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Desert Daze – California’s psych-leaning boutique getaway – has left the desert for the grassy, sandy, gorgeous sprawl of Lake Perris State Recreation Area. If it remains in this spot, Desert Daze could get a rep as America’s most aesthetically pleasing fest, not just for the majestic view of the …

The Prince estate issued a statement Thursday requesting that Donald Trump cease using “Purple Rain” at the president’s rallies. At recent pre-Election Day rallies, like the one Trump held in Mississippi last week, the playlist at the event has featured Prince’s “Purple Rain.” Word of the song’s usage made its …

Lukas Graham frontman Lukas Forchhammer finds healing via camaraderie in the Danish band’s meditative video for new song “Not a Damn Thing Changed.”The clip – dedicated to the “loving memory of William,” one of the singer’s late friends – opens with an emotional Forchhammer at a funeral. Written and directed …

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric elder statesman of dub reggae, will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Upsetters’ Blackboard Jungle Dub LP with a tour this fall. He will be accompanied by his backing band, Subatomic Sound System. The tour runs from October 12th through the 31st and focuses on …

Utkarsh Ambudkar remembers his exact reaction to seeing Dante Basco play Rufio in Hook.“Badass,” said the young actor-rapper, known for his roles inThe Mindy Project and Pitch Perfect.Soon, he’ll be known for his role in the live-action remake of Mulan, which he’s currently training for and filming in New Zealand. …

BBC has detailedDavid Bowie: The First Five Years, the third installment in a documentary trilogy covering the late icon’s career, which will premiere in 2019. The upcoming film, arriving in the vicinity of Space Oddity‘s 50th anniversary, will provide an in-depth overview into Bowie’s early career, from the David Jones …

Seminal indie label Merge Records will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2019 with a special vinyl subscription series and a festival set to take place next summer in North Carolina. The Born Under a Good Sign subscription series will feature four full-length albums of all-new material from Merge artists. The …

A years-long delay did little to quell the demand for Lil Wayne‘s Tha Carter V as the rapper’s latest album debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 thanks to the second-best opening-week streaming numbers ever. Tha Carter V, bound in contractual red tape for years as Lil Wayne worked …

This summer, Ella Mai answered the phone and heard one of her heroes: Stevie Wonder was calling to tell her how much he loves “Boo’d Up,” the R&B sleeper hit that has made her a star this year. He even sang a bit of its suave, catchy hook back to …

Warren Zanes is the author ofPetty: The Biography. He first met the singer in 1986, when Zanes’ band, theDel Fuegos, opened for Petty and the Heartbreakers. [Find ‘Petty: The Biography’ Here] I was standing in my kitchen when I heard about Tom Petty’s death. The message came from a friend …