The news came out this morning that Bruce Springsteen‘s long-awaited new solo disc is called Western Stars, and it draws heavy inspiration from the California pop scene of the Seventies, specifically artists like Glen Campbell and Burt Bacharach. “I don’t know if people will hear those influences,” he told Variety …
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In honor of Mother’s Day, Lucy Dacus has released a new song “My Mother & I.” The serene, lullaby-like track is also, in Dacus’s words, an ode to the Taurus astrological season. “Being adopted has encouraged me to consider what mothers pass on through blood and body, and what they …
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In 2012, the Avett Brothers joined Randy Travis for a taping of CMT Crossroads, a musical union that deftly matched the rootsy folk of the North Carolina band with the traditional country of fellow North Carolinian Travis. Seven years on, it stands as one of the best, most seamless Crossroads, …
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A high school science prodigy uses time travel to prevent the police shooting of her innocent brother in the new Spike Lee-produced film See You Yesterday. Netflix previewed the sci-fi/drama project, which debuts May 17th, with an intriguing trailer. The clip opens with protagonists C.J. (Eden Duncan-Smith) and Sebastian (Danté …
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Kyle Daniel has been weaving his high-and-mighty pot singalong “A Friend With Weed” into his live shows for the past few months, but the song received its more official debut on Friday night in Nashville, just in time for 420. Delivering a tight 45-minute set of brawny country-rock as the …
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When Norwegian black-metal firebrands Immortal ousted their frontman, Abbath, four years ago and pledged to carry on singing their odes to the icy, imaginary realm of Blashyrkh with only their drummer and lyricist running things, it seemed like a joke. Then they released Northern Chaos Gods last year and the …
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Canopy Growth, the Canadian cannabis conglomerate, which owns a variety of marijuana brands and companies, has struck a deal to purchase the U.S.-based cannabis firm, Acreage Holdings, for $3.4 billion on the condition that marijuana becomes federally legalized in the United States, CNBC reports. Canopy is reportedly paying Acreage $300 …
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A woman who served as the getaway driver for the radical organization the Weather Underground has been granted parole after serving a 37-year prison sentence. On Wednesday, the New York state parole board granted early release to Judith Clark, 69, who was arrested in 1981 after driving the getaway car …
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U.K. singer-songwriter Jade Bird hit the stage at The Tonight Show to perform her acoustic rock single “I Get No Joy.” The lively performance of track, which comes off Bird’s self-titled debut album, underscored its message of trying to remember to enjoy the moment. In the clip, Bird sings and …
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Blood Orange‘s Devonté Hynes kicked off his Sunday set at Coachella 2019 with a cover of Neil Young‘s “Heart of Gold.” The singer crooned the song, a highlight from 1972’s Harvest, over jagged acoustic strums. He offered a touch of melisma to the folk-rock track, with two backing vocalists — …
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