Rock
Post Malone Was Almost Featured on Fleet Foxes’ New Album
Post Malone is no stranger to genre-bending collaborations, teaming up with everyone from Ty Dolla $ign and 21 Savage to Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber for chart topping hits. But the singer almost dipped his toes into the indie rock pool recently. In an interview on RADIO.COM’s New Arrivals, Fleet Foxes singer Robin Pecknold revealed that the band almost collaborated with Post on their recent album, Shore. “He came by the studio for one day while we were working in L.A. and listened to stuff and was super supportive,” he said. “We didn’t get together in time because I wanted to get the album out quickly, but I did ask him to be on it. He was down, but we just didn’t end up having time.” {“nid”:”8529933″,”type”:”post”,”title”:...
10 Bands You Probably Discovered by Playing Guitar Hero
Crate Digging is a recurring feature in which we take a deep dive into a genre and turn up several albums or bands that all music fans should know about. As classic gaming series Guitar Hero turns 15 this week, we look at 10 bands a generation of fans likely learned about through gaming rather than crate digging. In the mid-to-late 2000s, the Guitar Hero series was the party game to own. Initially a partnership between publisher/hardware manufacturer RedOctane and developer Harmonix, the brand built upon the latter’s prior music-based projects — such as Frequency, Karaoke Revolution, and Amplitude — and other genre titans like Dance Dance Revolution, GuitarFreaks, Gitaroo Man, and PaRappa the Rapper. Essentially, players had to match button combinations and rhythmic cues to the arrangement...
Racism on the Road: The Oral History of Black Artists Touring in the Segregated South
“We were happy, we were singing, we were joyful, we were away from home for the first time, youngsters on a magical show,” recalls Martha Reeves, lead singer of the girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, who toured through the South as part of Motown’s pioneering tours in the early ’60s. “But being met with the hatred, it was alarming — especially when the bus was shot at.” Below, Billboard presents an oral history of Black touring artists in the ’50s and ’60s, including interviews with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and one-hit wonders, stars from the Motown and Stax soul labels, and veterans of the Motown Revue and Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars. All remain shocked and angry at the racism they experienced, mostly in the South, but a...
Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless Honors Chris Cornell With ‘Loud Love’ Cover
The Pretty Reckless‘ Taylor Momsen honored the memory of Chris Cornell with her high-octane cover of “Loud Love” on Sunday (Nov. 8). Momsen taped her cover of Soundgarden‘s 1989 single back in September for Octane’s Home Invasion Festival, a four-day virtual festival on SiriusXM’s Octane channel. She previously told SiriusXM in an interview this summer about opening for her childhood idol and his band the night Cornell died in his Detroit hotel room on May 18, 2017. “That night, it was the last show of the tour, so I kind of stood outside, just wanted to say thanks and goodbye. And it was a brief sweet moment,” Momsen recalled back in July. “And we stayed in the parking lot, hanging out after...
Here Are All the Livestreams & Virtual Concerts to Watch During the Coronavirus Crisis: Week of Nov. 9
Nov. 10: Halsey is hosting a livestream event for the release of her poetry book, I Would Leave Me If I Could. The event begins at 6 p.m. ET. To receive a ticket, pre-order a copy and show proof of purchase. Kellie Pickler, Justin Moore and others are joining Robert Irvine for his Salute to Our Heroes virtual fundraising concert. The event will celebrate not only Veterans Day, but also first responders and veterans. The show begins at 9 p.m. ET; watch and donate on the Robert Irvine Foundation’s website. Nov. 11: 311 is performing three shows — also on Dec. 11 and Jan. 11 — with each set to feature one of their classic albums. The November show will focus on Music, the December show on Grassroots, and the January show on 311. The ba...
Midnight Oil’s Bass Player Bones Hillman Dies at 62
Later, Hillman would step onto the biggest stages of them all when joined Midnight Oil in 1987, replacing Peter Gifford. With Hillman in the lineup, The Oils etched their name in the history books. He took his place on stage with his bandmates in Sydney in 2006 when The Oils were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, again 2009 when the rockers reunited for the Sound Relief fundraiser at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and in 2018, when the group were feted with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. And when Peter Garrett and Co. got the band back together for The Great Circle 2017 World Tour, Hillman took his place at front of stage. Hillman and Midnight Oil “did thousands of gigs together,” reads the band’s statement. The Kiwi musician played on 1990’s Blue Sky ...
