A cinematic quality surrounds several songs on The Last Few Beautiful Days, The Motels’ first new studio release in a decade. Its cover art displays a shuttered Troy, N.Y. movie theater built in 1914. Martha Davis says her compositions serve as time machines or travelling agents and are “supposed to transport you…When I was a […]
Back in May, Deborah Harry and Blondie released a new album, Pollinator, which starts off with a bang once “Doom or Destiny” kicks into gear. Anoher key track is “Fun,” which had a throwback music video of its own. On Wednesday, Blondie’s new for the track “Doom or Destiny” was released. Co-starring rock and roll […]
“Men make angry music and it’s called rock and roll; Women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly they’re angry and militant.” – Ani DiFranco Note: Obviously, selecting 11 songs performed by female songwriters/singers leaves out countless similarly deserving titles — so feel free to leave a comment below with any we omitted that you’d […]
Garbage released a new song on Friday, and it’s one that has a special meaning to singer Shirley Manson. “‘No Horses’ is basically a dream fueled anxiety attack. A dark imagining of the future in which a presiding regime values only profit and success leaving no room for tiny beautiful things, small gestures and great […]
Over the past few months, Blondie have been teasing their new album, Pollinator, with some glammed-out songs and delightfully retro music videos – and now, the whole record is out and waiting to be heard. And you definitely should, considering Pollinator is a very inspired record from Debbie Harry and the band, and features some […]
Paramore returned recently with “Hard Times,” a song (and accompanying music video) from their new album, After Laughter, which will be out on May 12 via Fueled By Ramen. The song was a totally retro-styled indie/pop anthem led by vocalist Hayley Williams that marked some new territory for the band. On Wednesday, the band premiered a […]
For decades, Mick Rock has established himself as one of the premier rock photographers in history — and on April 7 a new documentary film will be released chronicling his status as a legend of the industry. Titled Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock, the documentary will be made available in select theaters around the […]
Debbie Harry and Blondie will release a new album, Pollinator, on May 5 before heading out on a huge summer tour with Garbage. After having premiered “Fun” (co-written by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek) and its corresponding disco throwback music video, a new track, “Long Time,” can be heard below. It was co-written by Harry […]
Debbie Harry and Blondie recently announced plans for a very busy 2017, with a new album, Pollinator, coming out May 5 and a big co-headlining summer tour with Shirley Manson and Garbage. On Wednesday, Blondie continued its flurry of news lately with a premiere of the music video for “Fun,” the lead single off Pollinator. Take […]
This summer, two bands that simply had to tour together will do just that. Debbie Harry and Blondie (who are releasing a new record, Pollinator, in March) will team up with Shirley Manson and Garbage (who released a great record titled Strange Little Birds in June 2016). On its surface, the thought of catching both […]
