Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64. Young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years, an illness that forced his retirement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band he founded with his brother Angus Young in 1973. “Today …
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In October 2015, David Bowie decided to end his cancer treatments after learning the disease had spread too far to recover from. The very same week, he traveled to a Brooklyn soundstage to shoot a video for his new song “Lazarus,” the name of a biblical figure that Jesus brought …
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Guns N’ Roses‘ Not in This Lifetime Tour continues to welcome unexpected guests as guitarist Billy Gibbons joined the band onstage Friday for “Patience” in ZZ Top‘s hometown of Houston, Texas. ZZ Top had previously served as Guns N’ Roses’ opening act during the reunited act’s recent stretch of tour …
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Queens of the Stone Age continue to expand their Villains World Tour as Josh Homme and company have added 16 new North American dates to their 2018 itinerary. After Queens of the Stone Age‘s winter leg in support of Villains concludes February 17th with a gig at Los Angeles’ the …
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Feist has released her tender rendition of Leonard Cohen‘s “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye,” which the Pleasure singer previously covered at the Juno Awards in tribute to the Canadian legend. The beginning of Feist‘s sparse take mirrors the pace of Judy Collins’ version, which predated theclassic Songs of …
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My Morning Jacket singerJim James reinvented the Beach Boys‘ Pet Sounds ballad “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” as a psych-soul slow jam. It’s the first sample of his upcoming covers LP, Tribute to 2. James utilizes the groove from Isaac Hayes’ 1969 version of Jimmy Webb’s “By the …
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Niall Horan delivered a playful performance of his single “Slow Hands” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday. The track appears on the former One Direction singer’s new solo album, Flicker. Over thumping drums and the song’s robust bass line, Horan sang the simpering mid-tempo jam with a giant grin on his …
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Bob Dylan paid tribute to his late friend and Traveling Wilburys bandmate Tom Petty with a cover of “Learning to Fly” during the encore of Dylan’s Saturday night concert in Broomfield, Colorado. The performance, a surprise deviation from Dylan’s usually rigid setlists, came one day after what would have been …
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Major Lazer offer a behind-the-scenes look at their historic 2016 concert in Havana, Cuba while painting a fascinating portrait of Cuban youth culture in the new trailer for Give Me Future. The documentary will premiere November 17th on Apple Music. Last March, Major Lazer performed a free show outside the …
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Björk unveiled additional details about her experiences with a Danish director who allegedly sexually harassed her in a note on FacebookTuesday. The Icelandic singer first revealed the assault in a similar post Sunday. While Björk does not say the director’s name outright in either post, Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier …
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