For John Stamos, Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson “didn’t just soundtrack” his life, the legendary founder of California rock “filled it with color, with wonder, with some of the most unforgettable, emotional, joyful moments I’ve ever known.” Following news of Wilson death at the age of 82, Stamos honored the …
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There’s been an outpouring of grief since news arrived that Brian Wilson died at the age of 82. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong paid tribute to the Beach Boys legend, dropping a cover of “I Get Around.” Armstrong shared his rendition of the 1964 classic on Instagram, which sonically veers …
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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to Brian Wilson following the death of the Beach Boys’ “musical genius.” “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special,” McCartney wrote on social media Thursday, the morning after Wilson’s death was announced. “The notes he heard in …
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A few years ago, Jim James got to witness Brian Wilson‘s magic in realtime. They were in the studio together recording “Right Where I Belong,” a song from the documentary film Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road. The record turned out to be the last original song Wilson would release in …
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On Aug. 29, Sabrina Carpenter will release her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend. It arrives exactly 359 days after her last record, the massive Short n’ Sweet. That’s an unusual move these days, when stars typically wait longer between releases. Plus, Carpenter is still touring behind Short n’ Sweet, …
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Sting honored his hero Brian Wilson hours after news of his death during a concert in Germany Wednesday evening. While on stage, Sting played a guitar-backed rendition of the Beach Boys‘ “God Only Knows.” “Today, one of my heroes died, Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys,” Sting said before his …
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Douglas McCarthy, the vocalist who hectored anarchic invective with EBM innovators Nitzer Ebb and who joined Depeche Mode keyboardist Alan Wilder’s Recoil side project, died Wednesday at the age of 58. Nitzer Ebb’s social media confirmed his death without revealing a cause of death, promising more info in the future. …
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Tyler, the Creator reflected on his career and offered creative advice to a room full of artists for Instagram’s Ask It Anyway, a new series of conversations with prominent artists. Designer and The Cutting Room Floor podcaster Recho Omondi moderated the inaugural edition with Tyler, who was characteristically irreverent during …
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“Sunday Love,” a Bruce Springsteen ballad that’s premiering today that’s officially coming out as part of the Tracks II: The Lost Albums box set, finds the singer-songwriter in crooner mode. With horns and strings, the song recalls the best of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s melodramatic production, while the way …
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An ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs who claimed the mogul had been continually pushing her to have a “freak-off” before he allegedly drugged her at his Miami mansion in July — two months before he was arrested —has refiled her civil lawsuit under her real name. The woman, Chelsea Lovelace, filed …
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