Joey Jordison, Slipknot‘s founding drummer and co-writer of many of their biggest hits, died on Monday at the age of 46. A rep for his family said he died “peacefully in his sleep” but did not specify a cause of death. “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and …
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Pink is backing the female Norwegian beach handball team after the players were fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms. According to the European Handball Federation, female players are required to wear bikini bottoms while male players can wear shorts. “I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball …
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The 15-year battle over James Brown’s estate has finally been resolved as the soul legend’s heirs have reached a settlement agreement. Brown died on Christmas Day in 2006. Since then, the singer’s many heirs — children, grandchildren and an ex-wife who was ultimately eliminated as an heir after it was …
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Toronto rapper Smiley has released a new song, “Over the Top,” featuring Drake.The fast-talking track, produced by Tay Keith, arrives via Drake’s label OVO Sound. “Got a verse from the boy & it leaked,” Smiley noted of Drake’s feature on Twitter. “He sent me a new one said use this …
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Woodstock ’99 was supposed to be sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Instead, what we got was three days of mob violence, sewage spills, and Jamiroquai. If you weren’t there, congratulate yourself on at least one shrewd life decision. (If only the decision not to be born yet.) If you …
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Years ago, screenwriter-producer Peter Lord Moreland watched Straight No Chaser, the landmark 1988 documentary on bebop pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Thus began a near-obsessive fascination with the jazz legend that “was already triggered by one of my favorite jazz ballads of all time: ‘Round Midnight.’” As his career progressed, Lord Moreland …
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Gord Downie‘s first solo album, Coke Machine Glow, will be reissued on August 27th via Arts & Crafts to mark its 20th anniversary, and it’s available for preorder. The original album dropped in 2001, in between the Tragically Hip‘s 2000 record Music @ Work and 2002’s In Violet Light. Titled …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Nothing is more valuable to a musician than their hearing. If you are a professional musician, it’s important to be proactive about protecting your hearing. Without it, you …
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UPDATE (9/10): Tanya Tucker has canceled all of her scheduled concerts for 2021. The country singer cited her ongoing recovery from hip surgery and the Covid-19 pandemic for the cancellations. “With my damn hip still healing slowly but surely, and my increasing concerns with covid-19, I’ve made the heartbreaking decision …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A two-way radio is, as the name suggests, a radio that allows for communication in both directions — sending and receiving signals. When you imagine two-way radios, truck …
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