Willie Nelson will turn 85 years old on April 29th, just two days after the release of his latest album, Last Man Standing. With a title track that acknowledges the passing of cherished friends and musical colleagues who have gone before him, that song looks at the double-edged sword that …
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David Bowie knew it was time for a big change at the end of his 1987 Glass Spider Tour, a grueling, overblown stadium extravaganza that baffled many fans and left most critics quite cold. It had been four long years since the huge success of Let’s Dance, and his last …
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We open on your standard postapocalyptic Americana wasteland – “Day 89,” we’re informed via disclaimer, though Day 89 of what we don’t know … yet. Small town streets are strewn with trash. Busted stop lights lie in the gutter. The inside of a general store looks like it’s been ransacked …
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Vince Staples defends his “avant-garde” creative choices and blasts the Grammy Awards for ignoring his acclaimed 2017 LP, Big Fish Theory, on the new song “Get the Fuck Off My Dick.” “I ain’t taking no more calls, might think ’bout calling it quits/ Press is trying to block my blessings; …
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As far as album titles go, Things Change would seem to be an understatement for American Aquarium. The new LP, due to be released June 1st through New West Records, sees an entirely revamped lineup behind bandleader BJ Barham. Originally formed in 2006, American Aquarium announced the dissolution of its …
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Jim James, Animal Collective, Angel Olsen and Flying Lotus are among the artists slated to perform at the David Lynch Foundation’s Festival of Disruption, which comes to New York’s Brooklyn Steel on May 19th and 20th. The director himself, who will curate and host the two-day festival, will also present …
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Jimmy Kimmel balanced Hollywood barbs with more sobering messages during his opening monologue at the 90th Annual Academy Awards. The 2018 Oscars are taking place after a deluge of sexual assault allegations shook Hollywood, and Kimmel deftly tackled that subject while nodding to the Academy Awards’ big 90th anniversary. “Oscar …
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“I didn’t even know there was jazz in England,” said one attendee at the opening night of New York’s Winter Jazzfest in January. Hosted by influential BBC DJ Gilles Peterson, the concert – a showcase of British jazz held at downtown club Le Poisson Rouge – was America’s introduction to …
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Keith Richardsapologized to Mick Jaggerfor joking in arecentWall Street Journalinterview that his 73-year-old bandmate should get a vasectomy.Jagger and girlfriend Melanie Hamrick welcomed their first child (and Jagger’s eighth child) Deveraux in December 2016. “Mick’s a randy old bastard,” the Rolling Stones guitarist said in the profile that published Wednesday. …
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David Crosby announced a new run of U.S. concerts for summer and spring 2018.In April, the legendary singer-songwriter will begin recording his next solo LP. Last year, he released Sky Trails, his third album in four years. Crosby’s 21-date trek launches May 19th in Tulsa, Oklahoma and concludes June 29th …
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