The Beach Boys Wake the World: The Friends Sessions Capitol 4 stars I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions Capitol 3.5 stars Brian Wilson once conceded that whilePet Soundsmay be his best album,Friendswas his favorite. Released in 1968, shortly after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, …
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Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and more spoof bowlers, music producers, performance artists and more in the trailer for Season Three – or Season 52, by their count – of Documentary Now. The show returns to IFC February 20th. The minute-long clip offers quick looks at the show’s next slate of …
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet From Stardom) will highlight Rick Rubin‘s eclectic resumé and unique creative process in Shangri-La, an upcoming documentary series about the acclaimed music producer. A “work-in-progress” cut will screen at the 2019 SXSW Festival, scheduled for March 8th-17th in Austin, …
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Vince Staples is matter-of-fact: about his music, about his upbringing in Long Beach and about his sobriety. If anything, the FM!rapper has become more direct and slightly prickly explaining his choice to avoid alcohol and drugs over his career — an understandable decision, considering how quickly outside observers tend pigeonhole …
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Soft birdsong is the first sound to appear on “Wilderness,” the opening track of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maya de Vitry’s debut solo record, Adaptations. This subtle chorus from nature recalls the secluded Pennsylvania cabin retreat where the former Stray Birds leader camped out to write a good deal of the …
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Jason Aldean has announced dates for a new summer tour. Titled the Ride All Night Tour after a track on his latest album, Rearview Town, the run will kick off in May with two shows at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The trek builds on Aldean’s last multi-city tour, …
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It’s a big week for streaming service trailers — we’ve got one Hulu doc on the world’s most famous sex doctor, and no less than five (!) Netflix-related projects dropping clips. Plus Amazon gives us a brief peek at its Jordan Peele-produced Lorena Bobbitt doc, and YouTube shows off its …
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Gary Clark Jr. previewed his upcoming LP This Land by playing two new songs, the title-track and “Feed the Babies,” on Thursday’s Late Show. The guitarist showcased his eclecticism with the two cuts. On “This Land,” which he released in its studio form earlier that day, he leaned into the …
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Betty Who has unveiled another taste of her new LP with the retro-dance number “I Remember.” Her third album, simply titled Betty, will be out on February 15th. Produced by Peter Thomas and Kyle Moorman, Who spends the song looking back fondly on the better times of a relationship in a …
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Phish announced a summer North American tour. The 26-date trek launches with a two-night stand (June 11th and 12th) in St. Louis, Missouri and wraps with a three-date stint (August 30th and 31st, September 1st) in Commerce City, Colorado. General tickets go on sale beginning Friday, January 25th via Ticketmaster’s …
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