Greta Van Fleet are wrapping up quite the impressive year. The rock band released their debut full-length album, March of the Peaceful Army, over the summer; they played numerous festivals and toured nonstop, and earlier this month were nominated for three Grammys: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for their debut single “Highway Tune,” and […]
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news, local-news, The organisers of Summer Moon are assuring punters a little rain won’t dampen their spirits. Though the forecast is for a cloudy, rainy day, event director Bede Clifton urged punters to turn off their irrigation systems, chuck on boots and a poncho, and get out to Josef Chromy Wines for a day of great […]
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Rammstein Guitarist: Rock Is Dead. Hip-Hop Is Music of Rebellion Now. I Don’t Like Hip-Hop – Ultimate-Guitar.Com
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Rammstein Guitarist: Rock Is Dead. Hip-Hop Is Music of Rebellion Now. I Don’t Like Hip-Hop Ultimate-Guitar.Com At a time when rock performances can be pretty stripped down and straightforward, Rammstein are still holding the blowtorch high for theatrical rock and roll. Source link
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The Boston Music Awards unofficially declared 2018 the year of the breakthrough Wednesday night, naming hip-hop flag-bearer Cousin Stizz artist of the year while handing other top prizes to indie-pop innovator Sidney Gish (album of the year, for her sophomore effort, “No Dogs Allowed”) and socially-minded rap ascendants Cliff Notez and Oompa (in new and […]
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20 – Prodigy, No Tourists The musical equivalent of washing down three espressos with a giant can of V, No Tourists gets you fully charged up and ready to take on all comers while also leaving you on a slightly twitchy edge. Here, the Prodigy play in tension and release keeping their songs tightly wound […]
You can search the FM band on your car radio for Christmas music. You can watch Christmas specials on television while making your lists. You can join the mobs of shoppers at the mall in search of the perfect but elusive gift. But nothing will ignite the spirit of Christmas faster and better than […]
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It’s almost impossible to classify The Whiskey Jerks by a musical genre. They describe themselves as a “klezmer, country-blues, gypsy-punk, rock and jazz with clever lyrics,” but that almost seems too limited to describe the musical diversity that the six-person Saskatoon-based ensemble brings to the table. Or to put it differently, vocalist and accordion player Gillian Snider […]
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Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Every year, pop music artists release new albums of Christmas music. Some of them cover familiar holiday songs. Others write new material for the season. Rock critic Ken Tucker listened to a big batch of new releases and […]
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Weezer will headline the musical entertainment at 2019 NHL Winter Classic, report says
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The NHL has found a headliner for its musical entertainment at this year’s Winter Classic and Weezer has scored the gig. News broke Wednesday that the Los Angeles-based rock band behind “Undone,” “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So” was set to take the stage during the first intermission of the 2019 Winter Classic, according […]
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Copyright 2018 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Every year, pop music artists release new albums of Christmas music. Some of them cover familiar holiday songs. Others write new material for the season. Rock critic Ken Tucker listened to a big batch of new releases and […]