Until recently, Taylor Mac was known for making epic avant-garde theater that crossed easy categorization. His groundbreaking art concert, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, was Mac’s subjective history of the United States told through 246 songs — everything from World War I ditties to The Mikado to a mash-up …
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The newly reunited Jonas Brothers are the subject of an upcoming Amazon Studios documentary. The as-yet-untitled project, produced in partnership with Philymack and Federal Films, will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the band as they prep for an upcoming tour, Variety reports. “Our fans are the best in the world …
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Beach House have scheduled a handful of North American tour dates for this spring and summer as they continue to perform in support of their latest album, 7. The run of shows starts April 30th at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, just ahead of the group’s previously-announced set …
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John Mayer officially launched a new organization, the Heart and Armor Foundation, dedicated to tackling the various health issues that many combat veterans face. Though publicly announced for the first time Friday, the Heart and Armor Foundation was formed in 2012 and boasts a team of veterans, scientists and clinicians. …
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Korn and Alice in Chains will unite for a co-headlining summer tour. Underoath will open every show the 30-date trek, which launches July 18th in Austin, Texas and wraps September 4th in Mountain View, California. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, March 1st at 10 a.m. …
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Fresh off a co-starring role in a pair of Fyre documentaries, Ja Rule took center court during halftime of Saturday’s Milwaukee Bucks game for a performance that immediately went viral. The Bucks celebrated a Nineties-themed night at the Fiserv Forum and invited Ja Rule to play halftime, even though, as …
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Norah Jones’ last album was 2016’s Day Breaks, but she hasn’t stopped putting out music since. Over the last year she has released seven songs with collaborators including Jeff Tweedy and Thomas Bartlett, tracks ranging jazz-soul to psychedelia. “I felt inspired to record and try different things,” Jones says of …
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Weezer have a history of adopting classic TV shows in their music videos, from Happy Days to Sesame Street. Add another instantly-memorable video to the list: perhaps inspired by the hit documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Rivers Cuomo decided to dress up as Fred Rogers. Taking stage on the …
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the 20-year-old blues prodigy from Clarksdale, Mississippi who made Rolling Stone’s Hot List last year, is already having a big 2019: He just signed to Alligator Records, with his first album, Kingfish, due in May. He’s also opening for one of his mentors, Buddy Guy, this spring, …
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Cardi B returned to Instagram after a brief hiatus to announce a new collaboration with Bruno Mars. “Please Me” comes on the heels of Cardi B’s first Grammy win. Produced by Bruno Mars and the Stereotypes, the silky, flirty song features Mars emotively pleading for some loving, while Cardi B …
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