News

The ever-enigmatic Mk.gee was the musical guest on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. The Hollywood-beloved musician performed his new single “Rockman,” and “Alesis” from his February album Two Star & The Dream Police. I regret to inform you that he only played each song one time.  » Read More

The Scottish/Irish band Former Champ describe their music as power-pop, which partially gets at its immense appeal. But the group’s new EP Vol. 2 spikes its nervy, catchy, guitar-led songs with an indie-pop sensibility too, putting it in the same category as groups like Bad Moves or Fresh. There’s something a bit Strokes-y about singer Claire McKay’s melodious poise amidst the interlocking guitars,  » Read More

David Gilmour’s tour supporting new solo album Luck And Strange brought him to Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show Thursday night. Not only did the Pink Floyd legend perform with the Roots, he sat for a lengthy interview with Fallon touching on all kinds of topics.  » Read More

John Waters, cult-film legend and great advocate for Baltimore culture, doesn’t really make movies anymore. A Dirty Shame, his last proper feature film, is now 20 years old. Instead, he’s making his living by essentially being himself, sometimes on his annual Christmas tour. Now, he’s taking a cue from his rough contemporary David Lynch and putting our a record.  » Read More

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Whitney Houston’s visit to South Africa, there’s a new live album out today with a special bonus tacked on. Whitney Houston: The Concert For A New South African (Durban) mostly documents Houston’s first concert in South Africa, Nov. 8, 1994 at Kings Park Stadium in Durban.  » Read More

Next month, 3Sirens Music Group will release a ’90s covers compilation to help raise awareness for gun violence prevention. Titled Every Possible Way after the Cranberries’ “Dreams,” the comp features already-released tracks such as the Grahams’ covering Flaming Lips’ “Waitin’ For A Superman,” Deep Sea Diver covering Yo La Tengo’s “  » Read More

It’s difficult to explain just how monumentally influential Refused’s 1998 album The Shape Of Punk To Come was to the underground punk genre, which later spilled over into, of all things, the pop music space. In the decades since its release, scores of artists have adopted bits from the album’s title (which itself references Ornette Coleman’s 1959 album The Shape Of Jazz To Come),  » Read More

Later this month, Jason Kelce will release his annual holiday album A Philly Special Christmas Party. The former NFL Eagle shared “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights)” with his brother Travis and Boyz II Men last week, and now he’s back with a rendition of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas”  » Read More

Rounding out the category are Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, and Taylor Swift  » Read More