Welcome back to The Weekly Rewind, our regular rundown of the biggest music news stories out there. Here’s what caught our ear this week.
The Coachella ’25 lineup is here
We’re all in on the medium-font bands on the poster for Coachella 2025: Thee Sacred Souls, Japanese Breakfast, The Dare, Amyl and the Sniffers, Beth Gibbons, are just some of the XPN-core bands in the mix. Headliners of the festival, which takes place over two April weekends, are Lady Gaga, Green Day, Charli XCX, Missy Elliott and more. (Read more via Coachella)
Paul McCartney plays Beatles classics with Jack White and St. Vincent
During a gig at Mexico City’s Corona Capital Festival, Paul McCartney had a surprise up his sleeve; guest-shredder Annie Clark of St. Vincent joined him on “Get Back,” and then she and Macca teamed up with Jack White on the iconic Abbey Road medley. (Read more via Consequence of Sound)
Want to drum for Primus? Sure you do.
The “My Name Is Mud” beat alone makes this opportunity worthwhile; the band’s longtime beatmaker Tim Alexander has departed the band, who is now “Seeking a well-mannered, affable individual with original sensibility and aesthetic, possessing a desire to open new doors in the creative world.” (Read more via Instagram)
Brittany Howard returns to her punk roots
In early Alabama Shakes interviews, Brittany Howard would often talk about how she connected with her bandmates over a shared love of post-hardcore thrillers At The Drive-In. Howard is getting back to those influences in her new band Kumite, which plays its debut January 12th in Nashville. (Read more via Instagram)
A Jason Kelce variety show is taping at Union Transfer, SNACKTIME is the house band
As ESPN reports, former Eagles canter / Philadelphia treasure Jason Kelce announced on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! this Thursday night that he’s launching his own talk show, They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce, on ESPN. The show tapes at Union Transfer every Friday in January, beginning on the 3rd (the last week of the NFL’s regular season and the playoffs). The best part? The house band, Philly faves SNACKTIME, who just released highlights from their Home For The Holidays 2024 concert to DSPs. (Read more via ESPN)
André 3000 has more vibes for your headphones
OutKast rhyme-spitter turned ambient composer and soundscaper André 3000 followed up his celebrated New Blue Day album with a single called “Moving Day,” which continues his cosmic explorations. (Read more via Pitchfork)
De La Soul are unstoked about their new bio
Music journalist Marcus J. Moore just released a new book about De La Soul, High and Rising, which prompted some backlash from the band. “If you choose to support this book, that’s your right,” they shared in a social media post. “We just want it to be clear that we do not and we are exploring all of our legal options.” (Read more via Brooklyn Vegan)
Maybe Fleetwood Mac will be chill with their new Apple Films doc
Director Frank Marshall and Apple Films have announced a new project on one of the biggest pop/rock powerhouses of the past 50 years: Fleetwood Mac. As Pitchfork reports, “The members will tell the story of the band in their own words, according to Apple, which bills the documentary as the first to be authorized by the band.” (Read more via Pitchfork)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are bringing their first album on the road in 2025
Has the album anniversary tour bubble burst? Not before Clap Your Hands Say Yeah gets in on the action. The Philly-rooted indie rock darlings are going on the road next year for the 20th of their self-titled debut album (it includes a May 10th gig at Union Transfer). To get hype for the run, the band dug out an outtake: the original version of the album’s “Heavy Metal,” which you can hear below. (Read more via Pollstar)
