Fifty years ago this month, Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled 1975 album, which featured two new members: a young couple named Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. As the story goes, the two musicians — who performed as the duo Buckingham Nicks — released their self-titled 1973 album, but it flopped …
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Taylor Swift’s father, Scott, is recovering after undergoing heart surgery last month, People reports. Scott Swift, 73, underwent quintuple bypass surgery, which his doctor ordered after noticing something during a recent check-up. No specific details were given, though the procedure was not precipitated by a heart attack. Swift, her brother …
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Jane’s Addiction frontmanPerry Farrellhas sued former bandmatesDave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins, just hours after the triofiled a lawsuit against him over an onstage scuffle last year. During a show at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on Sept. 13, 2024, Farrell shoved Navarro near the end of his guitar solo …
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One month after dropping the Song of the Summer contender “Quitting,” Eliza McLamb is back with the new single “Like the Boys.” The track is a slow-burning charmer that sneaks up on you, quietly building into seismic, cathartic riffs as McLamb reflects on being a girl among the boys. “I …
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A hemorrhaged vocal cord kept Sam Fender from taking the stage at Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival for his headlining performance. But the injury proved to be beneficial for Benson Boone, who was bumped up to the headlining tier in his place. It wasn’t an exact one-to-one parallel, but the Fender …
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“Yeah, man, I swear these old niggas kill me,” raps Travis Scott in his typical melodic flow on “Champain & Vacay.” The Houston star’s pushback against Clipse’s “So Be It,” where Pusha T’s ripped Scott for his “lack of loyalty” towards past mentors and friends like Kanye West and Drake, …
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In February 2019, Robert Plant booked a trio of shows at tiny, off-the-radar theaters across England with a new band he dubbed Saving Grace. Each night they played an eclectic mix of covers like Donovan’s “Season of the Witch,” Townes Van Zandt’s “Nothin,’” Patty Griffin’s “Standing,” and even a couple …
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Robert Earl Keen has revealed a heavy-hitting lineup for his Aug. 28 benefit for central Texas flood relief. Tyler Childers will join Keen and his band to cap a day-long bill of artists including Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Jinks, Ryan Bingham, and Randy Rogers …
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A 17-year-old in Wales was accused last month of plotting a knife attack, including one that would target fans at Oasis’ first reunion gig, The Times reports. According to prosecutors, the teenager (who was not identified because of his age) told a counsellor last month that he planned to carry …
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David Byrne has shared his new song “She Explains Things to Me,” the latest single from the former Talking Heads frontman’s upcoming album Who Is The Sky? The sweeping track was inspired in part by Rebecca Solnit’s 2014 collectionMen Explain Things to Me, with the titular essay providing a scathing …
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