Alice in Chains has unveiled the first two episodes of the sci-fi thriller series Black Antenna, “The One You Know” and “Rainier Fog,” which are soundtracked by the band’s 2018 album Rainier Fog. Black Antenna was directed by Adam Mason, written by Mason and Paul Sloan and produced by Elizabeth …
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Marshmello recruits Scottish indie rockers Chvrches for the producer’s latest single “Here With Me,” which also had a lyric video dropped Friday. Keeping with the upbeat sound of the DJ’s 2018 smash “Happier” with Bastille, Marshmello again employs acoustic guitars and EDM beats to set the stage for Chvrches singer …
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Elton John‘s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour reached New York city this week with two shows at Madison Square Garden and two shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wednesday’s Garden show was both his 70th time playing MSG and his 70th concert of the tour. The 24-song set hasn’t …
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Bebe Rexha lit up The Late Show with a cleansing fire during a performance of her latest single, “Last Hurrah,” Monday. The performance opened with a slightly awkward moment, when the lighter Rexha was holding up to her mouth flickered out before she had the chance to properly lick the …
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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib unveiled another dark-edged track, “Bandana,” featuring Jamaican dancehall star Assassin. The song boasts a sparse beat composed of booming bass drum hits, click-clack percussion and a haunting swirl of choral vocals. The ominous atmosphere provides the perfect canvas for Gibbs and Assassin to tear off a …
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Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the last Fifties rock & roll architects alive and performing, has been hospitalized, the singer’s representatives announced via his Facebook page. Here is the full message: “Last night, Jerry Lee Lewis suffered a minor stroke. He is with his family, recuperating in Memphis and the …
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In the mid-2000s, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Scott Conner became something of an anti-hero in the heavy-music underground. Recording entirely on his own under the pseudonym Malefic and the “band” name of Xasthur, the California artist created dense, plodding black-metal tracks that, even in a subgenre known for its sonic bleakness …
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The South African DJ and house producer Black Coffee released a yearning video for the single “Wish You Were Here” on Friday. The video is full of isolated people looking into empty space; during the clip’s dramatic peak, one character kneels on the pavement and shouts at the sky, nearly …
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Lizzo is releasing her major label debut, Cuz I Love You, in April, and the title track offers a fiery taste of her incredibly vocal and genre range. It’s the second single off the LP, following up the retro “Juice.” “Cuz I Love You” starts with a bang: Lizzo belts “I’m …
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H.E.R. made her Grammy Awards debut tonight with a performance of her song “Hard Place.” The rising R&B star is up for five awards tonight, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. The multi-instrumentalist took the stage strumming her guitar, offering up simmering vocals as the song grew more …
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