120 posts tagged ‘music’

• André 3000’s Solo Album Is a Breath of Fresh Air

  Vulture, Nov 22, 2023

  New Blue Sun isn’t the esteemed return to form rap fans hoped for. It’s something more.

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• André 3000 Disrupts Our Sense of Time

  The New Yorker, Nov 21, 2023

  André Benjamin’s début solo album of deeply soothing instrumental music asks for little beyond our attention.

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• Suki Waterhouse Seems to Announce her Pregnancy

  Vulture, Nov 20, 2023

  Congrats to the happy bat-couple.

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• Fender's new Tom Delonge Strat is out of this world, in more ways than one

  Boing Boing, Nov 19, 2023

  Noted UFOlogist Tom Delonge recently rejoined his teenage pop-punk band, Blink-182, and to celebrate the occasion, Fender has released a new version of his old signature guitar, which became a bit of a coveted collectors item due to its reputation as a solid workhorse rock n' roll guitar. — Read the rest

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• Taylor Swift postpones Brazil concert after fan dies amidst "extreme temperatures"

  AV Club, Nov 19, 2023

  Taylor Swift has announced that she’s postponing a concert scheduled for tonight in Rio de Janeiro, after a fan died after attending her concert on Friday night in the city. Rio is currently experiencing record heat waves that have generated a heat index (i.e., the subjective experience of heat combining actual… Read more...

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• Coleman Moore's "Time to Invest" is the logical conclusion of pop music

  Boing Boing, Nov 18, 2023

  Pop music, how does that go? A four count, some verses, a chorus, a danceable beat. Extremely palatable. Any bar can play a pop mix and not have anyone storm out in a huff. The lyrics are usually romance-focused, sweet or spiteful, pining, maybe a little desperate, even jilted. — Read the rest

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• Watch this terrific soundcheck by Prince and the New Power Generation, from 1991

  Boing Boing, Nov 18, 2023

  This has to be one of the best soundchecks of all time! Watch Prince and the New Power Generation performing a soundcheck at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, on July 19, 1991 ahead of their show at the opening ceremony of the 1991 Special Olympics. — Read the rest

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• Kool & The Gang Drummer George Brown Dead at 74

  Vulture, Nov 18, 2023

  He was one of the founding members of the group that gave us timeless hits like “Get Down on It.”

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