“It was another day at the office,” Ken Mansfield says, recalling the Beatles‘ impromptu rooftop concert in January 1969. There’s not even a hint of sarcasm in his voice. The group staged the gig atop Apple Records’ London office at 3 Savile Row, 50 years ago today, with the intention …
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Pixies will issue a new studio album in September and document the recording process with an upcoming behind-the-scenes podcast, “Past Is Prologue, Pixies.” The alt-rock band recorded their as-yet-untitled seventh LP with producer Tom Dalgety, who helmed their most recent record, 2016’s Head Carrier. The quartet —singer-guitarist Black Francis, guitarist …
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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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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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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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Kelly Clarkson led an all-star ensemble to sing her 2004 hit “Since U Been Gone” for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Mumford & Sons, Rachel Brosnahan, Shaquille O’Neal, Meghan Trainor, John Oliver, Anthony Anderson, the Roots and Fallon all took turns belting the tune. Each participant donned headphones and …
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Mitt Romney, the former — and potentially future — Republican presidential candidate marked his arrival as Utah senator with an op-ed published in the Washington Post that wasn’t too kind to President Trump. “A president should demonstrate the essential qualities of honesty and integrity, and elevate the national discourse with …
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Neil Young is furious with the organizers of the massive concert that he’s scheduled to play in London’s Hyde Park alongside Bob Dylan on July 12th, 2019. The show was announced nearly two weeks ago and tickets are already on-sale, but in a post on his Neil Young Archives website, …
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Last December, Michael Flynn, the retired general and national security adviser to President Trump, pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about his communications with Russia‘s ambassador to the United States while he was working for Trump’s transition team. He’s since been cooperating with the special counsel’s office. A lot. …
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