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music
“Effects companies know if they come up with a new effect that’s insanely expensive, there’s one band dumb enough to buy it – us”: How Trans-Siberian Orchestra take Christmas on the road beyond December
By 2013, Christmas-themed symphonic rockers Trans-Siberian Orchestra were selling over a million tickets per tour – but remained a remarkably well-kept...
loudersound.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
“He got a kidney infection, so he’s in hospital… That’s a bit of a drag, because he was going to be the lead guitarist”: The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different
Do They Know It’s Christmas? is one of the most iconic charity singles of all time , featuring an all-star cast of musical heroes including...
guitarworld.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
The Sammy Hagar Song Alex Van Halen Regretted Dismissing
Drummer thought the track would bomb because it sounded like John Denver until he heard finished version on singer’s solo album. Continue reading...
loudwire.com
- 30+ days ago
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how-to / music / apps
You Should Use Transnomino to Rename and Reorganize Your Mac Files
Transnomino is a free Mac app that lets you organize a chaotic file folder in a few clicks. Transnomino is a free Mac app that...
lifehacker.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Brian Fair of Shadows Fall’s Top 5 Albums of 2024
(Editor’s note: Looking back on 2024, there were so many good albums released that we decided to reach out to some of today’s artists...
metalsucks.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
4 Modern-Day Christmas Songs That Are Actually Centuries Old
The ubiquity of these popular festive tunes makes it easy to forget that some of our favorite modern-day Christmas songs are centuries old.The post 4...
americansongwriter.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
The Offspring’s Kevin ‘Noodles’ Wasserman on Emily Armstrong fronting Linkin Park: “It’s an amazing and brave choice”
The Offspring’s Kevin ‘Noodles’ Wasserman has said that Linkin Park choosing Emily Armstrong as their new singer is an “amazing and bold”...
nme.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: The Pope Opening the Tomb of Lucifer
Were my heavy metal albums right all along? Spurred on by a New York Post story about Pope Francis opening "five sacred portals" this Christmas,...
lifehacker.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
“If this is your first guitar, you’ll be keeping it for a long time to come”: Harley Benton Pro Series ST-Modern HSS review
What is it? One of the latest releases from Harley Benton – purveyor of bargain-priced gear via European retail giant, Thomann – the ST-Modern (not to...
musicradar.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
New Premier League Soccer Manager to Bring 'Death Metal' Style
Southampton's new manager is a metalhead, hoping to inject his 'death metal' style to help the team from their current sagging record in the Premier...
loudwire.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Teemu Mäntysaari Says Megadeth Has “So Many Good Ideas” for the Next Album
Next year’s going to have a lot of new releases to get hyped about, but one thing that could potentially be on the horizon...
metalsucks.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
What We Know About Cher And Gene Simmons's Past Affair - The List
Speaking with People magazine in October 1979, Cher said her romance with Gene Simmons was "the best relationship I've ever had with a human being."...
thelist.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
2024's 20 Biggest Rock Breakups, Retirements and Lineup Changes
Personality conflicts and health issues caused some of rock's biggest bands to retire or change lineups. Continue reading...
ultimateclassicrock.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Miley Cyrus is entering a new era and "looking forward to starting over again"
Taking to her socials, Miley Cyrus appears to be teasing a new era for 2025....
thelineofbestfit.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Bun B Opens Up About His Conversation with RZA After Pimp C’s Passing
Bun B and Raekwon sit down on Hip-Hop Wired’s latest episode of ‘I Got Questions‘. During this iconic conversation, the two legends spoke about...
hiphopwired.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
RONNIE MONTROSE Celebratory Concert Announced For January 2025
Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar rock star lineup whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and...
blabbermouth.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
What were the best concerts you saw in 2024? Our critics name their top 20.
Sturgill Simpson, Billie Eilish and the Twin Cities’ boldest new festival were among our favorite live music offerings this year. The Minnesota Star...
startribune.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
45 years ago, the Walkman changed how we listen to music
In 1979, Sony premiered the Walkman to limited fanfare. Now, the entire music tech market has formed around it. Back in 1979, Sony cofounder Masaru Ibuka was...
fastcompany.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
“He threw the turntables over”: Why ODB once ruined an entire concert
Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) was an eccentric character, to say the least, and as one of the most outlandish members of Wu-Tang Clan with his...
hiphophero.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Oldest Christmas carol: a guide to the dawn of a much-loved tradition
Though Christmas carols as we know and sing them today didn’t really catch on until the mid-19th century, the first ever festive lyrics...
classical-music.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Why did Peter Criss leave the band KISS?
KISS is a seminal glam metal band. They rose to the top on the strength of their distinct branding and aesthetic, but stayed there due...
audiophix.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Songs as Mental Health Break: You Can't Always Get What You Want, The Rolling Stones (1969)
If you are like me, you will need mental health breaks to maintain your sanity this year. For my part, I am starting my day...
dailykos.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
A look back at hip-hop legends we lost in 2024
2024 has been a tough year, especially for hip-hop fans. We learned this year truly nobody is invincible, even those we bump every day. We saw...
rollingout.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
TUNE IN: Dublin's famous Christmas Eve Busk for charity returns tonight!
