Philadelphia’s Empath are one of the most exciting new bands of 2018. On their 17-minute whirlwind of an EP, Liberating Guilt and Fear, and their recent Environments 7-inch, the four musicians who make up this Artist You Need to Know crew balance punk noise with a wild, anything-goes approach to …
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One of the summer’s biggest club singles has been DJ Koze’s “Pick Up,” an immensely likable house record that reached Number One on the Beatport chart (which tracks online dance music sales) in May and remained in the chart’s upper reaches for several months. “Pick Up” is built around a …
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States have been ending cannabis prohibition since 2012, but it’s only recently that states are tackling social justice in the same policy. More states and municipalities, like California, are passing legislation to expunge criminal records for those with prior cannabis possession convictions, reversing the reality those individuals face when applying …
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Ain’t Too Proud –The Life and Times of the Temptations, a new musical about one of R&B’s premier vocal groups, will hit Broadway in Spring 2019. The production will run at the Imperial Theater in New York, New York, producers announced Thursday, although no opening date has been set. Ain’t …
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Basilica Hudson’s biennial Pioneering People fundraiser will honor Courtney Love. Dubbed “A Tribute: Celebrating the Magic and the Power,” this year’s event features a star-studded group of hosts, including Michael Stipe, Chloë Sevigny, the National’s Aaron Dessner, director Miles Joris-Peyrafitt, photographer Ryan McGinley and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among others. Produced and …
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Singer Dustin Lynch‘s summer just got a lot better, with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry. Trace Adkins surprised the Tullahoma, Tennessee, native while he was performing on the Opry’s Tuesday night show. Removing his hat, Lynch was clearly overwhelmed while Adkins spoke. “All the folks at the …
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Logic and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder performed a timely and politically charged version of their collaborative track “One Day” at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards. The duo invited families displaced by immigration laws – all wearing shirts reading “We Are All Human Beings” – to join them onstage. The rapper, wearing a …
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Ronnie James Dio‘s vast personal collection of guitars, stage wardrobe and artwork will feature in an upcoming auction dedicated to the heavy metal giant. The auction, fittingly, is offering 666 items from Dio‘s estate. Among the notable items in the Julien’s Auction, scheduled for September 14th and 15th in New …
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After making it through the rough time that surrounded Death Cab for Cutie’s last record, Kintsugi – made after frontman Ben Gibbard’s divorce and just before the departure of founding member Chris Walla – the band sounds rejuvenated on Thank You for Today. They’ve added two new members, guitarist Dave …
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Aretha Franklin’s genius took so many forms — as a singer, a songwriter, an album-crafter, a live performer. But the Queen was also one of history’s most audacious Beatle fans. Nobody ever sang the Beatles like Aretha. Since she was one of the few Sixties musicians as famous and revered …
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