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Following last year’s reissue of the plant music masterpiece Plantasia, Sacred Bones will reissue four more albums from electronic pioneer Mort Garson. On November 6th, the label will reissue Didn’t You Hear OST (1970), Lucifer’s Black Mass (1971), Ataraxia’s The Unexplained (1975) and Music From Patch Cord Productions, a collection …

Donald Trump has been playing “Rockin’ in the Free World” at his rallies over the past four years despite the fervent objections of Neil Young, who has often reluctantly noted that he has no legal right to stop him as long as the campaign pays the proper licensing fees. But …

Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, Charli XCX’s quarantine-made How I’m Feeling Now and Michael Kiwanuka’s Kiwanuka are among the 12 albums shortlisted for the 2020 Mercury Prize, the prestigious award honoring the year’s best LP by a British musician. Stormzy, Laura Marling, Porridge Radio, Sports Team, Georgia, Kano, Lanterns on the …

Yes fans have spent the past 15 years hoping that the surviving members of the group will put aside their differences for a reunion tour, but guitarist Steve Howe tells Rolling Stone that that is a very unlikely proposition. “I don’t think [the fans] should stay up late nights worrying …

Billy Strings made his late-night debut on Monday, performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with his band. But it wasn’t simply a promotional push for his latest album, 2019’s Home. Instead, the bluegrass prodigy was raising awareness about the plight of independent music venues, many of which are in danger of …

The Nineties were a golden era for R&B, a time when hip-hop and soul music joined forces to bridge gaps and create new sounds. Today, singers like Summer Walker, Partynextdoor, and Bryson Tiller all draw inspiration from the music recorded back then, making a period that ended 20 years ago …

Prince’s estate has shared the singer’s original 1979 version of “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man,” which Prince would later revisit years later for Sign O’ the Times. The stripped-down demo appears on the upcoming, massive reissue dedicated to Prince’s 1987 double-album. The 1979 version of “I …

Tim McGraw has announced plans for his new album Here on Earth, his first solo release in nearly five years. The project, which reunites him with previous label home Big Machine, is due out August 21st and includes the soaring title track, released on Friday. “Here on Earth,” penned by …

Earlier this week, we spoke to Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club drummer Chris Frantz about his new memoir Remain in Love. It’s a fascinating book that explains how the Talking Heads rose out of the CBGB scene in New York City to become one of the most innovative bands …

The Cranberries will rerelease their 1994 album No Need to Argue as a deluxe reissue featuring B-sides, remixes, demos, unreleased tracks, live recordings from the era and more. The expanded edition arrives September 18th. The LP, the follow-up to the band’s breakthrough 1992 album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So …