Nick Cave and Warren Ellis previewed their upcoming soundtrack to Halle Berry drama Kings with two atmospheric interludes, “Saying Goodbye” and “Waking Up.” The brief instrumentals feature soft strings and high-octave piano melodies, recalling the textural ambience of modern post-rock. The duo also detailed the track list for the 16-song …
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Cash Money bossBirdman and producer Mannie Fresh reunited for “Desiigner Caskets,” their first new single as Big Tymers in 15 years. Throughout the cinematic track, the duo boast about weapons, after-show sex and their status in the hip-hop game. “I send him back in a designer casket, wrapped in plastic,” …
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Angélique Kidjo first heardTalking Heads shortly after she fled the communist regime in her native Benin for Paris in 1983. Listening to Western popular music was like an act of treason in her home country, she says, so she remembers feeling like a kid in a candy store when discovering …
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UPDATE: CupcakKe’s videos for “Duck Duck Goose” and “Deepthroat” have returned to YouTube, Pitchfork reports. A representative for the site said, “With the massive volume of videos on our site, sometimes we make the wrong call. When it’s brought to our attention that a video has been removed mistakenly, we …
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Q-Tip and Demi Lovato released a silky, Motown-inspired rendition of Elton John‘s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” one of the inventive new covers featured on the upcoming John tribute compilation,Revamp. The duo also unveiled the music video for the cover of the Number One hit that originally paired John with …
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Aside from their annual Homegrown Concert in Charleston, South Carolina, Nineties radio mainstays Hootie and the Blowfish haven’t played many shows together in the last few years. On Wednesday, frontman Darius Rucker announced he was reuniting the group for one date this summer, supporting Jason Aldean‘s High Noon Neon Tour …
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On a Detroit winter evening, years ago, Jack White punched a guy in the face. Really hard. And not just once, if you believe the police report. It was the culmination of a feud between two garage-rock dudes, back in 2003, when feuds and garage rock and dudes were still …
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Rock outfitEvanescence and electric violinist Lindsey Stirling will unite for a co-headlining North American tour this summer. The trek starts July 6th at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri and includes stops in Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix and more. The tour wraps September 8th at the Sunlight …
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Indie veteransYo La Tengo released “For You Too,” a new song that reckons with fear and uncertainty that is set for their upcoming album, There’s a Riot Going On, out March 16th via Matador. The tune has an even, elegant mix of drums, synth drones and winding guitar lines. Singer …
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After nearly two decades of drama, Smashing Pumpkins have reunited their classic lineup – sort of – for a summer tour. Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin will be playing together without the aid of D’arcy Wretzky, the band’s bassist from 1988 through 1999. “Some 30 years …
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