“There was a time when ‘heavy metal’ was a dirty word,” Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says. “But we have always said that we fly the flag of British heavy metal. It’s something that we’re extremely proud of. We take it seriously.” For nearly half a century, Halford has been …
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Steve Priest, founding bassist and singer for “Ballroom Blitz” glam rock band Sweet, died Thursday at the age of 72. Priest’s family confirmed his death on social media Thursday. No cause of death was revealed, but guitarist Andy Scott — the last surviving member of the band’s classic lineup — …
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In the wake of George Floyd‘s killing by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25th, streaming numbers for protest songs have soared. Vintage tracks like N.W.A’s “Fuck tha Police” that specifically call out police violence serve as a reminder that our current national crisis is nothing new. As Black Lives …
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The Eagles‘ Don Henley urged Congress to strengthen anti-piracy rules online while testifying virtually before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The hearing was held to mull possible changes to the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and Henley spoke specifically on the need to update the DMCA’s …
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Twenty-four hours. Two visions of American leadership that could not be more different. The first was the sitting president, Donald Trump, glowering in front of a church with a borrowed Bible in one hand, posing for a staged photo op made possible by the tear-gassing, assaulting, and violent removal of …
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In a moment that reflects all too well on one of the ills that confronts American society and is playing out before us during the protests: a white host on Fox News decided that his Black colleague had spoken long enough while trying to make a point about systemic racism …
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Nigel Dick had already directed videos for Guns N’ Roses, Oasis, and many others by the time he met Britney Spears in 1998, but even the “Welcome to the Jungle” and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” clips couldn’t come close to matching the culture-shaking impact of “…Baby One More Time.” Dick …
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In 1989, Crystal Taliefero got a call from someone she knew from her days touring as a percussionist and backup singer in John Mellencamp‘s band. He wanted to know if she was available for a recording session in New York and a possible tour with another artist. “I said, ‘Sure. …
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Gabriel Garzón-Montano revels in a slow-drip of funk on “Someone,” his first new song in more than three years. The singer whiplashes between confident-ish statements — “Now you got yourself a man/I been busy making other plans” — and blunt expressions of loss and confusion: “I needed you/ I don’t …
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Netflix has released the trailer for a new documentary series that will take an intimate look at the lives of four New York doctors. Lenox Hill, named after the Upper East Side hospital where the series takes place, will premiere June 10th on the streaming platform. Four doctors — brain …
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