A visitor from a far-off place wanders through the modern world in the new video for Deep Purple‘s “Throw My Bones,” the first single off of the band’s upcoming album, Whoosh!, out June 12th. “Throw My Bones” finds the hard-rock pioneers in fine form, mixing crunchy riffs and heavy drums …
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Bonnaroo 2020 has been moved from its regular June date to the fall in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival was originally slated to take place June 11th through 14th in Manchester, Tennessee, but will now be held September 24th through 27th. Per a statement posted on the …
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In an alternate universe where the coronavirus hasn’t shut down the entire concert industry, progressive-rock fans from around the globe are heading down to Florida to set sail on the Cruise to the Edge next week. The lineup this year included Yes, Marillion, Steve Hackett, and other giants of the …
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The coronavirus pandemic has brought the worldwide concert industry to a near-complete standstill, but it didn’t stop Guns N’ Roses from heading down to Mexico City on Saturday night to headline the Vive Latino music festival. Organizers of the show were harshly criticized for carrying on, and while several acts …
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Coldplay update George Orwell’s Animal Farm in the video for “Trouble in Town,” off their double LP Everyday Life, released last fall. The band brings the satirical classic to the drug-addled streets of New York, where the city is plagued with homelessness and crime under the regime of a pig …
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Santana has canceled their upcoming European tour due to coronavirus concerns. “It is with great disappointment that I have to inform our fans that we are canceling our upcoming Europe Tour,” President of Universal Tone Management, Michael Vrionis said in a statement. “Many countries have made the decision to restrict …
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Stephen Malkmus talks Three Dog Night, smoking weed, and owning a racehorse in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Malkmus kicks off by describing the first song he ever wrote, “Psychopath,” comparing the key to Napoleon XIV’s “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” “It’s hard for a 12-year-old …
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Flavor Flav has issued a cease-and-desist letter against the Bernie Sanders campaign following news that Chuck D — under the moniker Public Enemy Radio — planned to perform at the Democratic candidate’s Los Angeles rally Sunday. The letter, sent to Sanders Friday by Flavor Flav’s lawyer Matthew Friedman, accuses the …
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Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team ROC, the philanthropic wing of Roc Nation, have filed a second civil lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections on behalf of 152 more inmates allegedly suffering from inhumane conditions at Parchman prison. The new suit follows a similar one filed in January on behalf …
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Mariah Carey. Tamia. Ruth B. Leon Bridges… And, now, Rylo Rodriguez. For the last year, in a small but substantial corner of YouTube, a Mobile, Alabama rapper has furiously sought to place himself within a lineage of R&B and soul music, despite not possessing any of the technical vocal qualities …
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