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Jack Sherman, one-time guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers who played on the band’s debut album, has died at the age of 64, the band confirmed Friday. No cause of death was provided. “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman smooth sailing into the worlds …

With Soundgarden, Kim Thayil often experimented with how he played guitar, changing the strings’ tunings and incorporating feedback into the band’s sound. He brings that sense of musical adventuring to “The Firebird,” a track off the upcoming album by the Barrett Martin Group, a jazz-fusion ensemble that the former Screaming …

Blues-rock guitarist G.E. Smith and R&B singer-songwriter LeRoy Bell have a rock & roll day at the beach in the video for their new single “Let the Sunshine in.” Directed by Fabian Rodriguez, the visual features Smith and Bell jamming on their guitars while lounging around and exploring the sandy …

Arcade Fire’s Will Butler has shared a new song and video, “Close My Eyes,” from his upcoming solo album, Generations, out September 25th via Merge. The song has a breezy, bouncing pop groove that opens up into a lush chorus that places Butler’s voice against a wall of backing harmonies. …

On Friday, Disney released the music video for “Loyal Brave True,” Christina Aguilera’s thematic song for the live-actionMulan remake. It’s one of two contributions that Aguilera has made to the new movie’s soundtrack, along with an updated version of “Reflection,” her theme from the original Mulan in 1998. “The filmMulan …

Idles have shared a new single, “Model Village,” with an animated music video directed by brothers Michel and Olivier Gondry. The clip was produced with WePresent, WeTransfer’s editorial platform. The famed filmmakers used their talents and surrealist sensibilities to craft what a “model village” may look like and, in the …

Amazon Prime Video released the trailer forMangrove, directed by Steve McQueen, the first film in a planned five-part anthology series from the British filmmaker titled Small Axe. Mangrove, Lovers Rock, and Red, White, and Blue will premiere during this year’s 58th New York Film Festival. Mangrove is coming to Amazon …

On Friday, Finneas released a deluxe version of hisBlood HarmonyEP, featuring the original seven tracks along with the fan-favorite “Break My Heart Again” and a new version of “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night.” The latter, titled “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night (1964),” takes the original one-night-stand …

Tame Impala have released an official music video for “Is It True,” a track off of their latest album The Slow Rush. The lyric visual shows Kevin Parker dancing and singing in a psychedelic environment, reminiscent of old VHS tape glitches and effects — a similar look and feel to …

For a split second yesterday, Drake was overcome with joy. He went on the worldwide web and stumbled across news that most would deem too good to be true. Staring back at the Toronto rapper was a headline screaming “Sons Of Anarchy Renewed For Two More Seasons.” Without a second …