Alternative Music
Amyl and the Sniffers Announce Fall 2022 US Tour Dates
Amyl and the Sniffers just wrapped up a North American tour, but they’re ready to do it all over again in Fall 2022. The Melbourne punks have announced a new run of US tour dates, which you can find in full below. Beginning September 18th at the Los Angeles edition of the Primavera Sound Festival, Amy Taylor and company’s fall trek will take them to Nashville, Atlanta, New York, Boston, and more before wrapping up October 9th at Ohana Festival’s Encore Weekend. A ticket presale begins June 15th at 10:00 a.m. local time, while general sale begins June 17th at the same time. Grab your seats via Ticketmaster. The band’s last full-length was Comfort to Me, one of the best albums of 2021. Amyl and the Sniffers broke it down for us track by track, and also recently issued an expanded e...
Ghostface Killah and Raekwon Rap About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on “We Ain’t Came to Lose”: Stream
Whether they’re dealing with half a brick or heroes in the half shell, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon are always ready to beat down some “fake ninjas.” They prove as much on “We Ain’t Came to Lose,” a new song that covers the joys of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and appears in the video game Shredder’s Revenge. Composer Tee Lopes handled the “We Ain’t Come to Lose” beat, with throwback sounds that made the Wu-Tang Clan members feel right at home. Here, the old friends find themselves on different sides of the reptilian war. Ghost is in straight villain mode, boasting, “I defeat Leonardo, y’all become the weaklings/ I take off all of your masks and dismantle your features/ Shredder, I crossed the line like a letter/ Smash all of you turtles, put you back together.” Meanwhi...
Nick Cave and Thastrom to Anchor Animated Series as Beer-Drinking 14-Year-Olds
Australian rock legend Nick Cave and Swedish punk icon Thåström are getting animated in Before They Were Gods, a TV series which follows the two artists as beer-drinking 14-year-olds. If this sounds like a fever dream, well, you’re not far off. Before They Were Gods comes from the cracked imagination of Swedish auteur Måns Mårlind (Shelter, Midnight Sun). “This is a dream project that literally came to me in a dream,” Mårlind said in a statement to THR. “While asleep, I watched two of my musical heroes as young teenagers, drinking cheap beer while discussing love and the meaning of life. I woke up writing and have been trying to catch up with them ever since.” Before They Were Gods is billed as a philosophical discourse between the “harsh existentialist” Thåström a...
III Points Festival 2022: LCD Soundsystem and Flume Join Rosalía as Headliners
III Points Music Festival will be returning to Miami’s Mana Wynwood from October 21st to 22nd, and now its previously announced 2022 headliner Rosalía will officially be joined at the top of the line by Flume, LCD Soundsystem, and more. The two-day multimedia event is hosting one of its biggest lineups yet with over 150 artists across its typical six-stage setup as well as visual arts installations and on-site experiences. As usual, the festival blurs the line between genres with acts like James Blake, Black Coffee, Porter Robinson, Orbital, Joji, Chris Lake, Freddie Gibbs, Kenny Beats, Pink Siifu, Shygirl, and Fisher all making appearances. Other major electronic acts include Bob Moses, John Summit, Polo & Pan, Madeon, ARTBAT, and Loco Dice. See the full lineup poster below....
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” Sprints to No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100
Kate Bush has run all the way up to a top 5 hit — no deals with God necessary. The English pop legend’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 once again, this time at No. 4. Save for holiday hits, “Running Up That Hill” now also sets the record for the longest time period between a Hot 100 debut and cracking the Top 5 — 36 years, nine months, and two weeks to be exact. For some context, she’s now only surpassed by Harry Styles (“As It Was”), Jack Harlow (“First Class”), and Future (“Wait for U”) on the chart. “Running Up That Hill”‘s long-overdue resurgence was prompted by its sync in a recent episode of Netflix’s smash Stranger Things. A highlight of her masterpiece Hounds of Love, the track became Bush’s first Top 10 hit last week ...
Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” Sprints to No. 4 on Billboard Hot 100
Kate Bush has run all the way up to a top 5 hit — no deals with God necessary. The English pop legend’s 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” has peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 once again, this time at No. 4. Save for holiday hits, “Running Up That Hill” now also sets the record for the longest time period between a Hot 100 debut and cracking the Top 5 — 36 years, nine months, and two weeks to be exact. For some context, she’s now only surpassed by Harry Styles (“As It Was”), Jack Harlow (“First Class”), and Future (“Wait for U”) on the chart. “Running Up That Hill”‘s long-overdue resurgence was prompted by its sync in a recent episode of Netflix’s smash Stranger Things. A highlight of her masterpiece Hounds of Love, the track became Bush’s first Top 10 hit last week ...
