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3 Rock Songs From 1968 That Every 60s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
An American Songwriter feature highlights three rock songs from 1968 that it argues remain instantly familiar to people who grew up in the 1960s. The piece frames the year as a high point for rock music, spotlighting hits by Steppenwolf, The Bee Gees and The Rolling Stones that have endured in popular memory decades on.…
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“I’m like, Oh my God, this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen! God is on my side.” The story behind Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit video, by those who were there
On 17 August 1991, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Chris Novoselic and Dave Grohl gathered at GMT Studios in Culver City, California, to film the video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” — the lead single from their major-label debut album, Nevermind. The piece, drawn from recollections of those involved, revisits the making of a video that would…
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Watch Don Toliver Revive a Beheaded Ye in Surgical ‘OK’ Video
Rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Houston artist Don Toliver have released a surreal, surgery-themed music video for their track “OK”, directed by West’s wife, Bianca Censori. The clip depicts Ye being beheaded and dissected on an operating table before Toliver revives him, adding a shock-value visual spectacle to the pair’s ongoing musical partnership and…
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ANDY SCOTT On Existence Of Another Version Of SWEET Band Without Any Original Members: ‘It Really Isn’t Right’
SWEET guitarist Andy Scott has spoken out against a separate touring and recording act in America using the name THE SWEET, despite having no members from the original band’s lineup. Scott explained the situation stems from the estate of late SWEET bassist Steve Priest, whose widow now runs the US-based group, and said American trademark…
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C+C Music Factory Founder Hits Freedom Williams With $30 Million Trademark and Fraud Lawsuit
Robert Clivillés, co-founder of C+C Music Factory, has filed a $30 million lawsuit against former collaborator Freedom Williams and independent label Big Mac Entertainment, accusing them of trademark infringement, fraud and defamation over control of the dance group’s name. The dispute centres on who has the right to use the C+C brand, which Williams has…
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The 1960s band Steven Tyler wanted to be remembered with: “I can get close”
Where he sits in rock and roll heaven. The post The 1960s band Steven Tyler wanted to be remembered with: “I can get close” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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4 Lead Singers From the New Romantic Movement Who Brought the Attitude and Emotion
This American Songwriter piece highlights four standout vocalists from Britain’s early-1980s New Romantic movement, an era that revitalised pop music and produced acts who found major success on both sides of the Atlantic. It celebrates the distinctive style each singer brought to their band, from icy detachment to theatrical melancholy, arguing that their individual approaches…
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From coffee-house folkie to genre-juggling experimentalist: Nine Joni Mitchell albums you should listen to – and one to avoid
Arguably the most influential female singer-songwriter of our time, Joni Mitchell has recorded some of the finest albums of her era
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Dee Snider Apologizes to Kelly Osbourne Following Controversial Comments About Ozzy’s Songwriting Legacy
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has apologised to Kelly Osbourne after remarks he made about her late father Ozzy Osbourne’s songwriting were seen as diminishing his legacy. The row began when Snider agreed with bassist Bob Daisley’s claim that other musicians, rather than Ozzy himself, wrote much of his solo lyrics, prompting a furious public…
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Masicka Talks Headlining Barclays Center, ‘Slip & Slide’ Success & New ‘Forever Reign’ Album: ‘Lots of Hope and Self-Belief’
Dancehall star Masicka has released his third studio album, Forever Reign, on 14 August via Def Jam, timed just before his headlining debut at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The 17-track record was recorded across Jamaica, Canada and Nigeria, reflecting his global, Black diaspora-focused approach, and follows a run of hits that has established him as one…