A new book will provide an intimate look at Jeff Buckley‘s creative process and personal life using reproductions of his handwritten lyrics, diary entries and letters. The singer’s mother, Mary Guibert, co-wrote the upcoming Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice with Rolling Stone Senior Writer and Buckley biographer David Browne. The …
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Ahead of their eighth album I Am Easy To Find, The National have released a new track “Light Years.” The delicate, emotional song goes heavy on the piano as frontman Matt Berninger croons with a palpable ache. The band also revealed a video for the track, which pulls scenes from …
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The Zombies had been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for nearly 30 years — and nominated four times. Yet the group showed no signs of bitterness when they finally walked up to the podium, after introductory remarks by Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs, to accept the honor. …
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Frightened Rabbit have released a live tribute album in honor of late singer Scott Hutchinson. The album was recorded last December when a group of musicians, including Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard and The Hold Steady‘s Craig Finn, gathered at Brooklyn’s Rouge Trade to celebrate Hutchinson’s music. Titled …
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Sigrid dances in an empty room in her new video for “Don’t Feel Like Crying.” As soon as the pop singer lays on a mustard yellow rug in shimmering disco pants, the saturated interiors change colors—the mod chairs transition from red to blue, as does the window curtains—signifying a change …
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FKA Twigs, Teyana Taylor, Teirra Whack and Rosalía are among the artists set to perform during Red Bull Music Festival New York, which will run April 30th through May 18th. FKA Twigs will headline two shows, May 11th and 12th, at the Park Avenue Armory. The shows mark her first …
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Jack White penned a tribute to Dick Dale following the King of the Surf Guitar’s death Sunday. Like a generation of guitarists before him, White was inspired by Dale’s pioneering style. “I spent many moments learning his massive reverbed guitar licks in my bedroom, and still enjoy playing his song …
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The last time the Beastie Boys attended South By Southwest, it was in 2006, when the group was promoting their fan-sourced concert film Awesome; I Fuckin’ Shot That! A lot has changed in the last 13 years. When the Beastie Boys stopped by to deliver a keynote address at the …
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Travis Scott and Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant teamed up for an episode of Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke. Naturally, the pair sang some of Scott’s songs, but they also ventured into other musical territory. In a trailer for the episode, Durant is at the wheel with Scott riding shotgun. The …
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In January 1972, Aretha Franklin went back to where it all started. Over two days at Los Angeles’ New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, she gave audiences – which included Clara Ward and Mick Jagger – a glimpse of what she learned in the Detroit church of her father, Reverend C.L. …
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