Gary Clark Jr. constructs a trippy path to peace in his vivid, partly animated “Got to Get Up” video. The singer-guitarist uses several cultural icons — including Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Marley, John Lennon, James Brown, Bruce Lee and Nelson Mandela — as signposts of positivity to combat various …
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Charles Reich, the lawyer, professor and author who provided the intellectual framework for the counterculture with his 1970 book The Greening of America, died Saturday, The New York Times reports. He was 91. A cause of death was not revealed. Reich’s nephew and only survivor, Daniel Reich, confirmed his death. …
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Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Due to the diagnosis, Megadeth will cancel most of their upcoming 2019 concert. “I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer. It’s clearly something to be respected and faced head on – but I’ve faced obstacles before. I’m …
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Cuba Gooding Jr., the Oscar-winning actor who starred in the acclaimed films Boyz N the Hood,Jerry Maguire,andSnow Dogs,turned himself in to the NYPD on Thursday after being accused of groping a woman. He was booked on charges of misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree. According to …
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Brooklyn indie outfit Salt Cathedral have spent six years fine-tuning their effervescent synth pop, and their latest effort, “muévelo,” may be their most addictive yet. The synth pop duo, composed of Bogotá-born Juli Ronderos and Nico Losada, quickly turned heads in Brooklyn’s indie scene for their intricate, bookish synth pop …
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Keane stopped by The Late Late Show to perform new track “The Way I Feel,” a song off their upcoming fifth album Cause and Effect. The upbeat but emotive tune is the first listen from the album and recently got a stylish music video directed by Kevin Godley. In the …
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In the early 2010s, during the heady days when EDM was clobbering its way into the global pop mainstream, you could have found Michael Brun holding down a set at any number of rave-centric festivals. But when he toured the U.S. in 2017, he was pedaling a very different kind …
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Just when you think you have this unruly, untamed phantasmagoria pegged, this unclassifiable documentary/concert film — subtitled “A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” — continually pulls the rug from under you. The film features a glorious restoration of previously abandoned footage from the Rolling Thunder Revue as Dylan and …
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Bushwick Bill, a member of the Houston rap trio Geto Boys, has died at the age of 52. The rapper born Richard Shaw recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “Bushwick Bill passed away peacefully this evening at 9:35 p.m. He was surrounded by his …
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Production duo Christian Rich assemble a super team with Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa and Belly for their new song “Shibuya (Ghost II).” The track follows Smith and Christian Rich’s 2018 collaboration, “Ghost,” and the new version boasts the same menacing mix of trap drums and eerie synths. As the duo …
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