In anticipation of their 50th anniversary, Led Zeppelin will issue a seven-inch containing previously unreleased mixes of “Rock and Roll” and “Friends” on Record Store Day, April 21st. The vinyl, a limited-edition pressing produced by Jimmy Page will be available only at independent music retailers. For the release, Page selected …
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Prince‘s Paisley Park have announced the details for Celebration 2018, the second annual four-day gathering at the music icon’s Chanhassen, Minnesota complex. Taking place April 19th to 22nd, Celebration 2018 “will welcome fans from around the world into an inspired environment of live music, panel discussions and special presentations highlighting …
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Vic Mensa recently stopped by Rolling Stone’s headquarters for a stirring performance of “We Could Be Free,” as part of our Take One series. Accompanied by a pianist and a guitarist, Mensa taps into the emotion of the tune – which featured samples, beats and an cameo by Ty Dolla …
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Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive YouLong beloved by champions of songcraft – as evidenced by last year’stribute albumfeaturing the likes of Adele, Pearl Jam and Dolly Parton – this troubadour has released “a moving and righteous piece of Americana-infused pop,” writes Brittany Spanos. Carlile “belts with gusto, whether …
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New Orleans rapper Big Freedia marked Mardi Gras with a delirious new track, “Best Beeleevah.” The song appears on Freedia’s new Spotify playlist, “The Sound of Bounce,” which celebrates the bombastic New Orleans style of hip-hop. “Best Beeleevah” is rooted in a sample of Harry Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line …
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Steve Miller Band and Peter Framptonwill unite for aNorth American summer tour. The lengthy trek, which follows their joint 2017 run, launches June 12th in Evansville, Indiana and concludes with back-to-back dates in Woodinville, Washington on August 25th and 26th. “Music is ethereal – it moves back and forth between …
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Lana Del Rey discussed her musical influences with a variety of other artists – including Courtney Love, Stevie Nicks and Grimes – in a new cover story for L’Officiel. Del Rey returns to one artist repeatedly: Janis Joplin. When Kim Kardashian asks about formative stylistic influences, Del Rey replies, “I …
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A couple escapes the city and finds a psychedelic respite in the new video for Dan Auerbach‘s song “Up On a Mountain of Love.” The track will appear on Amazon Music’s “Love Me, Love Me Not” playlist, which arrives February 9th. Artist Omar Juarez helmed the clip for “Up On …
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They Might Be Giants make actor Nick Offerman the victim of a voodoo doll in the creepy new video for “The Greatest,” a song from the duo’s latest album I Like Fun. In the video, a weird old man – for reasons unknown – has formed an Offerman obsession with …
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DJ Khaled made his Grammy stage debut tonight with his Santana-sampling hit “Wild Thoughts,” featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller. Khaled has been nominated twice in his career, including a Best Rap Album nod last year for Major Key. “They said I would never perform at the Grammys,” Khaled started at …
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