An exhibition featuring artwork by the late outsider artist Daniel Johnston is opening at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Dubbed Daniel Johnston: Psychedelic Drawings, the exhibit comprises over 30 works and was curated by cartoonist, painter designer, and musician Gary Panter. As a release notes, Johnston often worked …
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Evan Stanley — son of Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley — tapped Bryan Cranston for a cameo in the new video for his cover of Maroon 5’s 2019 song, “Memories.” The clip finds Stanley and a friend stranded in the middle of the desert with a broken-down truck. As they wait, …
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UPDATE (1/6) The David Bowie livestream tribute, Just for One Day, has added Boy George, Ricky Gervais, Taylor Momsen and Gary Barlow to its lineup. The show will also feature a special new supergroup, Ground Control, featuring Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and the Foo …
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The Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, Wilco, and more have customized a bunch of Yeti coolers for a charity auction benefitting out-of-work touring and venue crews. The auction begins Tuesday, January 5th at 11 a.m. ET, and wraps January 12th at 11 a.m. ET. It marks the second round of Yeti’s …
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Foo Fighters have loudly rung in the new year with their new song “No Son of Mine,” the latest single from the band’s upcoming album Medicine at Midnight. While the laidback first single “Shame Shame” showed off Foo Fighters’ funky side, “No Son of Mine” finds the band returning to …
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Zooey Deschanel gets accidentally abducted by aliens in Katy Perry‘s video for “Not the End of the World” when the little green men (and women) mistake her for the pop star. The song comes off her most recent album, Smile. Perry reportedly came up with the idea while on maternity …
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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons will livestream his sixth annual all-star Jungle Show concert from Austin, Texas, this New Year’s Eve. For the past four years, Gibbons has convened this once-a-year blues supergroup with Jimmie Vaughan, Mike Flanigin, Sue Foley, and Chris Layton to play a couple of special gigs at …
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Chester Bennington met his first wife, Samantha, when he was 19 and she was 22. A few years later, he auditioned for Linkin Park and their lives quickly changed. The couple had a son, Draven, in 2002, but ultimately, they weren’t able to work as a couple and divorced in …
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So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Jehnny Beth, the erstwhile frontwoman for noise-punks Savages, broke out with a solo album, To …
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Three of the five Grammys 2021 nominees for Best Children’s Album have requested to be removed from consideration in the category due to the lack of diversity, as Pitchfork reports. Alastair Moock & Friends, the Okee Dokee Brothers, and Dog on Fleas shared their letter addressed to the Recording Academy …
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