Dick Dale, “the King of the Surf Guitar,” has died at the age of 81. California Rocker first reported that Dale died Friday. His bassist Sam Bolle confirmed Dale’s death to the Guardian. No cause of death was revealed, but the guitarist suffered from health issues in recent years. In …
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Pop-rock siblings AJR will embark on a North American tour this fall in support of their upcoming album, Neotheater. The extensive run launches September 20th at Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, Iowa and stretches all the way through October into late November. The North American leg will wrap November 22nd …
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Andrew Bird unspools an ambitious take on the circle of life on new song “Manifest.” The track will appear on Bird’s upcoming album, My Finest Work Yet, out March 22nd via Loma Vista Recordings. “Manifest” is a sweeping folk-rock tune that Bird says “traces our evolution from single celled organisms …
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The Academy Awards spotlight and a late sales surge helped A Star Is Born‘s soundtrack reclaim Number One on the Billboard 200, ending Ariana Grande‘s two-week reign. Following its Best Original Song win for “Shallow” and Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s Oscars performance, A Star Is Born sold 128,000 total …
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Nirvana‘s Unplugged concert is often presented as the band’s final show, but they actually played another month of American dates after that November 18th, 1993 MTV taping and then headed over to Europe the following February. Cellist Melora Creager joined the band for this leg, replacing Lori Goldstonwho spent the …
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Duff McKagan is the latest Guns N’ Roses member to promise that, following their reunion tour, a new album from the band is in the works. In an interview with Trunk Nation Friday, the bassist revealed that he has heard some of Axl Rose-penned music earmarked for Guns N’ Roses’ …
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2 Chainz tapped NBA superstar LeBron James to A&R his forthcoming studio album, Rap or Go to the League, which is set to arrive March 1st via Def Jam Recordings. Along with the album, James and 2 Chainz will partake in an in-depth conversation set to premierethe same day the …
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Happy anniversary to Reality Bites, the movie that not only defined Generation X but made it cool to make out to “Baby, I Love Your Way” while slurping a Big Gulp. Ben Stiller’s directorial debut encapsulated what it was like to be a twenty-something in 1994, from Gap promotions and …
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Rising rapperYNW Mellywas arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder on Wednesday. The charges stem from the October 26th, 2018 shooting of Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr., according to a report from the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Cortlen Henry was also arrested in connection with the double …
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Update 2/13/19: Reps from Sheck Wes’s legal and management team provided Rolling Stone with the following statement. “We are actively investigating the allegations against Sheck Wes and are fiercely standing by him through this. He has denied any wrongdoing whatsoever or violence of any kind and we believe him. He …
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