Can't make it to Dublin's Grafton Street tonight? Find out here how you can watch the famous Christmas Eve Busk online on December 24!...
irishcentral.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
5 Christmas Songs Whose Lyrics Reveal Hidden Meanings
Do you ever listen to the words of Christmas songs?Oh, you hear Christmas songs. But do you hear what I hear? Do you really...
cracked.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
LISTEN: Get into the Irish Christmas spirit with this festive Spotify playlist
This Irish Christmas playlist from Spotify is described as a "selection box of Christmas tracks from Ireland's finest."...
irishcentral.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
How A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Its Beloved Soundtrack Album, Almost Never Happened
A Charlie Brown Christmas uses a cast of amateur child voice actors, deals with the theme of seasonal depression, and culminates in the recitation of...
openculture.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Bob Dylan: From Minnesota to Manhattan to the toast of the world
The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk...
minnpost.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
"David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan": The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy
As oddball collaborations go, it takes some beating: veteran crooner with a penchant for cardigans and golf throws his lot in with one of the...
musicradar.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
The one Beatles song Paul McCartney simply refused to play on: “Oh f*ck you”
There’s good value in claiming that Paul McCartney was The Beatles band leader. While it’s true that the group formed around the mercurial...
faroutmagazine.co.uk
- 30+ days ago
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music
“When Jerry left, that was the end of the Grateful Dead. Period. There’s just no way that you can replace Jerry Garcia”: The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him
The late Jerry Garcia played a key role in cementing the Grateful Dead’s legacy as the behemoth it is today, serving as the principal...
guitarworld.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
What Bob Dylan Wore: How ‘A Complete Unknown’ Captures the Style of a Generation
From custom Levi’s to Chelsea boots, costume designer Arianne Phillips reveals how Dylan’s clothes mirrored his artistic evolution. In the opening...
wmagazine.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
The late 70s song that John Lennon and Frank Sinatra loved
The 70s was really a golden age for Rock and Roll music, many different bands and music genres were evolving. The Beatles were over but...
rockandrollgarage.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Lucifer's Hammer Frontman Hades Dead at 38
In a tragic turn of events just months after his band released their fourth full-length release Be and Exist, Lucifer’s Hammer frontman Andrés “...
metalsucks.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
The Christmas album that heralded the end of a folk musical era
For those looking to introduce some musical conflict into the holidays, Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart remains a great choice in its 15th...
alternet.org
- 30+ days ago
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music
“He thought it sucked and I told him to leave it alone. I was literally in tears”: Rex Brown on the Dimebag Darrell guitar solo he fought to keep on record
Dimebag Darrell’s legendary guitar playing and pioneering heavy metal style is powerful enough to bring a tear to anybody’s eye, but for Rex...
guitarworld.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
‘St Andrew’: The song that derailed the final album by The White Stripes
It’s rare that a band goes out at the peak of their powers for reasons that aren’t tragic. Warehouse: Songs and Stories by...
faroutmagazine.co.uk
- 30+ days ago
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education / learning / music
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr.: Overcoming dyscalculia in the spotlight
Larry Mullen Jr., the drummer for U2, has recently disclosed his diagnosis of dyscalculia, a learning disability that impairs numerical comprehension...
stairwayto11.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
“It couldn’t be any simpler – yet, in truth, it couldn’t be any better”: Inside the remarkable story of the Gibson Les Paul Junior – the single-cut that changed the world
It couldn’t be any simpler – yet, in truth, it couldn’t be any better. The Les Paul Junior, which was launched in the same...
guitarworld.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
‘A Complete Unknown’ Review: Timothée Chalamet’s Audacious Portrait of Bob Dylan
The actor stars in director James Mangold’s biopic, which follows the singer-songwriter during his rise to stardom as a folk-rock revolutionary. The world may...
wsj.com
- 30+ days ago
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how-to / music
The Best Music Tech of 2024
It’s the end of music, they said! The harbinger of doom has arrived to take all our jobs, they cried! Thankfully they were wrong....
mixmag.net
- 30+ days ago
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movie & tv / music
Edward Norton on Pete Seeger’s “Deceptive” Talents and How a Moment Becomes a Movement
Edward Norton, over the course of his career, has played a wide range of characters, from sociopaths to priests. One thing he hasn’t done...
consequence.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
The classic holiday song written by an Alabamian might have flopped if not for this
It’s been 80 years since Birmingham, Ala., native Hugh Martin wrote “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” one of the most beloved Christmas songs...
www.al.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
The tragic onstage death of Megadeth’s Nick Menza
Although many rock stars may profess their wish to die on stage, few would actually expect that to happen. Despite all the luxuries and glamour...
faroutmagazine.co.uk
- 30+ days ago
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music
AUDIO: HymnWho - "Existential Groove Theory" | Breaking And Entering
HymnWho’s latest album, “Existential Groove Theory,” released last week. His fourth full-length project allows him the creative freedom to go...
breakingandentering.net
- 30+ days ago
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music
Vox Giulietta VGA-3D
It may look like a conventional archtop, but Vox’s latest box offers something truly different. Within the Giulietta VGA-3D is a modeling engine...
vintageguitar.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Jewel Wants You to Know That You’re Not Alone - SPIN
Jewel’s newly-cut bangs peep out from underneath her cowboy hat, her braided pigtails fall over the brown-and-white animal-print blouse she’s wearing...
spin.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
Apple Made More Selling AirPods Than All Of Spotify In 2023
Apple has once again proven its dominance in the tech industry with the staggering success of its AirPods. According to Bloomberg estimates, Apple...
edmtunes.com
- 30+ days ago
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music
How Rick Ross destroyed his own career and ruined his reputation
Rick Ross is an extremely successful rapper with billions of streams on his music, numerous platinum-selling songs, and a tonne of chart-topping...
hiphophero.com
- 30+ days ago
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how-to / music
“Jazz and blues musicians came along, stole the concept and started using 7ths all over the place”: Learn how to understand and use dominant 7th-style chords
Jazz and blues musicians often personify the very art of being cool, but we have to ponder whether they would be half as cool (musically...
musicradar.com
- 30+ days ago
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