Talib Kweli penned an incisive essay on Medium that tackles the new debate over free speech, especially as it pertains to racism, fascism and white supremacy. The piece comes after Kweli canceled a performance at the Riot Room in Kansas Citybecause the venue had also booked the Norwegian black metal …
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The Roots‘ Black Thought channeled his inner Justin Timberlakeon Tuesday’s Tonight Show, performing a Bruce Willis-themed freestyle in the actor’s presence. The rapper-singer laughed at himself as he belted in a higher-than-usual range, with the band mimicking the elastic funk-pop of “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” “If you wrote a song …
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John Fogerty and ZZ Top will unite this spring for a joint “Blues and Bayous” tour in the United States. The 24-date trek kicks off May 25th in Atlantic City, New Jersey and concludes June 29th in Welch, Minnesota. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 2nd at 10 a.m. local …
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Guitarists Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison are recruitingBilly Idol, Courtney Love, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Eagles of Death Metal’s Jesse Hughesfor a mental health charity concert. The event will take place April 16th at Los Angeles’Belasco Theatre. The Above Ground event will benefit the Recording Academy’s Musicares Foundation. It will feature …
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Femi Kuti, son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, released a hopeful, horn-fueled song, “Na Their Way Be That,” from his upcoming 10th LP, One People One World. “No one can do anything to please these people/ They will always be dissatisfied people,” the bandleader sings over chants and soulful sax …
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Four notable Korean artists joined together to cover John Lennon‘s “Imagine” as part of the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. Ha Hyun-woo of the indie rock band Guckkasten, Ahn Ji-young of K-pop duo Bolbbalgan4, Deulgukhwa singer Jeon In-Kwon and solo artist Lee Eun-mi each sang a verse of …
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Dev Hynes released two new songs under his Blood Orange moniker. “Christopher & 6th” and “June 12th” are the musician’s first new solo songs since he released Freetown Sound in 2016. “Christopher & 6th” — presumably a nod to the Manhattan corner not too far off from where the Stonewall …
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For Justin Timberlake, his Super Bowl halftime show is a success before it even happens – because he’s already earned the approval of his son. “I was at rehearsals a couple of days ago,” he told NBC Sports’ Dan Patrick in an interview set to air Sunday. “You start off …
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This time every year, as the Grammys loom on the horizon, we all try to second-guess the Recording Academy, hoping against hope that the best artists (or at least our favorites) will get to take something home from the big ceremony. Once again, we’ve weighed the evidence and predicted who …
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Erick Sermon, the rapper and producer best known as one-half of the seminal hip-hop outfit EPMD, unveiled a biting new song, “Come Thru,” featuring Craig Mack, Mr. Cheeks and Method Man. The track is set to appear on Sermon’s forthcoming album, Go, which he’s funding through a Kickstarter campaign. “Come …
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