“It’s very stark,” Scott Walker says of his music in a 2006 interview for the documentary 30 Century Man. “As I go on, things get starker.” Did they ever. It’s hard to think of a popular, or once-popular, musician whose work transformed more completely, or fascinatingly, than Scott Walker’s did …
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Former vice president Joe Biden, who has not yet announced his candidacy, leads President Donald Trump by seven percentage points, 47 to 40, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup for the presidency according to a new Fox News poll of registered voters. Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), when matched head-to-head …
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Austin Jenckes knows firsthand what it feels like to be the outcast. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, the reflective country singer was made fun of for his size throughout middle school. “I was 180 pounds in 8th grade,” he says. “When we picked teams at recess, I wasn’t allowed …
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The David Lynch Foundation, which produces the Festival of Disruption, will sponsor two benefit concerts in New York City this spring. One show will feature Wye Oak, Mercury Rev and the Messthetics on May 17th, while the other will feature Garbage, Phoebe Bridgers and a DJ set by LCD Soundsystem’s …
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Daddy Yankee brought the nightclub to the stage at The Late Late Show with his vibrant rendition of single “Con Calma.” The Puerto Rican singer’s lively performance, which was accompanied by a group of jumpsuit-clad dancers, marked the first time a Spanish language artist has been featured as James Corden’s …
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Not long ago, the group text thread shared by Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker lit up with exciting news: They’d been offered a slot at Woodstock 50, the three-day festival taking place this August at a racetrack in Watkins Glen, New York. “Once we realized it could happen, …
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Jim Lauderdale goes searching for the ancient mysteries of love in his new song “The Secrets of the Pyramids,” the first track to be premiered from the Americana legend’s latest LP, From Another World. Due to be released on June 21st, From Another World features 10 tracks all written or …
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Karen O and Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton started making noise around the same time, with a similar irreverent zest. In the early 2000s, when Karen was rampaging around the world with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, rocking fishnets-and-lipstick classics like “Maps” and “Y Control,” Danger Mouse rewrote the rulebook with his …
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Fans wedged into every nook and cranny of Spicewood ranch in Luck, Texas, on Thursday night for Willie Nelson‘s Luck Reunion — many trying to get a good view of Lukas Nelson. They stood along the wooden sidewalks in front of the old storefronts, on the steps of the western …
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To say Steve Aoki doesn’t have a lot of downtime would be an understatement. Last year alone, the 41-year-old DJ and producer spent more than 300 days on the road, playing more than 250 shows that spanned concerts, club dates and festivals. This year, he’s already booked dates well into …
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