Deap Lips — the new collaborative project from Flaming Lips and Los Angeles rock duo Deap Vally — embark on a psychedelic odyssey on their new song, “Home Thru Hell.” “Home Thru Hell” opens with revving car engines and a heavy guitar riff, but soon settles into a spacey stomp …
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David Lee Roth kicked off his new Las Vegas show at the House of Blues on Wednesday night with a set packed with Van Halen classics like “Panama,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” “Jump” and “Atomic Punk.” He also added a sprinkling of solo tunes, like “Just Like Paradise” and his cover of …
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Indie-rock singer-songwriter David Berman passed away in August 2019, and over the weekend, numerous fans, friends and former bandmates gathered to celebrate what would have been the musician’s 53rd birthday with tribute shows in New York, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon. At the Portland show — hosted by local zine chickfactor …
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will host a new holographic performer this year — but it won’t be Tupac, or any other deceased musician. On Thursday night, Japanese holographic performer Hatsune Miku was announced as part of the festival’s 2020 lineup, scheduled to perform April 10th on Weekend …
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Paramore singer Hayley Williams is preparing to release some new tunes in early 2020. In a note posted to Twitter, Williams revealed to fans that solo material is on its way as soon as next month. “I’m putting out some new music next year,” Williams wrote in a note after …
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Frank Zappa may be the only rock star as prolific in death as he was in life. And that’s saying a lot, considering he released 62 albums in his 52 years on this planet. Since his death in 1993, his estate has put out nearly 60 releases, making it even …
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We’re not exactly in Kentucky, but Kelsey Waldon‘s Bluegrass State DNA is everywhere across the cozy log cabin she lives in with her boyfriend half an hour outside of Nashville — it’s that “DNA” that she sings about in “Kentucky, 1988,” Rolling Stone‘s best country song of the year. You …
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Queen have paired their rare and festive 1984 single “Thank God It’s Christmas” with a new animated video. The visual, directed by animator Justin Moon, captures the holiday season through the perspective of an apartment building, with all the tenants celebrating Christmas in their own unique ways. At video’s end, …
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Julian Casablancas was partly inspired to write his new Voidz single, “Did My Best,” by Algerian street vendors in Paris — specifically the Auto-Tuned Arabic music they listened to while “selling tourist crap. That seeped into my subconscious,” he tells Rolling Stone. When he acquired an Auto-Tune pedal, his imagination …
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Kesha has released a new country-inspired single, “Resentment,” featuring backing vocals from Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson, and singer-songwriter Wrabel. The track is from her upcoming album High Road, out January 31st. The “Resentment” visual is a simple, two-minute clip, self-shot by Kesha on her iPhone and paired with a VHS …
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