It was a small moment that would reverberate for decades. On January 24th, 1967, Aretha Franklin was struggling to record “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” her first project for Atlantic after several years recording more conventional material for Columbia. As Franklin would recall, something with …
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Bonnie Raitt‘s teenage world was transformed when she heard Franklin’sAretha Franklin‘s 1967 LP INever Loved a Man (the Way I Love You). “I loved everything about her,” Raitt told Rolling Stone in 2003. “I loved the way she looked, I loved the ache in her heart, and her sass.” So …
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UPDATE:Aerosmith have added 17 shows to their Las Vegas residency at the Park Theater at Park MGM. The new run of shows will kick off September 1st and run through December 4th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public February 16th at 10 a.m. PT. A pre-sale for …
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The Clash‘s Joe Strummer regales with the tale of a young woman who shoots her lover and flees town on the previously unreleased song, “Rose of Erin.” The track will appear on the upcoming box set, Joe Strummer 001, which arrives September 28th. “Rose of Erin” is a steady rock …
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Donald Trump praised Kanye West again on Twitter after the rapper reiterated his support for the president during his interview Thursday on Jimmy Kimmel Live. “Thank you to Kanye West and the fact that he is willing to tell the TRUTH,” Trump tweeted Friday afternoon. “One new and great FACT …
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Big Freedia and Lizzobring their bounce anthem “Karaoke” to the beach and the bingo hall in the new video for the 3rd Ward Bounce track. The clip was filmed in Los Angeles and Freedia’s hometown, New Orleans, and captures the song’s euphoric, sugar-rush vibe. The pair twerk on the beach, …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Amanda Shires, To The Sunset The seventh full-length from this fiddle-playing singer-songwriter is also her first as a mom – but as Will Hermes points out, “if anyone expected sentimentality, her writing’s just gotten bolder, with arrangements that stretch the definition of ‘Americana’ to the point of meaninglessness. …
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Mumford & Sons served as the secret Saturday night headliner at the Newport Folk Festival, where the British band played a 15-song set packed with unexpected covers and surprise guests. Midway through their set, Mumford & Sons deviated from their usual set list to debut their cover of Radiohead‘s In …
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UPDATE: An anonymous bidder purchased “I Never Dreamed” for£39,360 ($51,239), according to Omega Auctions. Bowie’s promotional sketches, photographs and band documents sold for £17,130 ($22,299). *** David Bowie‘s earliest studio recording as a singer, long-lost but unearthed by a former band mate, will head to auction in September. The late …
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Jerry Cantrell and Batman collide for the new song “Setting Sun.” It’s the Alice in Chains guitarist’s contribution to a series of tracks inspired by the DC Comics graphic novel Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition. Cantrell recorded the pounding track with producer Mike Elizondo and film composer and Marilyn Manson …
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