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Alternative band WYLDLIFE has released their new single, “Dizzy,” ahead of their upcoming LP sorted., to be released on May 16.  Official cover for WYLDLIFE single, "Dizzy." “Dizzy” gives a nod to the golden age of 70s punk from…
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Trinidadian-American rapper/singer Hurri Haran, based in Brooklyn, has dropped his latest love track, “Stingy,” out now. Protecting love is the goal for Hurri as he tries to keep his partner away from the outside world so he can continue…
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The New York City-based A.M. Boys combine the clean minimalism of the post-punk era with a contemporary approach to rhythm and arrangement. The duo, comprised of multi-instrumentalist/producer Chris Moore (Light Vortex/While) and …
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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 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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In the Spring of 1993, the Grateful Dead would begin one of their final runs at one of their favorite venues in all of New York, Albany's Knickerbocker Arena. This would be the second to last run of shows at the downtown arena in the…
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The Schaefer Music Festival was an annual summer concert series hosted between 1968-1976 at the Wollman Rink in Central Park. The series attracted some of the most notable names in music.
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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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Rock and roll maestro and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, late of The Band, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, at 87 years old. Hudson was the quiet contemplative center of the group and a wealth of musical…
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