Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite know something about the darkness that underlies the deepest of blues. Standing side by side on a small stage in Los Angeles in March, the duo ease into the haunted twang of a song called “No Mercy in This Land,” with Harper on electric bottleneck …
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Some dudes on Saturday Night Live’s crew are hammering together a green screen at Studio 8H when Dua Lipa walks past them in a long black dress, steps onto a stage, and seats herself atop a grand piano, dangling her legs from the end like a lounge act. It’s the …
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Six years ago, the fate of Ministry was looking grim. Following the untimely 2012 death of longtime guitarist Mike Scaccia, frontman Al Jourgensen declared that he was putting the band to rest. But on the phone with Rolling Stone, Jourgensen seems upbeat, invigorated by his most recent tour with experimental …
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Macklemore is returning on September 22nd with Gemini, his first album without producer Ryan Lewis since 2005. It’s arriving less than two yearsafterThis Unruly Mess I’ve Made, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ follow-up to the platinum smash The Heist.One of 2016’s most ambitious blockbuster rap outings, Mess featured an eight-minute concept …
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The past year has been a time of extreme highs and lows for drummer Matt Cameron. In late 2016, he hit the road with his reunited grunge supergroup Temple of the Dog for a triumphant U.S. tour. Months later, he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a …
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