The Foo Fighters Burned MSG To The Fuckin Ground Last Night And Brought Dave Chappelle Out To Sing "Creep"
Following twitter last night during the 76ers implosion I couldn't help but notice that Robbie, Nate, Chuck, and Feitelberg all went to see The Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden. (sick invite fellas).
The group decided to dedicate it to Andy Pollard, their late stage manager of 12 years, who sadly passed away two days ago.
It was the first full capacity show in New York since March 2020. So pretty big deal.
And as if there was ever a doubt, Grohl and company pulled out all the stops it seemed by all accounts.
They banged out Queen's "Somebody to Love" with Dave and Taylor Hawkins swapping the drums and mic.
And of course the biggest news of the night. Dave mother fuckin Chapelle.
Dave brought Dave out to sing "Creep" by Radiohead to make good on a promise from a long time ago.
You can only imagine how unreal it turned out. Luckily there's pretty good video because 2021.
Unreal. Only complaint I have is how did Grohl not throw the guitar stabs in right before the hook? That’s the best part of the song.
Serious question, how the hell did we live without stuff like this for almost year and a half?
They wound the show down with some of the much anticipated Bee Gee's covers they just announced last week. There's a full album on the way (more on this later today in another blog).
Unbelievable night at an unbelievable venue with an unbelievable band. Insanely jealous of everybody that got to be there.
- In case you missed it, we dropped the 2021 Darty Mix Friday, just in time for the weekend. Props to Joey Mulinaro for doing the intro and collecting everybody's song selections.
POP
- The big news this week was Taylor Swift announced she's dropping a new recorded version of her smash album (and her best) Red. Kelly blogged about it, but the biggest surprise was she'll be releasing a 30 track version of it and including the 10 minute version of her best song, "All Too Well" that she mentioned recording way back when earlier this year. The version where she drops the f - bomb.
- Lorde dropped a teaser for her upcoming third album, Solar Power, posting a video on Wednesday that continued the sun-themed roll-out. "Every perfect summer's gotta take the flight," she captioned the silent clip that featured a camera swooping over a wide grassy expanse and then zeroing in on a giant crop circle that spells out the album's initials in tall grass.
- Ed Sheeran dropped a new single off his upcoming album, "Bad Habits"
HIP HOP
- Migos FINALLY released their long awaited album, Culture III last week. A couple days ago they returned with the deluxe edition. The new album closes out the Culture trilogy with features from Drake, Cardi B, Future, Justin Bieber, Youngboy Never Broke Again, and more. Fans have been excited about the new music, celebrating this moment for Atlanta rappers Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff. Culture III has been received very well so far, so it's only right that they aim for the three-peat by adding even more songs to the tracklist, coming through on Thursday with the deluxe edition.
- H.E.R. released Back of My Mind, her debut full-length album. Spanning 21-tracks, the new set features assists from Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Baby, Thundercat, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled and more.
Back of My Mind contains the previously-released tracks "We Made It" and "Come Through".
- Lil Baby and Lil Durk dropped a collab album, "The Voice Of The Heroes" and found massive success on the Hot 100, with 16 of 18 songs hitting the charts. Which is unheard of.
- Gucci Mane dropped his new album "Ice Daddy" featuring Lil Baby, 2 Chainz, Pooh Shiesty, Lil Uzi Vert, and E-40
- Da Baby dropped a new single, "Ball If I Want To"
- Twenty-four hours after sharing that he's "back," Logic has delivered his second solo single of the year. The first was "Tired in Malibu," a track that was just one of several singles released by the rapper since he announced his retirement last summer. Logic told his fans that No Pressure would be his final album before he retreated into the shadows of retirement, but he popped up on Twitter with a new declaration that was inspired by Michael Jordan's famous 1995 message.
- Wale sampled the Diddy classic, "I Need A Girl" for new single "Angles" featuring Chris Brown
- Soulja Boy experienced another viral moment after dropping his "Rick & Morty" freestyle on his Twitch stream. After it started gaining steam, the rapper unveiled an official studio version of the track
- Kodak Black unveiled Happy Birthday Kodak, a four-track EP that includes the massive posse cut "Amber Rolls." Kodak Black teams up with Yo Gotti, Lil Keed, and Rylo Rodriguez on the lavish single that plays off of Amber Rose's name.
- Polo G and Roddy Ricch reflect on their newfound status' on "Fame & Riches."
- Female rap vets Eve and Trina put on a really impressive Verzuz battle. People forget how many hits these two each had, especially Eve.
- At last, Vince Staples has made his highly anticipated return. The Long Beach rapper will release his new self-titled album next month — on July 9th — through Blacksmith Recordings/Motown Records. As a preview, he’s shared the bold, creatively alluring lead single, “Law of Averages”.
ROCK
- Leon Bridges previews his upcoming third album Gold-Diggers Sound with a plea for affection steeped in modern R&B production, "Why Don't You Touch Me". Following last year’s politically charged “Sweeter,” Bridges is continuing to challenge himself in the studio, and the tests are paying dividends.
- My man Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night to perform their latest single “We’re On Our Way Now.”
- Kelsey Grammer stars as a washed-up rock star in his latest movie, The Space Between, in which he performs music written by Rivers Cuomo. Following the film’s release on digital platforms earlier this week, the soundtrack is now available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify.
