When the lights dimmed at Birmingham, England’s Utilita Arena on Monday evening and Genesis walked onstage to kick off their long-awaited The Last Domino? reunion tour, it was hard not to feel just a little trepidation. It had been 14 years since they’d played even a single song together in …
Read More »DaBaby Dropped From Governors Ball Festival Following Homophobic Remarks
DaBaby has been dropped from the 2021 Governors Ball lineup over his homophobic remarks and comments about HIV/AIDS victims at Rolling Loud Miami. On Monday, August 2nd, Governors Ball shared a new poster on Twitter with DaBaby’s name now absent from the September 24th lineup (his artist page on the …
Read More »Wizkid Plots 'Made in Lagos' North American Tour
Nigerian singer Wizkid has announced a North American tour in support of his album Made in Lagos, released last October. The 17-date run will kick off in Boston on September 10th and conclude in Montreal on January 22nd, 2022. Ticket sales will go live on Friday, July 9th at 10 …
Read More »Beijing Calling: Suspicion, Hope, and Resistance in the Chinese Rock Underground
Like Beijing itself, Dusk Dawn Club — or simply DDC, to the locals who stumbled out at all hours — blended centuries of history into a neon blur. Located in the city center’s trendy Gulou district, down one of its many winding, sparsely lit stone alleys, the club was housed …
Read More »Hear John Roberts' New Dance Song 'Nobody' With Beth Ditto
Bob’s Burgers voice actor John Roberts has dropped his new dance song “Nobody,” a duet with Beth Ditto. The track features on Roberts’ debut album Lights Out, out Friday, June 4th. “Beth Ditto’s voice is church-like. It’s an uplifting song,” Roberts said in a statement to Rolling Stone, adding of …
Read More »Megadeth, Lamb of God Announce Rescheduled 'Metal Tour of the Year'
Megadeth and Lamb of God have announced the rescheduled dates for their Metal Tour of the Year, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two bands will kick off their route in Austin, Texas, on August 20th, and will tour the U.S. and Canada with a final show …
Read More »Issa Rae Can't Stop, Won't Stop
H ours before the dawn even considers cracking, Issa Rae is awake. The weekday routine is as follows: At 4:20 a.m., she sets out on an hourlong walk, alternating between two routes. With AirPods in and podcasts playing, Rae whips down quiet Los Angeles roads lit only by streetlamps, sometimes …
Read More »Marisa Acocella's 'Big She-Bang' Theory
Marisa Acocella was raised in a devout Catholic family. But one of the Bible’s main teachings seriously bugged her. “I always thought, how could a male God give birth to all this?” Acocella says, gesturing at … everything. “It never made sense to me. There had to be a God …
Read More »Phish to Debut New Album 'Sigma Oasis' During April 1st Livestream
It’s not Trey Anastasio’s quarantine album, but Phish will debut their new LP Sigma Oasis during a livestream on April 1st; although the jam band is known for their prankster ways, this does not appear to be an April Fools’ hoax. The impending arrival of Sigma Oasis was revealed Tuesday …
Read More »Tegan and Sara Map 2020 Tour
Tegan and Sara have announced a 2020 North American trek in support of their new album, Hey, I’m Just Like You, released last fall. The twin sister indie-pop duo will kick off the tour on May 18th at the Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, Washington. They’ll hit major cities, including …
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