The Boomtown Rats — best known in America for their 1979 hit “I Don’t Like Mondays” — are returning from a 36-year recording hiatus this month with the release of their new album, Citizens of Boomtown. And when Boomtown Rats frontman Bob Geldof stopped by the Rolling Stone office to …
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Spike Jonze has shared the first trailer for his upcoming film Beastie Boys Story. Billed as “the story of three friends who inspired each other and the world,” the movie showcases the history of the New York group as band members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz reflect back on their …
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Songwriting legend James Taylor, who was born in Boston, on March 12th, 1948, turns 72 today with a half-century of music that has encompassed and transcended folk, pop, and country under his belt. In October 2002, CMT teamed him with the red-hot Dixie Chicks for a memorable episode of the …
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Lady Gaga‘s flamboyant visual style has inspired the name of a newly discovered insect species. Kaikaia gaga is a new genus of the treehopper bugs found almost three decades ago near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, the Fader reports (via Illinois News Bureau). Brendan Morris, a PhD candidate in entomology …
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Haim’s new album Women in Music III is due out next month, and in addition to their upcoming official tour dates, the band has announced a limited Deli Tour happening this week. In their announcement on Instagram, the trio wrote: “Our first show ever was at Canters Deli in 2000 so …
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Lady Gaga has announced a special six-date summer tour dubbed the Chromatica Ball. The trek, presented by Live Nation, will kick off July 24th in Paris and continue through London, Toronto, Boston and Chicago before wrapping on August 19th in East Rutherford, New Jersey. General tickets for the Chromatica Ball …
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Pearl Jam will offer fans an early listen of their new album, Gigaton, with special audio-visual experiences scheduled at over 200 Dolby Atmos-equipped theaters around the world. The one-night only event will take place March 25th, two days before the LP’s March 27th release date. The “Gigaton Listening Experience” will …
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Louis the Child and Foster the People have joined forces for a new single, “Every Color.” The track, co-written by Louis the Child’s Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett and Foster the People frontman Mark Foster, is an upbeat psychedelic pop number that embraces both bands’ styles. The single is accompanied …
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The Grand Ole Opry anointed its newest member with the addition of bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent, who was surprised with the honor during Friday night’s festivities. Following Vincent’s performance of “Like I Could,” the song’s co-writer and Opry member Jeannie Seely extended the invitation and asked Vincent if she wanted …
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Grammy-winning country artist Pam Tillis is making her return with the new album Looking for a Feeling, due out April 24th via her own Stellar Cat Records. As a preview of the upcoming project, the “Maybe It Was Memphis” singer has issued the smoky title track, a bit of Muscle …
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