Thurston Moore has released a surprise instrumental album, Screen Time, which is available on Bandcamp. The former Sonic Youth member announced the project on Twitter, writing, “Thurston Moore new music ‘screen time’ (10 songs).” In a statement, he expanded upon the project, saying he wanted to compose a soundtrack for …
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Moneyed musicians, fancy cars, sex, drugs, rock & roll — there’s no doubt that people used to gravitate toward rock stars and their lifestyle. Even I had dreams of becoming one — but I’m not here to talk about that period in history. I’m here to talk about the subtle …
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Amazon Studios has shared the second trailer for the much-anticipated Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy that premieres on the streaming service of March 5th. Building off the first trailer that premiered in December, the new preview brings the action first to Queens and then …
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On the surface, the story and theoretical appeal of Netflix’s new drama Firefly Lane seem clear. It is a decades-spanning tale of female friendship, meant to inspire laughter and lunges for the tissue box in equal measure, as it follow two women who both envy and complete each other. And …
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Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Jake Hoot featuring Kelly Clarkson, “I Would’ve …
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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the country and the economy, President Joe Biden signed an executive order creating an opportunity for Americans to sign up for Obamacare. It’s an important move considering many people in the country have lost their jobs (and health insurance) due to the economic …
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Selena Gomez has announced the release of her first EP sung in Spanish, Revelación. The seven-song set arrives on March 12th. In tandem with her EP announcement, she dropped a new video for the Tainy-produced song, “Baila Conmigo” (“Dance With Me”), which features Puerto Rican singer/rapper Rauw Alejandro. In the …
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Yoko Ono and Janie Hendrix are among the principals behind new music channel, the Coda Collection, which will stream exclusively via Amazon Prime Video. The channel is named after the new multimedia company Ono and Hendrix cofounded with CEO Jim Spinello, director/producer John McDermott, and veteran entertainment lawyer Jonas Herbsman. …
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The core of “Passenger,” a track by the U.K. singer Asha Gold, is the stuff of late Nineties, early 2000s R&B: These simple, carefully articulated guitar riffs reach back to Marques Houston’s “Grass Is Greener,” Tyrese’s “Signs of Love Makin,’” and Jon B.’s “Don’t Say.” Gold slip-slides across this gilded …
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Ten years after their first entry in NPR‘s Tiny Desk concert series, Future Islands returned to perform a Covid-19-safe remote set from an empty Carroll Baldwin Memorial Hall in their home base of Baltimore. “We lost the desk,” lead singer Sam Herring joked, but the band had an advantage: With …
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