Beyoncé features on the cover of Vogue‘s famed “September issue,” with the singer given unprecedented editorial control over both her image and words for the feature. In the issue, Beyoncé provided an in-her-own-words take on subjects ranging from Coachella and her pregnancy with twins to her roots and the OTR …
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No one makes noise quite like Empath. On Liberating Guilt and Fear, the excellent four-song EP they released this spring, the Philadelphia quartet whirl psychedelic guitar, found sounds, New Age drones and more into an exhilarating 16-minute blur. In concert, they sound as much like a cosmic jazz combo as …
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Roger Daltrey has detailed the title and release date of the Who singer’s long-awaited memoir. Initially announced last October, Thanks A Lot Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story will be published in the U.K. on October 18th and in the U.S. on October 23rd, the Who‘s Facebook revealed Tuesday. Daltrey will also …
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Radiohead have delighted fans on their ongoing A Moon Shaped Pool tour by digging deep into the catalog to resurrect songs like “Planet Telex,” “Optimistic,” “Talk Show Host,” “Kid A,” “Like Spinning Plates” and even “Creep,” which they’ve played an astonishing 18 times after shelving it for seven years. The …
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There are bands who play country music – and then there are honest-to-goodness country bands. Count Mike and the Moonpies among the latter. On Friday night, the Austin, Texas, six-piece pulled their 1981 Silver Eagle into Nashville for a stop not at one of the city’s all-genre clubs in the …
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Pusha-T brought his Daytona track “Santeria” to The Tonight Show Thursday with help from 070 Shake and the Roots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhqqYmAjHj8 Like the rapper’s “If You Know You Know” from Jimmy Kimmel Live a month earlier, the rendition featured atypical camera angles and lighting for a late-night performance. 070 Shake, the …
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David Bowie‘s mid-Eighties career will be explored in the new box set Loving the Alien (1983-1988), a massive collection that gathers the late icon’s albums, live LPs and more from the era. The 11-CD or 15-LP Loving the Alien, due out October 12th, features three Bowie studio albums – 1983’s …
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Michelle Obama danced joyously to Jay-Z‘s “On to the Next One” on Sunday during the rapper’s joint concert with Beyoncé in Paris, France. The former First Lady joined Beyoncé‘s mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, in the front row –and even getting a quick onstage smile from Jay-Z. Another video shows Obama …
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Cody Jinks chronicles his own restlessness and self-doubt in the new song “Somewhere Between I Love You and I’m Leavin’,” the latest release from the Texas native’s forthcoming album Lifers. Like much of Jinks’ output, there’s an undercurrent of angst that matches up with the roving musician’s life. He has …
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The all-star celebration of the enduring legacy of Country Music Hall of Fame legend Roger Miller continues with a preview of two more outstanding cuts from the upcoming double-LP, King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller. Encompassing two divergent styles of Miller’s songwriting styles, “Dang Me” and ‘The …
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