This year, Amy Shark’s album Love Monster went to Number One in her native Australia. But in the United States, the indie pop singer is still unknown, which makes her cover of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” for the Spotify Singles series even more appropriately self-deprecating. And because it is her favorite …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Jlin, Autobiography “America’s most acclaimed new electronic composer scores a piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor with her cutting-edge synthetic textures and brain-blendering pinball beats,” writes Christopher R. Weingarten. “Allowed to stretch, she explores a dripping, hard-panning, evocative ambient music made of bamboo clanks, tubular bells, ticking clocks, birds, …
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Gucci Mane has announced a North American fall tour. Dubbed ‘The Unusual Suspects Tour,’ he will hit the road beginning in November with co-headliner Carnage and opener Smokepurpp. The 12-date trek kicks off on November 7th at Myth Live in St. Paul, Minnesota and winds its way through the Midwest …
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Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet’s Band upcoming U.S. tour will be their very last. The group already had a string of dates lined up to make up for the shows they postponed last year when Seger underwent back surgery, but they’ve added in several more and have said it …
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