Some bands play at urgency. The Stranglers made urgency feel elegant. Jean Jacques Burnel’s bass growled like a motorbike at idle, then launched like a racing cat. Dave Greenfield’s keyboards stitched baroque lines through alleyway riffs. Hugh Cornwell’s vocal turned cool observation into stagecraft, while Jet Black’s drums moved like a very precise storm. The […]
Rich Brian returns with his first album in six years, Where Is My Head? After prefacing the album with the single “Little Ray Of Light,” the Indonesian rapper followed up today with a new single, “She.” The video for the song is simple and straightforward, with Brian rapping in front of a monitor hooked up […]
Bernie Leadon has announced the release of his first album in more than 20 years. Too Late to Be Cool will arrive from the Eagles cofounder on Oct. 10. The singer, songwriter and guitarist released a new video for the album’s first single, “Too Many Memories,” earlier this week. With the album’s announcement comes the […]
Lindsey Stirling Teams Up With Chrissy Costanza For ‘Eye Of The Untold Her (Echo In The Dark)’ Skip to the content Lindsey Stirling has joined forces with Chrissy Costanza for new track ‘Eye Of The Untold Her (Echo In The Dark)’. Featured on the deluxe edition of Lindsey’s album ‘Duality’, it’s a stunning, […]
Some singers visit a feeling. Patsy Cline built a house in it and left the porch light on. Her voice carried satin and gravel in the same breath, with phrasing that made everyday words sound like confidences. Arranger Owen Bradley set her inside warm rooms where steel guitar glowed, piano murmured, and the Jordanaires folded […]
Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that was released this week, we’ve […]
Headline News At The Gates Frontman Tomas Lindberg Gives Update About Cancer Treatment, New Album At The Gates has issued a statement about the band’s silence and an update on frontman Tomas Lindberg’s battle with mouth cancer. We want to take a moment to update you on what’s been happening with At the Gates, and […]
Alan Niven, who served as Guns N’ Roses manager from 1986 to 1991, recently spoke to Ghost Cult Magazine about the band’s 1991 album “Use Your Illusion.” When it was brought up by the interviewer how frontman Axl Rose had “grandiose visions” for the record with inspiration being taken from “Queen, Led Zeppelin, and The […]
Pop can be bubblegum and brass knuckles at the same time. Few artists have danced on that line with the confidence of Britney Spears. A whispered ad lib becomes a national catchphrase. A snare that hits like a camera flash turns a hook into a memory you can dance to forever. She bends vowels so […]
SZA is expanding her creative portfolio with an unexpected new role. After conquering music with her record-shattering albums CTRL and SOS and breaking into film with One Of Them Days, the multihyphenate adds another hyphen, announcing her appointment as the first-ever Artistic Director for skate shoe brand Vans. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the brand […]