Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder and songwriter of Grammy-nominated band the Lumineers, has composed the score for The Long Walk, a film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, and is set for theatrical release on September 12. “Francis and I had a really great initial phone call…… read more »
Hatebreed guitarist Wayne Lozinak has been diagnosed with a non-cancerous brain tumor, which caused the musician to leave the band’s current UK/European tour in order to undergo surgery in the US. The tumor, identified as a benign meningioma, was discovered after Lozinak experienced symptoms resembling a possible stroke at the Download Festival in the U.K.,…… read more »
Following the passing of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on June 11, streams and sales of the group’s catalog surged 184% in the United States. The pioneering Los Angeles pop-rock group’s sonic masterpiece, Pet Sounds, reenters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 136, its highest rank in nearly 60 years. The groundbreaking album originally peaked…… read more »
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen in the first official trailer for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, a music biopic about The Boss directed by Scott Cooper and produced by 20th Century Studios. The film is inspired by Warren Zanes’ book about the making of Springsteen’s beloved 1982 album, Nebraska, and features…… read more »
On Father’s Day (June 15), Noah Weiland shared a cover of “Slither” from his late father Scott Weiland’s band Velvet Revolver. The tune is accompanied by a surreal music video featuring AI-generated Slash and Duff McKagan making out, as well as images of Scott holding Noah as a small child. “The video is supposed to…… read more »
On Tuesday (June 17), Motion City Soundtrack announced their first album in a decade, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, which is set to be released on September 17. The album marks the Minneapolis rock band’s seventh LP, and features the just-released lead single, “She Is Afraid,” accompanied by a Jesse Cain-directed music video. “I…… read more »
Grammy-winning jazz musician Christian McBride has collaborated with former Police bandmates Sting and Andy Summers on a new version of the Synchronicity bonus track, “Murder by Numbers.” This marks the duo’s first collaboration since The Police’s 2007-2008 reunion tour. The track is the lead single from McBride’s upcoming big band album, Without Further Ado, Vol.…… read more »
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Zak Starkey praised his dad, Ringo Starr, for showing support to his son after he was fired from The Who. “I’m very proud of him standing up for me,” said Starkey of his father, sharing that Starr has been a strong source of support throughout this ordeal. When…… read more »
John C. Reilly portrays the title character in the new music video for Jack White’s No Name standout, “Archbishop Harold Holmes.” The video was directed by Gilbert Trejo, and Reilly is credited with creating the concept of the clip, with the idea coming to him upon first hearing White’s song. Reilly preaches to his congregation…… read more »
On Monday (June 16), Beyoncé took to Instagram to personally express her gratitude to Paul McCartney for his legendary songwriting, particularly praising the Beatles’ classic, “Blackbird,” that she covered on her Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter album and subsequent tour. “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing one of the best songs ever made,” she wrote. “Every…… read more »