Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos responded with some dismay to the fact that his band had inadvertently started trending as people drew comparisons between the assassination of the group’s namesake, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the United States’ assassination of Iran’s top military commander, Qassim Suleimani. Suleimani was killed in a …
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So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. A decade ago, indie singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus was a freshman in high school. …
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The National‘s Matt Berninger made a special appearance on Apple TV+ series Helpsters to rap about long words alongside a group of puppets. The track, titled “The Long Words Song,” is all about Berninger’s love for lengthy words. “I like long words and I like to recite ’em,” Berninger raps. …
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Post Malone has picked a very strange way to premiere his latest music video for “Circles.” (Yes, there’s already a “Circles” music video, but this is a new one.) As seen in the preview video above, the visual requires two phones and a Spotify subscription in order to play. Users …
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Ja Rule has shared a new track titled “Fyre” that is inspired by the rapper’s role in the disastrous Fyre Festival. Released Friday to Ja Rule’s Instagram page, the song is an acronym for “For Your Real Entertainment.” Ja Rule details the disaster behind the now-infamous Bahamas festival on the …
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So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Laura Jane Grace is parked outside her daughter’s school after a parent-teacher meeting when …
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Lifetime announced Wednesday that Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning —the previously announced follow-up to the network’s probing look into the singer’s alleged sexual abuse — will air in early 2020. The first half of the three-night, six-hour special will premiere January 2nd, with subsequent parts to follow on …
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Lizzo had some choice words for detractors of the outfit she wore to a Lakers game last weekend: “If you really, really don’t like my ass, you can kiss it. ‘Cause kissing it makes it go away, I promise.” The singer sparked a minor firestorm on the Internet Sunday night …
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Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, a recent book by the Rush frontman, is a history of the instrument that includes photos from his own collection. Lee will be promoting it with a book tour later this month that includes stops in Pittsburgh (December 8th), New York City (December …
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Pearl Jam rolled out dates for an extensive 2020 European summer tour earlier this week, which kicks off June 23rd in Frankfurt, Germany, and wraps up July 22nd in Amsterdam. The gigs are a mixture of arena appearances and festivals that includes Lollapalooza Stockholm, Rock Werchter Festival, and a massive …
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