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“Doin’ It” is a steamy rap classic from 1995, brought to life by hip-hop legends LL Cool J and LeShaun. The track captures New York’s unique mix of culture, raw energy, and charm at the height of the ‘90s. LL represents Queens, LeShaun…
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New York City producer Charlie Nieland returns with 'Redshift,' a shimmering dream-pop single from his upcoming EP The Ocean Understands, coming out June 20. Photo by Alice Teeple Following the release of 'Drown,' the first…
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Singer-songwriter and Buffalo native Willie Nile released a new single "We Are, We Are" on May 19. The song is a part of the artist's upcoming album The Great Yellow Light, out June 20. Willie Nile started his career in 1980 when he…
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Brooklyn-based alternative rock band Everstill has announced their latest project, an EP titled What Is Enough, set to release May 30. The long-awaited EP arrives four years after Longing, the debut album by Everstill frontwoman…
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John McLaughlin and his Mahavishnu Orchestra were, alongside Miles Davis, Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters, the mightiest of the Four Horsemen of Jazz Fusion. When he burst on the scene in 1971 with this band,…
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Trouser Press books, a New York-based publishing house specializing in music journalism and fiction, is publishing London Calling New York New York by English journalist Peter Silverton on March 12. The book tells the winding tale - or…
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Two years after her passing, we finally have a bio of Fleetwood Mac’s beautiful songstress. Also an artist and sculptor, Christine McVie was a master at crafting sunny seventies perfect pop songs despite experiencing quite a bit of loss…
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On this day in 1981, The Grateful Dead closed out an East Coast tour with a memorable performance at the War Memorial in Syracuse. The band essentially lived in the Northeast for the first half of May in 1981, with shows scheduled almost…
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On Tuesday, May 16, 2000, Phish appeared on Late Show with David Letterman to perform "Heavy Things," the day Farmhouse was released. Design via PhanArt: The Art of the Fans of Phish One of Phish's poppier tunes, "Heavy Things" was…
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On Friday, April 23, 1993, Phish headlined Colgate University's Spring Party Weekend at Cotterell Court in the Reid Athletic Center, the same room the Grateful Dead had played in 1977. The performance marked the band's second time…
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Music agent Dave Shapiro died on Thursday, May 22 in a tragic plane crash. Shapiro, a native of Delmar, near Albany, owned the plane that came crashing down into a neighborhood in San Diego. He brought "an excellence and positivity…
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Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist, composer, and jazz-funk pioneer behind “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” has died at the age of 84. A statement shared by the singer’s family in a Facebook post announced his death that Wednesday…
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David Johansen, legendary lead singer of the New York Dolls, passed away peacefully on Friday at the age of 75 at his home in Staten Island. He died peacefully, surrounded by those who loved him. Johansen had been battling cancer since…
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