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Four Dead Kings has released a new single titled 'Never Going Back.' The song echoes the authentic rock and roll sentiment of rugged energy and raw emotion. The four piece band blends classic rock with a modern twist. With captivating…
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Public Enemy has released a new track titled "March Madness", which packs a heavier politically motivated punch than anything the duo has released before. The two-piece Hip Hop duo made of rap icons Chuck D and Flavor Flav, has…
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NYC vintage synthpop trio Parlour Magic released a cover of Lana Del Rey's "Bartender" on June 20. "Bartender" by Lana Del Rey creates lyrical imagery, painting a picture of a story of life reminiscent of Laurel Canyon in the 60s.…
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NYC-born, female-fronted discodelic group Say She She released "Cut & Rewind," the title track of their upcoming album, out Oct. 3. "Cut & Rewind," Say She She's newest single is a vocally experimental track with punchy…
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No group may have shifted the direction of rock music more radically than The Band did at the close of the ‘60s. With their 1968 debut, Music from Big Pink, the Canadian-American quintet single-handedly put an end to the abstraction…
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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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Facing a moment of immense pressure under the public eye is the basis for Phish's "The Line." The origin of the song dates to 2005 Conference-USA basketball championship, and the stress that one real life player faced from the charity…
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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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Sly Stone, the pioneering frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, passed away on June 9 at the age of 82. A rare talent who redefined funk, soul, and pop in just a few years, Stone’s legacy lives on—nowhere more vividly than in New York,…
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Brian Wilson, the legendary singer, composer and founding member of The Beach Boys, has passed away at the age of 82. He is considered one of the most gifted songwriters and producers in the history of American pop music and leaves behind…
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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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