When Craig Finn wants to make an L.A. album, he doesn’t mess around. He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor. But on his great new Always Been, he takes inspiration from Southern …
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Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh Burnham announced Sunday on social media that the bassist died at his home in Portland, Oregon. …
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Mexico City’s AXE Ceremonia music festival canceled its Sunday lineup — which included scheduled performances by Tyler, the Creator, the Marias, and Massive Attack — after a crane collapse at the fest Saturday killed two people. “With deep sadness, we confirm the passing of the two people who were injured …
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Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returns to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart more than a year after it debuted in the same position, thanks to its deluxe reissue, as Billboard reports. Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead includes six previously unreleased tracks, which helped bolster its position, earning …
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FKA Twigs‘ remaining North American tour dates in April have been cancelled due to “ongoing visa issues.” The nixed shows include her performances at Coachella in Indio, California, later this month, and Axe Ceremonia in Mexico City this weekend. The artist announced the cancellations on X Friday, writing that she …
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Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said on state TV that Bagayoko died Friday in the city of Bamako, his birthplace. Bagayoko’s family confirmed the death, adding that he “had …
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Valerie June debuted songs from her upcoming album Owls, Omens, and Oracles during a visit to CBS Saturday Morning’s Saturday Sessions. In addition to the new LP’s first single “Joy, Joy!,” the Tennessee singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and her band also premiered Owls, Omens, and Oracles’ “All I Really Wanna Do” …
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Weezer and Ed Sheeran have been added to the 2025 Coachella lineup. Rivers Cuomo and Co. are set to perform on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. on Mojave Stage for Weekend One, while Sheeran hits the same stage at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday for Weekend Two. The Indio, California festival returns …
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It’s official: the Beatles movie project is really happening. Director Sam Mendes announced this week he’s making four films about John, Paul, George, and Ringo, opening in theaters in April 2028. After months of rumors, he finally confirmed the cast at Cinema Con in Las Vegas. Paul McCartney is Paul …
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Haim shared a reflective new single, “Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out.” Danielle Haim called the pensive track her “favorite song we’ve written in the last couple years.” “Writing it has gotten me through some hard times, and we felt this might be of some use to get our vibes …
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