Today marks 25 years of Bright Eyes’ most emo album, Fevers And Mirrors. To celebrate, Conor Oberst recorded a new version of the closer “A Song To Pass The Time,” turning it into a piano ballad for a Bandcamp exclusive.

Earlier this week, Rick Derringer passed away at age 77 following years of health struggles. Now, his old bandmate Edgar Winter shared a eulogy for the legendary guitarist and songwriter.

MORN are a new band from South Wales, and today they shared their debut single “Modern Man” as part of Speedy Wunderground’s Speedy Single Series. It’s a glitchy, itchy rager with gloomy lyrics: “It’s a strange place/ Get me out of here/ There are people dying/ and they can’t breathe.” Stabbing guitar strums conjure a restless urgency. Something about it …

Mary In The Junkyard, who are currently touring with Wet Leg, have returned with their first new music since releasing last year’s debut EP This Old House. “Drains” is guitar-driven ode to the underbelly of civilization. Clari Freeman-Taylor high-pitched vocals inflate and wilt as she sings about feelings of insanity and relationships that will pick you up when you fall …

Will Johnson is getting the band back together. He and the remaining members of Magnolia Electric Co. are returning with new recordings as Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co. Prior to his death, the group worked closely with Ohio singer-songwriter Jason Molina. Today, they’ve shared a new version of “The Big Beast,” which was originally recorded by Molina and Magnolia Electric …

Metallica like to remind their audience that at the end of the day, they’re just dudes jamming to their favorite tunes. Last night at Landover, MD’s Northwest Stadium, bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett attempted to cover a bit of Fugazi’s 1988 classic “Waiting Room.” Although it did not quite hit the mark, it is a wholesome performance.

Alejandro Sanz and Shakira are so back! On May 29, the Spanish star and Colombian pop star released a music video for their newest pop collaboration, “Bésame.” “You can now WATCH BÉSAME. Available on all video platforms,” he announced in Spanish online. “You will also find it anchored in all the hearts that listen to The post WATCH: Alejandro Sanz …

The Diddy trial has revealed an encounter at a party hosted by Prince. A testimony from an ex-employee revealed that Prince’s protectors stopped the mogul from attacking Cassie. The ex-employee,… The post Prince Protectors Stopped Diddy from Attacking Cassie at 2010 Party, Ex-Employee Testifies in Trial appeared first on .

On this day in 1990, Trenton, New Jersey’s own Poor Righteous Teachers released their landmark debut album Holy Intellect through Profile/Arista Records. The trio—Wise Intelligent, Culture Freedom, and the late… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Poor Righteous Teachers Dropped Their Debut Album ‘Holy Intellect’ 35 Years Ago appeared first on .

You can only see Jamie Smith’s face for about one second in the “Crystalised” video. The xx’s debut single arrived in 2009 with a clip as simple and understated as the song: A crew of South London 20-year-olds wielding their instruments in a plain room, illuminated by the soft, distorted glow of a projector. Singer/songwriters Romy Madley Croft and Oliver …