Hear Gucci Mane Team With Migos, Lil Yachty for Icy New Song ‘Solitaire’
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Less than three months after Gucci Mane released his latest LP, El Gato: The Human Glacier, the rapper recruits Migos and Lil Yachty for a new track titled “Solitaire.” The track is the first single off the prolific rapper’s upcoming album, Evil Genius. The two-minute trap track is also the first preview at what’s been teased as a mixtape-length collaboration between Gucci Mane, Migos and Lil Yachty, a tandem the Atlanta rappers have dubbed Glacier Boyz. “I was just sitting in the...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Watch Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett Backstage, Talk Fast Friendship in New Doc
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Indie rockers Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett discuss how their friendship naturally blossomed into a musical partnership in Friends of Wonder, a new documentary filmed in part during the duo’s recent performance at the historic Lowe’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey. “I didn’t take long for us to click,” Barnett says of Vile. “I think our personalities are on a plane.” The 34-minute doc blends backstage interview footage with live performances of several songs, highlighted by a...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear Dr. Octagon’s Raunchy, Fantastical New Song, ‘Area 54’
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Dr. Octagon, the time-traveling alien gynecologist persona of rapper Kool Keith, released a new song, “Area 54.” The emcee explores a futuristic sci-fi cityscape filled with UFOs, dinosaurs and elephants. Producer Dan the Automator blends dry drum grooves, sex sounds, chiming piano and saxophone honks, with DJ QBert weaving in and out. “Area 54” is the trio’s second song of 2018, following last month’s “Octagon Octagon.” Both tracks highlight their first LP in 22 years, Moosebumps: An...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Review: Moby’s ‘Everything Was Beautiful’ a Lovely Image of World Falling Apart
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Producer-DJ-vocalist-raconteur-et cetera Moby’s most satisfying works in recent years have been those where he plunges into gloom headfirst. Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, his 15th album, is another dip into the pool of melancholia. Lush and haunting, Everything applies the Moby ideal of soulful vocals and big beats to the not-all-that-farfetched idea of a post-apocalyptic landscape, its slow-burn compositions meticulously echoing the dread and despair that results from being human, with dub beats and Yeats lyrics...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Talk New ‘Hamilton Polka’
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Earlier today, Lin-Manuel Miranda fulfilled his ultimate childhood fantasy by releasing “Weird Al” Yankovic‘s “The Hamilton Polka.” The hysterical tune, which manages to cram all of Hamilton into a frenetic five-minute polka, is the latest installment in Miranda’s ongoing Hamildrop series, where artists like the Decemberists, Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc put their own spin on songs from his Broadway musical. He hoped to have “The Hamilton Polka” ready for February, but “Weird...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Breakneck ‘Hamilton Polka’ Medley
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“Weird Al” Yankovic put his trademark polka spin on a medley of Hamilton songs in “The Hamilton Polka,” the latest installment of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s monthly “Hamildrops” series. At a breakneck pace, Yankovic and his accordion turned the three-hour play into a five-minute medley, featuring Hamilton highlights like “Alexander Hamilton,” “My Shot,” “You’ll Be Back,” “Wait for It,” “The Room Where It Happens” and “The Schuyler...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear Logic Face Self-Doubt on New Song With Marshmello, ‘Everyday’
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Logic contemplates the meaning of success on his electronic-leaning new single, “Everyday,” a collaboration with DJ/producer Marshmello. “Now they know my name wherever I go/ Used to think that’s what I wanted, but now just don’t know,” the rapper admits over glitchy hi-hats and synths. “I’m trying to live my life, but am I doing it right?” The emcee showcases his wide range on the track, alternating between brisk triplet rhymes and tender crooning. “Everyday” is Logic’s...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear Judas Priest’s Tribute to Soldiers, ‘Never the Heroes’
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Judas Priest preview their upcoming Firepower album with a track they call “a traditional Priest mid-tempo powerhouse, with a powerful message.” The song, “Never the Heroes,” finds singer Rob Halford taking on the viewpoint of a soldier in battle – “Never the heroes, we were made to fight/ Never the heroes, we were just sacrificed at war” – as his bandmates play typically heavy, plodding riffs leading to the guitar solo and bridge. “‘Never The Heroes’ is about the...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato’s English Version of ‘Échame La Culpa’
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“Despacito” star Luis Fonsi teamed with Demi Lovato for “Not on You,” the English version of their collaborative hit single, “Échame la Culpa.” The new take maintains the original’s catchy, Reggaeton beat and glossy production, with the singers exchanging harmonies. “I don’t really, really want fight anymore/ I don’t really, really wanna fake it no more,” Lovato belts on the pre-chorus. “Play me like the Beatles, baby – just let it be/ So come and put the...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Watch Robert Plant Perform Hushed Rendition of ‘New World’ on ‘Corden’
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Robert Plant performed a meditative version of “New World…” on Thursday’s Late Late Show With James Corden. The former Led Zeppelin singer maintained a quiet tone while the bassline and electric guitars surged around him. His backing band, the Sensational Space Shifters, carried the song through a climactic instrumental section highlighted by a psychedelic guitar solo. Plant joined in on tambourine. “New World…” appears on the singer’s 11th solo album, 2017’s Carry Fire, which also features...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ at 20: Celebrating Her Psychedelic Masterwork
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Rob Sheffield looks back at ‘Ray of Light,’ Madonna’s techno- and spirituality-informed 1998 masterpiece. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Happy birthday to Ray of Light, the masterwork that introduced the world to Cosmic Psychedelic Madonna, 20 years ago this week. Ray of Light was the queen’s first proper album in four years, dropping on March 3rd, 1998, a week after she unveiled her new sound with the single “Frozen.” It was Madonna’s motherhood album, after giving birth to daughter Lourdes. It was...

