When Michael Trottersat down on the staircase inside his home in Albion, Michigan, one day in 2017, he was ready to end his life. Grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, Trotter thought that maybe his life insurance policy could solve his wife and young son’s financial woes …

One of Louis Armstrong’s trumpets, custom-made for the jazz legend in 1948 and given to a family friend five years later, will hit the auction block as part of Christie’s the Exceptional Sale. The Selmer Model 19 balanced action medium bore trumpet, inscribed with “Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong 7/10/53” on the …

Live Nation has launched a new initiative to temporarily turn venues it owns into polling sites for the 2020 elections. The concert industry giant said Wednesday that it is discussing with local officials the feasibility of converting over 100 venues across the country. So far, Live Nation confirmed four venues …

Trent Reznor‘s secret weapon has always been his curiosity about electronic sound. Fuzzy synth beds, harshly grating electro shrieks, and airy atmospheres have comprised an exoskeleton for his vocals and guitar lines since Nine Inch Nails‘ Pretty Hate Machine, amplifying the despair, tenderness, and anger of his songs. Those same …

The Mountain Goats have dropped another new song, “Get Famous,” from their upcoming album, Getting Into Knives, out October 23rd via Merge. “Get Famous” is a vintage bit of soulful rock & roll befitting the studio where the Mountain Goats recorded it: the legendary Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee, …

NYC Nightlife United has announced a new livestream series,The NYC Nightlife United Sessions Vol. 1, to raise funds for New York’s independent music venues and their employees during Covid-19. The first concert will air live from Brooklyn venue Friends & Lovers on Sunday, September 13th, beginning at 3:00 p.m. and …

Demi Lovato and Marshmello meet their younger selves in the video for their new single “OK Not to Be OK.” Both artists are partnering with the organization Hope for the Day, lending their voices to break down the stigma around mental health. Hannah Lux Davis (Ariana Grande, Drake) directed the …

Note: The live stream has ended but you can watch the first ten minutes of the show for free or access a full replay of the event for $12.99 on Fite.tv. Drumming royalty will gather virtually this weekend to honor late Rush member Neil Peart. The Police drummer Stewart Copeland, …

WASHINGTON — They juiced the numbers to fabricate a non-existent terrorist threat on the southern border to make the case for President Trump’s border wall. They buried the intelligence about Russian interference in American elections to keep the president happy. They demanded the reassignment or termination of “deep state” analysts …

A review of “A History of Violence,” this week’s Lovecraft Country, coming up just as soon as I have a love song for my woman… “This is some Journey To the Center of the Earth–type shit.” -Tic Lovecraft Country keeps playing with genre, reinvigorating ancient tropes by making the heroes …