Stephen Colbert called President Donald Trump’s dismissal of Covid-19 death rates in “blue states” “unspeakably monstrous” on The Late Show Thursday, September 17th. Speaking at a press conference on the 16th, Trump claimed that, sans about half the country, America’s Covid-19 death rate would be “at a level that I …
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Elton John fans woke up this morning to the news that he was releasing an enormous box set, Elton: Jewel Box, packed with rarities from his long career. There’s a particular focus on his pre-fame days in the late Sixties where he churned out songs like “Hourglass,” “The Witch’s House,” …
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In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. Eight years ago, Tunde Balogun and Sean Famoso were Georgia State students frustrated by …
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For the last several decades, Leo Kottke has perfected the way he likes to tour. Instead of using a tour bus, the guitarist drives himself, piling his guitars into the back of a rental car. He deals with venue staff directly, settling up on his own. And he doesn’t bring …
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“I said no quickly, brashly, abrasively. Do me a favor — don’t present that to me again.” Rap expert and podcast host Joe Budden doesn’t mince words in describing the crumbling relationship between his show and Spotify. According to Budden, who ran through a list of candid grievances in a …
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Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, who died Friday at age 77, wasn’t just a pioneer and key popularizer of Jamaican music; he was also an essential bridge between the worlds of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and the great American R&B tradition. His vocal delivery, raspy yet gorgeously supple, and poignant way of writing …
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Ahead of the September 11th release of the first Doves album in 11 years, the reunited trio has shared one more single from The Universal Want, “Broken Eyes.” The guitar-driven track was among the first Doves worked on upon getting back together in the studio in 2017. “We nailed it …
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U2 will celebrate the 20th anniversary of All That You Can’t Leave Behind on October 30th with the release of a super deluxe edition of the album. It will be available both as single disc remaster of the original LP and a 51-track Super Deluxe box set packed with B-sides, …
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Stranger Things”Joe Keery has shared a new single, “Keep Your Head Up,” released under the moniker Djo. Influenced by psych-rock, the track kicks off with a dizzying electro-drum beat. “Got to love yourself/go ahead touch yourself,” he sings in a Bee Gees-esque register. “Take that time alone before your heart …
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Mississippi indie label Fat Possum Records was deep into shipping copies of veteran punk band X’s first album in 27 years, Alphabetland, when they were faced with an unprecedented problem: How do you fit 1,000 vinyl records into a postal worker’s Jeep Cherokee? Shipping records in the past hasn’t really …
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