British retro-future funk crew Jamiroquai had about three years as American alterna-pop icons. After frontman Jay Kay wriggled around the couch in the iconic 1996 trompe-l’œil “Virtual Insanity” clip, they nabbed four MTV Video Music Awards, a Saturday Night Live performance, a song on the Godzilla soundtrack and a 2:45 …
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EDITORS’ PICK: The Coup, Sorry to Bother You: The Soundtrack Boots Riley’s feature-directing debut accompanied its surrealist depiction of life in Oakland during capitalist wartime with a clamorous, giddy score by hometown heroes Tune-Yards; the movie’s official soundtrack, which showcases his long-running hip-hop collective The Coup alongside other boldfaced names, …
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Mac Millerrecruited Thundercat and Atlanta rapper J.I.D. as openers on his upcoming North American fall tour. The 26-date trek launches October 27th in San Francisco, California and concludes December 10th in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. General tickets go on sale Friday, July 27th at 10 a.m. local time via Live …
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Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and drummer Matt Cameron played together for the first time since the death of Chris Cornell last month at a gig in Denmark. They played together as part of a supergroup called MC50, which pays tribute to the Detroit-based rock group MC5, best known for their …
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Panic! At the Disco‘s Brendon Urie has come out as pansexual in a new interview with Paper Magazine. The singer also opened up about longstanding fan rumors about his sexuality and the #MeToo movement. Urie addressed his own sexuality during a discussion about letters from fans who have thanked him …
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Police in South Florida have issued an arrest warrant for 22-year-old Robert Allen, who was previously labeled a “person of interest” in the shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion, the Sun-Sentinel reports. Allen’s arrest warrant is not related to the July 18th shooting, but rather probation violations. He was previously charged …
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Sheryl Crow condemns Wall Street greed and political corruption on her sleek new song, “Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You,” featuring St. Vincent. “Money is the inside guy at the bank,” Crow rap-sings over a swaggering hip-hop drum groove and palm-muted guitar riff. “Money is the yacht right before it …
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Bruce Springsteen veered from his scripted Broadway one-man-show on Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” immigration policy of separating thousands of children from their parents. The singer-songwriter is eight months into his Tony Award-winning residency at New York’s Walter Kerr Theatre, but he broke the normal format to critique …
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The Mountain Goats fulfilled a long-standing promise to write a song for wrestler Sasha Banks and the result is a charming, guitar-driven rocker. “Song for Sasha Banks” finds frontman John Darnielle recounting Banks’ journey from watching Chris Jericho on television as a child to seeing her name on a marquee. …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped an unreleasedHamilton-themed Mobb Deep track, “Boom Goes the Cannon…,” for the June installment of his year-long Hamildrops series. The track features Prodigy, who died nearly one year ago on June 20th, 2017. “Rest in peace, Prodigy. Thank you Havoc,” Miranda tweeted of the rap duo after unveiling …
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