Stephen Colbert attempted to learn more about Brett Kavanaugh‘s college drinking habits with an interview with one of the Supreme Court nominee’s “old friends,” Squish, on TheLate ShowWednesday. Comedian Nick Kroll played the argyle-clad preppy, who promptly corrected Colbert’s pronunciation of his name, noting it was “Squeeeeeesh,” because “that’s the …
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Riding the MTA in late-capitalist-era New York can be a terrifying experience — particularly if the straphanger next to you is a literal member of the undead. This is one of the main takeaways from post-punk band Pill’s new video for “Midtown,” from their upcoming second album, Soft Hell. The …
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The Lumineers unveiled a stripped-down cover of Tom Petty‘s “Walls” to mark the one-year anniversary of the rocker’s death. The track finds the Lumineers deftly transforming Petty’s ramshackle 1996 rocker into a simple folk-stomper, bolstered by acoustic guitar, accordion and tambourine. Lumineers singer and guitarist Wesley Schultz cloaks his vocals …
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Electronic producers’ mad dash to work with Latin stars continues: After David Guetta released a pair of collaborations with J Balvin this month, DJ Snake made “Taki Taki,” a rush-hour-traffic-jam of a single that includes Ozuna, Selena Gomez and Cardi B, and Dillon Francis has a new album, Wut Wut, …
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After wrapping their expansive touring in support ofHug of Thunder, Broken Social Scene is back with the new single “Old Dead Young.”Hug of Thunder was the veteran indie rock outfit’s first album in seven years. “Old Dead Young” was written during the sessions forHug of Thunderand features guest vocals from …
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Led Zeppelin began recording their debut eponymous album in the fall of 1968 and to mark the 50th anniversary of the occasion they released a number of streaming items. As Led Zeppelin News reports, alongside the announced streams there is also an unexpected “album” comprising new interview clips from surviving …
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Pistol Annies, the acclaimed side project of Angaleena Presley, Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert, have set November 2nd as the release date for their third album Interstate Gospel. The LP is the follow-up to 2013’s Annie Up, and features songs written by all three artists together, with one exception — …
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Paul Stanley joined the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast to talk in depth about Kiss‘ just-announced End of the Road world tour (which they’ve said will mark the end of their touring career) and much more, from the making of “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” …
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Last fall, Gorillaz singer Damon Albarn was feeling bored on tour — so he did what he knows best and started sketching ideas for a new album on his iPad. “If you’re away from home for months on end, it just seems criminal not to try and turn that time …
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Even when things aren’t too pretty, Carrie Underwood is still pretty damn good — as in the new video where she and Jimmy Fallon run through a rather uneven, but altogether fun, rendition of “Islands in the Stream” during a recent taping of The Tonight Show. Recorded in Central Park …
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