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Leonard Cohen‘s final poetry book The Flame features a poem titled “Kanye West Is Not Picasso,” and for the posthumous collection’s audiobook, actor Michael Shannon recites the work. Cohen penned the poem on March 15th, 2015, with the rock laureate wrote, “Kanye West is not Picasso / I am Picasso …

Sia has paired her upcoming line of signature shoes with an inspiring new anthem titled “I’m Still Here.” The singer overcomes hardship and trauma on the galvanizing track that will also feature in the upcoming HBO documentary At The Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal. “Oh the past …

A decades-old cassette sporting Jack White singing a cover of Blondie‘s “One Way or Another” has been unearthed by Third Man Records’ Ben Blackwell. Blackwell uprooted the tape while digging through his own collection as part of Discogs’ Cassette Week, happening at independent music stores through October 13th. “In late …

Migos‘Quavo is about to embark on a solo journey with the release of his debut album, Quavo Huncho on October 12th. And if everything goes to plan, his ascension will be King of Pop-like.During an interview with GQ, the “L A M B T A L K” rapper explained his …

These rap veterans still know how to talk shit: Residente, longtime lead vocalist for the acclaimed Puerto Rican hip-hop group Calle 13, recruited the Spanish MC Nach to sneer at their competition on “Rap Bruto.” Like most older artists, these two are baffled by the new kids’ indifference to what …

Lord, I was born a rambling man… A rambler and a gambler and a sweet talkin’ ladies man…I’ve been wandering early and late, from New York City to the Golden Gate… I’m the type of guy that likes to roam around… I’m the wanderer, yeah the wanderer; I roam around, …

“It’s cool being in here,” the Struts‘ wild-haired frontman, Luke Spiller, says as he reclines his seat in the spacious back of a 2019 Rolls-Royce Phantom. The roof’s leather interior is speckled with 1,420 fiber-optic lights that resemble a constellation, there’s a bottle-sized fridge between the seats for chilling beverages …

Nick Cave has always been a different beast on stage than in in the studio — he paces the stage lithely in his black leisure suit and locks his piercing eyes with any fan who dares look his way. He seems unpredictable and electric as he and his cadre of …

It’s hard to pinpoint who exactly invented the blast beat, the relentless, piston-like rhythm that defines grindcore, death metal and related underground styles. Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris apparently coined the term and executed the technique to primitive perfection on that band’s 1986 debut, Scum. But in a 2005 interview, …

Willie Nelson may have been the marquee name at the “Rally With Willie & Beto” in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, but the rock star of the night was the candidate himself, Beto O’Rourke. The onetime punk musician and Democratic Texas Senate candidate had just given a stirring speech to the …