The Smashing Pumpkins recruited Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath – a bizarre fixture on the band’s recent tour with his pre-filmed introductions – for their playfully macabre “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” video. The singer plays radio DJ Jackie Cherry, who hosts the band for a Halloweenhaunted housepromotion. “It’s all for charity …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Clint Eastwood plays an octogenarian drug smuggler in the trailer for his latest directorial effort, The Mule. The film is set to open December 14th. The Mule is based around the real-life story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran and renowned horticulturalist, who also worked as a courier …
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