“Can we start again?” The tall woman in the vintage Stones T-shirt isn’t happy with her scream. She’s standing in a vocal booth, sweating a bit. “When I sing really high,” she says, “it makes me really hot. And not in a sexy way.” The stately guitar riffage of T. …
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We’re still attempting to digest the stunning news of Tom Petty’s cardiac arrest and shocking death, news that’s all the more surprising considering that he finished a 40th anniversary tour with the Heartbreakers just seven days ago. The final gig took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on …
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The new video for Lady Antebellum‘s song “Heart Break” takes the notion of its title to a new extreme, as the female lead makes a getaway to Puerto Rico after calling law enforcement on her husband. But it’s also now become a tribute to a hurricane-scarred island and the focus …
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On September 19th, Dave Chapelle and Ed Sheeranboth performed in Washington D.C. beforecoming together at an afterparty to deliver an unlikely, but raucous rendition of Radiohead‘s “Creep.” Now, footage of the impromptu jam session at the Eighteenth Street Lounge has surfaced, along with video of Sheeran and a backing band …
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“We’re like ships passing in the night,” Sharon Van Etten says of Michael Cera, her new musical collaborator. “We’re meant to be in each other’s orbit right now for some reason.” Indie rocker Van Etten lent a soothing, soft-spoken vocal to Cera’s new single “Best I Can.”The song is featured …
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No one seems to be eating any Italian food anywhere here at Smeraldo’s, a restaurant in the Madison area of Nashville that looks like what David Lynch might have concocted, should he have directed The Sopranos: it’s all exit-sign-red lights, floral wallpaper in faded color combinations and an ancient Silver …
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Pharrell Williams condemned white nationalism and urged viewers to take action against racism during a rousing speech at VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors: The 90’s Game Changers, which paid tribute to artists like Master P, Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Williams did not specifically reference the clashes that took place in Charlottesville, …
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Neil Young‘s name may have been on the bill for this year’s Farm Aid, but until he walked onstage at the KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania it was impossible to know for sure if he’d even make it. The man hasn’t missed a single Farm Aid since the original event …
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Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt and more will help lead the Harvey Can’t Mess With Texas benefit concert, set for September 22nd at Austin’s Frank Erwin Center. Matthew McConaughey, Dan Rather, Renee Zellweger and Luke Wilson are among the celebrities who will take part in the special, …
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The Muppets staged their first ever full-length stage performance Friday night at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, where Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and company sang Muppet Show favorites alongside covers of David Bowie, Queen, the Beatles and more. One of the highlights of the “Muppets Take the Bowl” show came …
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