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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Pixies have released a new song “Catfish Kate” accompanied by an animated video. The track is the second single off their seventh album Beneath the Eyrie, out September 13th via BMG. They released the first single, “On Graveyard Hill,” earlier this summer. Created by Neirin Best and Lianne Pierce …

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the upcoming film produced by Guillermo del Toro, will feature Lana Del Rey‘s new cover of Donovan’s 1966 folk-rock hit “Season of the Witch.” A snippet of the cover can be heard in the latest trailer for the film, while the song’s full …

Young Thug, J. Cole and Travis Scott keep a watchful eye on the operations of a high-end hotel, where the business transactions aren’t all on the level, in Young Thug’s new video for “The London.” In the clip, Travis Scott sits in a room monitoring a number of surveillance screens, …

Donald Glover‘s musical alter ego Childish Gambino channeled Garth Brooks‘ own musical alter ego Chris Gaines for a cover of the 1999 song “Lost in You.” He performed the song for Australian public radio station Triple J’s “Like a Version” series. For his take on “Lost in You,” Glover layered …

Vic Mensa has released a political new music video for his Travis Barker-produced song “3 Years Sober.” The track is credited as a joint release between Mensa and his new rock band, 93PUNX. Directed by Mensa and Franc Fernandez, the “3 Years Sober” clip follows on the heels of Mensa’s …