Tributes celebrating the wild, remarkable talent and inimitable laugh of Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley were shared by his fellow musicians following the Spaceman’s death today at age 74. Frehley co-founded the band in 1973 alongside bassistGene Simmons, guitarist Paul Stanley, and drummer Peter Criss, playing with Kiss during their Seventies …
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Neil Young will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his classic 1975 album Tonight’s the Night with a reissue package featuring several previously unreleased recordings from the original album sessions. Young and his backing band — which included, at the time, guitarist Nils Lofgren, pedal steel player Ben Keith, bassist Billy …
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“Rocky Horror is not just a movie. It’s a fucking gateway drug,” NOFX frontman/punk impresario Fat Mike told the sold-out crowd at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum on Oct. 15. “It makes people feel like not only can they be different, but it’s better to be different. I would listen to …
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The last couple decades have been lousy with bearded musical visionaries. Yet despite all that heavy traffic, Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker has easily carved own his own unique lane. He’s the Australian sonic explorer with the stretchy falsetto and plush, funky space-rock style whose studio scientist skills have landed him …
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The rock world is in a state of deep mourning for Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley, who died Thursday following a fall at his home. “We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley,” Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley said in a joint statement. “He was an essential and irreplaceable rock …
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A vintage t-shirt Taylor Swift wore in her Life of a Showgirl film has snowballed into Swifties raising more than $2 million for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, its Sea Otter Program, and other conservation efforts. To go back to the beginning: At one point in The Official Release Party of …
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After coming under fire for his comments about the representation of same-sex couples onscreen, Snoop Dogg has made an effort to support LGBTQ+ youth on a new song, “Love Is Love.” The track, a collaboration with former The Voice contestant Jeremy Beloate, was featured in the latest episode of Snoop’s …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Tame Impala return back to their chill electro-pop ways, Haim continue to unravel the complexities of fuckin’ relationships with two new tracks for their I Quit deluxe, …
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Fresh off his Mercury Prize win, Sam Fender has shared a new song, “Talk to You,” which features Elton John on piano. The Marcus Dravs-produced track comes off on the forthcoming deluxe edition of Fender’s LP,People Watching, which is set to be released on Dec. 5 via Capitol Records. “‘Talk …
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They Are Gutting a Body of Water have been one of the most crucial American shoegaze bands over the past decade, from the DIY neo-shoegaze hotbed of Philadelphia. Douglas Dulgarian began making noise as TAGABOW in 2017, playing house shows and releasing early cassettes like 2017’s Sweater Curse. But the …
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