Khalid Robinson’s 2017 debut LP, American Teen,was a coming-of-age record that made young-dumb brokeness feel like the only way to go. At 19, Khalid had appeared on tracks by Kendrick Lamar and Future, and he was tight with Kylie Jenner. Yet he perfectly inhabited the world of an average high …
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As the frontman of Green River, Mark Arm sang on the first record that Sub Pop marketed with the word “grunge.” When the band’s Dry as a Bone EP came out in 1987, the label described it as “ultra-loose grunge that destroyed the morals of a generation.” At the time, …
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Khalid will delve into his new album, Free Spirit, on a two-part Beats 1 radio program on Apple Music, “Free Spirit Radio,” which premieres today, April 3rd. Part two will air April 5th at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. On part one, Khalid will discuss the various artists that have …
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The title of indie singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson’s latest single is the name of a OCD-related mental illness that causes people to repeatedly pick at their own skin. But despite that ominous title, Stevenson’s latest — a jangly pop-rocker that recalls Rabbit Fur Coat-era Jenny Lewis — is about persisting through …
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Steve Earle released his tribute album to songwriter Guy Clark last week. In Rolling Stone‘s video series “The First Time,” he recounts his first meeting with the no-nonsense Clark, who along with Townes Van Zandt, became creative north stars for Earle. Both introductions didn’t start off particularly well, with Clark …
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On March 31st, 1969, 50 years ago this weekend, Americans got their first chance to hear Dusty in Memphis, the new album by British singer Dusty Springfield and her first after signing with the powerful R&B-centric Atlantic Records. Although the early Sixties afforded her hits “I Only Want to Be …
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Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s former manager, Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, pleaded guilty on Thursday to two federal weapons counts, Vulture reports. Both Jordan and Tekashi 6ix9ine (given name Daniel Hernandez) face federal charges, which include racketeering allegations, stemming from their involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods, a New York gang whom are connected …
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The String Cheese Incident deliver a windows-down country-rock tune with the new single “I Want You.” The stalwart Colorado-based jam band, known for a genre-jumping fusion of bluegrass, rock, funk and EDM, go for reflective roots-driven sentiment in the earnest song, enhanced by uplifting harmonies and winding lap steel fills …
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Gary Clark Jr., FKA Twigs and Santigold are among the top performers at Afropunk 2019, set to take place August 24th and 25th at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, New York. The festival will also feature headlining performances from Jill Scott and Kamasi Washington, while the rest of the lineup …
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One of the most influential country and bluegrass singers of his generation, Keith Whitley will be remembered on the 30th anniversary of his untimely death with an all-star concert featuring Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, Joe Diffie and more. Set for May 9th at the Country Music …
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