Jon Small, who played drums in Billy Joel’s early bands the Hassles and Atilla and later became an accomplished director of music videos and concert films, has died. Joel announced his passing in a social media post today, and a death announcement circulating on social media notes he died Friday. His funeral will be held on Sept. 9 in Great …

Macklemore has been loudly advocating for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza for years, but some Ed Sheeran fans are just now finding out about it. The Seattle rapper is currently opening for Sheeran on his North American stadium tour, and he’s using it as a platform to advocate for a free Palestine among other causes. In response, a …

We were into “Control,” the recent single from Oakland “queer post-bubblegum slut grunge” crew Heavy Lifter, and I’d argue “Backyard” is even better. Out today, the song begins with an eerie guitar line that reminds me of Metallica’s “Fade To Black.” But by the time Ren Forest’s moonbeam voice is lighting the track, I’m hearing echoes of modern-day cult favorites …

The fast and nasty Oakland hardcore band Cell Rot put out an album called Parasite last year, the first half of a two-part project recorded with the iconic punk and metal producer Jack Shirley. Soon they’ll drop the second half, Paradise. On opening track and lead single “Paradise/Parasite II,” they hammer home the resemblance between those two words and the …

On September 7, 1964, Eric Lynn Wright, better known to the world as Eazy-E, was born in Compton, California. Today, the man affectionately known as the “Godfather of Gangsta Rap”… The post Happy Birthday To N.W.A./Ruthless Records Founder and Gangsta Rap Pioneer Eazy-E (RIP)! appeared first on .

Lancaster, PA trio American Motors impressed us with their 2024 debut Content. Now they’re back to announce another album of scraping, pounding, ominous underground rock music. For Functional Music, out in November, the band once again recorded with the legendary J Robbins at his Magpie Cage studio in Baltimore, so Alex Steward’s drums thwack extra viscerally. Singer-guitarist Dustin White shared …

Pulp have been back at it for well over three years now, so it’s probably too late to reflexively describe them as “the reunited Pulp” or “the resurgent Pulp.” But if it’s no longer novel for Jarvis Cocker and friends to be playing shows and releasing new music again, there are still ways for the band to surprise and delight …

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Lil Yachty survived his WWE debut and helped his friend Trick Williams earn a shot at the United States Championship. Yachty needed to last five minutes against Baron Corbin to… The post Lil Yachty Survives WWE Debut to Help Trick Williams Earn US Title Shot appeared first on .

At least five people have died and five others were injured after an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran the runway during landing at Miami International Airport (MIA), struck multiple… The post 5 Dead, 5 Injured After Amazon Cargo Plane Overshoots Runway at Miami Airport appeared first on .