David Bowie’s unreleased covers of John Lennon’s “Mother” and Bob Dylan’s “Tryin’ to Get to Heaven” will be released on what would have been Bowie’s 74th birthday. Both tracks on the seven-inch vinyl “Birthday Single” — limited to 8,147 copies, including 1,000 pressed on cream vinyl, as well as a …
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The Voidz have shared a new single, “Alien Crime Lord,” inspired by action films. The track originally premiered on lead singer Julian Casablancas’ new Grand Theft Auto Online radio station, K.U.L.T. 99.1FM Vespucci Beach Station “Low Power Beach Radio,” as part of the game’s Cayo Perico Heist update. Over electric …
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Seventeen years after its release of Whitney House’s “One Wish (For Christmas),” the singer’s estate and Legacy Recordings has unveiled a lyric video for the seasonal hit. “Whitney’s classic performance — an uplifting soulful plea for hope, peace, and unity on Christmas Day — provides the soundtrack for an animated …
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The 1970 Bob Dylan/George Harrison sessions have circulated in bootleg form for decades, but they were finally released on Sunday as an extremely limited-edition package created solely to preserve the music’s copyright in Europe. The set was available for about four seconds via the website of the U.K. retailer Badlands. …
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Phoebe Bridgers and Phoebe Waller-Bridge have finally collaborated, with the Fleabag star directing the video for Bridgers’ “Savior Complex.” Shot in black-and-white and released on Facebook, the clip stars Normal People actor Paul Mescal, who previously starred in the Rolling Stones’ video for “Scarlet.” A bruised Mescal and a dog …
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The Go-Go’s are releasing their documentary of the same name this coming winter, featuring interviews with Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, and Jane Wiedlin. Part of the film focuses on the band’s efforts to write a new song, “Club Zero,” about female empowerment — and they dropped …
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Dolly Parton, Julien Baker, and Black Pumas are ringing in the holiday season by collaborating with Spotify. Parton joined Spotify’s For the Record podcast on their Christmas episode, where she discusses her new album A Holly Dolly Christmas and collaborating with Michael Bublé on the track “Cuddle Up, Cozy Down …
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Eels superfan Jon Hamm stars in the band’s new video for “Are We Alright Again,” “the feel-good hit of the feel-worst year” off their latest LP Earth to Dora. In the video, “a typical Eels fan finds solace in Eels music,” the band says. The “typical” fan, in this case, …
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Parquet Courts have unearthed a previously unreleased track, “Hey Bug,” and announced a special livestream concert, On Time, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their first live show. “Hey Bug” is a characteristically jittery two-minute blast from Parquet Courts, who recorded the song during the sessions for their 2014 album, …
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Since March, when the Covid-19 crisis flattened the livelihoods of many in the music business, Bandcamp has held a monthly holiday in which it waives its full revenue share on all sales. The idea was an immediate hit. Bandcamp Friday, which falls on November 6th this month, has successfully directed …
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