The story centers around Micky Adams (Grammer) as a one-time chart-topping rockstar who’s at risk of getting dropped by his record label because of the experimental albums he keeps turning in. Eventually, the label sends a young-and-hungry mailroom worker, Charlie Porter (Jackson White), to Adams’ remote beach home in order to convince him to willfully drop out of the contract. In the process, the two form an unlikely bond.
- Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and The Bloody Beetroots released The Catastrophists EP
- Modest Mouse have shared one final single of their new album The Golden Casket ahead of next week’s release on June 25th. This one is called “The Sun Hasn’t Left”
- Damon Albarn’s sophomore solo album is on the way! The news comes courtesy of Transgressive Records, which announced they’ve signed the Blur and Gorillaz founder to a new recording contract.
- We may already have a winner for the most mind-blowing festival lineup of 2022. Hellfest is more than making up for missing the past two years, expanding to a seven-day event and featuring just about every heavy band imaginable. Among the headliners are Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Faith No More, Deftones, and more.
The massive metal fest will take place June 17th-19th and June 23rd-26th in Clisson, France. Also on the bill are Scorpions, Avenged Sevenfold, Megadeth, Korn, Ministry, Judas Priest, Volbeat, Alice Cooper, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, and Rise Against, among dozens more.
- Sleater-Kinney appeared on Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night for a remote performance of “Worry with You”. The song is from Path of Wellness, their new album and 10th studio full-length overall.
- Ms. Diana Ross is back and feeling more grateful than ever. The icon has announced that her first album in 15 years, Thank You, will be arriving sometime this fall. As a preview, she’s shared the title track
- The Strokes played Irving Plaza last week and brought out John Mulaney to stump for their favorite NYC mayoral candidate, whom the show was thrown for, Maya Wiley.
- Portugal. The Man released Ulu Selects Vol #1 (Live).
- The Killers just won’t stop killing it. Less than a year after the release of their most recent album Imploding the Mirage, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. has announced that their next LP is arriving this August.
- Banks is back and turning up the heat with her new single “The Devil”.
- Gang of Youths are back with “The Angel of 8th Ave”, the Australian rock band’s first new song in four years.
- Liars have released “Big Appetite”, the latest preview from their upcoming album, The Apple Drop, due out on August 6th.
- Code Orange are working on new songs with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. The alt-rock vet posted a picture with members of Code Orange in the studio, though little else is known about the collaboration so far.
EDM
- San Holo released his sophomore LP, bb u ok?
- Calvin Harris and Tom Grennan vaulted onto Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated June 19) at No. 6 with "By Your Side."
- Chvrches dropped a new single -
COUNTRY
- Brantley Gilbert, Toby Keith and Hardy have combined forces for "The Worst Country Song of All Time." The trio's brand-new single, released on Friday (June 18) is a rambunctious, boot-stomping good time, with a classically Hardy lyrical misdirection fans have come to love.
- Blanco Brown returns with a brand-new song, "Nobody's More Country," that reflects the singer's Southern roots and his love for country music.
- Thomas Rhett joins forces with his musical dad —'90s hitmaker and in-demand country songwriter Rhett Akins — for "Things Dads Do," a reflective ballad that is out just in time for Father's Day.
- Michigan native and Grammy winner Billy Strings pushes boundaries and provokes thought with his latest release “Wargasm.” The brand-new song features rapper RMR.
- Country superstar Brad Paisley dropped a brand-new song on Friday morning (June 11). “City of Music" is an ode to the dreamers who arrive in Nashville hoping to make it big.
- The Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band are back with a brand-new single, “Same Boat.”
- Niko Moon has selected a second infectious groove in "No Sad Songs," the follow-up to his No. 1 hit "Good Time."
- Chris Stapleton collabs live with an artist and - shocker - it fucks. This time it's "Hold On" with H.E.R. at the CMT Awards.
- More CMT Awards performances:
- Mickey Guyton, BRELAND, Gladys Knight perform "Cross Country" and "Friendship Train". A collection of beautiful voices.
- Luke Bryan with "Down To One"
- Brothers Osborne ft. Dierks Bentley with "Lighten Up" - this collab could cut an entire album.
- Thomas Rhett "Country Again"
- Chris Young and Kane Brown perform "Famous Friends"
- Miranda Lambert showcases the backyard vibe of her new works with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall with "Tequila Does".
- Never too much Stapleton… also performed "Arkansas".
- For all CMT Award Performances
- Throwback performance - 2013 CMT Awards - Little Big Town and Keith Urban cover Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"
- I got to go to Savannah, GA last weekend for Luke Bryan's "Brett Boyer Foundation" fundraiser.
Morgan Wallen was there hanging out all weekend. Really nice guy. He got on stage right before I DJ'd and he crushed it. Guy's voice is incredible.
- Save the best for last. Sturgill Simpson performs "House Of The Rising Sun" honoring Joan Baez at the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
LIVE COUNTRY NEWS
- Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces 2021 "Big Wheels Keep On Turnin' Tour" - starts June 13th and goes through November.
- Dierks announces the Seven Peaks Festival in Buena Vista, CO on Sep 3-5. And he's announcing the line-up by covering those artists' songs. You can check 'em all out on Dierks' IG.