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Founding Damned Guitarist Brian James Dies at 70
Brian James, founding guitarist and early principal songwriter for UK punk pioneers The Damned, has died. The news was shared…
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The Armed to Play Bernie Sanders Rally in Michigan
The Armed’s next show is an unlikely opening spot for none other than U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. The experimental noise-punk…
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MF Doom Notebook Dispute Resolved With Journals Returned to Widow
In 2023, MF Doom’s widow, Jasmine Dumile Thompson, sued the rapper’s former A&R Eothen “Egon” Alapatt for copyright infringement, fraud,…
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Pitchfork Announces New Quarterly Zine
Last summer, I joined Pitchfork as its new editor from the world of 2020s independent music blogging. It is an…
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MJ Lenderman Will No Longer Tour With Wednesday
MJ Lenderman is the subject of a new profile in GQ. And, in the article, written by longtime Pitchfork contributor…
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Perfume Genius Enlists Aldous Harding for New Song “No Front Teeth”: Watch the Video
Perfume Genius has shared the second taste of his forthcoming new album, Glory. “No Front Teeth” is a duet between…
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Watch David Byrne, Lady Gaga, Devo, and More Perform at SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, a three-hour-long event celebrating Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, aired live from New York City’s Radio…
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R. Kelly Denied Appeal of Federal Racketeering and Sex Trafficking Conviction and 30-Year Prison Sentence
In 2023, R. Kelly formally appealed his conviction on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. On Wednesday (February 12), the…
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New York Dolls’ David Johansen Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer, Crowdfunding Treatment
David Johansen, the singer in influential 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls and who also goes by the pseudonym Buster…
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Alabama Shakes Announce First Tour Since 2017
Alabama Shakes—the trio of vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell—played a surprise reunion set…
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