Todd Rundgren and an all-star crew are re-recording his 1973 anthem “Just One Victory” and giving it away for free to Democrats all over America running for public office this year. It’s still early in the process, but Joe Walsh, Daryl Hall, and Paul Shaffer have already pledged to join …
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Javiera Mena‘s queer chileno disco is timeless — and so is her glossy new single, “Flashback.” It’s the singer-songwriter’s first solo outing since the release of her previous album, Espejo, which was named one of Rolling Stone‘s Best Latin Albums of 2018. In the Hugo Rubiano-directed clip, Mena plays a …
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Margo Price and her husband Jeremy Ivey perform a three-song acoustic set from their home loft for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, which has been newly rebranded as Tiny Desk (Home) Concert in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has forced musicians nationwide to cancel all live appearances. …
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Boy bands have always known their way around a good double entendre (see Backstreet Boys’ “Get Down” or O-Town’s “Liquid Dreams”) but when ‘NSync released their sophomore album, No Strings Attached,in March of 2000, one song stood out for seemingly bucking the subtlety trend. Tucked away in the middle of …
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James Blake played a solo rendition of Radiohead‘s “No Surprises” on Monday, tackling the OK Computer anthem during a livestreamed Instagram performance. The singer-songwriter — a noted Radiohead fan who previously covered In Rainbows‘ “Videotape” onstage — magnified the song’s melancholy core with his stripped-down take. Over rich piano chords, …
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Common delivered a set as part of Global Citizen and the World Health Organization’s ongoing ‘Together at Home’ concert series from his living room on Thursday. “This ‘Together at Home’ thing I got really excited about because, you know for me, when a lot is going on, in the world …
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The Drive-By Truckers were planning on spending March on the road in support of their new album, The Unraveling. Instead, band members have been at home with their families, riding out the coronavirus pandemic, and eager to resume touring later this year. Here, in his own words, is how the …
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Lil Uzi Vert released his long-awaited sophomore album,Eternal Atake, last Friday. It quickly became the most popular album in the country, competing with the first-week numbers of artists like BTS and Justin Bieber. What’s more, it was the dynamic young rapper’s best work to date, a blisteringly charming and musically …
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Singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt looks like a saint on the cover of her debut album, Expectations. Framed by a cathedral window, she gazes skyward, surrounded by flowers. But instead of a halo, it’s a bright rainbow above her head. “I always thought that churches are all very beautiful, and if I …
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The Beatles camp is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Let It Be this year with the release of the movie The Beatles: Get Back on September 4th. Directed by Peter Jackson, the documentary is packed with unseen footage from the contentious recording sessions for Let It Be that culminated with …
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