Alternative Rock
Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr on Directions of the Heart and Collaborating with Sparks’ Russell Mae
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Directions of the Heart, the band’s 19th studio album. Advertisement Related Video The frontman tells us about reaching into their past for songs like “Act of Love” (which was the first song they played at their first show in 1978, but never recorded), as well as being inspired by Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Television, and Talking Heads. Kerr also discusses having his friend Russell Mael of Sparks guest on a track, the backstory of 1998’s Neapolis, and being a generation-defining band only to have the emergence of Nirvana and Pearl...
Joywave Announce Spring 2023 Tour
Joywave have announced a Spring 2023 North American tour with Elliott Lee as the opener. More supporting acts will be announced. The “Express Wash Tour” kicks off in Towson, Maryland on March 30th. After that, it will make stops in cities like Nashville, Toronto, Boston, and more before wrapping up in New York City on April 25th. See the full schedule below. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 16th at 10:00 a.m. via Ticketmaster. A Live Nation pre-sale begins one day earlier (use access code CHEER). Advertisement Related Video 2022 has been a busy year for Joywave. In addition to releasing their fourth studio album Cleanse (which they broke down Track by Track exclusively for Consequence), the group spent most of the year on the road. In July, they released a ...
Pixies Announce First Run of 2023 North American Tour Dates
Pixies have announced the initial handful of dates for their upcoming 2023 North American headline tour. Currently wrapping up their 2022 jaunt in New Zealand, the alt-rock stalwarts will hit the road starting on May 4th at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California. They’ll primarily cover the southwest US throughout the month, making stops in cities such as Phoenix, Santa Fe, Denver, and two back-to-back nights in Las Vegas. They’ll wrap up the leg with a festival set at the Kilby Block Party in Salt Lake City. Though the tour is in support of Pixies’ September album Doggerel, the band have a whole treasure trove of hits and deep cuts to add to their setlists — “setlists” being plural, because each night will see the band play a unique lineup of songs, deciding whatever “the next s...
Third Eye Blind Announce 2023 “25 Years in the Blind” Tour Dates
Following the success of their “25 Years in the Blind” tour, Third Eye Blind have announced a new run of dates that will expand the trek into 2023. “Twenty-five years of Third Eye Blind finds us feeling glorious, as if everything is coming into deeper focus,” frontman Stephan Jenkins said in a statement. “It’s not lost on us that this is a miracle, and that we are in it because of the new fans that keep discovering us and the people who, over the years, have made our music part of their culture.” The new jaunt kicks off March 3rd in New Orleans and wraps April 15th in Pala, California. Along the way, Third Eye Blind will donate a portion of each ticket to SeaTrees, an organization dedicated to the restoration of the kelp ecosystem off the California coast. Advertisement Related Video ...
The Smile Announce Live Album Recorded at Montreux Jazz Festival
Still riding the high of their May full-length debut A Light for Attracting Attention, The Smile have announced a new live album. The Smile at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022 was recorded — wait for it — at the trio’s Montreux Jazz Festival set back in July, and it’ll be available to stream this Wednesday, December 14th. What’s more, you can also catch a full playback of the performance over at The Smile’s YouTube channel for 48 hours only, beginning tomorrow, December 13th at 3:00 p.m. ET. That performance not only marked one of the first times Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner performed their new music together, but it was also the live debut of their song “Bending Hectic,” which Yorke admitted to having only written about a half hour prior. Aside from that song, all th...
Steven Page on Excelsior, His Friendship with Ryan Reynolds, and the “One Week” Video
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Steven Page catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Excelsior. The former Barenaked Ladies co-lead’s latests is a three-act LP that touches on grief, loss, and loneliness, all told through his trademark brand of exceptional melodies and creative storytelling. Advertisement Related Video The singer-songwriter discusses the beauty of happy accidents, how music videos were the visual representation of songs and being forever tied to the “One Week” video, and the difficulty of being a touring musician in 2022. Page also talks about why space and the universe plays an important role in his...
