This story originally ran in the March 22nd, 1990 issue of Rolling Stone. It was a January in Johannesburg of events unimaginable only months earlier. Merchants in the Saturday flea market hawked T-shirts celebrating the release of seven leaders of the outlawed African National Congress. The New Nation, a radical …
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If there’s anything true crime fans love more than stories about unsolved murders and serial killers, it’s speculating wildly about serial killers and unsolved murders. Playing armchair sleuth has become something of a sport in itself, and entire podcasts are devoted to little more than gossamer theories about who may …
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“Our legacy is up to you to decipher really,” Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris says nonchalantly. This week, his band is embarking on a U.S. leg of its Legacy of the Beast tour, which shares its name with the band’s new mobile game. They’re focusing on fan favorites from throughout …
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UPDATE 2 (7/22): The planning committee of Vernon, NY have rejected Woodstock 50 organizers for a fourth time, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Town of Vernon Code Enforcement Officer Reay Walker called a newly proposed safety plan “worthless” and that several key details to ensure a safe festival were lacking. UPDATE: …
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Shovels & Rope scramble the idea of the concert film with the trailer for their upcoming project Shovels & Rope: The Movie. A mix of live performance and narrative, the film will be released August 2nd directly to fans and includes a download of 10 live songs. Ahead of Shovels …
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When Amazon rolled out a standalone music-streaming service in 2016, the music business largely dismissed it as yet another Spotify clone, entering far too late in the game. But the e-commerce company’s efforts in music are quietly shaping up to be major drivers in the industry. Days after Amazon enlisted …
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The greatest R&B group of the 2000s is heading to Toronto this August. At Drake‘s 9th annual OVO Fest, Pretty Ricky, the men that gave the world classics like “Grind With Me” and “Juicy,” will headline [Editor’s Note: Pretty Ricky is not headlining]. The two-day event will also feature some …
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It’s been a little over a week since it was announced that supermanager Scooter Braun‘s Ithaca Holdings would be buying Big Machine Label Group —and Taylor Swift‘s masters — thus launching a war of words between Big Machine president Scott Borchetta and the superstar artist that made his label. But …
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Ed Sheeran has embraced the rock ‘n’ roll vibe of his recent track “Blow,” which features Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton. The music video for the song, directed by Mars himself, showcases an all-female rock band taking over the stage at Los Angeles venue the Viper Room. Sheeran, Mars and …
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Twenty-eight years after tanks were last in Washington, D.C., they returned for President Donald Trump‘s ego parade, titled “A Salute to America.” Although, the tanks did not roll down the city’s streets as the president wanted. They instead flanked him as he gave a speech on the steps of the …
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