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Miley concert banned in Dominican Republic
Music News - 22 Aug 2014 06:30
Miley Cyrus' forthcoming September concert in the Caribbean country has been banned by officials.
'Pop Sonnets' Tumblr Turns Top 40 Songs Into Shakespearean Poetry
SPIN - 22 Aug 2014 20:06
Bless you, Internet! First that Kanye West-Wes Anderson Mashup, then the
Clarkson makes ice-bucket debut
Music News - 22 Aug 2014 06:30
Kelly Clarkson has publicly revealed herself for the first time after accepting an ALS ice-bucket challenge online.
Talib Kweli Tells CNN's Don Lemon How to Do His Job in Ferguson
SPIN - 22 Aug 2014 00:37
Talib Kweli's known for being one of hip-hop's strongest wordsmiths not just because of his lyrical wit but also his political, cultural, and social -- ahem, excuse us -- consciousness...
Jasmine V Debuts 'That's Me Right There' Video Featuring Kendrick Lamar
The Boombox - 22 Aug 2014 17:07
Don't mess with Jasmine V's man. The 20-year-old Los Angeles songstress gives a playful warning to anyone eyeing her guy in the Gil Green-directed video for 'That's Me Right There' featuring Kendrick Lamar.
Ariana clarifies cheating comments
Music News - 22 Aug 2014 02:30
Ariana Grande has insisted her comments about her ex cheating with another guy were "twisted".
Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" Video "Wasn't Necessary" According To Grandmaster Flash
Idolator - 22 Aug 2014 00:30
Nicki Minaj spends most of her “Anaconda” video twerking on all-fours but instead of generating a backlash from fans and online commentators, the general consensus has been “omg Onika slay!!!!” (It’s amusing be...
Nick confirms Mariah separation
Music News - 22 Aug 2014 00:15
Nick Cannon has confirmed that he and wife Mariah Carey have separated.
Shut Up, Dude: This Week's Best And Worst Comments
Stereogum - 22 Aug 2014 23:53
The Reflektors are in town for a few shows at Barclays Center, so we asked you to tell us (and them) which Brooklyn act they should cover. Most likely they’ll do Velvet Underground or Talking Heads or some other band m...
Fans are attempting to set up more "Fall Out Shows" for 2015
The 405 - 22 Aug 2014 23:58
Last weekend, the long-awaited Jabberwocky Festival was to play host to a slew of bands like Neutral Milk Hotel, Kurt Vile, Cloud Nothings, Deafheaven, The Bug, Metz, and more. That didn't end up happening, though, due t...
Tech N9ne Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in an Extreme Way [VIDEO]
The Boombox - 22 Aug 2014 23:53
Rapper Techn9ne performed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in a extreme way that you have to see to believe. What he did afterwards will leave you in shock.
This Week: Ferguson Goes to Hell, Gucci Mane Goes to Prison and Dave Grohl Goes to Prom
SF Weekly - 22 Aug 2014 23:52
"Seems to me, we don't hear of many incidents of young unarmed white males being gunned down for running away from police, or even for resisting arrest... How many tragic losses of this nature must we endure before we're...
Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble Plays at the Armory
The New York Times - 22 Aug 2014 23:49
The International Contemporary Ensemble performed Alvin Lucier's "Chambers" and other works on Thursday at the Park Avenue Armory.
Submit to Deafheaven's Obliterating Single, 'From the Kettle Onto the Coil'
SPIN - 22 Aug 2014 23:34
Black-metal alchemists Deafheaven are the newest addition to this year's Adult Swim Summer Singles Program, which last week saw a release from
Coldplay's "True Love" Video Tells A Whimsical Love Story: Watch
Idolator - 22 Aug 2014 23:33
Coldplay has really upped the visual ante during the Ghost Stories era. The band took a spooky stroll through their woods in their dark and distorted “Midnight” video, put on an old-fashioned carnival show in “Magi...
John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman denied parole
NME - 22 Aug 2014 23:15
Chapman refused release for the eighth time
Music Review: Steven Schick Performs 'Mathematics of Resonant Bodies'
The New York Times - 22 Aug 2014 23:14
The percussionist Steven Schick performed John Luther Adams's "The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies" on Wednesday at Mostly Mozart.
Blink-182 bring flames and Union Jack flag to Leeds Festival headline set
NME - 22 Aug 2014 23:04
US pop-punk trio begin Friday night performance with 'Feelin' This' and 'What's My Age Again'
Turin Opera's Music Director Threatens to Leave
The New York Times - 22 Aug 2014 23:00
Gianandrea Noseda, Teatro Regio's music director, says he will not renew his contract unless the general manager, Walter Vergnano, is replaced.
Bakesale Turns 20
Stereogum - 22 Aug 2014 22:59
“Dinosaur have this weird Teflon thing,” Sebadoh frontman Lou Barlow told me in a 2013 interview for Under The Radar. “Sebadoh’s more vulnerable. There are more faces to the band. You have the strength of [co-fro...
Nicki Minaj Trades Verses With Riff Raff On The LA Leakers Remix Of "Anaconda": Listen
Idolator - 22 Aug 2014 22:39
Hats off to Nicki Minaj. When the lead single from The Pink Print failed to fire (the insomnia-curing “Pills N Potions”), she simply engineered a hit by sampling a hip-hop classic and making a semi-pornographic video...
Critic's Notebook: Bruce Lundvall Creates Sunrise Senior Living Jazz Festival
The New York Times - 22 Aug 2014 22:38
Bruce Lundvall, a former president of Blue Note Records now in an assisted-living center, has brought music to his turf with the Sunrise Senior Living Jazz Festival.