Brian Warner, the musician known as Marilyn Manson, issued a rebuttal Monday night to multiple accusations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse levied against him by actress and ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood and other women. “The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn …
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Both Margo Price and Swamp Dogg have been covering John Prine‘s songs for years. So it was a natural fit when the duo teamed up for a virtually-recorded duet of “Sam Stone,” Prine’s signature 1970 tale of a Vietnam veteran who gets addicted to heroin. Swamp Dogg, whose real name …
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Megan Thee Stallion has enlisted British DJ and producer Joel Corry for a new remix of her song, “Body.” The remix finds Corry transforming “Body” into a dynamic dance track with a steady four-on-the-floor beat, some classic deep house piano stabs, grimy synths, and plenty of big drops throughout. Capping …
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It’s almost impossible to classify In & Of Itself, the one-man off-Broadway show that’s now an acclaimed movie on Hulu, and that’s kind of the point. Its star, Derek DelGaudio, is a magician of unusual skill, but the show, built around true stories from his life, employs illusion only in …
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Last January, the fifth installment of the Outlaw Country Cruise was at sea when the WHO declared the novel coronavirus a public health emergency. Like the majority of cruises, the 2021 installment was subsequently postponed and will now launch in 2022 with a just-announced lineup. Set for February 25th through …
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Teenage Fanclub have released a new song, “I’m More Inclined,” from their upcoming album, Endless Arcade, which will now be released April 30th via Merge. “I’m More Inclined” finds Teenage Fanclub at their jangly best, the breezy sweep of guitars buoyed by a steady thump of drums and an organ …
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When Dua Lipa’s disco-drenched Future Nostalgia came out on March 27th last year, the timing could hardly have seemed worse. With the terrifying scale of the Covid crisis just coming into focus, and much of the world going into lockdown, who wanted an album of high-energy, dance-all-night club music? As …
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It really did all come down to that Fleetwood Mac TikTok video, didn’t it? There it was, right in the middle of an inauguration week that was emotionally messy and culturally turbulent on such historic levels: a montage of American idiots, from sea to shining sea, doing their thing to …
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There were many amazing musical performances on Joe Biden’s inauguration day, including Lady Gaga’s stunning rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” at the swearing-in ceremony, Bruce Springsteen playing “Land of Hope and Dreams” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the Celebrating America concert, and Katy Perry wrapping up …
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Run the Jewels have dropped a new visualizer for the Mexican Institute of Sound remix of their track, “Oooh La La.” Mexican Institute of Sound is the long-running project of producer/DJ Camilo Lara, who deftly fuses the throwback rap of “Ooh La La” (the song is centered around a sample …
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