Blink-182 cut through the merriment, joy and cheer with a delightful downer of a holiday anthem, “Not Another Christmas Song.” The track is mostly vintage Blink, with chugging pop-punk riffs during the verse opening up into a full-throated chorus — although there are some expertly placed sleigh bells in the …
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In support of her debut solo album, Jaime, Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard has announced a run of U.S. tour dates in 2020. “New shows for 2020! Can’t wait to get back on the road and play for you,” she wrote on Twitter. The tour kicks off on March 17th …
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Loneliness has always been fertile territory when it comes to songwriting: Three Dog Night’s 1968 hit “One,” Eric Carmen/Céline Dion’s “All by Myself.” You know the drill. Madrid’s Hinds adds to that canon on Tuesday with “Riding Solo.” “Feeling lonely is one of the most common human feelings, right?”the band …
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Kanye West spent his Thanksgiving releasing the video for “Closed on Sunday,” the latest single off his new album, Jesus Is King. The clip opens with West, wife Kim Kardashian West and children North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm lying in a rock formation before an armada of armored vehicles unload …
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Eighty years ago today, Anne Mae Bullock was born in Nutbush, Tennessee. The daughter of a poor farm worker, Bullock moved around the country a lot in her early years, eventually winding up in St. Louis where she met a charismatic bandleader named Ike Turner in 1957. He invited her …
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Celine Dion swept to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart this week. Courage, her first release since 2016’s Encore un Soir, earned more than 120,000 album-equivalent units. The overwhelming majority of those came from album sales, which were boosted by a bundle offer tying albums to …
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The new folk supergroup Bonny Light Horseman (Anais Mitchell, Eric Johnson of the Fruit Bats and Josh Kaufman) have already given a few teases from their upcoming eponymous debut album, slated for early 2020. But “Jane Jane,” the trio’s third preview, offers the clearest portrait of the type of folk …
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The Recording Academy revealed the full list of nominees for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Wednesday, with breakout stars Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X leading with the most nominations — including nods for Best New Artist. For the second year in a row, the academy has nominated …
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Rolling Stone will launch its 10th international edition with Rolling Stone Australia, which is set to arrive in early 2020. Rolling Stone Australia will feature a mix of original and syndicated content most relevant to local readers. The local content strategy will be spearheaded by managing editor Poppy Reid and …
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Modest Mouse have released a new song, “Ice Cream Party.” Produced by Andrew Weiss, the song follows the group’s recent tracks “Poison the Well” and “I’m Still Here,” both released earlier this year. The shimmering, moody track clocks in at over six minutes and features frontman Isaac Brock crooning over …
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