Kamasi Washington creates his own version of a boxer’s entrance song on “Street Fighter Mas,” a new track inspired by the saxophonist’s childhood experiences at the arcade. The song will appear on Washington’s upcoming sophomore album, Heaven and Earth. “Street Fighter Mas” would fit easily on a Seventies movie score. …
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For Avicii, it was a chance to relax. On April 8th, after an extended period of recording, the Swedish DJ traveled to Oman, a country east of Saudi Arabia, where he visited friends in the country’s royal family. But Avicii seemed too excited about his work to take a break …
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Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain first got the idea for his book Don’t Stop Believin’: The Man, the Band, and the Song That Inspired Generations (in stores May 1st)while traveling around the country on one of the band’s many long tours. “I’d be on the bus a lot with [Journey bassist] …
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At this point in his career, Kendrick Lamar isn’t exactly wanting for recognition. The Compton rapper has won dozens of awards, including 12 Grammys, a spot on Time‘s 100 Most Influential People list and a rock-solid position as his generation’s greatest rapper. Now he can add a Pulitzer Prize in …
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Singer-songwriterNeko Case has spun real life calamity into an indie rock gem on her new song, “Bad Luck.” The track will appear on Case’supcoming album, Hell-On, out June 1st via Anti. “Bad Luck” was recorded under surreal circumstances befitting its title. While Case had written the lyrics long ago, she …
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Ashanti makes a feisty return in her new “Say Less” video featuring Ty Dolla $ign.The clip opens with the R&B singer blasting the media, paparazzi and misleading headlines. “It’s amazing to me that people don’t even care about finding out the truth,” Ashanti says, as news shows circulate an inaccurate …
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Over 200 ofLinkin Park‘s used instruments,including guitars, keyboards, megaphone, samplers and other music gear from the band’s personal arsenal, will be auctioned off to benefit the group’s Music for Relief nonprofit.Reverb.com will host the April 4th sale. Fans will be able to bid on include the Moog Etherwave Plus Theremin …
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M.I.A. said her former manager Jay-Z urged her to agree to a lawsuit settlement with the NFL that would have allegedly allowed the organization to keep 100 percent of her earnings if she earned more than $2 million. In an interview with Huck, M.I.A. discussed the lawsuit, which stemmed from …
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Buddy Guy joined Billy Cox and the Experience Hendrix Band for a rousing version of Jimi Hendrix‘s 12-bar blues classic “Red House” on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guy, dressed in his signature black-and-white polka dot shirt, fired off squealing solos throughout the track. Cox – a former member of Hendrix’s …
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Baltimore noise-rock duo, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, released the gleeful new video for “Riddles,” the title track of their buzzy third album produced by electro-pop composer Dan Deacon. The Jay Buim-directed video opens like a Baltimore film noir. Beneath the glow of a streetlamp, singer Ed Schrader and bassist Devlin …
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