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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...
Big Thief Announce Fall 2021 US Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T14:55:04+00:00“>May 11, 2021 | 10:55am ET Like the rest of the music community, Big Thief are ready to get back on the road. The indie folk quartet has announced a round of 2021 US tour dates for this fall. The trek will take place throughout September into the first of October, launching September 7th in Louisville, Kentucky. Indianapolis, Dallas, Austin, New Orleans, Atlanta, Buffalo, Richmond, Northampton, and Philadelphia are also on the docket. Big Thief also have a slot lined up on September 25th at New York’s newly relocated Governors Ball Music Festival. To get fans hyped to see the beloved indie outfit live again, Big Thief have also shared a six-song live performance...
J. Cole to Play in Basketball Africa League for Rawandan Team
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T17:57:44+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 1:57pm ET J. Cole is chasing his hoop dreams by playing in Basketball Africa League during its inaugural season. As first reported by The New Times Rwanda, and subsequently confirmed by ESPN, the rapper’s signing with the Rwanda Patriots BBC is expected to become official on Thursday. According to ESPN, Cole arrived in Rwanda over the weekend and is in the midst of quarantining so he can play in the league. NBA skills coach Chris Joseph Brickley also confirmed Cole’s upcoming debut. “To see [J. Cole] dream of playing Pro Basketball come true makes me so happy,” Brickley wrote on Instagram. “He believed in me to completely reconstru...
DMX’s New Posthumous Album Exodus Coming on May 28th
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T18:41:49+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 2:41pm ET 18 years after his last release on Def Jam, nine years after his most recent LP Undisputed, and seven weeks after his death, Earl “DMX” Simmons will be heard on the new posthumous album Exodus. It’s out May 28th via Def Jam and Ruff Ryders, and Swizz Beatz is serving as executive producer. The New York legend’s return to Def Jam feels like the closing of a circle. The label began to flounder in the mid 1990s as it suffered from money problems, changed owners, and searched for its voice in a shifting hip-hop landscape. Well, if you can’t find an identity yourself, then X gon’ give it to ya. His 1998 Def Jam debut,&nbs...
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album Butterfly 3000 Coming in June
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T02:46:35+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 10:46pm ET Prolific psych-rockers King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have announced their latest album, Butterfly 3000. Marking the Aussie outfit’s 18th (!) full-length since 2012, the LP is due out June 11th. And that’s about all we know. King Gizzard announced the album via an Instagram post, revealing the effort won’t be preceded with any advanced singles. They also described the sound of Butterfly 3000 as “melodic + psychedelic,” calling it a “cross-eyed autostereogram.” An autostereogram is a visual illusion (those 3D images you have to look at crosseyed to see) that’s a fitting physical analog for KGATLW’s sound in general, so it’...
Megadeth: “There Are Clearly Aspects of David Ellefson’s Life That He Has Kept to Himself”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-11T03:52:14+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 11:52pm ET Megadeth have issued a statement regarding a story in which bassist David Ellefson admitted to “embarrassing” online interactions with a young woman while denying allegations that he groomed her. To quickly recap, the 56-year-old Ellefson released his own statement on Instagram early Monday addressing a leaked video that showed the bassist engaged in a sexually explicit online encounter with a young woman. The veteran metal musician, who has been married for 27 years, admitted to the “private, adult interactions” while also sharing a statement from the woman herself, who revealed that she was not underage. She added, “It was all consen...
Chrissie Hynde Details New Bob Dylan Covers Album Standing in the Doorway
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T19:34:54+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 3:34pm ET Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders has announced a new album of Bob Dylan covers. The record, which is aptly titled Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, will be released on May 21st via BMG. There are nine songs in total on the album, and Hynde recorded each one during the coronavirus pandemic with some help from her Pretenders bandmate James Walbourne. According to a press release, the whole thing was created “almost entirely by text message,” with Walbourne recording an idea on his phone, Hynde adding her vocals in a response, and then both passing their takes along to producer Tchad Blake (U2, Arctic Monkeys, Fiona ...
Firefly Festival Returns in September 2021 with Lineup Led by Billie Eilish, The Killers & Tame Impala
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T21:44:46+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 5:44pm ET Firefly Festival will return to The Woodlands of Dover, Delaware for a four-day event taking place September 23rd-26th. Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala, and Lizzo will each take a turn as headliner, topping a bill that also includes Megan Thee Stallion, Cage the Elephant, Phoebe Bridgers, Denzel Curry, Glass Animals, and Caribou. Other confirmed acts include Roddy Ricch, Wiz Khalifa, Diplo, Sylvan Esso, Portugal. the Man, Taking Back Sunday, Band of Horses, Khruangbin, Nelly, Girl in Red, Arlo Parks, Lovelytheband, Atlas Genius, Kim Petras, Turnstile, White Reaper, Duckwrth, KennyHoopla, Claud, Middle Kids, Des Rocs, Deep Sea Di...
Police Appear to Shoot “Less Lethal” Rounds into Crowd to Break Up Underground LA Punk Show
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-10T22:20:56+00:00“>May 10, 2021 | 6:20pm ET A huge crowd turned up at an underground punk show that took place below an overpass in the Cypress Park area of Los Angeles on Saturday night (May 8th), apparently leading police to fire off “less lethal” rounds in an effort to break up the gathering. Footage of the event shows a massive pit as revelers moshed around a bonfire. It’s unclear how much of the show went off as planned, but it was set to feature local LA punk acts Dead City, Barrage, Wacko, N8NOFACE, Section H8, Clorox Dream, Self Sabotage, and Alpha & Omega, according to Metal Injection. The Los Angeles Times reports that the LAPD issued a tactical alert when reports o...
Bebe Rexha Goes Deeper: ‘People Need Real Right Now’
By Jack Irvin As Bebe Rexha settles into a Zoom call from her Los Angeles home, I preface our interview by letting her know it’s “for Rexhars and Bad Bitches only,” referencing a 2017 viral clip in which the pop star yells at “perverts” telling her to “take [her] clothes off” in the comments of an Instagram Live chat. “Yay! Finally,” Rexha says, unwrapping a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup after a long day of press. “Now let’s get the real fucking talking out.” Rexha isn’t afraid to say exactly what she’s thinking, and it shows in her songwriting. On confessional hits “I’m a Mess” and “Me, Myself & I” with G-Eazy, she sings candidly about her experiences with anxiety, depression, and self-acceptance. It also appears in her social media presence, which features equally candid and often unfilt...
