While mainstream country music in the Trump era has begun to wade quietly into the realm of resistance politics — Little Big Town showing up at the March for Our Lives rally, Cam’s support for the Women’s March and artists departing en masse from their relationships with NRA Country — …
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Bob Dylan is one of the most reclusive music legends in history, so it was a major surprise to fans when he appeared on a 2010 episode of the History Channel’s Pawn Stars (which kicks off a new season Monday). The full story of Dylan’s supposedly-impromptu appearance remains a mystery. …
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Elvis Costello‘s new ballad “Suspect My Tears” is the latest preview off his upcoming LP Look Now. It’s the rocker’s first album with the Imposters in a decade. The singer pairs the track’s expressive lyrics – “Your lash is sweet now, I dry your cheek / You think I’m powerless …
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A man finds himself stuck in a surreal Sisyphean loop in Fleet Foxes‘ new short film for their Crack-Up opener, “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar.” Sean Pecknold, the brother of Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold, directed the video, which opens on a man …
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Queen collected previously unissued audio tracks from their 1985 Live Aid concert for the upcoming soundtrack to band biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The 22-track album is out on CD and digital formats on October 19th via Hollywood Records. The Live Aid material, recorded during the band’s July 1985 show at Wembley …
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Kelsea Ballerini was quick to offer her appreciation for one of the past week’s biggest albums, offering a cover of Troye Sivan‘s “Seventeen” from the pop singer’s newly released Bloom. Ballerini posted video of her singing the song to Instagram on Monday, her unadorned acoustic rendition underscoring the song’s wistful …
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This Melbourne-based busker-gone-legit raises the “do it yourself” stakes with her debut, which is a top-to-bottom showcase of her varied virtuosity; she’s the lone musician credited on the album, as well as its producer and songwriter. Given Sultana’s playing-for-tips roots, it’s probably appropriate that Flow State whirls through styles — “Cigarettes” starts …
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Frightened Rabbit will perform their first show since the death of frontman Scott Hutchisonon December 8th at Sleep In the Park in Glasgow, Scotland. The performance is billed as “The Songs of Frightened Rabbit” and will feature the band performing alongside various guest vocalists. Per NME, the Twilight Sad’s James …
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The Grateful Dead‘s Long Strange Trip, a 2017 documentary about the pioneering jam band, will be released in various physical formats on November 9th. The four-hour, Martin Scorsese-produced film will be available on Blu-Ray, double-DVD and a “Deluxe Edition” that boasts a previously unreleased six-song live concert filmed May 24th, …
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For someone who talks a big game about respecting the military, President Trump spends a lot of time offending service members. His latest affront came after John McCain died Saturday. That night, the president reportedly nixed the released of a statement honoring McCain’s legacy, instead opting to fire off a …
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