Def Leppard led an all-star jam of Mott the Hoople‘s “All the Young Dudes” to close out the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The jam included Queen’s Brian May, the Zombies’ Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, “Little” Steven Van Zandt and, the …
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Billie Eilish bombs down the street in a tiny car in the surreal new video for “Bad Guy” off her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The Dave Meyers-directed clip comprises a series of strange, grotesque and weirdly hilarious sequences, starting with a recreation of …
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California’s High Desert is heavy with rock history. It’swhere country-rock icon Gram Parsons had his corpse cremated by friends; wherean Irish band found a name and cover image for a great LP; where Jim Morrison dropped acid andmade a movie. Now The Mekons — those zany, erudite and beloved British …
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The National Rifle Association is preparing to punish lawmakers for voting to protect women from their stalkers and domestic abusers. The gun lobby announced this week that it will dock its grades for politicians who vote to renew the Violence Against Women Act. The legislation, first passed in 1994, is …
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Spike Jonze has revealed how exactly he filmed the music video for Karen O and Danger Mouse‘s single “Woman” in only one take. The director went behind the scenes for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where he and the musicians created the video on the studio set a few …
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When Danny Goldberg started managing Nirvana in 1991, the band was just a promising underground act from Seattle. But, as chronicled in Goldberg’s upcoming memoir, Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain, things would change quickly and decisively. The book is a fascinating portrait of the life, music and inner workings …
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Songwriter and producer Scott Walker, the powerful pop singer turned avant-garde adventurist who influenced singers like David Bowie and Thom Yorke, has died at age 76. The death was announced by Walker’s record label 4AD, which released a statement celebrating the musician’s life and work. “It is with great sadness …
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At a rally in Ohio this week, President Donald Trump went after a familiar target: the late Senator John McCain. “I have to be honest, I never liked him much,” the president told his crowd at the General Dynamics plant in Lima. “Probably never will.” (Trump seemed particularly galled that …
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Although Vampire Weekend recently released a new single called “Sunflower,” the New York group elected to perform a cover of Post Malone‘s track of the same name during their BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session. This low-key version transforms Post Malone’s pop-ready number into a vibe-y indie rock tune, stripping …
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Budding alt-pop duo Closegood have unveiled their genre-bending debut EP, Graven. The 11-track project officially arrives March 22nd was executive produced by go-to G.O.O.D. Music collaborator, Anthony Kilhoffer, who has worked with artists like Kanye West and Travis Scott. Closegood comprises singer/songwriter/producer Nyfe and producer Amada, both of whom identify …
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