When Taylor Swift walked into Paul McCartney’s MPL Studios office in London, in early October, for this issue’s cover story, she arrived without assistants or stylists or even a makeup person. (Appropriately, Taylor chose to wear clothes designed by Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney for the occasion.) For most of the …
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Graham Coxon has recorded new music as a soundtrack of sorts to accompany his upcoming graphic novel Superstate. Due out March 2021 via Z2 Comics, the graphic novel pairs Coxon — who serves as co-author and cover illustrator on the book — with an “all-star co-operative” of writers and 15 …
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On an alternate version of Earth in which a pandemic is not raging around the country, the Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and family members of Whitney Houston, The Notorious B.I.G. and T-Rex’s Marc Bolan gathered at Cleveland’s Public Hall on May 2nd for an incredible evening of …
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CL has never been shy about speaking her mind, and on her bratty, super-catchy new single, “HWA” (stylized as “+H₩A+”), the Korean rapper hits back at the “haters” while making her welcome return to the global stage. Co-written with Jean-Baptiste (Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Little Mix) and Tokki, with production from …
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UPDATE (11/3): Holden Matthews was sentenced to 25 years in prison, plus three years of supervised released after pleading guilty to burning several historically black churches in Louisiana. Matthews was also ordered to pay $2.6 million to three churches in restitution, $590,246 to St. Mary Baptist Church, $970,213.30 to Greater …
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This month marks the 20th anniversary of U2‘s comeback record All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Released exactly 20 years after their debut LP Boy, this is the album that landed the band back on MTV and Top 40 radio after the commercially underwhelming (but criminally underrated) Pop in 1997. …
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In Part Two of our Ludwig Göransson interview for The Breakdown, theTenet composer explains how Travis Scott’s inclusion in the film came at the last minute: As Göransson and director Christopher Nolan were deciding how to approach Tenet‘s end credits theme, the Houston rapper came into Göransson’s mind. “His voice …
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Dirty Projectors have revealed Ring Road, the final addition to their five EP cycle, accompanied by the new single “Searching Spirit.” Directed by Noel Paul, the video features an aerial view of snowy plains and textures. “I looked out and I discovered,” they sing in unison, “There is no end/To …
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After nearly a half-century of dividing her time between bands like Heart, the Lovemongers, and Roadcase Royale, guitarist Nancy Wilson is finally releasing her debut solo LP. She’s still putting the finishing touches on the album, but she’s tentatively calling it The Lab, and her lead-off single, a cover of …
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Joe Wong has released a hazy new video for “Nite Creatures” — the title track to his debut album — directed by Fred Armisen. The clip opens with birds chirping as Wong appears inside a lavish living room. Psychedelic swirls surround him for the chorus, alongside Seventies-style production with a …
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