With the news that Jamie Spears is willingly stepping down as his daughter Britney Spears’ conservator, fans and #FreeBritney supporters shared excited reactions all over the internet. Many claimed that she was finally free, but legally, that is not the case. As Spears’ father begins an “orderly transition” out of …
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Thirteen years after the release of their surprise hit album Raising Sand, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have finally reunited for a follow-LP, Raise the Roof. It comes out on November 19th, and you can check out leadoff single, a cover of the 1998 Lucinda Williams song “Can’t Let Go,” …
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The final Nashville recording sessions of Elvis Presley make up a new box set slated for release this November. Elvis: Back in Nashville collects 82 original recordings made by Presley during a May-June 1971 visit to Music City and strips them of all overdubs. “I’m Leavin’,” the first song to …
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Julien Baker will release a new EP, Little Oblivions Remixes, on September 1st via Matador Records. The release features select tracks off her album Little Oblivions that are remixed and reworked by artists like Helios, Half Waif, Gori, and Jesu. Baker previewed the EP with an atmospheric remix of “Bloodshot” …
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Black Phish “Phans” will be the subject of a new podcast, Blackberry Jams, that aims to examine the intersection of jam-band culture and race. The show’s producers are PRX (This American Life, The World) and Ben & Jerry’s (ice cream). The 10-episode series will launch on August 31st with new …
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King Crimson may be currently on tour, but that hasn’t stopped Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox from continuing their YouTube series Sunday Lunch. The latest episode features a cover of the Divinyls’ “I Touch Myself.” Wilcoxx greets Fripp remotely — “Hello baby, I’m keeping the bed warm for you” — …
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“Do you want a dozen angry rodents crawling up your ass?” “My answer might not be what you expect!” Thank goodness for the brutish, maximalist, shitbag silliness of The Suicide Squad, which is a bit overstuffed, exhausting in its commitment to every single one of its too-many bits, and emotionally …
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Justin Bieber has apologized for supporting Morgan Wallen‘s album, as well as for the “hurtful racist jokes” he told when he was younger. In a series of Instagram stories, the singer told his fans he was sorry for promoting Wallen’s album, Dangerous: The Double Album, saying he “had no idea” …
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FX on Hulu has shared the first trailer for its long-awaited Y: The Last Man, an adaptation of the beloved comic book series. The preview maps out the premise of the acclaimed Brian K. Vaughan-penned, 60-issue sci-fi comic: A plague kills every single mammal with the Y-chromosome on Earth except …
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Two handwritten Beatles setlists from the group’s early days are being auctioned off by Bonham’s on October 28th. Only eight such setlists are known to exist, making them highly coveted by collectors. Each one is estimated to sell for $150,000 to $250,000. The first one comes from a show at …
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