The Kinks were on the verge of collapse when they began 1969’s Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). They’d just parted ways with original bassist Pete Quaife and their previous album, 1968’s The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, failed even to chart in their …
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Update (3/31): Chris Stapleton has postponed his “Concert for Kentucky” to next year. Originally slated for April 25th at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field in Lexington, the concert will now be held April 24th, 2021. Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, and Yola are all expected to perform. Stapleton and his …
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“Where have all the good guys gone?” Mika asked on his last album, 2015’s No Place in Heaven, singing about searching for heroes in everyday life while referencing many of his own, from James Dean to David Bowie and Walt Whitman to Rufus Wainwright. With the October 4th release of …
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Yolanda Quartey was already a successful British songwriter when she launched her solo career as Yola with 2019’s Walk Through Fire, an album that showcased the full range of her influences and abilities. Recorded with vintage-minded producer Dan Auerbach, Walk Through Fire mixes the past and present in equal doses, …
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The 2,000 people inside of Fox Theatre on Friday night were feverishly excited. Eager stans followed Kanye West wherever he appeared; to the stage, underneath his balcony, to the soundboard. Security struggled to keep fans out of the aisles, in their sections, or even on the ground. “Get off those …
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Diplo has recruited Jonas Brothers for the country-house single “Lonely,” even though they won’t return his texts. This is the latest in a string of country-tinged new singles released under his birth name Thomas Wesley. The video opens with Diplo looking at a real Daily Mail article about him “ruining” …
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Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme has recruited Primus bassist Les Claypool, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and more for the latest all-star installment of The Desert Sessions, his long-running stoner/hard-rock collective series. Volumes 11 and 12, Arrivederci DespairandTightwads & Nitwits & Critics & Heels, are out October 25th …
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The members of Midland aren’t ones to hold their tongues, and now they have a new platform to let it rip. On Wednesday, the country trio of Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson premiered the first episode of their country music podcast Set It Straight on Spotify. Set It …
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Bebe Rexha has released a new anthemic song for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil titled “You Can’t Stop the Girl.” The song spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem (“They’re trying to take our voices/They’re trying to make our choices/So we scream loud, loud, loud”; “You can’t stop …
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Puerto Rican MC Residente was joined by Bad Bunny on the Tonight Show Wednesday, where they debuted the first live rendition of their song “Bellacoso,” which came out in July. A globetrotting fusion of polka and reggaeton, “Bellacoso” samples the Hatsune Miku version of “Ievan Polkka” — a traditional Finnish …
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