The War on Drugs debuted a new song titled “Ocean of Darkness” during the band’s virtual performance Friday on The Tonight Show. Frontman Adam Granduciel and company recently hinted that the War on Drugs were at work on a follow-up to 2017’s A Deeper Understanding, and the first evidence of …
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All but one of the tracks on Bob Dylan‘s new album Together Through Life are co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. It’s the most help he’s ever had on a single album, but hardly the first time Dylan has written with a partner. Over the past 45 years he’s …
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Wu-Tan Clan rapper Raekwon will publish his memoir, The Story of Raekwon, in 2021 via Gallery Books. Per a statement, the book will find Raekwon chronicling his life from “drug dealer to hip-hop godfather,” while delving into the Wu-Tang Clan’s “early growing pains in an industry that wasn’t ready for …
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Mark Lanegan will reassume his “Dark Mark” moniker for a new side project with former Icarus Line singer Joe Cardamone. Dubbed Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe, the duo have previewed the moody introductory track from their upcoming album together, “Dark Mark Theme” alongside its B-side, “Skeleton Joe Manifesto.” The project …
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The release of Neil Young’s long-awaited Archives Volume II 1972-1976 is just a little over a month away, and, Friday, he dropped a trailer that offers a tantalizing glimpse into the 10-disc package. The two-and-a-half-minute video mixes photos, video, and lyric manuscripts from the era with snippets of songs that …
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Downtown Boys have released a video for “L’Internationale,” their cover of the communist anthem from the Italian film Miss Marx. The film is a biopic about Karl Marx’s daughter, Eleanor Marx (played by Romola Garai), and features outtakes from the film — raucous, fuzzed-out guitar riffs and Victoria Ruiz’s vocals …
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s virtual induction ceremony will air November 7th on HBO and they’ve just rolled out a long list of artists that will play a part. It includes Luke Bryan, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Miley Cyrus, Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl, Don Henley, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Idol, …
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Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon performed “22 (Over S∞∞N)” as part of The Late Show‘s #PlayAtHome series, showcasing artists performing at their houses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vernon put a meditative spin on the opener from his 2016 album 22, A Million, extending its run time to nearly six minutes and adding …
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As she prepares to release her new album Daughter on Friday, Lydia Loveless has shared the heart-wrenching single “September,” featuring Laura Jane Grace on vocals. Co-directed by Loveless and Michael Casey, the video features a woman waking up on her birthday and lighting a candle on a single cupcake. “Happy …
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Youngboy Never Broke Again’s Top debuted at Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 21-track-set amassed nearly 130 million streams and more than 23,000 downloads, out-selling the second most popular album of the week by a margin of nearly two-to-one. Few rappers work as quickly …
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