In the early ’80s, Oppenheimer Analysis released New Mexico as a cassette and it quickly became a collectible as the duo became synth pioneers. Since then, the album has had a few rereleases, including one in 2015 following the death of the band’s Martin Lloyd. Today, Avalon Emerson is sharing her appreciation for Oppenheimer Analysis with a cover of the LP opener “Don’t Be Seen With Me.”
On Friday (Feb. 14), Winter released Water Season, her collaborative EP with Philly’s Hooky. Today, the indie artist is guesting on the intriguing new Terraplana single “Hear A Whisper.”
A couple of weeks ago, Ozzy Osbourne made a huge announcement: He will reunite with the original Black Sabbath lineup for what will most likely be his final performance. The show is happening in the band’s Birmingham hometown this summer, and it will include performances from both Sabbath and solo Ozzy Osbourne. Those sets will headline an absolutely massive metal festival called Back To The Beginning, which will also feature performances from bands like Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera, and Gojira, as well as appearances from other hard rock luminaries. Today, the festival gains two huge names, while Osbourne himself is working to temper expectations about what he’ll do in that final performance.
Even if you don’t know Kara DioGuardi’s name, but you likely know at least one song she’s written. Ashlee Simpson‘s “Pieces Of Me,” Gwen Stefani’s “Rich Girl,” and Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man” are just a few hits credited to her. The music biz veteran has certainly written some sad songs, but I don’t think she’s written any emo songs. And yet, she’s mistakenly credited as a writer on Football, Etc.’s most popular song “Safety” on Spotify.
The three sisters in Haim have never really gone away. They remain plenty visible in all sorts of big cultural moments. They just went to the Super Bowl with their friend Taylor Swift, for instance, which means they were all over the broadcast. They were also among the stars at this year’s Saturday Night Live 50th-anniversary festivities. But it’s been nearly five years since the release of Women In Music Pt. III, their most recent album. So Haim would like you to know that they are back.
After the recent wildfires devastated so much of Los Angeles, the city’s vast hardcore scene has been doing its part to raise money for the fires’ victims. On Grammy night a couple of weeks ago, an amazing slate of Los Angeles bands — God’s Hate, Rotting Out, Xibalba, Strife, Zulu, Downpresser, Watch You Fall, NY transplants H2O — played a giant benefit show at the Belasco. Now, one of the city’s newer bands is raising money and paying tribute to the city’s history with a new EP of covers, featuring a bunch of special guests.
Supreme, the streetwear brand known for their collaborations with musicians over the years, has just unveiled their collection Spring/Summer 2025. This year, they’re teaming up with Aphex Twin for an exclusive “Windowlicker” t-shirt.
Tonight’s SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration opened with a surprise Paul Simon/Sabrina Carpenter duet and closed over three hours later with another Paul. Paul McCartney, who we just caught in a pop-up show at the intimate Bowery Ballroom this week, has been a musical guest on the series four times — in 1980, 1993, 2010, and 2012. He also appeared on the 40th anniversary special and in several comedy segments on the show (remember The Chris Farley Show?) over the years.
On Friday night Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard covered Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, which aired on Peacock. Tonight the pair returned for the big SNL 50: The Anniversary Celebration on NBC primetime. Again with house band the Roots, Cyrus and Howard covered “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary festivities have already given us Nirvana x Post Malone, a Joanna Newsom sighting, and the revelation that creator/producer Lorne Michaels once called Taylor Swift a “terrorist.”