Music
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Placebo’s Brian Molko Charged With Defamation for Calling Italian Prime Minister “Fascist, Racist”
In August 2023, Placebo’s Brian Molko was sued by Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni for calling her a “piece of shit, fascist, racist” during that summer’s Sonic Park festival. Now, after prosecutors in Turin opened an investigation into the claims, he’s being charged with defamation for “contempt of the institutions,” reports Italian newspaper La Stampa. That offense—defaming the Italian government,…
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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 Poindexter, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His daughter, Leah Hennessey, launched a Sweet Relief fundraiser to help cover the costs of his treatment and care. In the post, she revealed that Johansen has actually been undergoing intensive cancer…
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The Black Keys Announce 2025 Tour
The Black Keys have announced the first leg of their 2025 No Rain No Flowers Tour. Set to take place this spring on through the summer, the duo’s run of shows includes support from Hermanos Gutiérrez and the Heavy Heavy. Check out their complete list of tour dates below. After completing a few previously announced gigs, like sets at Arizona’s…
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Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus, and More to Play Gve a Fck LA Wildfire Relief Benefit Concert
Paramore’s Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, Lucy Dacus, and over a dozen other artists have been announced to play G*ve a F*ck LA, a benefit concert and auction to help the victims of the California wildfires. Muna, Courtney Barnett, Jenny Lewis, Perfume Genius, Christopher Owens, Finneas, Fred Armisen, Kevin Morby, Juliette Lewis, Phantom Planet, Reggie Watts, Sasami + Rostam, Scout Willis,…
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TikTok Restores Service in U.S. After Briefly Going Dark Due to Supreme Court Ban
On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld a federal law that will ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., initiates a sale by Sunday, January 19. Last night, January 18, TikTok went dark in response, with users unable to see content and major app stores removing the platform for download. However, TikTok…
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Khruangbin Announce 2025 Tour Dates
Khruangbin have announced another tour in support of their 2024 album A la Sala. The Houston-based funk and psych trio will start their long run in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 20 and then head to the U.S. and Europe for dozens of additional concerts. Find their complete list of new tour dates below. Following their leg in Australia, Khruangbin…
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The Waterboys Recruit Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, and More for New Album
The Waterboys have joined forces with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and other artists to make a concept album about the late, great actor Dennis Hopper. Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is out April 4, via Sun, and will be led by the single “Hopper’s on Top (Genius)” on Friday (January 10). In the meantime, find the album artwork…
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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President and Champion of Musicians, Dies at 100
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, has died, the Carter Center announced. He had been in hospice care since February 2023, and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. The former president was 100 years old. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human…
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Hozier Plays the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on Saturday Night Live: Watch
Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the NBC program’s final pre-Christmas episode of 2024. He first played “Too Sweet,” which former President Barack Obama recently named one of his favorite songs of the year. The Irish musician then did the Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York.” Watch Hozier’s SNL performances below. Hozier made his Saturday Night Live debut…
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Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain Dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, the groundbreaking percussionist who helped bring the tabla and Indian classical music to the world stage, has died, his family said in a statement. He died, in a San Francisco hospital, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. Hussain was 73 years old. Hussain was born in Mumbai to a tabla-playing father who invited his son to…
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