Buena Vista Social Club have unearthed a previously unreleased track, “Vicenta,” which will appear on the upcoming 25th-anniversary reissue of the Cuban outfit’s acclaimed self-titled album, out September 17th via World Circuit Records. Penned by Compay Segundo, “Vicenta” recounts the story of a 1909 fire that destroyed nearly all of …
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BTS member RM marked the 2021 BTS Festa — the annual celebration tied to the anniversary of the group’s debut release — with a new solo song titled “Bicycle.” The two-week event had scheduled something mysteriously called “Bicycle” for June 7th, leading to speculation that a new song could be …
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Eugene McDaniels’ influential and endlessly sampled soul classic Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse is set for a 50th anniversary reissue this summer. Released on Atlantic in 1971, the politically and socially incisive album — championed by Questlove and Prince and sampled by artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys …
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The Hi, How Are You Project — the mental-health nonprofit inspired by the life and legacy of Daniel Johnston — has released a new video set to the outsider artist’s song, “True Love Will Find You in the End.” The video was directed by Jason Juez Setck and includes some …
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Megadeth have parted ways with bassist David Ellefson amid allegations of sexual impropriety. “We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth,” frontman Dave Mustaine said in a statement posted to the band’s Facebook account. “We do not take this decision lightly.” Sexually explicit video …
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Evanescence‘s first big year out in 2003 was a whirlwind rush to the top for the band. Their debut single, “Bring Me to Life,” landed on the Daredevil soundtrack and subsequently made deft parkour moves up to Number Five on the Billboard singles chart thanks to the way the band …
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Lucky Brand, the iconic retailer of American denim and apparel, is back with their newest installment of the iconic “Less Noise, More Music” concert series. This exclusive virtual concert event will premiere on Lucky Brand’s YouTube and Facebook pages and LiveXLive on Saturday, May 22nd, at 4 p.m. PST / …
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The Mountain Goats have announced a new album, Dark in Here, and on Tuesday shared a song from the LP, “The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums.” Recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Dark in Here will take a quieter approach thanGetting Into Knives, its “sibling” record recorded …
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When the Nigerian veteran Spinall released his fifth album, Grace, last December, “Sere” was an immediate highlight. Frisky yet reverential, with goofy come-ons (“I no fit fight kung-fu/But I go fight for you”), piercing percussion, balmy guitar, cheerful “whoo!” ad-libs, and unexpected spurts of saxophone, the track has amassed more …
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Model Ashley Morgan Smithline has detailed the alleged sexual abuse and sex assaults that her ex-boyfriend, Marilyn Manson, inflicted upon her. The singer, whom she describes as the “most terrifying monster in the world,” reportedly raped her, bit her, whipped her, cut her, choked her with his fist, confined her …
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