Aaron Lee Tasjan offers a personal glimpse behind the glitter on his new song “Up All Night,” a succinct slice of ELO glam-pop that finds the enigmatic Nashville songwriter opening up about his anxieties and sexuality. “Broke up with my boyfriend to go out with my girlfriend/cause love is like…that,” …
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UPDATE (6/9): David Duchovny‘s new album, Gestureland, is set for release on August 20th. *** This past January, a lifetime ago, David Duchovny was ensconced in a Catskills, New York, recording studio, working on his third album, Gestureland, the follow-up to 2018’s Every Third Thought. When Rolling Stone dropped in …
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Stephen Colbert had none other than Bruce Springsteen on as his guest for the Wednesday nightLate Show, discussing his new albumLetter to You and the documentary of the same name. The film acts as a tribute to Springsteen’s E Street Band, a celebration of its staying power and a eulogy …
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To anyone who’s studied Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, their connection to jazz was unmistakable: From their own onstage improvising to collaborations with Branford Marsalis and Ornette Coleman, the Dead clearly saw jazz musicians as simpatico. But how far back did those bonds go? An upcoming, previously unreleased live …
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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Lawrence Rothman has teamed up with Lucinda Williams for a new song, “Decent Man.” The track will be featured on Rothman’s upcoming sophomore album, out January 29th, 2021, via KRO Records. Over a video of giant decaying busts of the U.S. presidents, Rothman and Williams sing of …
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After nearly three-and-a-half years out of the public eye, Adele will return to the spotlight by serving as host — but not musical guest — on the October 24th episode of Saturday Night Live. Adele announced Sunday that she will host next week’s episode, with H.E.R. making her SNL debut …
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Daphne Guinness has released a new music video for “Heaven,” directed by famed visual artist David LaChapelle. The video tells the tale of a decadent romance between an older woman and a young, angelic man. Guinness and her lover appear in plenty of gilded, campy outfits and environments, fitting for …
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New Order have released a thumping new remix of their first song in five years, “Be a Rebel.” The so-called “Renegade Spezial Edit” is part of an ongoing collaboration between New Order and Adidas’ Spezial line, which is fronted by Gary Aspden, a sneaker industry vet and long-time fan and …
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The Mountain Goats narrate a one-of-a-kind road trip on their new song, “Picture of My Dress,” from their next LP, Getting Into Knives, out October 23rd via Merge. The song boasts a steady and serene musical chug, and finds frontman John Darnielle tracing the journey of a recently divorced woman …
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Pierre Kezdy, the bassist for the influential Chicago punk band Naked Raygun, died Friday, the Chicago Sun Times reports. He was 58. The cause of death was cancer, and Kezdy reportedly died at a hospice in Glenview, Illinois. In September, Kezdy’s family and friend/Naked Raygun manager Lou Lombardo, launched a …
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