Sylvain Sylvain, the punk icon and guitarist for New York Dolls whose riffs bridged the gap between punk and glam, died Wednesday. He was 69. His wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone. “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and …
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CJ Camerieri of yMusic and Sufjan Stevens have teamed up for new single, “Song of Trouble.” The track appears on upcoming LP CARM, Camerieri’s solo debut album that’s named after the moniker he records under. Cowritten and arranged by CARM and Stevens, the single is ushered in with French horns …
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Hipgs don’t lie. Shakira has sold the publishing rights to her catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the company announced early Wednesday morning — the latest in CEO Merck Mercuriadis‘s prolific shopping spree for major stars’ music rights. Hipgnosis bought the entirety of Shakira’s publishing rights for her 145-song catalog, which …
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There are many reasons And Just Like That,the forthcoming HBO Max reboot ofSex and the City, is a terrible idea. There’s the fact that the most recent installment of the franchise, Sex and the City 2, was released more than a decade ago, roughly the same time as the Eyjojakfull …
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Adam Lambert has announced a pair of livestream performances on January 29th, airing from the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. Presented by NoCap,Adam Lambert Live will feature live renditions from Lambert’s latest album Velvetalong with a selection of the singer’s older hits. Two live performances will be streamed worldwide at …
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One day after Google banned Parler — the “free speech” social media app favored by Trump supporters — from its app store, Apple followed suit. Later that same night, BuzzFeed reported and CNN confirmed, that Amazon plans to suspend Parler’s account with their web services on Sunday night. Without a …
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John Carpenter has shared the video for his new song “Alive After Death,” the title track and final single from the filmmaker/electronic music composer’s upcoming LP Lost Themes III: Alive After Death. Keeping with the theme of the title, the video — created by the illustrator Boneface — reimagines Dante’s …
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Tim Hardin’s 1965 song “Reason to Believe” has been covered by everyone from Neil Young to Rod Stewart. Now, Vagabon‘s Laetitia Tamko and Courtney Barnett have taken a swing at it, mirroring folk singer Karen Dalton’s version of the tune. “If I listened long enough to you/I’d find a way …
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Morgan Wallen took retail giant Walmart to task after copies of his upcoming opus Dangerous: The Double Album appeared on shelves at a small number of stores around the country this weekend. A spokesperson for Walmart says the album was prematurely displayed and sold ahead of its official January 8th …
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With just one day to go before the crucial Georgia runoff elections, Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff spoke with rapper Rasheeda for Rolling Stone’s Georgia Talks series about what the Democrats can achieve if he and Rev. Raphael Warnock are elected to the United States Senate. As Ossoff reiterated, if …
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