A long, long time ago — 60 years ago today, to be exact — Buddy Holly, J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and Richie Valens plummeted to their deaths as their plane crashed in the fields of Clear Lake, Iowa. Eleven years later, a singer-songwriter in Cold Springs, New York, poignantly …
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Music videos seem to become more important every year: On-demand video streams increased by 24.3 percent to 274.9 billion in 2018, accelerating further after a 21.9 percent jump in 2017, according to data from the analytics company BuzzAngle. “[YouTube]’s the best way to reach young fans,” Jeff Vaughn, an A&R …
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Singer-songwriters Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers announced an extensive spring tour in support of their debut self-titled album as Better Oblivion Community Center (BOCC). The tour includes a six-week U.S. leg, beginning in March, before they head to Europe in May. Coinciding with the announcement, BOCC released a music video …
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Halsey will make her return to Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest on February 9th. The NBC series revealed the booking Saturday night, and the “Without Me” singer shared thenews about her upcoming appearanceon social media (“holy fuck,” she tweeted) and teased her SNLhost photo shoot. “Feb …
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Action Bronson is getting back into the literary game. The New York Times best-selling author announced that his new book Stoned Beyond Belief will be released on March 19th. Written with Rachel Wharton, Bronson’s second book — he released Fuck, That’s Delicious in 2017 — is devoted to the rapper’s love …
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Lady Gaga criticized Vice President Mike Pence during the singer’s Enigma concert Saturday night in Las Vegas. Earlier in the week, Pence’s wife Karen revealed she would resume teaching at a Christian school that barred LGBTQ students and employees. Following the uproar over Karen Pence’s role at the school, the …
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UK funk collective Jungle nurse heartbreak with a funky, late-night club sway on their song “Casio,” which appears on 2018’s For Ever. The music video, co-directed by Jungle’s J and longtime collaborator Charlie Di Placido, opens in a dimly-lit club where patrons throw back cocktails. As the beat kicks in, …
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Before Dead & Company embark on their 2019 summer tour, Bob Weir and Wolf Bros – the Grateful Dead guitarist’s outfit with bassist Don Was and Ratdog drummer Jay Lane – will hit the road for a spring jaunt. The trio launched their maiden trek in 2018 with a setlist …
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Carole King made a surprise appearance at the fifth anniversary performance of Beautiful, the Broadway musical featuring King’s songs, to deliver a piano rendition of the show’s closing number “Beautiful.” The musical’s closing scene revolves around King’s famed 1971 Carnegie Hall concert, with actress Chilina Kennedy portraying King in the …
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There’s nothing in the Rush catalog that’s been played live more than the first two parts of their 1976 masterpiece “2112.” They’ve been the highlight of nearly every Rush show since the album came out, surfacing more than 1,300 times onstage. Even on the 2012/2013 Clockworks Angels tour where there …
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