Yungblud Gets Airborne for ‘Cotton Candy,’ ‘Strawberry Lipstick’ at 2020 EMAs
Genre-blurring U.K. singer-songwriter Yungblud delivered a high-flying, memorable performance at the 2020 MTV EMAs on Sunday (Nov. 8). Busting out the cupid/women’s tennis pro outfit from his “Cotton Candy” video, Yungblud crooned that sweet, earnest ode to sexual liberation while flying through the air and miming shooting arrows at unsuspecting lovers. When he got grounded, Yungblud tore off his white skirt to reveal Union Jack shorts as he ripped through a blistering live version of “Strawberry Lipstick” with his band. “MTV I love you!” he screamed as the performance wrapped. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful p...
Mick Jagger Says He’s ‘Looking Forward to an America Free of Harsh Words and Name Calling’ Following Biden’s Win
Mick Jagger celebrated the future of the United States with a message on Twitter on Saturday (Nov. 7). “I’m so looking forward to coming back to an America free of harsh words and name calling and be amongst people who I know have common ground and harmony,” he wrote to his 2.2 million followers. “It’s a challenge but it can be done!” Jagger’s tweet came just hours after Joe Biden was called the president-elect of the United States, defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users b...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions Lose Luster Without Live Element: Review
It’s been a strange year for the music industry. Case in point: we’re finally watching the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions in November, it’s all being done remotely by tape, and there are no musical performances. Nothing about this is normal, of course, and fans will surely miss the who’s who of rock royalty that can usually be seen rubbing shoulders at the ceremony, not to mention the opportunity to see our heroes climb on stage together — sometimes for the first time in years — to accept hardware and even take a stab at performing our favorite songs. Obviously, the raging COVID-19 pandemic made a normal induction ceremony impossible, and those who produced or took part in Saturday’s telecast deserve credit for finding a way to safely honor the best of the music industry. <i...
HAIM’s Este Haim on Teaming with Fender and Proving People Wrong
The central thesis of HAIM’s cheekily titled third record, Women in Music Pt. III, which came out this summer, appears on the track “Man from the Magazine”. After quoting a sexist interview question that came from a male journalist, the song’s second verse goes: “Man from the music shop, I drove too far/ For you to hand me that starter guitar/ ‘Hey, girl, why don’t you play a few bars?’/ Oh, what’s left to prove?” HAIM, a Los Angeles-based rock group of three multi-instrumentalist sisters that has been referred to as a “girl band” too many times to count, shouldn’t have to prove anything. But, if they did, a spot in a Fender campaign might seal the deal. “I guess the only thing that I can do is just keep proving people wrong,” says HAIM’s bass player Este Haim, who stars in Fender’s latest...
Queen + Adam Lambert Share Electric ‘Somebody to Love’ Performance Video
“Adam has the ability to sing anything and everything we throw at him,” Roger Taylor said of Lambert’s vocal abilities in a press statement. “There’s nothing he can’t handle. Our songs are big and theatrical and Adam fits that easily. I think he’s the best singer around. His range is staggering.” “Some of Queen’s songs are just so vocally athletic and physically demanding, ” Lambert said of the music. “For example, ‘The Show Must Go On’ is certainly demanding, ‘Who Wants To Live Forever’ goes from zero to 99. ‘Somebody to Love’ is really intense and big.” Watch the “Somebody to Love” performance video below. Watch below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you b...
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Makes a 2020 Prediction in New ‘Saturday Night Live’ Promo
Dave Chappelle is hosting what’s sure to be a hilarious post-election episode of Saturday Night Live this weekend (Nov. 7), and while the tight presidential race continues, Dave Grohl has some predictions. The rocker, who will be performing as musical guest with his band Foo Fighters, turned to the comedian in a new promo and said, “You know what, Dave? I’m going to call it.” “Don’t do it, man,” Chappelle replied, and the duo debated for a bit before Grohl finally proclaimed: “Best show ever!” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, ...
