Big Boi has announced a new round of U.S. tour dates. The third leg of his ongoing “Daddy Fat Saxxx” jaunt launches May 17th in St. Louis, Missouri and concludes June 8th in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Tickets are currently on sale via the rapper’s website. The 16-date trek …
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Roger Daltrey howls and yells about love on his new solo single, “As Long as I Have You,” which is the title track for his upcoming album. The song is an upbeat, rhythm-and-blues rave-up with bluesy guitar, soulful backup vocals and a swinging backbeat. The song was originally recorded by …
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Annihilation boasts one of the most audacious climaxes in recent cinema history, and its music is just as haunting. The filmfinds director Alex Garland – whose directorial debut was 2015’s Ex Machina – again tapping the duo of Geoff Barrow and composer Ben Salisbury for the soundtrack, one that matches …
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Billy Strings isn’t one to mince his words, and the new music video for his song “Dealing Despair” doesn’t pull any punches either. Emerging from the ocean like some saltwater prophet, the bluegrass picker is surrounded by chaos, be it the news cycle, the Internet, or two suited men who …
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With Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds’ U.S. tour winding down, the guitarist and his band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday to deliver a rousing, brassed-up rendition of that album’s “Holy Mountain.” The band has been on the road insupport of their latest LP,Who Built the Moon? In …
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The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has namedQ-Tipthe artistic director and advisor-at-large of its new Hip-Hop Culture Council. In a video introducing the council, the influential rapper and A Tribe Called Quest member talked about his goals as director. “With hip-hop constantly changing and evolving, it is easy to …
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Various Artists, Concert for GeorgeTo honor what would have been the late Beatle’s 75th birthday, the 2002 concert saluting his memory makes its debut on streaming services. (It’s also being reissued on LP and in a limited-edition boxed set with a double-disc DVD/Blu-Ray of the show.) The show, which took …
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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Patty Griffin will embark on a headlining acoustic tour this May. The trek starts May 1st at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City and will feature Griffin performing with longtime guitarist, David Pulkingham. Canadian soul musician Ahi will serve as support throughout the trek. Griffin’s tour will criss-cross …
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Cozy up to the year’s early standout: On her sixth LP, veteran songwriter Brandi Carlile teams up with co-producers Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb for a moving and righteous piece of Americana-infused pop. Across the 10-track LP, the folk-tinged singer belts with gusto, whether offering nostalgic, harmonized forgiveness on album …
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French Montanais working with MTV and the nonprofit organization Get Schooled to launch a “We Are the Dream,” campaign to help undocumented immigrants in the United States attain higher education. “I am one of tens of thousands of first- and second-generation immigrants that are having a significant positive impact on …
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