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Among other things, Elton John’s sprawling new box set answers a question most of us have never even pondered: Did he have his own version of Smile? A few years after Brian Wilson had tried and failed to complete his attempted masterpiece with the Beach Boys, John considering launching his …

Eels superfan Jon Hamm stars in the band’s new video for “Are We Alright Again,” “the feel-good hit of the feel-worst year” off their latest LP Earth to Dora. In the video, “a typical Eels fan finds solace in Eels music,” the band says. The “typical” fan, in this case, …

Parquet Courts have unearthed a previously unreleased track, “Hey Bug,” and announced a special livestream concert, On Time, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first live show. “Hey Bug” is a characteristically jittery two-minute blast from Parquet Courts, who recorded the song during the sessions for their 2014 album, …

Since March, when the Covid-19 crisis flattened the livelihoods of many in the music business, Bandcamp has held a monthly holiday in which it waives its full revenue share on all sales. The idea was an immediate hit. Bandcamp Friday, which falls on November 6th this month, has successfully directed …

For understandable reasons, the country is so focused on the presidential election right now that almost nobody is talking about the upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. But on Saturday night, the 2020 class of Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, T-Rex, Nine Inch Nails, Whitney Houston, and …

The pandemic forced Elton John to radically alter nearly all of his 2020 plans, including his sold-out Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour that’s now on hold until at least next summer. But for Bernie Taupin, his songwriting partner of the past 53 years, it’s basically been business as usual. “Everything …

Sam Smith dropped byThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform two songs from their new albumLove Goes, released on Friday. Performing with a live band on the large, audience-less soundstage thatThe Late Show has been using during the pandemic, Smith made their debut appearance on the show with “Diamonds,” …

French Montana pays tribute to New York City and one of its fallen hip-hop icons, Pop Smoke, on his new single “Double G.” The track features a posthumous verse from the late Brooklyn rapper, who also appears alongside French Montana in the “Double G” music video. “Pop was a brother …

Ahead of the U.S. presidential election and the gubernatorial election in Puerto Rico, Ileana “iLe” Cabra Joglar has dropped “Donde Nadie Más Respira.” The title translates to “Where No One Else Breathes.” Directed by Cesar Berrios, the video features the Puerto Rican folk artist running through trees and arriving at …

The Dirty Knobs, the new band led by Mike Campbell, have released the single “Fuck That Guy” from their upcoming album Wreckless Abandon, out November 20th via BMG. Co-written by Campbell and Chris Stapleton, the song is accompanied by an appropriate “fuck you” to the horrible pandemic we’re all living …