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“I have no desire to be a survivor. I’d rather accept, absorb, adapt, fight and break that which seeks to break me.” Henry Rollins announces “searing” memoir Bait Dog Boy
Punk musician and writer Henry Rollins has announced a new memoir, Bait Dog Boy, due for publication next year through Random House. Described by the publisher as “a searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it,” the book marks the first time Rollins has written at length about his difficult upbringing,…
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When Van Halen teamed up with yacht rock royalty in 1984 and broke the top 20
I wasn’t able to retrieve the actual article content — the text provided was just site navigation, and fetching the URL directly returned a 403 Forbidden error. Web search access hasn’t been authorised for this session, so I can’t pull the real details either. I do know generally that this piece likely concerns Van Halen’s…
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Born 83 Years Ago Today in Orange County, the Singer Discovered by Marshall Grant, Championed by Johnny Cash, and Immortalized by a Kris Kristofferson Classic
Country singer Sammi Smith, born on 5 August 1943 in Orange County, California, is being remembered on the anniversary of her birth for her pivotal role in the 1970s outlaw country movement. She is best known for her rendition of Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” which became the most commercially successful…
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UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal
Universal Music Group has filed a motion asking a US federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) over UMG’s licensing of members’ recordings to AI music platform Udio. UMG argues that the union’s collective bargaining agreement sets no fixed rate for using recordings to train generative AI, meaning…
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Dawn Richard Announces New Album Creole Culture, Reveals “enough”: Stream
Dawn Richard has announced a new album, *Creole Culture*, out on 9 October via Merge Records, alongside the release of its latest single, “enough”. The New Orleans-based multidisciplinary artist frames the record as the newest chapter in her ongoing musical relationship with her hometown, following 2019’s *New Breed* and 2021’s *Second Line*, describing it as…
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The 1976 song Stevie Wonder cried while performing: “I broke down”
Stevie Wonder has spoken about how deeply his 1976 song “Love’s In Need of Love Today”, from the album Songs in the Key of Life, still moves him decades on. Recalling a New York performance, he said he “broke down” while singing it, explaining that the accumulated experiences of life – people coming and going,…
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Ella Langley Is Reuniting With Koe Wetzel for a New Collab: Recording ‘Another Song Together Is Special’
Country singer Ella Langley is set to release a new collaboration with Koe Wetzel titled “Jaded” on Friday, 7 August. The pair previously worked together on “That’s Why We Fight,” a Gold-certified track that led Langley’s 2023 EP Excuse the Mess, and both artists have described the reunion as a meaningful return to a creative…
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THE KOVENANT Has Eight Songs Written For First Studio Album In More Than 20 Years
THE KOVENANT are progressing on what will be their first studio album in more than two decades, with vocalist and bassist Stian “Nagash” Arnesen revealing eight songs have already been written for the record. The Norwegian band’s reunion began simply as a chance to play a handful of festival shows, but renewed chemistry between the…
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Sam Smith Releases Bluesy Lament ‘When He’s Gone’ Ahead of New Album ‘Hazel Eyes’
Sam Smith has released “When He’s Gone,” the third single from their upcoming fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, due out on 21 August. The bluesy, melancholy track was recorded live without a click track, building from finger-picked guitar into a fuller arrangement with drums and backing vocals, and continues Smith’s exploration of different facets of…
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This sounds like Jamie T fronting the prodigy
This YouTube Short has been shared under the title “This sounds like Jamie T fronting the Prodigy”, suggesting a track or performance that blends Jamie T’s distinctive, laid-back sing-speak vocal delivery with the aggressive, breakbeat-driven electronic production associated with The Prodigy. The comparison points to a clip that surprises listeners by fusing indie/urban vocal sensibilities…