George Young, guitarist in the Sixties band the Easybeats and the co-producer on AC/DC‘s first five albums, has died at the age of 70. Young was the older brother of the band’s Angus and Malcolm Young, who confirmed his deathon Facebook.“It is with pain in our heart that we have …
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Killer Mikedelivers a brief verse on the latest episode of South Park, rapping about the injustice of long prison sentences. The new episode, titled “Hummels and Heroin” addresses both United States’ criminal justice policy and the country’s ongoing opioid epidemic. It’s South Park, though, so of course there’s a twist: …
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Just in case you’ve ever wondered whether it’s actually possible to trace conspiracy theories back to their origins, here’s one where you can. In March 2017, an eyebrow-raising headline started circulating the Internet: “Hundreds of Fans Claim They Saw Justin Bieber Turn Into a Giant Reptile.” The original website where …
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The Pretenders surge through their 1981 track “Talk of the Town” in a preview of their upcoming Austin City Limits episode, which premieres Saturday, October 14th. Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne form a wall of rippling guitar chords on the dreamy Pretenders II track. In another exclusive clip of their …
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Kesha honored Tom Petty with a stripped-down cover of “Into the Great Wide Open” during her concert in Boston Wednesday. Petty died Monday at the age of 66 after going into cardiac arrest. “I’m not trying to be a downer, but I just think this is one of the most …
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Dhani Harrison released another cinematic song, “Summertime Police,” from his upcoming debut solo LP, IN///PARALLEL. The arrangement unfolds in two parts. It opens in an ambient calm of glacial guitars that become stabbing synths, distorted bass and an elastic bent-note guitar solo. The lyrics conjure an unnerving police state that …
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On October 6th, Rhino Records will release the Replacements‘For Sale: Live At Maxwell’s 1986, recorded at the storied Hoboken, New Jersey club just as the band was beginning an East Coast tour to support their major label debut,Tim. The ‘Mats were famous for their self-destructive onstage hi-jinx. But For Sale …
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Andrew W.K. will release his first studio album in nine years on March 2nd, 2018 via Sony. “I’m going for the sound of pure, unadulterated power,” the musician/motivational speaker/longtime party champion said in a statement. “Every emotion, every thought, every experience, every sensation, every fear, every joy, every clarity, every …
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Lady Gaga canceled her appearance at the Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil after being hospitalized. A note posted on the singer’s Twitter said she is “suffering from severe physical pain that has impacted her ability to perform.” Gaga followed up that note with the message, “I was taken to …
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Pink elaborated on thepoignantspeech she made after receiving theMichael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. On Ellen, Pink explained she hoped to inspire her six-year-old daughter, Willow Hart, to be more “resilient” with her message of non-conformity. “I get my feelings hurt all the time,” Pink …
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