Punk music has always been about individuality. Although skinheads and fascists have periodically tried to co-opt and homogenize the genre over its 50-year history, they have always failed, because the true spirit of punk begins with an original thought, a unique life story, and the poetic philosophies that truth is …
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35 years ago, Janet Jackson broke out as a superstar with her third album, Control, which marked the start of a decades-long collaboration with Minneapolis producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. As former members of the Time, Jam and Lewis were the bridge between the Jackson family and …
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The Offspring return to their signature mix of guileless pop-punk and forked-tongue irony on “Let the Bad Times Roll,” the title track off their upcoming record, which will be their first in nearly a decade. Although the title puns off the Cars, the track starts off sounding a bit more …
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One morning early this year, Kehlani decided to look up the tarot card she’d be aligning with in 2021. It’s a numerology practice: You add up your birthday with the year, then you add the digits of that new number. She got the number six, the placement of the lovers …
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UPDATE #2 (2/12): Black Pumas, Cage the Elephant and Annie Lennox have been added to the 34th Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert lineup. “Our team is thrilled, not only to be a part of this esteemed event as the exclusive livestream partner, but also to flex our services as a …
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Lil Yachty ensnares a burglar in the new video for “Asshole.” The song appears on the rapper’s deluxe version of Lil Boat 3, entitled Lil Boat 3.5. Oliver Tree portrays the burglar, leads the hook, and directed the playful visual. It opens on him breaking into Lil Yachty’s mansion to …
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Kacey Musgraves appears on the March cover of Rolling Stone, and in addition to her featured profile, the country-pop star sat down to answer questions about her first singing competition, her first expensive purchase, and more on The First Time. Musgraves has often spoken about her love for Willie Nelson, but …
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BTS are the latest artists to announce a set for MTV Unplugged, the long-standing MTV series that captures acoustic and semi-acoustic live performances from high-profile artists. The K-pop group join the ranks of Nirvana, Lauryn Hill and, more recently, Miley Cyrus as performers on the show. MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS will premiere …
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After avoiding any connection with product advertising for his entire career, Bruce Springsteen will appeared in a Jeep Super Bowl ad on Sunday. Shot over five days last month in Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska by Springsteen’s longtime collaborator Thom Zimny, the ad’s visual approach is not unlike the atmospheric highway …
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System of a Down’s Serj Tankian has announced his new solo EP Elasticity, and with it the video for the title track. “When I conceived possibly doing another record with the guys from System of a Down a few years back, I started working on a set of songs that …
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