Ahead of John Fogerty‘s tour with ZZ Top, the singer teamed up with the latter’s Billy Gibbons to collaborate on a new song, “The Holy Grail.” The song sports a bluesy, John Lee Hooker–like guitar riff, à la ZZ Top’s “La Grange,” and Fogerty’s lyrics about mumbo jumbo, mystical plains …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Father John Misty, God’s Favorite CustomerJosh Tillman’s fourth album under the FJM banner sounds “as if Tillman wrote and arranged these songs under the sumptuous, despairing spell of Lennon’s early-Seventies solo records, with time off for the late-Sixties Zombies and the Beach Boys’ Sunflower,” writes David Fricke.Hear: Amazon …
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Hayley Kiyoko and Kehlani escape with each other in the video for collaboration “What I Need.” The track appears on Kiyoko’s debut album Expectations. Kiyoko directed the video, which is structured like a short film. It opens with Kehlani’s character fighting with her aunt as she packs her stuff to …
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Jimmy Fallon showcased his crooning capabilities with an earnest rendition of Billy Vera & the Beaters’ “At this Moment” alongside his Tonight Show house band the Roots. The comedian-host sang with a smooth vibrato and dramatic delivery as part of the show’s backstage “Cover Room” series. “If you’d stay … …
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Stewart Lupton, the frontman of the short-lived but widely influential indie rock band Jonathan Fire*Eater, died Monday. He was 43. Lupton’s cousin, Sarah Lupton, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. While a specific cause of death is unknown, Lupton tells Rolling Stone that his family has stated the cause …
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DJ Jazzy Jeff goes globetrotting with Rhymefest and Dayne Jordan in the video for “Skaters Paradise,” which features a cameo from Will Smith. Christopher Schafer directed the clip, which follows Rhymefest and Jordan as they trade bars while relaxing beachside in Bali, taking shots of saki in Tokyo and touring …
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Meek Mill has opted not to participate in a prison reform panel with President Donald Trump that will take place Friday at the White House. “I was originally scheduled to be part of a panel on prison reform at the White House to help shed light on the issues within …
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As promised, Foo Fighters‘ Cal Jam will return to San Bernardino, California this October with Iggy Pop, Tenacious D, Garbage, Greta Van Fleet and many more artists in tow. Dave Grohl and company will headline the Saturday festivities on October 6th at Glen Helen Regional Park. Iggy Pop and his …
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Spotify announced on Thursday that R. Kelly‘s music will no longer be available on any of its popular playlists due to the implementation of a new public hate content and hateful conduct policy. Even though the singer’s music will not be promoted, his songs will remain available on Spotify. In …
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The living members of Mother Love Bone – the Seattle alt-grunge band featuring two current Pearl Jam members, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament – reunited on Saturday for their first live performance in eight years. The quartet, also featuring multi-instrumentalist Bruce Fairweather and drummer Greg Gilmore, performed 15 …
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