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New Polka Jam Includes Songs by Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, and More
Jul 19, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Comedy music legend “Weird Al” Yankovic has shared a new single, “Polkamania!,” which is a polka jam medley of some of the biggest pop songs of the last decade. It was shared via a music video and the track includes songs by Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, and more. Also, today we posted our interview with Yankovic about the single and his career as a whole. More
Plus Silk Sonic, Cassandra Jenkins, alt-J, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2021. More
An Evening With Silk Sonic Due Out November 12 via Atlantic
Nov 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Silk Sonic are Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (aka California musician/producer Brandon Paak Anderson) and they have shared a new song “Smoking Out the Window,” via a video for it. It’s the third single from their forthcoming debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, which is due out November 12 via Atlantic. More
Plus Dry Cleaning, Amyl and the Sniffers, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 30, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a light week for great new tracks, but we came up with nine we really liked. More
An Evening With Silk Sonic Due Later This Year From Atlantic
Jul 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Silk Sonic are Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (aka California musician/producer Brandon Paak Anderson) and they have shared a new song “Skate,” via a video for it. More
Plus Silk Sonic, Mdou Moctar, James, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a fairly quiet week on the news front, with President Joe Biden’s pandemic stimulus bill getting closer to passing in the Senate, but without a minimum wage hike. More
An Evening With Silk Sonic Coming Soon From Atlantic
Mar 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (aka California musician/producer Brandon Paak Anderson) have teamed up as Silk Sonic and have shared their debut single together, “Leave the Door Open,” via a video for the track. More
Plus St. Vincent, Jack White, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Parquet Courts, Lykke Li, Stars, and More
Mar 21, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Lollapalooza is going down August 2-5 at Grant Park in Chicago and now the lineup has been revealed. The headliners are The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend, and Odesza. More
Congrats to The War on Drugs, The National, and Father John Misty, and That's About It
Jan 29, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
We’re a music magazine and website and so I guess we’re supposed to report on last night’s Grammy Awards, but we really don’t want to. More
Plus Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Bruno Mars, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, and Others Get Nominations
Nov 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The 2018 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars are all vying for Album of the Year. Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, and The National compete for Best Alternative Music Album. More
24K Magic Due Out Now via Atlantic
Mar 02, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Bruno Mars released his new album, 24K Magic, last November via Atlantic. It was the retro pop singer’s first album since 2012’s Unorthodox Jukebox and the first since his featuring lead vocals appearance on Mark Ronson‘s monster hit “Uptown Funk,” the biggest song of 2015 (although it was released in late 2014). More
24K Magic Due Out November 18 via Atlantic
Nov 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Bruno Mars is releasing his new album, 24K Magic, on November 18 via Atlantic. It’s the retro pop singer’s first album since 2012’s Unorthodox Jukebox and the first since his featuring lead vocals appearance on Mark Ronson‘s monster hit “Uptown Funk,”the biggest song of 2015 (although it was released in late 2014). More
24K Magic Due Out November 18 via Atlantic
Oct 07, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
It’s hard to feel sorry for Mark Ronson, with all the success he’s had, but I get the impression that a lot of people think that his massive hit “Uptown Funk” is a Bruno Mars song, rather than a Ronson song featuring Mars. More
Uptown Special Due Out Jan. 27
Nov 17, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Mark Ronson has premiered a brand new music video for “Uptown Funk,” the lead single to his newly announced album, Uptown Special. More
