Alternative Rock
Angels & Airwaves Share New Single “Euphoria”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T20:57:33+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 4:57pm ET Angels & Airwaves have released “Euphoria”, their first new song of 2021. The bombastic track arrives with an accompanying music video directed by singer Tom DeLonge. Featuring spacy synths, propulsive drums, and thrashing guitar riffs, “Euphoria” finds DeLonge telling the story of a destructive relationship. “Pretty girl, are you home it’s right,” he sings. “Get on your knees, we’re going to play tonight/ You like to hunt, with a deathly touch/ I can die here now, by euphoria.” DeLong explained the song’s meaning in a press statement. He said, “In a music world that seems to be absent guitars, angst, and emotional authenticity...
Des Rocs Announces 2021 US Headlining Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T22:39:01+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 6:39pm ET Rising rocker Des Rocs will embark on his first-ever headlining U.S. tour this fall. The New York musician’s outing will run from late September until early November. Des Rocs has been making waves the past couple years with a post-punk vibe that’s heavy, melodic, and theatrical at the same time. He released the EP This Is Our Life in December, with the title track making a strong impact on active rock and alternative radio. The tour will kick off September 28th in Detroit and run through a November 4th hometown show in New York City. Prior to the first gig, Des Rocs will play Delaware’s Firefly festival alongside such acts as Billie Ei...
The Wallflowers Share New Song “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T18:34:44+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 2:34pm ET The Wallflowers have dropped a new song called “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More”. The single is the latest offering from their comeback album, Exit Wounds, out July 9th via New West Records. “Maybe Your Heart’s Not in It No More” is a rambling roots rock tune interweaving electric and acoustic guitars with a backing organ. It features Jakob Dylan describing the feeling of losing touch with one’s muse. “It’s gone quiet it’s gone cold,” he laments. “Acting like someone’s you don’t know/ Used to rumble used to roar/ Whatever it’s doing it didn’t before/ Maybe your heart’s not in no more.” In a press statement, Dylan explained the...
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer Announce Rescheduled 2021 “Hella Mega Tour” Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T17:14:22+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 1:14pm ET Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer have plotted out rescheduled dates for the North American leg of their joint “Hella Mega Tour” stadium tour. The 21-date trek includes two new shows and runs from July through September. “Hella Mega Tour” now includes an appearance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest on September 1st as well as a new show on August 17th at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It kicks off on July 24th at Globe Life Field in Dallas, Texas, with subsequent dates in Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California before wrapping up on September 6th in Seattle, Washington. The Interrupters will appear a...
The Black Crowes Announce Rescheduled 2021 Reunion Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T15:55:49+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 11:55am ET The Black Crowes have announced their “Shake Your Money Maker Tour” will take flight this summer as venues reopen across the United States. The rescheduled 37-date trek will see longtime bassist Sven Pipien joining Chris and Rich Robinson on the road. Previously postponed due to the pandemic, the tour celebrates last year’s 30th anniversary of their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. The new dates kick off with a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre on July 20th and 21st. From there, the band will touch down in cities like Detroit, Michigan; Austin, Texas; Los Angeles California; Seattle, Washington; and Boston, Ma...
The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney on Their New Album Delta Kream and Honoring Hill Country Blues
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T17:33:57+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 1:33pm ET The Black Keys mark a return to their roots on their new album Delta Kream, which honors Mississippi Hill Country blues artists who inspired the duo — including John Lee Hooker, R. L. Burnside, and David “Junior” Kimbrough — through 11 stellar covers. The Ohio rockers recorded the album in 2019 at the end of their “Let’s Rock Tour” “in about 10 hours, over two afternoons,” according to drummer Patrick Carney. To create an even more authentic approach, the pair brought in esteemed musicians Kenny Brown, who played guitar for Burnside, and Eric Deaton, who played bass in Junior Kimbrough’s band. The resulting effort is an exciting fo...
Riot Fest 2021 Lineup: Nine Inch Nails, Smashing Pumpkins, Faith No More, Pixies, DEVO, and More
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-14T17:39:00+00:00“>May 14, 2021 | 1:39pm ET Chicago’s annual Riot Fest has unveiled its updated 2021 lineup, with an impressive list of bands that includes headliners Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Run the Jewels, along with such acts as Faith No More, Pixies, DEVO, and many more. The four-day event takes place September 16th-19th at the Windy City’s Douglass Park. The main event takes place Friday through Saturday (September 17-19th), with a preview party on Thursday (September 16th). Joining the aforementioned bands on the bill are Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, GWAR, Dirty Heads, Sublime with Rome, Lupe Fiasco (performing The Cool), Vic Mensa, NOFX, Circl...
Festival First Timers: Almost Monday Joins The What Podcast
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Weezer Perform “All the Good Ones” on Fallon: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T14:36:10+00:00“>May 11, 2021 | 10:36am ET Weezer were the musical guest on Monday night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon, in promotion of their new album, Van Weezer. During their appearance, the rock veterans performed “All the Good Ones”. The track is a melodic ballad that wouldn’t be too out of place with Rivers Cuomo and company’s previous catalog, except for the heavier ’80s hard rock-inspired guitar riffs. “Rock and roll sounds better in the car,” he sang passionately on Fallon. “I just love the way she plays guitar/ When she dives down on the whammy bar/ She’ll be stuck on repeat, repeat in my head.” Van Weezer was released last week and was previewed by singles like...
Perry Farrell Announces New Song “MEND” with Kind Heaven Orchestra
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-08T23:44:57+00:00“>May 8, 2021 | 7:44pm ET Alternative rock veteran Perry Farrell has announced a new song “MEND” with his Kind Heaven Orchestra project. After nearly 40 years playing with Jane’s Addiciton and Pornos for Pyros, Farrell formed the Kind Heaven Orchestra with his wife and collaborator Etty Lau Farrell for the 2019 album Kind Heaven. The band was set to embark on a 2020 tour complete with a nine-piece band that was canceled due to COVID, but the legendary frontman made use of the time off to gather some of his musical peers for a new single due out on May 21st. “MEND” was written by Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, who also plays on the track alongside E...
Song of the Week: HEALTH and Nine Inch Nails Bring ’90s Apocalypse Vibes with “ISN’T EVERYONE”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-08T15:11:59+00:00“>May 8, 2021 | 11:11am ET Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head ever week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, noise rockers HEALTH and industrial icons Nine Inch Nails are a match made in end-of-days heaven. Catharsis can take many curious forms: a good cry after a film, the euphoria among strangers dancing to an electric piece of pop, a long run (allegedly). Then, there’s HEALTH and Nine Inch Nails, two groups that have long harnessed the power of noise as their tool of choice, active...
The Joy Formidable Announce New Album Into the Blue, Share “Back to Nothing”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T15:47:42+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 11:47am ET The Joy Formidable have announced their new album, Into the Blue, out August 20th via Enci Records in North America. As a preview, the Welsh alt-rockers have shared “Back to Nothing”, the second single from the upcoming LP. Spanning 11 tracks, Into the Blue was written by lead singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan and her bandmates in North Wales and later completed at their homes in Utah. “It’s about opening your eyes to beauty and love again,” the trio shared in a press statement. “Making it to the other side. Whilst not conceived as a metaphor for the times we all live in now, it certainly turned out that way.” The ethereal “Back to Nothi...
