Following fully-loaded reissues of their first three albums, Metallica will put out a souped up box set edition of their 1988 commercial breakthrough, … And Justice for All, this fall. It will feature the original album, remastered by engineer Greg Fidelman, along with a selection of demos, rough mixes and …
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A day after Dinosaur Jr.‘s tour with Mastodon was canceled due to a “critical situation of a member of the Mastodon family,” J. Mascis and company have rerouted the trek to focus on “special intimate” venues across the U.S. The two-week trek begins September 10th at Maquoketa, Iowa and heads …
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Smokey Robinson paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, his “longest friend,” and sang “Really Gonna Miss You” at the Queen of Soul’s funeral ceremony on Friday. Robinson reminisced about meeting Franklin just after she moved to Detroit from Buffalo. Robinson was eight at the time. “From that moment on, almost, we …
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Lauryn Hill has responded to claims that she “stole” the music on her The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as well as accusations of mistreatment toward her touring band. “I apologize for the delay in getting this posted, I was late in hearing about it. I understand this is long, but …
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Quavo explores forbidden romance in the new “Workin Me” video. The Migos emcee co-directed the clip with Joseph DeRosiers Jr. and Edgar Esteves. The visual opens with Quavo shooting pool with his employer, who issues some intimidating warnings about “loyalty.” “There are three things you should know about me,” he …
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Over the course of his lifetime, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saw Aretha Franklin sing more times than he can count —in stadiums, parks, at a private birthday in Washington, D.C. He can’t recall exactly when the first time was, but he knows where: her father’s church, in downtown Detroit. She …
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Greta Van Fleet‘s new “When the Curtain Falls” video is like a desert LSD trip rendered into visual form. Throughout the trippy clip, the hard rock band perform in a hallucinogenic landscape with digitally burning trees, rocky hillsides, eclipses, and blanket-draped figures with shining eyes. Visual effects artist Benjamin Kutsko …
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A chimpanzee sets a school ablaze in “The Fire,” the sprawling new track by New York rock duothe Lemon Twigs. The song appears on the group’s upcoming albumGo to School, which tells the coming-of-age story of Shane, a chimpanzee raised as a human boy. “The Fire” serves as the centerpiece …
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Manchester Orchestra and the Front Bottoms will unite for a fall U.S. tour. The indie-rock bands’ co-headlining, 20-date trek launches November 21st in Atlanta, Georgia (with Manchester Orchestra’s annual Thanksgiving celebration) and concludes December 18th in Lowell, Massachusetts. General tickets go on sale Friday, August 16th at 10 a.m. ET. …
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One of this year’s biggest and best surprises has been the perfect timing of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The sequel to 2008’s all-ABBA jukebox musical film Mamma Mia! is a serious hit — it’s grossed $96 million in just three weeks so far — and an instant cult …
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