Listen to this week’s YouTube Music playlist here. Natalie Portman, “Wrapped Up” Sounds like: Two stars at their peak Perfect for: Comfort and solace following tragedies on both the large and small-scale Vox Lux has become one of this year’s most polarizing films, but there’s nothing to debate about its …
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It’s about three hours before Def Leppard will take the stage at the Manchester Arena, and frontman Joe Elliott is backstage prepping for a fan meet-and-greet and trying to wrap his head around the fact that his band has just been inducted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after …
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Onetime bandmates Johnny Marr and Matt Johnson have recorded a cover of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Summer in the City.” The version maintains the original’s jaunty vibe, but with a chilliness that’s unique to Marr and Johnson’s music; Johnson recites the lyrics with detachment and Marr plays a soaring, bluesy solo …
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Neil Young will perform at Hyde Park in London, England next summer after revealing that Barclays Bank would no longer be sponsoring the show. “Neil Younghas made the decision to move away from the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time concert series,” a rep for concert organizers British Summer Time Hyde …
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Anderson .Paak recruited Kendrick Lamar to perform their funky collaborative track “Tints” on Saturday Night Live. In addition to singing the laid-back R&B-funk cut, .Paak showcased his drumming skills throughout – opening with some jazzy hi-hat flourishes before settling into a simple, grooving backbeat. Lamar joined to add his nimble …
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Jazz, like many other genres, has a long history with the Beatles‘ songbook. Since the Sixties, artists from Count Basie to Medeski Martin & Wood have covered a wide array of Fab Four tunes. A new release, A Day in the Life: Impressions of Pepper, brings this concept into the …
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Vic Mensa delves into the darkest corners of his mind on his new song, “Dark Things.” The track will appear on the rapper’s forthcoming EP, Hooligans, which is set to arrive December 14th. “Dark Things” finds Mensa spitting a torrent of brutally honest bars about love, addiction, death and depression …
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Metallica announced Friday that the band, through their All Within My Hands foundation, had donated $100,000 toward wildfire relief efforts in California. The heavy metal legends also encouraged fans to “support those in need and first responders.” “Sadly once again communities in California are experiencing historically devastating wild fires in …
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Chance the Rapper is adding to his already lengthy list of side projects by developing a new movie musical called Hope for MGM.The story is close to Chance’s heart as, according to the studio, it follows a group of teenagers who turn “art into [community] action.” Since Chance’s rise to …
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Like Propel water, The Scarlet Letter and mechanical pencils, Taylor Swift’s Fearless pairs well with the sporadic squeak of team-issued sneakers, overpriced hot lunches and the kind of angst that defines comfortably suburb-bound teenage years. Sliding open the album on Spotify with my iPhone 8, I can still feel my …
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