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Shabazz Palaces have announced their new album The Don of Diamond Dreams. It’s due out April 17 via Sub Pop. Below, check out their new song “Fast Learner,” a collaboration with Purple Tape Nate. Scroll down for the tracklist and cover art. The Don of Diamond Dreams features contributions from singer/keyboardist Darrius Willrich, percussionist Carlos
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David Roback—the producer and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded Mazzy Star alongside Hope Sandoval—has died, according to a representative for the band. A key figure in the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene of neo-psychedelia in the 1980s, Roback also played in bands such as Rain Parade and Opal. He was 61 years old. The cause of death
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The Roots have had a section of street renamed in their honor in their home city of Philadelphia. Take a look at the new signage below. Questlove shared the news on Instagram Sunday by reposting another account’s snapshot and description of a sign bearing the new street name. According to Questlove’s caption, Avenue of the
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Alanis Morissette has shared a new song. Listen to “Smiling,” the opener of her new LP Such Pretty Forks in the Road, below. Co-written with Michael Farrell and produced by Alex Hope, the single appears in the Jagged Little Pill Broadway show. Such Pretty Forks in the Road, Morissette’s first album since 2012’s Havoc and
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Burna Boy has announced his Twice as Tall tour. He’ll play U.S. shows this spring, followed by stops in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada in the summer. Check out Burna Boy’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Burna Boy released
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Brandi Carlile has been named the Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador. She’s the latest in a line of artists selected by RSD organizers to represent the annual event, which falls on April 18 this year. Past artists to be named ambassador include Pearl Jam (2019), Run the Jewels (2018), St. Vincent (2017), and Metallica (2016).
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Toya Delazy, Dua Saleh and Cakes Da Killa are three of our top queer Black artists. (YouTube) To celebrate Black History Month, PinkNews selects five artists making unapologetically queer Black music for the community. CJ Run “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m not.” The opening bar of “Spaghetti”, CJ Run’s breakthrough hit, immediately sets the
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