Nils Lofgren was lounging by the pool of his Phoenix, Arizona, home with his wife Amy in April 2018 when the phone rang. “It was a Saturday,” recalls the guitarist. “I got a pad and paper out as I thought to myself, ‘Who is calling on a weekend? What will …
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Bad Religion envision conspiracy theories as a retro dance craze in their rattling new song, “Do the Paranoid Style.” “It’s a paranoid style in American politics/Casey Jones, you better watch your apocalypse,” frontman Greg Graffin snarls over a pummeling drum pattern and power chords — a spin on a famous …
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One of the most exciting stories in hip-hop right now is all about the women who are rising to the top of the genre’s ranks. Leading the pack is Megan Thee Stallion, a Houston rapper who’s become a phenomenon in short order thanks to not only her killer, hard-hitting songs …
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Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has released what he’s calling his “first official music video in nearly 25 years” for the song “We’re Still Here” from his 2018 comeback album, Traces. He did release a series of live performances videos of Traces songs last year, but this is a legit …
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The Budos Band mingle proto-metal dissonance, vintage soul sweetness and psychedelic texture on their cinematic new song “Veil of Shadows.” The track opens with a distorted drone and builds into a lumbering 3/4 riff with mariachi-style horns and a spy-theme atmosphere. Mike Deller’s blasts of Farisa organ guide the track …
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Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan blasts clickbait and media sensationalism on his folky new song “Chip Away.” “Talking heads are making dollars/It’s like doing crack day after day,” he sings over acoustic strums and back-porch violin, later throwing out a reference to the Flat Earth movement (“I hear it …
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George Strait continues his “retirement,” which, rather than retreating to his Texas ranch means taking a non-traditional approach to touring, with the announcement of an upcoming summer show at Gillette Stadium just outside Boston in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Blake Shelton, Cody Johnson and Caitlyn Smith will join Strait for the concert, …
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Update: Eric Church has added four new dates to his Double Down Tour, including stops in San Francisco, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Birmingham, Alabama. See the full tour dates below. Eric Church has become known for his unconventional approach to the country music tour, playing three-hour sets with no opener …
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Strand of Oaks assembled a special cast of collaborators, including Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, to perform the new single “Ruby” on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The emotive garage-rock tune comes from the new album Eraserland, which will be released on March 22nd via Dead Oceans. …
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RELATED: Best Fan Merch For ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Fans The Oscar-gilded Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody may have a sequel in store, according to Page Six. This news came straight from Rudi Dolezal, a director behind many of the band’s videos and a close friend of Freddie Mercury. To be very clear: …
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