Coming onstage at 10:30 a.m. London time on Saturday, Robert Fripp got right to the point. “I don’t know what your personal aims are for today, but I’ll declare mine,” the guitarist and longtime King Crimson bandleader said. “My primary interest is to introduce King Crimson to innocent ears, that …
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Philadelphia rapper Tierra Whack first introduced us to her surrealist style and pocket-sized jams with last year’s visual album, Whack World, consisting solely of minute-long songs and videos. This year, she’s released a string of individual tracks, and her latest, “Unemployed,” comes with its own clip. At nearly three minutes …
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Diplo will host his two-day festival, Diplo Presents The Super Mega Ultra Giant Mad Decent Block Party Festival, July 20th and 21st at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The brand new festival will feature performances by Billie Eilish, Major Lazer, G-Eazy, Miguel, Pusha T, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie …
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L7 first came together about 19 hours south of Seattle, in Los Angeles, in 1985. Although they had no claim to the Emerald City’s grunge explosion, they signed to Sub Pop, toured with Nirvana and shocked audiences more efficiently than their Lollapalooza contemporaries. When Rolling Stone ranked the 50 Greatest …
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Palehound’s Ellen Kempner has spent the past four years building up one of the most distinct styles in indie rock. Her songs often present a low-key front, but there’s a lot going on underneath her dreamy guitar parts and soft-edged vocals. Listen closely to “Cinnamon,” from 2015’s Dry Food, or …
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Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio will shut down this fall, ending a 21-year run of influential concerts, lectures and workshops. The energy drink company announced Wednesday that both entities will close on October 31st. “After 20 years of supporting artists worldwide with its music program in a …
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Just days before the 54th ACM Awards in Las Vegas, a slate of performers and presenters have been added to the lineup. Two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will debut his new single “Knockin’ Boots,” while other artists now set to perform include Old Dominion,Blake Shelton (performing his …
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Following an April Fools’ Day prank, hardcore supergroup Off! have genuinely announced plans for an upcoming new album/documentary dubbed Watermelon. The Keith Morris-led punk act have launched a Kickstarter to make the film a reality, with fans who contribute to the campaign receiving perks ranging from limited edition merch designed …
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Up-and-coming indie rock group Wallows took the stage at The Late Late Show to perform their single “Are You Bored Yet?” with the help of band leader Reggie Watts. The track comes off the Los Angeles group’s debut album Nothing Happens, which dropped March 22 via Atlantic. In the clip, …
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood continue their psychedelic roots-rock journey in the new single “Comin’ Round the Mountain,” a track off the upcoming albumServants of the Sun, which will be released June 14th via Silver Sun Records. A callback to the cosmic country sounds of New Riders of the Purple Sage and …
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