Watching live rock & roll from the confines of a mini-sheep pen. Superstar artists delaying their big record releases. A rave featuring the Goldman Sachs DJ guy. Music fans have faced a string of disappointments and oddities in recent months that the music industry will eventually be glad to turn …
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In this week’s quarantine episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts, Alex Morse, who discusses the recent controversy around his campaign for Congress. First, Matt and Katy discuss the Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion song “WAP,” and …
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Peaches challenges status quo and calls for systemic change in her rebellious new single, “Flip This.” She filmed the song’s accompanying video in her Berlin recording studio on an iPhone. In what appears to be a one-shot take, it opens on a sheet of paper with “BLM” scrawled across it. …
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Updated: After Apple pulled Fortnite from its App Store, Google also removedthe gamefrom its Google Play Store. A google spokesman providedRolling Stone with the following statement: “The open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. For game developers who choose to use the Play Store, we have …
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Chicago’s Pilgrim Baptist Church was gutted by fire in 2006 and now, following this week’s windstorms, has been reduced to two walls. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the location was set to become the National Museum of Gospel Music in recognition of the historic role the church played in crafting …
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Boston trio Throwing Muses have shared another new song, “Frosting,” from their upcoming album, Sun Racket, out September 4th via Fire Records. “Frosting,” as its title suggests, is a chilly blast of all-enveloping alt-rock, although the decisive swing of David Narcizo’s drums and Bernard Georges’ bass makes for a unique …
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The Weeknd, as a digital avatar, teased a new song and played his After Hours hits during TikTok’s “The Weeknd Experience” Friday, the Trump-targeted app’s “first-ever interactive augmented reality broadcast.” The 20-minute performance featured virtual renditions of “Pray for Me,” “Blinding Lights,” “Save Your Tears,” the remix of “In Your …
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Cam and Old Crow Medicine Show are among the artists confirmed to perform for “Live at the Ryman,” a new ticketed livestreaming series at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The series kicks off Friday, August 14th with a performance by the duo For King & Country and runs weekly through September 18th. …
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Angela H. was marching in a Black Lives Matter protest in Hollywood on June 2nd when her friends pointed out something surprising. They’d spotted a man in black gloves, sunglasses, and a hoodie nearby in the crowd — and he looked just like Harry Styles, a pop star Angela has …
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Hayley Williams has a message for tourists thinking of visiting her hometown of Nashville during the ongoing health crisis: Stay away. The solo artist and leader of Grammy-winning Tennessee band Paramore posted a series of quietly passionate videos to Instagram on Monday expressing her frustration with the city’s unabated party …
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