New Zealand Herald — Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died suddenly at the age of 65.The death of the 70s rocker was announced by his family."'It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father Leslie Richard... more info

Stereogum — In recent years, the ’90s-vintage alt-rock great Juliana Hatfield has released full-album salutes to Olivia Newton-John and the Police, and she’s also talked about making an R.E.M. tribute LP. But Hatfield is still making her own records, too, and those records continue to sound great. Next month, Hatfield will release the new album Blood, and we’ve already posted the first single “Mouthful Of Blood.” Today, Hatfield has followed that one with a new song called “Gorgon.” more info

Metalsucks — He says he hasn't even gotten the flu shot in 20 years, but wants to get back to touring safely. The post Slipknot’s Clown Will “Definitely” Get Covid-19 Vaccine appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Todd Rundgren has been credited with launching Sparks’ career after producing the oddball group’s 1971 debut album — he’s also featured in the upcoming Edgar Wright documentary The Sparks Brothers — and he’s teamed up with them again for a new song called “Your Fandango,” which is out today. In an interview with Salon a couple months ago, he talked about how the fresh collaboration came together: more info

Stereogum — Ever since the original Dinosaur Jr. lineup reunited for 2007’s remarkable Beyond, they’ve been taking longer and longer between albums: two years for 2009’s Farm, then three for 2012’s I Bet On Sky, then four for 2016’s Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not, and now a five-year gap leading up to Sweep It Into Space. If you love this band, the half-decade wait was worth it. Relatedly, if you love this band, you already know exactly what you’re getting here. more info

Stereogum — Since performing at the Super Bowl a few months ago, the Weeknd’s main focus has been his After Hours single “Save Your Tears,” which has been hovering in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 for a while now. This past week, it was at #5 and now he’s come out with a remix to juice those numbers up a bit more. more info

New Zealand Herald — US rapper Shock G from Digital Underground has died aged 57.The death of Shock G, real name Gregory Jacobs, is the latest to hit the hip-hop community after the two recent deaths of legendary MC DMX and the Woah! hitmaker Black... more info

New Zealand Herald — An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, saying the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn't a public figure in the eyes of the law.The... more info