Serj Tankian explores Los Angeles’ Little Armenia in this exclusive clip from Truth to Power, a documentary about the System of a Down singer that arrives February 19th. In the clip, Tankian visits the close-knit Armenian community hidden in the heart of Hollywood. “My own family came here to Los …
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British musician Ala.ni has released a clever new a capella remix of Mavis Staples’ 2019 song, “One More Change.” The track finds Ala.ni isolating Staples’ original vocals then meticulously building around them to create a vibrant arrangement of percussive chants and lush backing harmonies. Ala.ni crafted her “One More Change” …
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NOFX’s Fat Mike gets into a “gender pronoun bar fight” on the band’s new song, “Fuck Euphemism,” off their upcoming LP, Single Album, out February 26th via Fat Wreck Chords. The song is a classic bit of blistering pop-punk, and it finds Fat Mike using all sorts of wordplay and …
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Hilton Valentine, original guitarist for the Animals who featured on songs like “The House of the Rising Sun,” died Friday at the age of 77. ABKCO Music, the band’s label, confirmed Valentine’s death Friday. “Our deepest sympathies go out to [Valentine]’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at …
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The Killers have digitally reissued their 2020 album Imploding the Mirage as a deluxe edition featuring three additional tracks — a pair of new renditions of the LP’s singles as well as the new song “C’est La Vie.” The latter track is the Killers’ take on the jittery first half …
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Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has joined forces with guitarist Richie Kotzen, best known for stints in Poison and Mr. Big, for a bluesy, hard-rock collaboration they’ve dubbed Smith/Kotzen. The artists will drop a self-titled release on March 26th, and they’re previewing it with “Taking My Chances,” which shows off …
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Serpentwithfeet has announced his new album,Deacon, out March 26th via Secretly Canadian. As a preview of his second LP, he shared theKordae Jatafa Henry-directed video for lead single “Fellowship” on Monday, depicting the artist and his partner on the beach in a celebration of black queer love. “I’m so thankful …
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Weezer have shared their new song “All My Favorite Songs,” the first single off the band’s surprise new album OK Human, out January 29th. In the Colin Read-accompanying video, the band straddle the line between the virtual world and reality. The video opens on Rivers Cuomo who is distracted from …
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Production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis performed their recent single with Babyface, “He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It,” on The Tonight Show Monday, January 18th. The performance found the celebrated musicians in an intimate studio space as they delivered the throwback slow jam with characteristic aplomb. “If you put …
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Duke Bootee, the pioneering rapper who co-wrote and appeared on Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s classic “The Message” — Number One on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time — died Wednesday at the age of 69. Born Edward Fletcher, the rapper died at …
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