ZEBRA’S RANDY JACKSON: ‘OUR FANS HAVE KEPT US TOGETHER’
With a heavy sound that is hard to pigeonhole but easy to enjoy, Zebra has been pleasing its fans for 51 years as the longest-running US rock band still touring with all original members. Now, the sa...
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TRACY BONHAM REVISTS HER BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM: ‘IT BECAME AN EXCAVATION PROJECT’
In 1996, Tracy Bonham, a rebellious, classically trained violin-playing singer-songwriter, expressed the frustration and dissolution of countless women on her debut album, “The Burdens of Being Uprig...
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CHUCK BILLY, WITH NEW BOOK OUT, TALKS BEATING CANCER, HIS NATIVE AMERICAN ROOTS AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR TESTAMENT
Even if Chuck Billy wasn’t the frontman of Testament, one of the most successful and influential bands in thrash metal, his life story would be worth telling in a book. His father was a full-blooded ...
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SHUDDER TO THINK REVELS IN CREATING NEW MATERIAL WITH LP ON THE WAY
Remaining relevant to listeners, critics and the industry is a goal for many artists who’ve been performing for decades. For Shudder to Think, the influential DC-founded post-hardcore band, staying r...
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SURVIVING TIKTOK FAME AND STEAKHOUSE TOP-40 WITH SOPHIA JAMES
Sophia James is taking it all in stride: viral fame, love lost and found, and navigating life in a society that seems to be moving at warp speed. On her new EP “Sleepwalking at 65 MPH,” the Califo...
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LADY GAGA COLLABORATOR BRIAN NEWMAN CELEBRATES THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK — HIS WAY
Brian Newman, a Midwesterner hustling to make it as a jazz musician in New York City, was hanging at the Lower East Side bar St. Jerome's with other hungry artists trying to catch their break. “Th...
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HOW VOCAL PARALYSIS AND KETAMINE THERAPY SHAPED BABEHOVEN’S NEW LP
The concept that says the same object can be perceived differently from different viewpoints, or parallax view, is used in astronomy, trigonometry and other disciplines. On a metaphorical level, it i...
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ADRIAN BELEW HELPS KEEP THE BEAT OF KING CRIMSON ALIVE
Don’t expect Beat, the all-star ensemble that celebrates the ‘80s era of King Crimson, to break into a version of “We’re An American Band.” But the classic anthem would be oddly appropriate for the b...
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THAO DOCUMENTS ‘A NEW ERA FOR MY LIFE’ WITH FRESH RECORD
Thao Nguyen had shed her band name for 20 years, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down. Her marriage came to an end. And, after a six year wait, a new album has emerged. Now performing under the mono...
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LOWLY EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY ON FOURTH LP ‘SOFTY’
“Am I useless if they call me?” Lowly’s Soffie Viemose sings on “Brave,” the first song on the Danish group’s new album “Softy.” “How can I protect my family?” “What good is my singing to a man, tran...
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