“Just for once, we couldn’t find an anniversary,” Nick Mason says with a laugh, explaining the imminent arrival of Unattended Luggage, a new box set of the Pink Floyd drummer’s solo work, on August 31st. The three-disc reissue, in vinyl and CD editions, collates Mason’s eclectic releases under his own …
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When Robin Williams died in 2014 at the age of 63, the news landed with a shock for several reasons. Though his final years found him treading water professionally, he was still Robin Williams – Oscar-winning actor, stand-up hall-of-famer, as big a star as ever lived. Few knew he’d been …
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Kevin Smith‘s comedy series, Hollyweed, may or may not see a full season, depending on how fans value it. As Variety reports, the filmmaker-actor has teamed with Rivit TV to release the show’s pilot and its fate is up to how those who watch it vote. Rivit TV will stream …
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Another woman has accused hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons of rape, Variety reports. Alexia Norton Jones said the Def Jam co-founder raped her in his Manhattan apartment after a date in November 1990. “It was such a fast attack,” Jones said. “I remember being pushed up against a wall. He pulled …
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British punk veteransthe Damned announced a U.S. fall tour behind their recently issuedEvil SpiritsLP. The 12-date trek, which follows a run of U.K. dates in August, launches October 17th in Boston, Massachusetts and wraps November 2nd in Los Angeles, California. Additional shows will be announced. Tickets go on sale Friday, …
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Here’s music to everybody’s ears: The U.S. record industry – which is only just beginning to recover from a dismal two-decade slide – continues to be on the upswing. In the first half of 2018, total consumption in both streams and sales grew 18 percent, according toNielsen’smid-year reportreleased Friday morning. …
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Two Fyre Festival attendees were awarded $5 million in damages after suing the failed festival’s co-founder, Billy McFarland, Vice reports. The two plaintiffs, Raleigh, North Carolina residents Seth Crossno and Mark Thompson, filed their lawsuit against McFarland last May. The pair said they spent about $13,000 on VIP packages for …
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Adeline, singer of nu-disco band Escort, achieves a “natural” high on her funky new slow jam “Emeralds.” “No drugs, no drinks, no pills; I don’t need to pretend,” she croons over slap-bass, psychedelic guitar lines and atmospheric synths. “No shame, no fucks to give; I’ll do it all again.” The …
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What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
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At the end of May, Pusha-T stirred up a firestorm of rumors on his Drake diss track, “The Story of Adidon.” On the track, Pusha alleged that Drake was hiding a son from the world. It was a concrete and salacious accusation that pulled from a series of gossip items …
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