André 3000 isn’t dropping a solo album. In fact, André 3000 might never release another body of music. That’s fine. He shouldn’t. Because expecting a 44-year-old man that’s given the world six Outkast albums, a Dungeon Family compilation, a Cartoon Network TV show, the second best part of the 2008 …
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Reunited alt-rockers Failure will celebrate their three Nineties albums with a trio of three-night residencies as well as a box set collecting the newly remastered LPs and unreleased tracks from the era. In July 2020, Failure will host three-night residencies in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, with each night …
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David Byrne has shot down rumors of a Talking Heads reunion, days after an unverified “official” Instagram account tied to the long-dormant band sparked hope among fans. On Tuesday, fans first became aware of the launch of @talkingheadsofficial, which touted itself as the “Official Instagram account for Talking Heads. The …
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Harry Styles seems to be cribbing from another famous Harry in his new video for “Adore You”: Harry Nilsson. The cheeky, weird and magical video echoes, in part, Nilsson’s equally storybook-esque concept album-film, early Seventies masterpiece The Point! Style’s video centers around a figurative (and literal) fish out of water: …
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Louis Tomlinson has shared the action-packed video for “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart.” The clip, starring actor Geoff Bell and directed by Charlie Lightening, continues the narrative from Tomlinson’s previous two videos, “Kill My Mind” and “We Made It.” In this installment, Bell makes a decision to participate in …
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Cream collect four complete concerts from the supergroup’s farewell tour for their upcoming Goodbye Tour Live 1968 box set. The four-CD set, out February 7th, 2020 and available to preorder now, features the three of band’s October 1968 California concerts – Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego – as well …
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A Patreon subscription account accusing R. Kelly of abuse and manipulation purported to be run by one of his girlfriends, Joycelyn Savage, was shut down after its owner failed to verify Savage’s identity. Last Friday, an Instagram account allegedly belonging to Savage posted the message, “There’s something I need to …
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Tons of songs become baseball stadium classics, even if they don’t start out that way: Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” Gary Glitter’s “Rock & Roll Part 2,” the list goes on. Harry Nilsson aimed to go straight to the ballgame with his own sports anthem, “Yo Dodger Blue.” “Dad was devoted …
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The last three years have been somber, sobering and not much fun, with only intermittent beams of sunlight. Maybe it’s a coincidence, but the same goes for Our Pathetic Age, DJ Shadow’s first record since before the 2016 election. Shadow’s music has never been overtly political, but rarely has an …
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When Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus‘ record-breaking “Old Town Road” was presented with the CMA Award for the off-camera category Musical Event of the Year on Wednesday, it was historic for a few reasons. For starters, it marks the first CMA win for Atlanta-based rapper-singer Lil Nas X, …
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