Three weeks away from the release of her sophomore LP, Far From Home, Aubrie Sellers showcases the tender, yet tenuous aspects of budding romance with an intimate acoustic performance of “Haven’t Even Kissed Me Yet.” Halting and poignant, the lyrics offer an uneasy, yet brutally frank assessment of where a …
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Randy Newman has canceled a string of tour dates in Australia and New Zealand as he continues to recover from hip surgery. The musician was set to hit the road on February 2nd in Melbourne, but in a note on social media he said that his recovery period was taking …
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John Moreland finishes a song he began writing three years ago with the release of “When My Fever Breaks,” a love ballad that originated in the early days of his relationship with his now wife. “Star-crossed eyes and cross-eyed stars, no use hiding age-old scars/When you’re not here I can’t …
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It’s already a big year for guitar wizard Joe Satriani, but Tuesday, it got even bigger. He announced Shapeshifting, his 18th studio album — release date forthcoming. In April, he’s also heading out on his Shapeshifting tour, which begins with 42 dates in Europe and will hit the U.S. in …
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St. Vincent shared new remix of Beck‘s “Uneventful Days” that transforms the track into a blast of future funk. The original “Uneventful Days,” off Beck’s latest album, Hyperspace, is a spacey pop tune anchored by crisp drums. On her new remix, St. Vincent chops up the track and rearranges it …
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Justin Bieber really wants his comeback record “Yummy” to go Number One. The intensity of that desire is simultaneously understandable and alarming. Fans can join the #YummyDanceChallenge, play a Pac Man “Yummy” videogame, virtually attend streaming parties, watch an animated “Yummy” video and an official “Yummy” video, buy a signed …
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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith isn’t worried about impressing the art establishment with the newest collection of his work, The Art of Chad Smith, currently on display at the Russell Collection Fine Art gallery in Austin. “This is a fun, new way to express myself,” he says. “If …
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Brent Cobb released his first record on a major label, Shine On Rainy Day (Low Country Sound/Elektra), in 2016, but his debut album actually arrived 10 years earlier, the independently released No Place Left to Leave. On February 7th, the Georgia singer-songwriter will reissue the album on his own label, …
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Consider them a West Texas supergroup: the new band the Panhandlers assembles the talents of four Red Dirt scene artists to shine a light on a musically unique region of the Lone Star State. Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and Cleto Cordero play country music, yes, but with …
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How to watch on TV: The granddaddy of New Year’s Eve specials Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest marks its 48th year in Times Square. Beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC and running into the wee hours, the party includes reports from four cities: Miami, New …
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