Paul McCartney paid tribute to New Orleans great Fats Domino‘svoice and sartorial stylefollowing the rock and roll pioneer’s death on Tuesday at age 89. “Rest in peace Fats Domino, the great rock ‘n’ roll pianist and singer who thrilled us in our early days in Liverpool,” McCartney wrote on his …
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Fats Domino, the genial, good-natured symbol of the dawn of rock and roll and the voice and piano behind enduring hits like “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” died Tuesday at the age of 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish coroner’s office in Louisiana, confirmed his …
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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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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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Lana Del Reyannounced the LA to the Moon Tour, her 24-date trek in support of her recent LP Lust for Life. The 2018 arena tour kicks off January 5th at Minneapolis’ Target Center and runs through February 28th with a tour-closing gig in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jhene Aiko and Kali Uchis …
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Macklemore and Kesha venture into the woods, surrounded by friends, in the serene new video for “Good Old Days.” The song will appear on Macklemore‘s upcoming solo album, Gemini. The Johnny Valencia-directed clip opens with Macklemore and Kesha sitting by the side of the road while the song’s producer, Josh …
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Talinda Bennington, widow of Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington, tweeted a playful family video on Saturday showing the musician eating jelly beans with his children. She posted the clip, filmed the day before the singer’s suicide, to illustrate how “depression doesn’t have a face or a mood.” “This is what depression …
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Jon Wurster has been the longtime drummer for Superchunk and the Mountain Goats, but in his work with the Bob Mould band, he had a chance to fill the throne of one of his heroes:Hüsker Dü’sGrant Hart, who died Thursday at 56. Here, Wurster remembers Hart as a force of …
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R.E.M. unearthed 20 previously unheard demos for an upcoming remastered 25th anniversary reissue of their eighth LP, Automatic for the People, out November 10th via Craft Recordings. The four-disc Deluxe Edition includes the unreleased tracks, including the long-rumored “Devil Rides Backwards” and “Mike’s Pop Song.” The latter tune is now …
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Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy re-team for the upcoming LP If All I Was Was Black, the soul singer’s third collaboration with the Wilco frontman. On Monday, NPR unveiled the first single and title track from the album, which finds Staples tackling contemporary issues regarding race in America under President …
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