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Hear DJ Khaled’s New Song ‘Top Off’ With Jay-Z, Beyonce, Future
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DJ Khaled recruits a superstar trio – Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Future – for the producer’s latest single “Top Off,” the first single of Khaled’s upcoming album Father of Asahd. Jay-Z’s verse features references to the imprisoned Meek Mill, the late Prince and Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman. “I do the whole dash with no seatbelt / Screamin’ ‘Free my nigga Meek Mill’ / Niggas can’t wheelie in this free world,” Jay-Z says, adding of Zimmerman....

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Friday, 02 March 2018
Talib Kweli Pens Incisive Essay on Free Speech, White Supremacy
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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 This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Talib Kweli Pens Incisive Essay on Free Speech, White...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
With Spotify IPO, Labels Expect Massive Windfall. But Will Artists Benefit?
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After some 20 years of failing in the digital era, the world’s biggest record labels are finally poised to get richer, thanks to Spotify’s plan to go public. The music-streaming giant, which has 159 million monthly listeners and 73 million paid subscribers, filed for a modified initial public offering Wednesday, known as a direct public listing. If it hits its $23 billion valuation, labels could make billions of dollars — particularly Sony, home of Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen, which stands...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
Jack White Packs New Song ‘Over and Over and Over’ With Surprise Flourishes
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Jack White unleashed a ferocious new song, “Over and Over and Over,” from his upcoming album, Boarding House Reach, out March 23rd. The track is centered around a thundering drum beat and a characteristically blown-out lead guitar riff from White that spins out in unexpected ways throughout the track. “Over and Over and Over” is packed with other surprise flourishes, like a sudden bongo break towards the end and a haunting chorus of voices that leaps out to finish White’s...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
David Bowie’s Secret Life: Inside the Stunning ‘David Bowie Is’ Exhibit in Brooklyn
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Five years after it began in London, the historic “David Bowie Is” exhibit makes its last stop at the Brooklyn Museum, where it runs from March 2nd to June 15th. It’s a stunning tour of Bowie‘s world – whatever your level of Bowie fascination, it’s impossible to walk more than a few inches without being dazzled. It has previously unseen relics from all over his 50-year career, from his collection of designer shoes to his Seventies coke spoon, labeled bluntly,...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
Iceage Recruit Sky Ferreira for ‘Pain Killer,’ Detail New Album ‘Beyondless’
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Iceage recruited Sky Ferreira for a guest spot on “Pain Killer,” the lead single from the post-punk band’s upcoming fourth LP, Beyondless, out May 4th via Matador Records. The track opens with a rush of horns and searing guitars, and from there, the brash, breathless rocker does not let up. Over this scorching mix, singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt unleashes his resonant Danish drawl, which pairs perfectly with Ferreira’s tranquil croon. “Pain Killer” is the Copenhagen quartet’s second sample of...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
See ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Star Lola Kirke Explore Japan in New Music Video
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Actress-turned-singer Lola Kirke goes out for a night on the town in Japan alone in the video for her new song “Monster,” which will appear on her upcoming debut album. In the clip, the Mozart in the Jungle star gets out of bed, takes a walk, chugs a bottle of “fish juice” with the requisite heaving that follows, gobbles some sushi, goes to the aquarium and stands still as blood drips down her body – all leading up to a...

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Thursday, 01 March 2018
Watch Miguel Talk Frustration, Celebration of ‘Sky Walker’ Creative Process
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Miguel details how festival energy, a warbled bassline and rapper Travis Scott’s lyrical punchlines fueled the development of his playful song “Sky Walker” in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s behind-the-scenes video series, Levels. The R&B singer opens by explaining how youthful “frustration” led him to a hands-on approach to beat-making and production. “Writing songs for myself, I was frustrated with waiting on other people to show up or … to actually engineer and record me,”...

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