Ariana Grande marked the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing with a short, poignant message onTwitter. “Thinking of you all today and every day,” the singer wrote. “I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on …
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Taylor Swift brought out surprise guest Shawn Mendes Friday night during her concert at Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl, where the singers performed Mendes’ 2017 hit “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.” Swift handled the opening verse of the Illuminate track by herself before welcoming Mendes to the stage. “Come on out, …
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The greatest story in Nineties indie-rock was watching Pavement grow from boutique noise aesthetes into one of America’s truly fine bands. In the 19 years since they closed up shop, it’s been equally fun seeing frontman Stephen Malkmus relax into an excellent solo career marked by a warmth, humor and …
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Jay Rock hypes his next LP on booming, brass-heavy single “Win,” featuring ad-libs from Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Kendrick Lamar. “I walk in room/ Their eyes wide, wide, wide,” Rock raps over distorted brass samples and a snaking trap beat. “Third album comin’ soon/ I’m glad y’all gon’ die.” While …
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Shortly after Donald Trump took office, the college town of Berkeley, California, found itself at war. Three violent protests broke out in the city within three months of Trump’s inauguration. In early February, a riot erupted at its famously liberal university as masked anti-fascists from the movement known as antifa …
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Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet Grohl performed an acoustic cover of Adele‘s “When We Were Young” during a benefit concert in Oakland, California Saturday. The 12-year-old Violet ably handled lead vocals on the 25 single as her father strummed along on acoustic guitar. The solo Grohl set was part …
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Wu-Tang Clan‘s seminal debut studio album, 1993’sEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), will be getting a remake, according to an XXL interview with Loud Records cofounder Steve Rifkind (via Pitchfork). “We’re gonna make the album with nine MCs from today and each new MC will play a character in the original …
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Steve Earle calls from his hotel in Portland, Maine, on his day off. But he’s not out sightseeing today – instead, he’s doing his own laundry. “I don’t mind,” says Earle, 63. “I kinda like it.” Nearly four decades into his career, the songwriter keeps his operation small and lean, …
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Eric Schneiderman’s sudden disgraced resignation as New York’s attorney general doesn’t mean that all or even any of his political investigations and lawsuits will go away with him. The civil and criminal cases he filed and those that still may be pending in the pipeline – against Donald Trump, Michael …
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Kanye West‘s tweets are a catalyst for death in a Saturday Night Live sketch, dubbed “A Kanye Place,” that spoofed both the horror film A Quiet Place and the rapper’s social media activities. Like the recently released movie, the five protagonists, including SNL host Donald Glover, must stay perfectly quiet …
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