Michael Stipe has officially released his stunning new song “No Time for Love Like Now” with Big Red Machine, a collaboration between the National’s Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Written by Stipe and Dessner, the clip features the former R.E.M. singer in a white v-neck shirt, singing …
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A couple of weeks before Guns N’ Roses kicked off their 2016 reunion tour, keyboardist Melissa Reese got a call from Chinese Democracy producer Caram Costanzo. “We may be looking for a keyboard player,” she remembers him saying. “I didn’t even realize he was talking about me. Then he said, …
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Yes guitarist Steve Howe has released “The Headlands,” the first offering from his latest solo album Love Is, out July 31st via BMG. Clocking in at just over three minutes, the lively instrumental track features Howe on nearly every instrument — acoustic, electric, and steel guitar, bass, keyboards and percussion …
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As demonstrations swelled across the country in reaction to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, one key piece of advice for protesters spread around social media: Write the number of an attorney on your arm in case of arrest. Many attorneys boosted this info, sharing cellphone …
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Soul Asylum have shared a pair of tracks — including their cover of Dead Kennedys’ classic “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” — as free downloads to encourage fans both to register to vote and sign a petition demanding justice for George Floyd, who was killed by police in the band’s hometown …
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Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, released a passionate, timely new video for “What We Want,” the title track to his 2019 EP. Directed by Ayana Stafford-Morris and produced by Udi Aloni, the clip features Baraka onstage at Newark Symphony Hall, accompanied by a bongo drummer. He sends his …
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Six Atlanta police officers have been charged with using excessive force after dragging two college students out of a car, bashing in the vehicle’s windows and using a stun gun during an arrest Saturday night. The incident happened during widespread protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd. …
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In these pandemic days, everyone is pining for a long-awaited reunion with their friends. But the Foxies’ jagged new single “Anti Socialite” makes a convincing case that we’re all better off alone. The first track off the Nashville electro-punk trio’s new EP Growing Up Is Dead, the song finds fuchsia-haired …
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Perry Mason is coming to the streaming age. The popular detective novel character created by Erle Stanley Gardner and made famous by the Fifties and Sixties television series of the same name is getting a new miniseries adaptation by HBO, premiering June 21st. (The series will also be available on HBO …
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After U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald held a press conference on the killing of George Floyd by police, CNN’s Don Lemon blasted President Trump and MacDonald for speaking about the president’s involvement in the case. During the Thursday press conference, MacDonald said the investigation into George Floyd’s death is ongoing and …
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