Jesse Frohman remembers the first time he met Kurt Cobain. “He said, ‘Do you have a bucket?’” It was July 1993, and the photographer had been waiting to shoot the Nirvana frontman for three hours at the Omni Hotel in New York. “I said, ‘What do you need a bucket …
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Update April 5, 5:25 p.m.The Black Keys will no longer headline Woodstock 50. “Due to a scheduling conflict, the Black Keys will unfortunately need to cancel their set at Woodstock. The band wants to let fans know as soon as possible and before tickets go on sale,” the band’s rep …
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Jim James and the Claypool Lennon Delirium – the project of Primus’ Les Claypool and Sean Lennon – will embark on a co-headlining North American tour this summer. The nine-date trek will kick off June 21st at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah and will include stops in …
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Morrissey will perform seven shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City, May 2nd to May 11th. The Broadway residency will take place weeks before the former Smiths singer releases a new covers record, California Son, May 24th. Per a release, the career-spanning shows will feature an “intimate yet …
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In 2013, Hozier broke through with “Take Me To Church,” a somber folk song that became an unlikely Top 40 smash, catapulting the twentysomething Irish singer-songwriter into momentary pop stardom. But after releasing his debut album in 2014, he’s waited five years before putting out a follow up. Turns out, …
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Gary Clark Jr. fronted a fiery dual-guitar attack with his live version of “What About Us” on Wednesday’s Tonight Show. The songwriter cranked out distorted blues-rock riffs and leads while bandmate King Zapata anchored the song with his howling slide fills. The quintet moved into a psychedelic vibe during the …
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A venue in Germany that previously defended its decision to host an R. Kelly concert this April has since canceled its contract with the organizer of the tour, NBC News reports. The decision comes after R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. In a …
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“A lot of y’all are still sounding like last year/The game need change, and I’m the motherfuckin’ cashier.” Drake rapped these lines with casual bravado on “Successful,” one of the first hits from his free mixtape So Far Gonein 2009. The tape did not chart, due toBillboard‘s accounting rules at …
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In the just-released “No U in Oklahoma,” Reba McEntire spells out the twists and turns of a troubled relationship set to an irresistible Western swing beat, replete with twin fiddles, steel guitar and piano accompaniment straight out of a Sooner State dance hall. “You put the ‘T’ for tears in …
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U.S. Girls document the hypnotic quality of their live show with the intimate new “Time” video. Director Alex Kingswell takes a hands-on approach with the clip, filming Meghan Remy and her massive backing band side-stage during their sold-out performance 2018 at Canada’s Sappy Fest. The camera follows Remy as she …
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