James Rettig

Blur drummer (and occasional lawyer and politician) Dave Rowntree has released his first-ever solo single, “London Bridge.” The track, which was produced by Leo Abrahams, is from an album that’s due out later this year on Cooking Vinyl. “When I lived in London things just started happening when I was near London Bridge,  » Read More

Over the weekend, the Strokes performed at Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Online, some expressed concerns over Julian Casablancas’ occasionally sloppy performance, which might not be a surprise if you’ve caught the band live recently. A one-star review from the website Soundvenue described it as (per Google Translate) a historic meltdown.  » Read More

Olivia Rodrigo is currently on tour in support of her debut album Sour, and she performed at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on Sunday night. After the show, she made her way to the local bar Bunny Jackson’s with some members of her live band to cover “Torn,” the track originally by Ednaswap but popularized by Natalie Imbruglia in 1997.  » Read More

Killer Mike has released a new track, “Run,” his first new solo track since R.A.P. Music came out a decade ago. The song was produced by No I.D. and features a guest verse from Young Thug, who is currently still in jail after being denied bond on RICO charges.  » Read More

Crosby, Stills, & Nash are back on Spotify. The trio of musicians removed their music from the streaming service earlier this year in solidarity with Neil Young, who removed his own music to protest the COVID-19 misinformation spread on Joe Rogan’s Spotify-exclusive podcast. But David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash’s solo material is now back on Spotify,  » Read More

Drake made a surprise appearance at a Backstreet Boys concert that took place in his hometown of Toronto on Saturday night. The pop star — who just released a new album, Honestly, Nevermind, a couple weeks ago — joined the boy band to help out on their last (non-encore) song of the night,  » Read More

The Charlotte, NC band Faye released their promising self-titled debut EP back in 2016, and have taken their time following it up. The trio — made up of Sarah Blumenthal, Susan Plante, and Thomas Berkau, who joined as a drummer in 2018 — are finally ready to release their debut album,  » Read More

Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Midori Perry (aka Sarah Bonito) has unveiled a new solo project called Cryalot, which she previously used as a DJ name. In August, she’ll release Cryalot’s debut EP, Icarus, which was produced by KKB touring member Jennifer Walton. Today, she’s releasing her first single, “Hell Is Here,”  » Read More

Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring has joined the cast of the Apple TV+ series The Changeling, as Variety reports. It will be Herring’s acting debut. The Changeling is based on a 2017 novel by Victor LaVelle, and LaKeith Stanfield is attached as Apollo,  » Read More