The Smashing Pumpkins are at work on a new album. That’s according to frontman Billy Corgan, who recently sat down for an interview with Nashville radio station 102.9 The Buzz. “It’s currently 21 songs,” Corgan said. “We’ve been working on it for over a year. It’s pretty different, in a good way, I think. Everyone […]
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Roger Waters details new North American tour
Roger Waters has published the dates for his upcoming North American tour. Called This Is Not a Drill, the tour will begin in July in Pittsburgh, PA, and wrap up three months later in Dallas, TX. Accompanying the announcement is a three-minute video in which the Pink Floyd co-founder explains the meaning of the tour’s […]
Josh Klinghoffer says no hard feelings after being asked to leave the Red Hot Chili Peppers
In December the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced that original guitarist John Frusciante, who left the group in 2008, would be rejoining the band in 2020. While that was good news for Chili Peppers fans, it was bad news for Josh Klinghoffer, Frusciante’s replacement. “The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce that we are parting ways […]
Eminem defends new music: ‘This album was not made for the squeamish’
Eminem published an open letter today in response to criticism of his new album Music to Be Murdered By. The record was released without forewarning on 17 January and quickly provoked a wave of outrage over some of its lyrical content. Most of the criticism was directed at the song “Unaccommodating,” in which Eminem references […]
Dugan addresses Grammy controversy on morning talk shows
Deborah Dugan, who served as CEO of the Recording Academy until she was cashiered last week, appeared on several talk shows this morning to address the controversy sparked by a complaint she filed with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In that complaint, Dugan makes a number of explosive claims involving sexual harassment, voting irregularities at the Grammys, […]
New Morrissey album is coming soon
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey’s thirteenth studio album will hit the shelves in March 2020, according to a statement on the singer’s official website. Berlin-based label BMG—which has worked with The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Cranberries and Iggy Pop, among others—is behind the album, which was recorded in St-Remy, France, and produced by repeat collaborator […]
Kurt Vile announces solo tour
Kurt Vile recently announced a 22-show tour of North America. This time, however, Vile will be performing without his longtime band, the Violators. It will be Vile’s first solo tour in a decade. Supporting him will be Welsh artist Cate Le Bon, who released her fifth studio album, Reward, this past May. After co-founding The […]
From professional taiko to Capitol Hill
Erika Ninoyu is an accomplished percussionist who specializes in the traditional Japanese form of taiko. She is also a staffer for a representative in the US Congress. Ninoyu recently spoke to Roll Call about her background and the ways in which she uses music to help her perform her duties in the seemingly disparate field of lawmaking. […]
Universal Music CEO thanks staff for label’s 2019 successes in holiday message
A holiday letter from Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group, to the company’s staff has been published on the web. In it, Grainge thanks his employees for contributing to what has been another banner year for the record label. “As the driving force in our industry, relentlessly focused on the future, we often fail […]
Original recording of the Smiths’ first demo available online
The first song ever recorded by the Smiths has been uploaded to the internet by Dale Hibbert, the band’s original bassist. The song, “I want a boy for my birthday,” was originally recorded by the Cookies and released in 1963 as a b-side to their single “Will power.” Until this week, only short, re-recorded clips […]