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Read More »Randy Rogers Band Salute Hell-Raising Fans in 'Crazy People' Video
Randy Rogers Band show their appreciation for a bunch of hell-raising fans in the new “Crazy People” video, which was released on Wednesday. The song appears on the Texas outfit’s latest album Hellbent, which dropped in April. As a song, “Crazy People” chronicles the transformation of a kid from his …
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Gary Clark Jr. constructs a trippy path to peace in his vivid, partly animated “Got to Get Up” video. The singer-guitarist uses several cultural icons — including Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Marley, John Lennon, James Brown, Bruce Lee and Nelson Mandela — as signposts of positivity to combat various …
Read More »Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Diagnosed With Throat Cancer
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Due to the diagnosis, Megadeth will cancel most of their upcoming 2019 concert. “I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer. It’s clearly something to be respected and faced head on – but I’ve faced obstacles before. I’m …
Read More »See Keane's Emotional Performance of 'The Way I Feel' on 'Corden'
Keane stopped by The Late Late Show to perform new track “The Way I Feel,” a song off their upcoming fifth album Cause and Effect. The upbeat but emotive tune is the first listen from the album and recently got a stylish music video directed by Kevin Godley. In the …
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Brooklyn indie outfit Salt Cathedral have spent six years fine-tuning their effervescent synth pop, and their latest effort, “muévelo,” may be their most addictive yet. The synth pop duo, composed of Bogotá-born Juli Ronderos and Nico Losada, quickly turned heads in Brooklyn’s indie scene for their intricate, bookish synth pop …
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In the early 2010s, during the heady days when EDM was clobbering its way into the global pop mainstream, you could have found Michael Brun holding down a set at any number of rave-centric festivals. But when he toured the U.S. in 2017, he was pedaling a very different kind …
Read More »Geto Boys Rapper Bushwick Bill Dead at 52
Bushwick Bill, a member of the Houston rap trio Geto Boys, has died at the age of 52. The rapper born Richard Shaw recently revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “Bushwick Bill passed away peacefully this evening at 9:35 p.m. He was surrounded by his …
Read More »Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa, Belly Join Christian Rich for Menacing 'Shibuya (Ghost II)'
Production duo Christian Rich assemble a super team with Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa and Belly for their new song “Shibuya (Ghost II).” The track follows Smith and Christian Rich’s 2018 collaboration, “Ghost,” and the new version boasts the same menacing mix of trap drums and eerie synths. As the duo …
Read More »Tanya Tucker Returns With Wistful New Song 'The Wheels of Laredo'
Country legend Tanya Tucker returns this summer with the album While I’m Livin’, which marks her debut for Fantasy Records. Produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, the album consists mainly of songs penned by Carlile and her longtime collaborators, twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. “It’s a musical biography …
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