Country Joe McDonald and former Lovin’ Spoonful frontman John Sebastian will no longer play the beleaguered Woodstock 50, five decades after both musicians performed at the original 1969 festival. The songwriters were originally attached to the event, once set for August 16th through 18th near the original site in upstate …
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Twenty One Pilots have released a new video for “The Hype,” a track from their 2018 album Trench. The clip, directed by longtime collaborators Andrew Donoho and Reel Bear Media, sees vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun go from performing at a tiny basement show to playing the roof …
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John Prine, Third Eye Blind, Spiritualized and the Mark Lanegan Band are among the artists who will take part in the the 6th annual Ten Bands One Cause pink vinyl campaign to raise money for Gilda’s Club NYC, a charity that provides support for cancer patients and their loved ones. …
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The Replacements have unveiled the first newly mixed song from their forthcoming Dead Man’s Pop box set, “Talent Show.” The track, from 1989’s Don’t Tell a Soul, gets a redux from original producer Matt Wallace, who revisited the 1988 master tapes for the new mix. The fresh take gives a …
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Bass virtuoso Tal Wilkenfeld has spent her career performing with musicians like Jeff Beck, Prince, Herbie Hancock and Eric Clapton, but she’s now stepping out on her own. The musician took the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to unveil two solo numbers, “Corner Painter” and “Killing Me.” On “Corner Painter,” …
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Four months ago, Rolling Stone proclaimed “The Best Rappers in the World Are Babies.” Hip-hop’s new favorite naming convention was on the rise (just look at Sada Baby, SahBabii, Bhad Bhabie, Bali Baby, BBG Baby Joe, Yung Baby Tate, Baby Keem, and BbyMutha), but it was DaBaby and Lil Baby‘s …
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The Black Keys lay out pompous career goals, flaunt expensive guitars and teach fans how to achieve a “sultry” bongo tone in their hilarious Funny or Die trailer for a fake musical “MasterCourse.” The clip opens with singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach musing on the more practical rewards of his creative process. …
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A “director’s cut” edition of Solange‘s visual album When I Get Home will screen at art museums and theaters across the U.S. beginning next week. The extended version of the short film, released in March to coincide with the release of the singer’s new album, will feature “new scenes and …
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Ed Sheeran‘s new album No.6 Collaborations Projecthas arrived and with it a music video for “Antisocial,” his joint track with Travis Scott. The slightly bonkers clip, directed by Dave Meyers and written by Matt Walton, sees Sheeran embodying numerous characters, with numerous wigs. Movie references abound, including a particularly horrifying …
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Fiona Apple is donating the 2019 and 2020 earnings from TV and movie placements of her song “Criminal” to the While They Wait fund, which assists refugees with basic necessities, immigration fees and legal services. “After months and months of reading the news about how my country is treating refugees, …
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