Rick Astley covered “Everlong” by Foo Fighters at a festival this weekend, and it was a brilliant celebration of timeless music.
It’s been more than 20 years since Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” topped the Billboard Hot 100, but it is once again infiltrating the public consciousness thanks to the phenomenon known as “RickRolling.” Around March 2007, bloggers and online social networkers started casually linking to the song’s nostalgically ’80s music video via YouTube. RickRolling was a psych-out for readers who would click on tantalizing hyperlinks, only to fall prey to a young Astley’s blonde bouffant and idiosyncratic dance moves. RickRolling has since taken on a life of its own, with YouTube users creating their own lip-synced routines and… Read more »
The Menzingers have shared “Come On Heartache”, another track from their upcoming album, and it is a beautiful heartland campfire ballad.
The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards certainly had no shortage of talent in attendance and hitting the stage at the iconic Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where the ceremony was held on Monday, March 27. Hosted by rock legend Lenny Kravitz, the rock and alt nominees featured the likes of Måneskin, blink-182, Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Turnstile, twenty one pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more. Opening the ceremony with a tribute to the victims of the Nashville school shooting that occurred earlier Monday afternoon, Kravitz offered “healing love” and urged America to do better in regard to gun violence that… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the 2009 battle for UK Christmas no. 1.
