Remember when indie rock sounded all grimy, corroded and metal-sludgy – the last thing you’d hear in a commercial or being played at an arena show? Warish do. On “Fight,” from the SoCal band’s debut EP, the grubby, a stoner-rock riff is the first hint, followed by a gas-guzzling rhythm …
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Founding Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley posted a scathing Facebook message to Gene Simmons on Tuesday, alleging that Simmons’ statements about Frehley’s alcohol abuse over the years cost him millions and that Simmons had groped his wife. After the allegations, he included a threat: “Without a complete and heartfelt apology, an …
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Rapper 21 Savage had a world-weary tone when he brought his new single “A Lot” toThe Tonight Show Monday. The track appears on his latest album, I Am > I Was. 21 spent most of the performance on a stool, striking a lethargic pose that contrasted with the energy of …
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Lizzo has announced the release of Cuz I Love You, herthird full-length album — and first on a major label. Following its release, she’ll embark on a North American tour. Cuz I Love Youwill be out on April 19th. It’s Lizzo’s first full-length in four years, when she independently releasedBig …
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You hardly expect a guy who’s written songs with titles like “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” and “Good While It Lasted” to go all giddy on you. But everybody has a moment when they realize something cherished is over, yet there’s no choice but to move on. For roustabout-looking …
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Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, has announced new tour dates for 2019. The 31-date trek includes headlining sets interspersed with shows in support of Mumford & Sons. Marshall’s tour kicks off in Australia with four headlining dates before she heads stateside on February 27th for her show with Mumford & …
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Chris Stapleton will resume his ongoing All-American Road Show with a string of just announced summer tour dates. As on past installments of the Road Show — which began in 2017 —Stapleton will be joined by a diverse lineup of special guests. The tour begins July 9th in Allentown, Pennsylvania, …
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From her Tony-winning title role in Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! to one of her signature songs, “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” – sung on film by Marilyn Monroe and covered in 1983 by Emmylou Harris – Carol Channing’s effervescent presence on the stage and in film and TV roles was …
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Townes Van Zandt sings about a quest for freedom on the folky “All I Need,” a previously unreleased song from an upcoming posthumous collection, Sky Blue. The archival set is due out March 7th – what would have been the singer-songwriter’s 75th birthday – via TVZ Records and Fat Possum …
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Happy 20th birthday to Britney Spears’ debut album …Baby One More Time, released on January 12th, 1999 — a truly avant-garde full-length that permanently changed how music sounded. The Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync were having hits already, but they were doing straight-up mainstream pop compared to the alien apocalyptic robot-disco …
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