Alternative Rock
Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Echo and the Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant Announce Memoirs
Third Man Records’ book imprint has announced that it’s releasing new memoirs by Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie and Echo and the Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant. It marks the first time the two British rock icons have recounted the details of their storied lives in writing. First up is Gillespie’s Tenement Kid, which is described as “a righteous path through a decade lost to Thatcherism and saved by acid house.” That may sound bleak, but rest assured that the memoir is supposed to be rather celebratory and beautifully written. It’s structured in four parts that examine Gillespie’s working-class upbringing in Glasgow, the early days of Primal Scream, the “Second Summer of Love”, and the lasting legacy of his band. Meanwhile, Sergeant’s memoir is titled Bunnyman: Post-War Kid to Post-Pun...
Weezer Take a Shit on Pitchfork in New Song for Skate-Boating Video Game: Stream
In what could be a whole chapter in a Rivers Cuomo biography, Weezer have unveiled the new Pitchfork diss track “Tell Me What You Want” at Summer Game Fest, an annual showcase for upcoming video games. The song plays inside a level of Wave Break, which was described in an official statement as, “the world’s first skateBOATING game.” “This is a message that my manager wouldn’t approve,” Cuomo begins. “After this song he’ll have a lot of cleaning up to do/ Don’t be influenced by an office full of dorks/ I won’t mention any names,” — and here the Weezer frontman coughs twice — “Pitchfork.” Throughout, the camera cuts between members of Weezer and footage of Wave Break, and so the angry words are paired with pixelated cartoons skateboating across the screen. Cuomo sings, “T...
The Strokes Playing NYC’s First Full Capacity Indoor Concert as Benefit for Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T22:44:50+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 6:44pm ET The last time The Strokes put on a show for New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley, it was their first-ever unplugged concert. On June 12th, they’ll play another benefit event for Wiley that will also mark two significant landmarks: It will be the city’s first fully vaccinated, full capacity indoor event since the pandemic, and it will serve as a christening for the newly renovated Irving Plaza. Billed as The Strokes & Friends (so expect some surprise guests!) the show serves as a fundraiser for Wiley. A civil rights attorney who once worked for Mayor Bill de Blasio before becoming one of his strongest critics, Wiley is a s...
Dr. Dog Announce Final Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T19:59:53+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 3:59pm ET Dr. Dog have spent the past two decades honing their skills as one of the best live acts of the era, and now that’s coming to an end. In an unexpected announcement, the indie psych rockers announced that their final tour will take place this fall in the US. “Today we’re sharing two wildly dissimilar bits of information with everyone. Firstly, we are touring in the fall! Lastly, we are done touring after that. Done touring for good!” the band wrote on Instagram. “It is a disturbing thing to read, I’m sure, and trust me, an equally unsettling thing to write, but it’s all good. It’s important to us that you understand that this is not a br...
Glassjaw Announce 2022 Tour Featuring Full Album Performances
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T18:56:57+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 2:56pm ET Post-hardcore pioneers Glassjaw have announced a 2022 tour featuring full performances of two of their seminal albums: 2000’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence and 2002’s Worship and Tribute. The 18-date, 13-city trek kicks off on March 2nd, 2022 with a two-night stand at 1720 in Los Angeles, California, with subsequent multi-night performances in San Francisco, California; Austin, Texas; and Brooklyn, New York. It will wrap up with a pair of shows at The Paramount in Huntington, New York March on 25th-26th. These cities will feature one album performance per night. At stops like Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and P...
Liz Phair Releases Soberish, Her First New Album in 11 Years: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-04T04:00:43+00:00“>June 4, 2021 | 12:00am ET Liz Phair has unveiled her long-awaited seventh studio set, Soberish, via Chrysalis Records. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. Featuring lead single “Good Side”, which was first shared back in 2019, the 13-track LP also includes previously released tracks “Hey Lou”, “Spanish Doors”, and “In There”. Soberish marks Phair’s first new body of work in eleven years. The project sees her reunite with producer Brad Wood, who worked with the singer-songwriter on her 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville as well as on 1994’s Whip-Smart and 1998’s Whitechocolatespaceegg. “It was so great to work with Brad again and find our stride, if y...
Courtney Love Starts Video Series Bruises of Roses to Cover Her Favorite Songs: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T18:23:50+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 2:23pm ET Last year, Courtney Love almost died following a battle with severe anemia that reduced her weight to a shocking 97 pounds. Her health has slowly improved, thanks in part to a recovery process that included low-key jam sessions alongside her friend and Big Moon musician Juliette Jackson. It turns out that exercise went so well, in fact, that Love decided to start Bruises of Love, a new video series in which she covers her favorite songs with Jackson by her side. The first entry in Love’s new series is an acoustic cover of “California Stars”, the folk-rock staple from Wilco and Billy Bragg’s joint 1998 album Mermaid Avenue featuring lyri...
10 Times Amazing Kid Musician Nandi Bushell Blew Our Minds
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-02T21:01:33+00:00“>June 2, 2021 | 5:01pm ET The rise of 11-year-old YouTube prodigy Nandi Bushell has been one of the most entertaining sensations of the pandemic. A multi-instrumentalist who plays drums, guitar, and sings, Bushell’s musicianship is always on point. She has covered heavy bands like Slipknot and Rage Against the Machine on her channel, showcasing a diverse taste in music and an acute talent for playing it. Often the musicians themselves will applaud the young UK phenom after she drops a new cover. Combined with a big smile and infectious laugh, Bushell’s skills have made her a viral phenomenon. So much so that she engaged in a headline-making drum battle with none...
Danny Elfman Updates Oingo Boingo’s “Insects” on New Song: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T15:36:47+00:00“>May 25, 2021 | 11:36am ET Danny Elfman has released a new song, “Insects”, with a psychedelic accompanying music video. The reworking of Oingo Boingo’s original track of the same name appears on Big Mess, his new album out on June 11th. The Oingo Boingo founder has updated the 1982 track with new lyrics inspired the politics of our time. “Old white men, they’re back in power again,” he snarls. “They’re sucking all the power and pride/ They’re leaving us anesthetized/ They’re trying to lobotomize.” In a statement, Elfman shared the background behind “Insects”. He explained, “In the beginning of 2020 I was preparing a live show for Coachella. I’d been looking for...
Jakob Dylan on The Wallflowers’ First Album in Nine Years and How Tom Petty’s Worst Song Is “Still Better Than Most”
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10 Albums Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz Thinks Every Music Fan Should Own
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T14:51:01+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 10:51am ET Crate Digging is a recurring feature in which we take a deep dive into a genre and turn up several albums all music fans should know about. In this special edition, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows shares his picks. Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz spends much of his time devouring new music. “There’s this record store in London that Immer [Counting Crows guitarist David Immerglück] and I would visit every time we were on tour in England,” he recalls to Consequence over Zoom. “We would spend one to two full days in that store. They would play us stuff we had never heard and we would buy everything.” The UK holds a special place in Duri...
Garbage Unveil Haunting New Single “Wolves”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T18:37:40+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 2:37pm ET Garbage are back with another single from their upcoming album No Gods No Masters. The new song is called “Wolves” and it’s available to stream below. Like the album’s title track, “Wolves” is a bold, guitar-driven number with new wave synth that sees Garbage returning to form. Shirley Manson sings about a desperate love affair gone wrong with a twisted delivery. In the chorus, her vocals are especially breathy and eerie, transforming the narrator into an almost possessed-like figure. “This song reminds me of my younger self, when there were two sides to my personality,” Manson explained in a press release. “I hurt so many people in my ...
