Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's long-running and eclectic recording project Gorillaz started this year by teasing a project called Song Machine. Rather than a new album, this turned out to be a series of singles -- I mean, "episodes" -- featuring the usual array of high-profile collaborators. So far this year they've shared tracks featuring&...

Behemoth release live video filmed in Helsinki with Shining’s Niklas Kvarforth showcasing their cover of The Cure classic

Back in 1980, the Cure released their sophomore album Seventeen Seconds, an absolute classic of dark, pulsing gothic postpunk. The album's 40th anniversary was just last month. Today, that album gets a tribute that very few would've known to expect. Behemoth, the demonic Polish underground metal institution, have dropped an utterly badass cover ...

Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard was an early adopter in the wave of livestreamed concerts that has arisen while many people isolate themselves in their homes to combat the spread of COVID-19. Sunday, for the 13th straight day, Gibbard sat down at home in Seattle and broadcast himself playing songs on YouTube. He said…

The Cure have been working on new music, but they've also been celebrating their past as a band lately. In May, they played a five-night run of shows in Sydney for the 30th anniversary of their seminal album Disintegration. Last month, they released ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018, a concert film capturing their massive career-spanning set in London&...