokes song that’s actually vulnerable and pretty. Clairo and Passmore both fully lean into the melancholy characteristics of “I’ll Try Anything Once”, while also giving it their own unique touch. The production quality is extremely muddy and raw, but their voices — Clairo’s hig...
Pixar’s Soul to Skip Theaters for Exclusive Disney+ Release This Christmas
Disney has decided to skip a theatrical release for the Pixar film Soul, instead releasing it straight to Disney+ — at no additional cost. Originally scheduled for a June 19th release, the movie was delayed until November 20th due to the pandemic. As of Disney’s last round of schedule shifting, Soul still had that release date. However, since then, Regal Cinemas announced it would re-close all its theaters, and Universal moved its animated sequel The Croods: A New Age up from December 23rd to November. It seems the lack of domestic theater options and the new competition for screens led to Disney’s decision to push Soul to a digital debut on Christmas, December 25th. What’s interesting, however, is that the movie will be free for all Disney+ subscribers. That’s a stark contrast to the othe...
Macaulay Culkin Wears His Own Face With Incredible Home Alone Mask
We’ve seen plenty of celebrity step up and ask (plead with?) people to wear their face masks. Stevie Nicks wrote a message on her public journal, Motörhead made their own Lemmy masks, and Paul Rudd teamed with New York state for a hilarious video targeting millennial. But Macaulay Culkin has created what is either the best or creepiest PSA by donning a face mask featuring his own visage from Home Alone. In a post that broke the Internet, Culkin shared a photo of himself wearing… well, himself. The mask features an enlarged image from the Home Alone poster, itself a reference to the iconic scene where Kevin McCallister learns about the pains of aftershave. True, given the thirty-year age difference between Culkin now and when he played the character, the proportions are kind of terrifying, ...
Future Islands Share Track by Track Breakdown of New Album As Long as You Are: Stream
Musicians take their fans through the story of their latest album with our Track by Track feature. Today, Future Islands discuss their sixth full-length, As Long as You Are. Future Islands return today with their new studio album, As Long as You Are. Stream it below via Spotify and Apple Music. The sixth album from the Baltimore synthpop band, As Long as You Are follows 2017’s The Far Field. It marks their first effort since upgrading drummer Mike Lowry from touring member to full-fledged bandmate and songwriter. Newly strengthened together, Future Islands co-produced the record themselves alongside engineer Steve Wright at Baltimore’s Wrightway Studios. Due to the ongoing pandemic, Future Islands won’t get the chance to tour behind the LP, marking the first year since 2008 they haven...
Smashing Pumpkins Unleash Two New Tracks, Third Episode of Animated Series
In the spirit of their upcoming double album, Smashing Pumpkins just dropped not one, but two new songs. After sharing two tracks off their upcoming release CYR in late September, the band decided to give fans a little more Friday with the release of another pair of album cuts. For this week’s New Music Friday, the group — consisting of founding members Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and late-era guitarist Jeff Schroeder — shared new songs “Anno Satana” and “Birch Grove,” alongside a new episode of Corgan’s “In Ashes,” titled “I’m In Love With Your God.” The Deep Sky animated series takes its “fantastical” label to new heights in its third installment, but with the death of a cartoon rat, it isn’t for the faint of heart. “The original story is ...
Tory Lanez Charged In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting, 22 Years If Convicted
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz That took entirely longer than expected. Tory Lanez has been charged in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. It all started way back in July, when slowly but surely the circumstances of an incident involving the Canadian singer and Houston rapper kept evolving from a police stop (which led to gun charges for Lanez) to an injured foot allegedly cut on broken glass to Meg finally revealing that she had actually been shot. While social media immediately fingered Lanez, it took more time for the “Savage” rapper to finally reveal that it was Lanez that allegedly did the shooting. With the authorities seemingly waiting on witness testimony instead of a proactive investigation, it wasn’t until today (Oct. 8), that the Los Angeles County District Attor...
YG “Jealous,” Bow Wow “Met On Collins” & More | Daily Visuals 10.8.20
Source: DJDM/WENN.com / WENN Back before Donald Trump shocked the world and became the 45th President of The United States with the help of Russia, YG and Nipsey Hussle (R.I.P) took some not so subtle shots at the future Racist-In-Chief with “F*ck Donald Trump” and now 4 years later, YG is once again letting Trump know that he ain’t it, chief. Once again taking aim at the orange mango clown in his visuals to “Jealous,” YG has a fake Donald Trump turn up to his track while throwing up the B’s and getting lap dances from some thick young women in the Oval Office. Are Bloods and White Supremacists ever going to settle who has the absolute right to throw up the “b”’s with their hands? Not trying to start nothing, just sayin.’ Bow Wow meanwhile is looking to get back into the swing of this musi...
Roc Nation Brand Paper Planes Partners With Lids For Fitted Hat Collabo
Source: LIDS / LIDS One of the culture’s most recognizable logos is about to take another important flight. Roc Nation is once again joining forces with Lids for a special project. Source: LIDS / LIDS Roc Nation’s apparel brand, Paper Planes announced a collaboration with leading sports retailer, Lids. Available for purchase at select Lids stores, the new Paper Planes Crown Fitted puts a spin on the iconic New Era 59Fifty fitted cap with six different colorways and features the Paper Planes logo and pin. Based off the brand statement “Greatness is a Process”, the Paper Plane logo symbolizes the idea that as big as the world is, it is still accessible. Your imagination can take you anywhere you want to go – a message that resonates with the spirit and culture of streetwear. Lids is the firs...
Daniel Cameron Suspiciously Files Motion To Keep Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Files Secret
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty As if things couldn’t get any worse for Breonna Taylor’s case, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is doing everything in his power to block a juror’s request to release files detailing what happened during the grand jury proceedings that allowed her killers to avoid charges. Blavity reports that Cameron broke protocol last week by releasing grand jury recordings in Taylor’s case after an anonymous juror filed a legal motion demanding the information be open to the public and to speak out about what was said during the proceeding. The request includes “discussion of charges that were NOT presented to the grand jury, explanations of the law that were NOT provided to the grand jury, defenses or justifications that were NOT detailed during the proceedings...
