It’s hard to dispute Ginger Baker‘s status as a rock icon. Unless you’re Ginger Baker, that is. “Oh for god’s sake, I’ve never played rock,” the drummer, who turns 80 today, said testily during a 2013 interview. “Cream was two jazz players and a blues guitarist playing improvised music. We …
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Muna evade a run-in with an old lover in the glittery new video for “Stayaway.” The track is the third single off the group’s upcoming sophomore album Saves the World, out September 6th via RCA. The video features vocalist Katie Gavin exiting a shower and wiping steam from her bathroom …
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With the romantic new track “The Bones,” Maren Morris imagines the sturdy structure of a building as a metaphor for the makings of a solid relationship. But instead of being confined indoors surrounded by four walls and a roof, the song’s official video, directed by Alex Ferrari, captures Morris and …
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There are a ton of ways to consume weed in 2019. But if you’re looking for a covert way to get high on the go — at a friend’s wedding, on a road trip with your new boyfriend’s family, in the lobby of the AMC cinema before a matinee — …
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Michael Kiwanuka has announced a new album,Kiwanuka, to be released October 25th, and shared its lead single, “You Ain’t the Problem.” “You Ain’t the Problem” boasts a delightfully boisterous mix of drums and horns, which anchor twisting guitars and array of vocal loops. Over this busy, uptempo groove, Kiwanuka delivers …
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In the era of Trump, Big Tech, and the virulent spread of misinformation, it’s hard not to feel like we’re moving closer and closer toward a post-truth dystopia where facts have officially taken a backseat to incendiary or politically divisive theory. Last Saturday, however, arguably marked a turning point in …
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The Band thought the whole idea of the Woodstock festival was exciting because of what it stood for. The promoters were telling everybody that it was a show of hands for people who felt a certain way about our generation and the war in Vietnam. It was being called a …
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On album six (six, six), Slipknot remain metal’s premiere charm school for misfit clowns. Frontman Corey Taylor still sounds like he’s vomiting bile as he sings and raps about tussling with life’s indignities and throws in the occasional non-sequitur one-liner (“We’re all dressed up with nobody to kill,” on “Birth …
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The march to Normani‘s solo debut has been a long, but commercially successful one. “Love Lies” her duet with Khalid and “Dancing With a Stranger,” with Sam Smith, are certified triple platinum double platinum, respectively. But during an interview at Rolling Stone‘s Morning Sessions — an interview series presented by …
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When the Desert Daze festival released its lineup earlier this week, it shocked many Devo fans by announcing not only that the group was making a rare live appearance, but that it was part of their “farewell tour.” It turns out this was also news to Devo, who are emphatically …
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