For anyone who loves free-form avant-jazz, Hyphen Dash’s new album, Basement 626, will strike the proverbial experimental chord. Over its 17 tracks, drummer Myshko Birchenko and guitarist/loops player Yevhen Puhachov stretch out into trippy, airy new-age jazz and misty-mountain soundscapes, conjuring the improvised, on-the-fly fusion instrumental records they grew up …
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Fulton County prosecutors have filed a motion to revoke the probation of Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug, who was released from jail in October 2024. According to Channel 2 Action News, prosecutors accused the artist, born Jeffery Williams, of having “engaged in conduct that threatens the safety of witnesses and prosecutors, …
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Johnny Tillotson, the singer behind Sixties hits“Poetry in Motion” and “It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin’,” has died at the age of 86. Tillotson’s wife, Nancy, confirmed the news in a social media post, a day after his death. “It is with a broken heart that I write to let you …
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After years of rumor and speculation, Bruce Springsteen has finally announced plans for Tracks II: The Lost Albums. The massive box set, which arrives June 27, features seven complete records that Springsteen recorded between 1983 and 2018, but wound up shelving. Some of the material was recut for other projects, …
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Wet Leg stopped by The Tonight Show to perform their new single, “Catch These Fists.” The duo appeared alongside their live band with singer Rhian Teasdale evoking the tone of the song in a boxing-inspired ensemble and silver gloves. “Catch These Fists” will appear on Wet Leg’s second studio LP, …
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Brad Paisley and Smokey Robinson trade professional compliments and musical memories as guests on the most recent episode of the podcast Naked Lunch, especially bonding over their deep mutual appreciation of Country Music Hall of Fame member Charley Pride, who died in 2020. Co-hosted by David Wild, Emmy-winning TV writer, …
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Sparks have shared their new single “Drowned in a Sea of Tears” from their upcoming album Mad!, which the Mael brothers will take on the road this fall on a North American tour. The song and its corresponding Amber Navarro-directed video that documents Russell Mael’s narrator’s attempts to be “a …
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Ahead of its 40th anniversary, hardcore punk stalwarts 7Seconds’ New Wind album will be reissued two ways: in its original form with its original title and as Change in My Head. Ian MacKaye, who co-produced the original album a year before he co-founded Fugazi, completely remixed the record with engineer …
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Jessie Reyez got emotional in the studio while filming the latest episode of Rolling Stone Recommends. She wasn’t talking about her new studio album Pain in Memories, which arrived last week, on which she unpacks reflections on her relationship with success, becoming a healthier version of herself, and finding the …
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After days of teasing on social media, Blondshell has finally dropped her new single “23’s a Baby.” The track — featured on her upcoming album If You Asked For A Picture — kicks off with a tumbling drum fill and slick riff, as Sabrina Teitelbaum grapples with the mindfuck that …
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