Why Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ Feels Exactly Like Life in 2020
The paranoia and icy alienation of Radiohead’s masterpiece Kid A may have seemed like a bit much back to some listeners when it was released in 2000. But in 2020, Kid A (whic
Eddie Van Halen’s Widow Janie Pens Farewell to Husband
Janie Liszewski, the widow of Eddie Van Halen, penned a farewell to her husband Wednesday on social media following his death at the age of 65. “My husband, my love, my Peep,
Haim Slice Up Cold Cuts, Music Industry Sexism in ‘Man From the Magazine’ Video
Haim have reunited with regular collaborator Paul Thomas Anderson for a new music video for “Man from the Magazine,” off the group’s most recent album, Women in M
Fleet Foxes Work Through Trust Issues Via Dance in ‘Can I Believe You’ Video
Fleet Foxes have released a new video for “Can I Believe You,” a track off their most recent album, Shore. The clip was directed by Sean Pecknold — brother of Fle
Watch Angel Olsen’s Intimate ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’
Angel Olsen player an intimate solo mini-gig on her porch for the latest installment of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. For the four-song set, Olsen delivered “Wh
Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Announces New Lost Horizons Album
Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) and Richie Thomas (Dif Juz) are putting out a new album under the project name Lost Horizons. The double LP, titled In Quiet Moments, will be re
Julian Lennon Remembers One of His ‘All-Time Favorite Musical Heroes’ Eddie Van Halen
Julian Lennon honored one of his “all time favorite musical heroes,” Eddie Van Halen, after the guitarist died Tuesday, October 6th, following a battle with cancer. In
Billy Corgan Honors Eddie Van Halen: ‘A Man of Staggering Genius’
Billy Corgan paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen, “a man of staggering genius, who wrapped his gift in a smile and a party’s swing,” on social media following the gui
AC/DC Unleash ‘Shot in the Dark,’ Announce ‘POWER UP’ LP Release Date
The newly reassembled AC/DC have released their first single since 2014. “Shot in the Dark” will appear on their 17th full length album, POWER UP, which arrives on Nove
Joe Walsh on Friend Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Was a Master at His Craft, a Peer I Was in Awe Of’
Joe Walsh paid tribute to his friend Eddie Van Halen following the news of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s death on Tuesday. “Eddie was a one of a kind guita
Johnny Nash, ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ Singer, Dead at 80
Johnny Nash, whose 1972 song “I Can See Clearly Now” became a Number One hit and enduring radio song, died on Tuesday, his son confirmed to CBS. No cause of death was g
Tom Morello: Eddie Van Halen Was ‘Our Generation’s Mozart’
Tom Morello first heard Eddie Van Halen in high school in Libertyville, Illinois, and he’s long called the guitarist’s band one of his biggest influences: “If ali
Joe Satriani Remembers Eddie Van Halen: ‘He Put So Much Joy Into Every Little Note’
Born a year after Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani was listening to and drawing from the same era of music as his fellow guitar hero, who died Tuesday at 65. Both men would grow to be
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready: Eddie Van Halen ‘Was Like Mozart for Guitar’
Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike McCready paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on Twitter, following news of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s death on Tuesday. “Can&#
Eddie Van Halen on His Guitar Heroes and How He Found His Sound
In November 2011, as Rolling Stone prepped a list of the greatest guitarists of all time, Eddie Van Halen called us up for a loose chat. In the interview, Van Halen, who died of ca
Pete Townshend Honors Eddie Van Halen: ‘I Was Hoping He Might Be President One Day’
There has been an outpouring of love for Eddie Van Halen ever since the news arrived Tuesday that the guitarist had died from cancer at 65. Many musicians have taken to the interne
Flea Pays Tribute to Eddie Van Halen: ‘The Undisputed King of All Wheedlers’
Flea reacted to news of the death of Eddie Van Halen on Instagram shortly after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s son announced the legend’s passing on Tuesday