How to Get Tickets to The Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie’s 2023 Tour
Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service will come together for a co-headlining 2023 tour celebrating the 20-year anniversaries of their respective albums, Transatlanticism and Give Up, and tickets will treat audiences to full performances of both. Ben Gibbard, who co-founded and fronts both groups, shared in a statement: “I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service record came out, Transatlanticism came out. These two records will be on my tombstone, and I’m totally fine with that. I’ve never had a more creatively inspired year.” Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service’s Next Tour? Advertisement Related Video The 17-date run will kick off in Portland, Maine on September...
Alanis Morissette Gets into Holiday Spirit with “Little Drummer Boy” Cover: Stream
Alanis Morissette fans may remember her 2019 performance of “Little Drummer Boy” during a “disguised” busking session on The Tonight Show. Now, she’s gotten back into the spirit with a recorded version of the holiday classic. Accompanied by twinkling bells, tambourines, and warm synths, Morissette begins her cover of “Little Drummer Boy” with restrained vocals, but brings more intensity once she starts singing about Mary in the third verse. Stream Alanis Morissette’s version of “Little Drummer Boy” below. Morissette isn’t the only artist to cover “Little Drummer Boy” this holiday season. Titus Andronicus recently put their own twist on the song by mixing it with Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” Advertisement Related Video In July, Morissette finally launched the North American leg of her 25t...
Brandon Flowers Joins Sharon Van Etten to Perform “Like I Used To”: Watch
Sharon Van Etten and The Killers both just so happen to be touring Australia at the moment, and both acts made the most of it by meeting up onstage in Melbourne on Thursday night. Van Etten brought out Brandon Flowers to duet “Like I Used To,” her collaboration with Angel Olsen. Flowers’ voice doesn’t quite match Olsen’s — whose does? — but he still sounds great as he covers her parts and harmonizes with Van Etten throughout the song. Van Etten took to social media afterwards to share her apperciation: “Had such an amazing 2nd show tonight here in Melbourne and the epic Northcote Theatre,” she wrote on Twitter. “Thank you, @BrandonFlowers for being such a sincere , humble , beautiful person. Loved singing with you – and @AngelOlsen gave her blessing. Hope to do it again sometime.” Van Ette...
Paramore Break the Cycle on Latest Single “The News”: Stream
Paramore have released “The News” from their upcoming sixth album, This Is Why, along with a horror-filled music video that might as well be ripped from the headlines. The single follows the band struggling to break free from the negative news cycle as Hayley Williams pleads, “Turn on/ Turn off the news.” In a statement, the singer shared that “The News” felt “exciting from the start. It feels like a happy medium between classic Paramore angst and bringing in some influences we’ve always had but never exploited.” She also added that “watching Zac [Farro] track drums for this one was one of my favorite memories from the studio.” The frenzied force of the production fits with Williams’ fluctuating ability to overcome the constant information overload. “The 24-hr news cycle is just impossible...
Gorillaz Share New Song “Skinny Ape,” Announce Augmented Reality Debut : Stream
The virtual band Gorillaz are up to some real-life hijinks, sharing new song “Skinny Ape” from the upcoming album Cracker Island and announcing a two-city augmented reality live debut. “Don’t be sad for me,” virtual Gorillaz vocalist 2-D (Damon Albarn) sings. “I’m a cartoon G/ And my intent is to breathe in a new world/ Don’t be sad for me.” You can be sad or not in person at one of the two “immersive” live debuts of the song. The first set goes down at 2:30 p.m. ET on December 17th in Times Square, New York, with the second following at 14:00 GMT on December 18th in Piccadilly Circus, London. According to a statement, “These first-of-their-kind immersive experiences will allow fans to gather together to witness Gorillaz play in real life — actu...
Shirley Manson on Garbage’s Anthology, James Bond Theme, and Next Album
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Shirley Manson catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Anthology, the new compilation from Garbage that traces their entire catalog through last year’s No Gods No Masters. Advertisement The frontwoman tells us how their record label talked them into the compilation and the struggle of it not being released in the US, how 2016’s Strange Little Birds went mostly overlooked, and “being erased from musical history” after the critical-slagging of their 1999 James Bond theme “The World Is Not Enough” (as well as the reappraisal that’s happened since). Manson then gets into the financial risk of ...
