L ooking out the studio window of the radio station where she’d worked for 29 years, DJ “Mistress Carrie” Sarao could see a crowd gathering outside. It was a Friday night, Feb. 21, 2020, and freezing, but that didn’t stop hundreds of Bostonians from flooding the parking lot when they …
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Mary Weiss, leader of Sixties New York band Shangri-Las, has died at the age of 75. Her death was confirmed to Rolling Stone on Friday by Miriam Linna of Norton Records label, which released the singer’s only solo albumDangerous Game, in 2007. “Mary was an icon, a hero, a heroine, …
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The fourth volume of Jacob Collier‘s Djesse is on the way! On Friday, the musician released the sweet single “Mi Corazón” with Colombian pop star Camilo, days after revealing the star-studded track list for his upcoming album, out Feb. 29. “Camilo is without doubt one of my favorite humans and …
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During the peak of the pandemic, Chris Stapleton would often awaken to find little unmarked bottles of whiskey on his doorstep. His bass player, J.T. Cure, would quietly drop off the caches of brown liquor at a few select houses, and later that day, Stapleton, Cure, and their friends would …
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After spending the past week teasing a new album, Justin Timberlake returned to the stage Friday with a small hometown gig in Memphis, where the singer debuted a new song called “Selfish.” The track — not to be confused with “Selfish” by Timberlake’s former group NSync — is believed to …
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Foo Fighters resumed their tour of Australia and New Zealand Saturday following a monthlong break, and as they have done a handful of times on the trek, the band delivered a cover of AC/DC’s “Big Balls.” This time, however, they were joined by Jack Black for the saucy Dirty Deeds …
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Kendrick Lamar lends new music to a short film heralding Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture show next week. The Button, a collaboration between the fashion giants and the rapper and Dave Free’s “service company” pgLang, stars actresses Margaret Qualley and Anna Mouglalis along with supermodel Naomi Campbell. Free wrote and …
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Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las on indelible hits such as “Leader of the Pack,” hasn’t released any music in 40 years — with the exception of some uncredited backing vocals on Aerosmith’s 1979 remake of “Remember (Walking in the Sand).” In fact, until last year she hadn’t even …
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One way to win Dua Lipa‘s heart? Be down to split a tray of oysters with her. “Hell yeah! My kind of girl,” she exclaimed as we dug into the popular L.A. restaurant Gjelina’s lengthy menu in search of plates to share for lunch. “We should definitely get some oysters.” …
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2024 is Alex G‘s year. On Friday, the musician announced a slate of live shows scheduled for late summer. The North American tour comes after Alex G’s newly-inked recording deal with RCA. The tour kicks off in June with an appearance at the annual New York music festival Governors Ball …
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