The second decade of the 21st Century opened the floodgates for musicians who had become – by the demands of the Internet and social media – jacks of all trades in all creative industries. Artists like Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Rihanna helped to pave the way for gender-bending, …
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Two years since the release of their volcanic LP, Rose Mountain, DIY champions Screaming Females resurface to announce their seventh full-length album, All At Once. Set for release on February 23rd, the albumis a madcap collection of punk experimentations, brimming with the same primal energy and pop-friendly savvy of their …
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For nearly a week, Rose McGowan has been vocal in her support of the rising number of women revealing allegations of Harvey Weinstein‘s sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct. Just after midnight EST on Thursday, the actress, 44, announced on her Instagram page that said Twitter took away her ability to …
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A previously unreleased live recording by Hank Williams is just one of the highlights in a startling treasure trove of country music, comprising 20 discs with a total running time of more than 25 hours. At the Louisiana Hayride Tonight, available from Germany’s Bear Family Records on October 20th, consists …
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It was a brief, spontaneous gesture from singer-guitarist Josh Homme at the Cal Jam ’17 festival on Saturday, but a memorable one. The Queens of the Stone Age leader spotted a sign in the crowd and asked for it to be passed forward. Moments later, at center stage, he quietly …
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The Old Taylor can’t come to the phone? Long live the New Taylor. Reputation is one of this fall’s most tightly guarded secrets;Taylor Swift‘s sixth album is her first in three years, her longest vacation ever. So far, each Swift LP has been a major musical departure. But this time, …
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There are films that rely on the screen presence of charismatic leads – and then there’s the sort of cinematic slush piles of chick-flick torture porn that no amount of star power can keep from becoming an endurance test. You get one guess which category the high-altitude soap opera The …
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The eye-catching peak of Double Dutchess: Seeing Double, Fergie‘s new visual album, is a short film helmed by A-list video director Jonas Åkerlund that tackles, among other things, the singer’s previous addiction to crystal meth and her resulting, semi-debilitating paranoia. At one point, Fergie wanders through a war-torn no man’s …
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Singer Luke Combs offered a solemn tribute to victims of the Las Vegas shooting on Monday night, performing his song “Used to You” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song, originally recorded for Combs’ 2016 EP This One’s for You, deals with the loss of a loved one and the physical …
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Now that’s how you cap off a Billy Joel show – the Piano Man bringing in surprise guests Paul Simon and Miley Cyrus to sing “You May Be Right.” It was a bizarre but fitting climax to Joel’s Saturday night concert, the latest installment of his monthly residency at Madison …
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