In 1976, Rush practically lived on the road. Two years prior, the Canadian band had replaced their first drummer, John Rutsey, with Neil Peart, and they were hitting their stride as a touring band. “We were doing over 200 shows a year, probably in excess of that,” bassist-singer Geddy Lee …
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UPDATE 1/6/21: After being postponed due to Covid-19, Stephen Stills‘ autism benefit Light Up the Blues has been rescheduled to April 10th, 2021. Tickets can be found at the Greek Theater’s website. ** Stephen Stills and his wife Kristen are bringing their long-running autism benefit show Light Up the Blues …
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Some of the leading voices in thrash metal recalled their earliest musical influences in an outtake from the documentary Murder in the Front Row. Metallica‘s James Hetfield names Jeff Beck as in inspiration and his bandmate, Robert Trujillo, talks about Stevie Wonder. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante remembers opera in his house …
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Lamb of God return from a five-year hiatus with “Checkmate,” the first single from the metal group’s upcoming self-titled album. “‘Checkmate’ brings together all the components of the Lamb of God sound that we’ve been developing over the last two decades, but with the ambition and ferocity that comes with …
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David Byrne and the Weeknd will serve as musical guests on upcoming episodes of Saturday Night Live, the series’ Twitter revealed Thursday. Byrne will join host and Sack Lunch Bunch co-star John Mulaney on SNL’s February 29th episode. The appearance — Byrne’s first solo visit to SNL since performing two …
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Demi Lovato performed the National Anthem during the pre-game at Super Bowl LIV, hosted at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Before Lovato, Yolanda Adams kicked everything off with her soulful rendition of “America the Beautiful.” Dressed in a white paint suit, Lovato rousing performance the “Star-Spangled Banner” fairly …
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Duck Sauce — the disco duo of A-Trak and Armand Van Helden — have returned with “Smiley Face,” their first song in six years. The track is a burst of pure dance floor joy, with euphoric vocal samples gliding across a quick-stepping groove. Over the course of the song, Duck …
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Snoop Dogg makes a cameo in the new Super Bowl commercial for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, in theaters May 22nd. The clip opens with Mr. Krab telling SpongeBob that Super Bowl commercials are extremely expensive, and that he has exactly 26 seconds to list everything in the …
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“I didn’t shower today,” singer-guitarist Chlo White announces on “Marbles,” the new single from Columbus, Ohio, band Snarls. “But always put on my gold chain.” The lines capture the melodrama of many millennials: Heartbroken, they put on their favorite T-shirt and head to Walgreens for a chilled beverage. “Sugar messes …
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Gordon Lightfoot will release his first album of new material in more than 15 years this March with Solo, featuring a collection of music the Canadian singer-songwriter recorded in the studio accompanied only by his guitar. Lightfoot heralded the upcoming March 20th release of Solo with the album’s opening track …
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