Tom Morello first heard Eddie Van Halen in high school in Libertyville, Illinois, and he’s long called the guitarist’s band one of his biggest influences: “If aliens came down and challenged us to a battle of the bands to decide the fate of planet earth, I would feel very confident …
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A music scholar has discovered which baseball film inspired John Lennon’s “Grow Old With Me,” solving the decades-old mystery about the origin of one of the singer’s final songs prior to his 1980 murder. The opening lyric in “Grow Old With Me” quotes Robert Browning’s 1864 poem “Rabbi ben Ezra“: …
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JoJo has been tapped to sing the official campaign trail anthem for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris. “The Change” is part of the pair’s Get Out the Vote effort. Acclaimed songwriter and frequent Oscar nominee Diane Warren penned the song, which is a swelling, …
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Zayn has shared a new single, “Better,” the first track from his upcoming album. Although the former One Direction member has not revealed many details on his third LP, it will be “his most personal project to date,” he says. “Better” comes with a short video directed by Ryan Hope, …
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Michael Sheen discovers a magical toaster in Kelly Lee Owens‘ hilarious new video for “Corner of My Sky,” a track that features John Cale. Directed by Owens’ collaborator Kasper Häggström, the video features Sheen in his kitchen, inserting a piece of bread into the toaster. He suddenly realizes that the …
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Stevie Nicks penned a tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg hours after the death of the Supreme Court Justice and feminist icon at the age of 87. “She was a political rock star,” the singer wrote on social media. “She was my hero. She fought for me, and all women. I …
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Bon Iver and EarthGang teamed up to remix Brittany Howard‘s “Goat Head” and “Short and Sweet,” off of her recent solo debut,Jaime. The songs originally featured just Howard and her guitar, but Bon Iver added lush, swirling instrumentation to “Short and Sweet,” while “Goat Head” got an additional two verses …
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Indigo Girls have premiered a new song, “Long Ride,” that offers their take on the Covid-19 era. The uplifting heartland rock track, which the pair debuted on NPR’s Morning Edition, features allusions to the pandemic in its lyrics, encouraging listeners to keep their heads up: “I know you wanna let …
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Global Citizen and HeadCount have announced new artists participating in their Just Vote campaign, aimed at engaging young Americans with the electoral process and helping them register to vote before the November 3rd presidential election. The non-partisan campaign aims to engage one million young voters and get 50,000 young people …
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Neil Young‘s 2019 European summer tour with Promise of the Real will be chronicled with a double album and concert film titled Noise and Flowers, which is slated for an early 2021 release. The nine-date tour kicked off June 29th in Odense, Denmark, just eight days after the death of …
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