Fans have been mourning the death of Eddie Van Halen by streaming and buying his band’s music en masse — so much so that two of their albums have already returned to the charts. Van Halen‘s self-titled debut, which ranks 27th on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 100 Best Debut …
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Janie Liszewski, the widow of Eddie Van Halen, penned a farewell to her husband Wednesday on social media following his death at the age of 65. “My husband, my love, my Peep,” Liszewski wrote next a photo of her and Van Halen’s feet huddled together overlooking the ocean. “My heart …
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There has been an outpouring of love for Eddie Van Halen ever since the news arrived Tuesday that the guitarist had died from cancer at 65. Many musicians have taken to the internet to pay tribute, from Flea to John Mayer — and now Pete Townshend. “I was once asked …
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Just before releasing her highly anticipated memoir, Mariah Carey dropped a bombshell that shook even her most diehard Lambs: in 1995, the elusive chanteuse recorded and released an alternative rock album under the name Chick. “I was exploring my musical range, but I was also filled with rage,” she wrote …
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Aside from BLINKS, the official name given to their most dedicated fans, few people in the crowd had likely heard of Blackpink when the four-woman K-pop group stepped onto the stage at Coachella in 2019. While Blackpink had taken blogs and social media by storm, they hadn’t made it into …
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Iron Maiden played a high adrenaline, career-spanning setlist on their last tour and documented it for a new live album, Nights of the Living Dead: Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City. The material comes from the three nights the group played at a Mexico City arena last September. …
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UPDATE 6/23: The Aretha Franklin box set, Aretha, originally scheduled for release in November 2020, will now arrive July 30th, Rhino announced Thursday. Ahead of the collection, Franklin’s unreleased studio rendition of “You Light Up My Life” has been revealed: – A new career-spanning Aretha Franklin box set will collect …
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Halsey celebrated her 26th birthday on Tuesday by dropping the video for “929.” The track is off her latest LP, Manic. Directed by Peter Donaghy, the clip opens with a crib and a rocking horse. “I really was born at 9:29 a.m. on 9/29,” Halsey says with a laugh. “You …
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The Carpenters‘ “We’ve Only Just Begun” turned 50 last month — and now Bat for Lashes has released a dazzling rendition of the classic. Natasha Khan offers a sparse take on the track, omitting the original’s climax and Karen Carpenter‘s upbeat vocals. “And when the evening comes, we smile,” she sings. …
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When Record Store Day announced this year’s event will be spread in three “drop” dates — August 29th, September 26th, and October 24th — we knew we had to organize three separate lists to highlight the event’s spectacular releases. The September drop, which occurs on Saturday, features classics (alternate takes …
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