At the start of the pandemic and its self-reflection-causing lockdown, Lauren Jauregui took to Instagram Live for weekly conversations, a series titled Attunement. She’d speak to experts about voting, recite poems, and ultimately share space with other individuals. “I was talking about my own healing process and sharing tools that …
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Pearl Jam fans are a fiercely loyal bunch, but a quick glance at Twitter, Facebook, and their fan forums shows that many of them are getting a little impatient when it comes to the band’s North American tour plans. The group was originally supposed to hit U.S. arenas in March …
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Bob Dylan has written his first book since his 2004 memoir Chronicles: Volume One. The Philosophy of Modern Song, out November 8th, will be a collection of over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists. Dylan will analyze songwriters such as Stephen Foster, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams, and Nina …
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New Kids on the Block released a video for their new song “Bring Back the Time” last week that’s perhaps the most potent expression of nostalgia we’ve ever seen. It’s the past in its purest, most uncut form, like it was created in Walter White’s secret basement laboratory and injected …
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Phish’s Trey Anastasio has announced his first acoustic solo album, Mercy, which will arrive on March 11. Mercy features nine songs written over the course of the pandemic. The album was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert “RAab” Stevenson, and engineered and mixed by Mike Fahey. The LP will come …
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For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. Pop artist Alessia Cara first listened to Alanis Morissette in middle school — and the uncompromising singer and …
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For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. Peggy Seeger is an accomplished artist in her own right, following an unconventional path that has inspired Rhiannon …
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My Chemical Romance will no longer visit Russia and Ukraine on the European leg of their reunion tour this June, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “With deep regret, My Chemical Romance is cancelling our Ukraine and Russia shows in June, 2022,” the band tweeted. “We hope to be …
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Miranda Lambert won her first Entertainer of the Year trophy at the 2022 ACM Awards. Other notable winners included Morgan Wallen, whose Dangerous: The Double Album won Album of the Year, and Lainey Wilson, who won New Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit …
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In a new Instagram post following the onslaught of backlash to the disturbing “Eazy” video, Kanye West is defending his artistic right to kidnap and decapitate a claymation figure resembling Pete Davidson on the grounds that “art is protected as freedom of speech.” “Art is not a proxy for any …
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