Chris Martin Helps Alien Band The Weirdos Make “Biutyful” TV Debut on Fallon: Watch
Chris Martin teamed up with The Weirdos on Friday night for the alien band’s first-ever TV performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch it below. The Coldplay frontman joined the otherworldly act’s lead singer Angel Moon on Music of the Spheres album cut “Biutyful,” which they’ve been performing together regularly on Coldplay’s ongoing world tour. Martin strummed along on guitar and fit right in with Weirdos members Donk, Sparkman, and The Wizard before joining Moon on vocals for the second verse. The performance comes directly on the heels of The Weirdos signing a record deal with Atlantic and Parlophone Records last week, which their manager Bruce Cakemix referred to as “the biggest step forward in human-alien relations since Close Encounters” in a statement. Adverti...
Chris Martin Helps Alien Band The Weirdos Make “Biutyful” TV Debut on Fallon: Watch
Chris Martin teamed up with The Weirdos on Friday night for the alien band’s first-ever TV performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch it below. The Coldplay frontman joined the otherworldly act’s lead singer Angel Moon on Music of the Spheres album cut “Biutyful,” which they’ve been performing together regularly on Coldplay’s ongoing world tour. Martin strummed along on guitar and fit right in with Weirdos members Donk, Sparkman, and The Wizard before joining Moon on vocals for the second verse. The performance comes directly on the heels of The Weirdos signing a record deal with Atlantic and Parlophone Records last week, which their manager Bruce Cakemix referred to as “the biggest step forward in human-alien relations since Close Encounters” in a statement. Adverti...
How to Get Tickets to Post Malone’s 2022 Tour
Post Malone has the cure for his twelve carat toothache and its not his usual regimen of 40-to-45 cigarettes a day, but rather the highly-anticipated 33-date North America tour coming in September. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Post Malone’s Next Tour? The “Twelve Carat Tour” will follow a string of summer festival appearances for Post Malone that include Chicago’s Summer Smash on June 18th, Denmark’s Roskilde Festival on June 29th, and San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival in August. Advertisement Related Video The tour officially kicks off in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10th, followed by Midwest stops to St. Paul, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis. He jumps across the border to Toronto on September 20th, then works his way do...
How to Get Tickets to Post Malone’s 2022 Tour
Post Malone has the cure for his twelve carat toothache and its not his usual regimen of 40-to-45 cigarettes a day, but rather the highly-anticipated 33-date North America tour coming in September. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Post Malone’s Next Tour? The “Twelve Carat Tour” will follow a string of summer festival appearances for Post Malone that include Chicago’s Summer Smash on June 18th, Denmark’s Roskilde Festival on June 29th, and San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival in August. Advertisement Related Video The tour officially kicks off in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10th, followed by Midwest stops to St. Paul, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis. He jumps across the border to Toronto on September 20th, then works his way do...
Jennifer Hudson Becomes Third-Youngest EGOT Winner
Jennifer Hudson had a little something extra to write home about from the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday: The singer and actress achieved EGOT status, becoming just the 17th person in history — and the third-youngest — to achieve the title. Hudson earned her “T” as a producer of Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop, which took home the Tony last weekend for Best Musical. Her journey to EGOT began in 2007, when her appearance in Dreamgirls earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her 2009 self-titled debut album then nabbed a Grammy for Best R&B Album, while 2021 brought her a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer of the animated film Baba Yaga. At 40, Hudson just barely became the youngest-ever EGOT winner, trailing just behind Robert Lopez and John Legend, who were ...
Jennifer Hudson Becomes Third-Youngest EGOT Winner
Jennifer Hudson had a little something extra to write home about from the 2022 Tony Awards on Sunday: The singer and actress achieved EGOT status, becoming just the 17th person in history — and the third-youngest — to achieve the title. Hudson earned her “T” as a producer of Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop, which took home the Tony last weekend for Best Musical. Her journey to EGOT began in 2007, when her appearance in Dreamgirls earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Her 2009 self-titled debut album then nabbed a Grammy for Best R&B Album, while 2021 brought her a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer of the animated film Baba Yaga. At 40, Hudson just barely became the youngest-ever EGOT winner, trailing just behind Robert Lopez and John Legend, who were ...
