ROLLING STONE: Hear Peter Murphy, Boy George Unite on New Song ‘Let the Flowers Grow’
SOURCE By Daniel Kreps November 7, 2024 A pair of Eighties music giants have joined forces as Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy and Culture Club’s Boy George have shared their new collaboration “Let the Flowers Grow.” Killing Joke’s Youth also provides guitar and production on the sweeping single, which features the two distinct vocalists singing alongside each other. In a statement to Rolling Stone, […]
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE: Hot Water Music Frontman Chuck Ragan Would Rather Be Fly-Fishing
SOURCE Published: Oct 20, 2024 Updated: Oct 21, 2024 Frederick DreierFollow (Photo: Gina Wetzler/Redferns/Getty Images) Rock fans of a certain age likely remember the gritty nineties punk band Hot Water Music, rose to fame amid the mainstream success of Green Day, Blink 182, Rancid, and other groups of that era. If you attended the Van’s Warped Tour (which […]
GOLDMINE MAGAZINE (Cover) ** STAX: The Tradition Carries On
READ THE FULL ARTICLE IN THE PRINT MAGAZINE… Purchase it HERE The Online Story below is a companion piece to the print feature and is a wholly different article. SOURCE By TONE Scott In the Summer of 2024, Goldmine Magazine experienced a level of grace and hospitality—about as big as any prominent music publication will ever […]
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Lyrics Born goes off menu on farewell album, ‘Goodbye, Sticky Rice’
SOURCE By Todd Inoue Oct 9, 2024 ll. Born in Tokyo, Tsutomu “Tom” Shimura came to America at age 3. He grew up in Berkeley, spent time in Salt Lake City and attended high school in Tampa, Fla. His musical journey began in 1991 in the KDVS college radio station studios on the UC Davis campus with […]
SPIN: Unapologetically Alison Moyet
SOURCE Written by Lily Moayeri | October 9, 2024 – 12:00 pm In conversation with Alison Moyet, before you finish your thought, she picks up what you’re in the middle of putting down and runs away with it. This characteristic can feel like a tornado through your brain, but as she speaks, at top speed, her clipped accent sharpening […]
SPIN: The Why & The How: Love and Rockets’ Daniel Ash on 1989’s ‘So Alive’
SOURCE Written by Lily Moayeri | September 17, 2024 – 11:00 am Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets has an aspirational style. On the trio’s current tour of North America opening for Jane’s Addiction, Ash has been sporting some enviable garments that beg for the development of a “Shazam for clothes” app. “Is it black- and- white polka dots? […]
CONSEQUENCE: The Story Behind The Cranberries’ Classic “Linger” and CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook’s Stunning Remix: Podcast
SOURCE Consequence Staff September 9, 2024 | 11:37am ET Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | More Platforms To kick off Season 3 of The Story Behind the Song, The Cranberries’ drummer Fergal Lawler talks about the Irish band’s 1993 alternative rock classic “Linger.” But that’s not all, as Lawler is also joined by and CHVRCHES’ Iain Cook to discuss his recent remix of […]
SPIN: Keane’s Tom Chaplin Reflects on ‘Hopes and Fears’… and Friendship
SOURCE Written by Charles Moss | August 20, 2024 – 10:00 am “It’s a very rainy summer in the U.K.,” Tom Chaplin tells me, as he sits on a couch in his home studio in Kent, England. I’m talking with Chaplin—the frontman for Keane—about Hopes and Fears 20, the recent 20th-anniversary reissue of the band’s debut album. After we […]
NPR / GPB “MORNING EDITION”: Keane’s Tom Chaplin on success, ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ and the band’s return to Atlanta
SOURCE September 6, 2024 7:00 AM By: Kristi York Wooten The British rock band Keane is famous for its 2004 worldwide hit “Somewhere Only We Know,” which recently achieved more than 1.5 billion streams in addition to countless YouTube covers and a viral Northern Ireland children’s choir’s 2017 performance still making the rounds on TikTok and Instagram. Keane got […]
KEXP presents The Chameleons performing live in the KEXP studio
SOURCE http://KEXP.ORG presents The Chameleons performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded June 5, 2024. Songs: Mad Jack 00:48 Tears 05:47 Childhood 11:32 I’ll Remember 16:18 Where Are You? 20:02 Free Me 25:17 Mark Burgess – Bass, Vocals Reg Smithies – Guitar Stephen Rice – Guitar Danny Ashberry – Keys, Piano Todd Demma – Drums […]