In the mid-2000s, I would see Anthony Bourdain all the time at Siberia, a cavernous dive bar in Hell’s Kitchen. It was my favorite shithole, and one of his, too. He described Siberia as “a place I often end up at the butt end of an evening,” and I encountered …
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Psych rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra have unveiled the new video for “Hunnybee,” named after the middle name of frontman Ruban Nielson’s daughter. In the new animated clip, a young woman is traveling alone on a train by scenic mountains and waterways while reading a book. Nielson’s daughter inspired the song’s …
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Kanye West debuted his highly anticipated eighth studio album, Ye,at a star-studded listening party Thursday night in Wyoming. Ye’s guests include Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeremih, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson and Willow Smith. The seven-song album, West’sfirst full-length release since 2016’s The Life of Pablo,runs 23 minutes, making it …
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When Snow Patrol released their last album, Fallen Empires, Obama was still in his first term, Justin Bieber was 17 years old and Game of Thrones had just aired its first season. The thematically ambitious follow-up, Wildness, is finally out, but where have they been for the last seven years? …
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Rising pop star Julia Michaels performed a smoky medley of her songs “Issues” and “Jump” with the newly-mintedwinner ofThe Voice,Brynn Cartelli, during the Season 14 finale. The singers opened with the dramatic pop ballad “Issues,” trading vocals over a bed of strings. Michaels sang in her highest high-octaves down to …
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There was a joyful mood inside New York City’s Hard Rock Café where a giant collection of Prince‘s belongs was being sold off as part of Julien’s Auctions’ presentation Music Icons: Property From the Life and Career of Princeon Friday. When a ceramic Mardi Gras–style doll that was featured as …
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One might assume someone with the studio studiousness of Donald Fagen – a man who infamously brought in seven session guitarists to attempt the solo on Steely Dan‘s “Peg” – would be approached to produce other people’s albums every other week. “Not so much,” the singer-keyboardist tells Rolling Stone. “And …
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Andre 3000 marked Mother’s Day by releasing a pair of new songs, “Me&My (To Bury Your Parents)” and “Look Ma No Hands.” The tracks, which the Outkast rapper posted on his just-created Soundcloud account, are Andre 3000‘s first original songs as a solo artist outside of the Atlanta rap duo. …
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FKA Twigs revealed Monday that she has spent the past five months recovering following a battle with tumors. In December, the singer underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove six fibroid tumors from her uterus. “The tumors were pretty huge, the size of 2 cooking apples, 3 kiwis and a couple of …
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Meek Mill spoke candidly about his battle with an opioid addiction while he was on probation during a press conference he held in Philadelphia. The rapper was released on bail from prison in April. “I think [there] should be a line drawn where you have a drug problem [and] where …
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