The guitar Duane Allman played on Derek and the Dominoes’ classic “Layla” recently sold at auction for $1 million. Allman, Number Nine on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists list, also played the 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop – which had been on display at the Allman Brothers’ Big House museum …
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When Brandi Carlile and Amanda Shires formed the Highwomen as the female answer to the male country supergroup the Highwaymen, their first order of business may have been considered blasphemy by some: rewriting “Highwayman,” the 1985 theme song of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson’s all-star band. …
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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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Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren star for the first time together in The Good Liar, which released its first official trailer on Wednesday. The film is out November 15th. The film, based on the popular and acclaimed novel by Nicholas Searle, tells the story of con artist Roy Courtnay (McKellen), …
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Ever since he was a lad, Bill Perks Jr. was a chronic collector. Photos, books, records, flotsam and jetsam from the bombed neighborhoods of Blitz-era Britain — the skinny kid had a knack for squirreling stuff away that had sentimental value to him. He also started keeping a journal at …
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Reggae and dancehall mainstay Shaggy offers an in-depth look at his new song, “You.” He describes it as the anti-“It Wasn’t Me,” in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s “How I Wrote This.” The track features 19-year-old Canadian singer Alexander Stewart, who joins Shaggy for a performance of “You” at …
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The full-length trailer for Hulu‘s Veronica Mars Season 4 has arrived. The cult show returns with eight episodes on the streaming platform on July 26th. The new season sees Veronica returning to the seaside town of Neptune just as a series of bombings decimate the party-goers there for spring break. With …
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Update:Judas Priest have commented on Rob Halford‘s cell-phone kick. “The facts are we love our fans and you can film us all you like and watch our show on your phone rather than in the flesh,” the wrote on Twitter. “However, if you physically interfere with the Metal God’s performance …
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