When Demi Lovato went on tour for their punk-rock-leaning album Holy Fvck last year, they wanted to find a way to seamlessly incorporate their pop hits into the setlist in a way that felt natural: “How am I going to play ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ next to ‘Skin of My Teeth’?” …
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When the Hives released their last album, in 2012, the Swedish garage-rockers didn’t plan on waiting 11 years to follow it up. Unfortunate, unforeseen events just kept getting in their way. The trouble started in 2013, when bassist Dr. Matt Destruction left the group due to health problems; continued in …
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Daisy Jones & The Six is a love story. But maybe not the one you’re thinking of. Amazon Prime’s newest series, based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six fixates on fictional rock band The Six and their path to stardom. Led by lead …
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A freak thunderstorm that hit Austin around 9 p.m. on Thursday threw off what was shaping up to be SXSW‘s biggest day: All outdoor events after that hour were canceled outright (including some highly anticipated sets, like Lil Yachty at the Moody Amphitheater), while other showcase schedules got all jumbled …
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I n 2016, a 19-year-old Lil Yachty emerged as a fresh-faced, red-haired maverick eagerly planting Generation Z’s flag in hip-hop. Songs like “Minnesota” intrigued many, but rap traditionalists denigrated him as a “mumble rapper” — an upstart who, they claimed, was insulting the essence of hip-hop one warbled vocal run …
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F OR ROLLING STONE’S THIRDannual Icons & Influences feature, we asked eight of our favorite artists and entertainers to pay tribute to the women who have inspired them, in life as well as in their careers.Singer-guitarist Lindsey Jordan, a.k.a. Snail Mail, talked about how Kim Gordon‘s music changed her life …
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It’s not uncommon to hear that rock music is on the way out. Rock enthusiasts have noticed that bands who used to headline festivals are getting demoted down bills or even relegated to the nostalgia circuit, and it often seems like there are few emerging bands ready to take the …
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