Psychic Temple is another name for Chris Schlarb, a self-styled cult leader from Long Beach, California, who’s really just a wickedly skilled producer, songwriter and musician. His Bandcamp page is full of sweet, strange sounds on the outskirts of folk-rock, jazz and psychedelia, and even further out than that — …
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Jack White‘s long-dormant side project the Raconteurs will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their second album Consolers of the Lonely with a deluxe reissue that will sport the band’s first new songs in 10 years. Consolers of the Lonely: 10 Year Anniversary Special Edition, the latest installment in the Third …
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In support of his new album Dime Trap, T.I. was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Friday night. The rapper performed a medley of “Jefe” and “The Weekend,” two songs from his long-awaited LP, which was released earlier in the day on October 5th. T.I. opened his set with …
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Stars are born every minute, and if you’re theA Star Is Bornfranchise, you’re born roughly every 20-40 years with a different icon at the center. This time around, it’s Lady Gaga, who is already a pop chameleon having lived seemingly a thousand different lives in the 10 years since she …
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Wilco recently announced that they will be going on hiatus. The reason: Drummer Glenn Kotche’s wife, Miiri, got a Fulbright Scholarship to study medical device design in Finland. “It just seemed like a good reason to honor her and honor his commitment to the band: kind of allow them to …
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Cyndi Lauper‘s Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots will end its Broadway run next spring, The New York Times reports. The final performance will take place April 7th, capping off an impressive six-year run that included 24 previews and 2,507 regular shows. Kinky Boots has grossed $297 million on Broadway alone and …
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Kiss recently became the latest in a very long list of rock acts to announce a farewell tour this year. Many fans were probably a little skeptical when they heard the news since, well, Kiss already went on a farewell tour. It happened back in 2000 and kept them on …
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Alina Baraz has released just two EPs of her feathery, crazily calm music — like R&B buried under a layer of permafrost — but hasn’t produced anything that could be considered a mainstream hit. And yet she has amassed over 1.2 billion streams, many more than artists who are multiple …
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Carrie Underwood made history as the first female country artist to score four Number One albums as the singer’s Cry Pretty debuted atop the Billboard 200. Cry Pretty also established 2018’s best-selling week for a female artist in any genre as the album sold 266,000 total copies in its first …
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They may hail from the distinct worlds of country and R&B music, but Luke Combs and Leon Bridges‘ voices sure do pair well together. The two singers shared the stage earlier this year for an episode of CMT Crossroads, and now you hear live versions of them teaming up on …
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