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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“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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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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Max B aims to demonstrate a new side of his artistry on “Black and I’m Proud,” the first official single from his upcoming Negro Spirituals album. “It’s about me really evolving as a person, evolving as an artist,” the incarcerated rapper tells Rolling Stone. “My music five or six years …
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New York hardcore stalwarts Cro-Mags have unveiled their first new music in 20 years, sharing three new songs “Don’t Give In,” “Drag You Under” and “No One’s Victim.” All three songs find Cro-Mags at their punishing and ruthless best, and frontman Harley Flanagan tells Rolling Stone the tracks are “all …
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Little Big Town performed their single “The Daughters” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, offering an updated musical arrangement for their powerful message about equality. With band members Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Phillip Sweet all dressed in matching tuxedos, the performance of the song …
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