WEEKEND ROUNDUP: WATCH VIDEO FOR DAVID BOWIE’S ‘NO PLAN’; MAGPIE SALUTE PREMIERES VIDEO; REGIONAL VENUES MAKE POLLSTAR LIST
At the stroke of midnight on Sunday, which would have been David Bowie's 70th birthday, a video from "No Plan," a song from his final album, "Blackstar" was released. Also was released, a...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: REUNION SHOW TICKET CONTEST, CYHSY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, NEW FLAMING LIPS VIDEO
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah New Song: 'Fireproof' Clap Your Hands Say Yeah this week announced the Feb. 24 release of its fifth album, "The Tourist." You can listen to the song "Fireproof," which debu...
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LISTEN: TORI AMOS, SHIRLEY MANSON ON SEXUALITY, MOTHERHOOD & ‘BOYS FOR PELE’ ON TALKHOUSE PODCAST
Tori Amos and Garbage's Shirley Manson recently chatted for The Talkhouse podcast on the eve of the 20th anniversary re-issue of Amos's "Boys for Pele" album. The two icons and long-time friends t...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: LEONARD COHEN & LEON RUSSELL PASS, BOB DYLAN RELEASES MINI-DOCUMENTARY
The week in music was bookended by the deaths of two uniquely talented and somewhat underrated artists, with Leonard Cohen, 82, passing on Monday, and Leon Russell, 74, leaving us on Sunday. Plenty of...
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TAYLOR HAWKINS SOLO ALBUM OUT NEXT WEEK; STREAM ‘RANGE ROVER BITCH’
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins' first solo release, "KOTA," will be available Nov. 11. According to a press release: Whatever KOTA means, the six-song mini-LP takes off like Queen on a skateb...
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THE MENZINGERS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘AFTER THE PARTY,’ DEBUT ‘BAD CATHOLICS’
The Menzingers have announced the Feb. 3 release of their fifth full-length album, "After The Party." The album, produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Tigers Jaw, Balance and Composure) is the Philadelph...
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: IGGY POP RELEASES LIVE ALBUM, NEIL YOUNG PLOTS ‘PEACE TRAIL,’ PHIL COLLINS TEAMS WITH THE ROOTS
Iggy Pop's performance on "Austin City Limits," featuring a band including Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal) aired Saturday night on PBS stations, one day after the release o...
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JIM JAMES STREAMS NEW ALBUM ON NPR; TOUR INCLUDES NYC, PHILLY STOPS
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James' new solo album, "Eternally Even," is streaming in its entirety via NPR's "First Listen Series." The album will be released Nov. 4, and James will kick off a U.S. ...
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WEEN TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM FROM 2001; ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’ OUT THIS WEEK, WATCH NEW VIDEO
In the same week that Ween announced its first live album since 2008, Dean Ween shared the first video for the upcoming debut album by The Dean Ween Group. "GodWeenSatan Live," recorded on Sept. 14...
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THE MAGPIE SALUTE REUNITES BLACK CROWES MEMBERS, FIRST SHOW SET FOR GRAMERCY THEATRE IN JANUARY
Rich Robinson on Monday announced the formation of The Magpie Salute, which will reunite Robinson (guitar/vocals) with former Black Crowes Marc Ford (guitar), keyboardist Eddie Harsch and bassist Sven...
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