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Finneas says Billie Eilish’s third album is “85% done”
Billie Eilish’s third album is “85% done” according to her brother and collaborator Finneas. During an interview with Mr. Porter, Finneas revealed that while the LP is nearly finished, it was still a “challenging” process. “I don’t think Billie was particularly...
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Billie Eilish’s third album is “85% done” according to her brother and collaborator Finneas. During an interview with Mr. Porter, Finneas revealed that while the LP is nearly finished, it was still a “challenging” process. “I don’t think Billie was particularly...
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Noah Kahan reveals what time of year “Stick Season” refers to
Noah Kahan has revealed the meaning behind “Stick Season”. His viral hit of the same name was released in 2022 but became popular on TikTok earlier this year. In his home state of Vermont, it’s a very New England saying, but not in other parts of the world. “Stick season i...
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Noah Kahan has revealed the meaning behind “Stick Season”. His viral hit of the same name was released in 2022 but became popular on TikTok earlier this year. In his home state of Vermont, it’s a very New England saying, but not in other parts of the world. “Stick season i...
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Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson release a Christmas version of “I’m Just Ken’
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 04: Actor Ryan Gosling attends the 2023 SFFILM Awards Night to present the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction to Greta Gerwig at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on December 04, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Image...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 04: Actor Ryan Gosling attends the 2023 SFFILM Awards Night to present the Irving M. Levin Award for Film Direction to Greta Gerwig at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on December 04, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Image...
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Alanis Morissette performs “Last Christmas” on Fallon
Alanis Morissette was a recent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she delivered her own version of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. The song cover appears on her new holiday-themed EP of the same name. The record features “Little Drummer Boy”, “What...
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Alanis Morissette was a recent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she delivered her own version of Wham!’s “Last Christmas”. The song cover appears on her new holiday-themed EP of the same name. The record features “Little Drummer Boy”, “What...
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Billie Eilish performs “What Was I Made For?” on SNL
Billie Eilish graced the stage at Saturday Night Live for their final episode of the year. She performed two songs; her Golden Globe-nominated Barbie track, “What Was I Made For?”, as well as a cover of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Eilish’s performance w...
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Billie Eilish graced the stage at Saturday Night Live for their final episode of the year. She performed two songs; her Golden Globe-nominated Barbie track, “What Was I Made For?”, as well as a cover of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. Eilish’s performance w...
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Sublime With Rome announce split
Sublime With Rome have announced that they will split in 2024. The news comes just after surviving members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reunited with late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on stage. Now, the band has shared a statement announcing they are parting ways with frontman Rome Rami...
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Sublime With Rome have announced that they will split in 2024. The news comes just after surviving members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reunited with late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on stage. Now, the band has shared a statement announcing they are parting ways with frontman Rome Rami...
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Weezer announce 30th anniversary “Blue Album” deluxe reissue
Next year, Weezer will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 Blue Album. To celebrate, the band have announced a massive deluxe reissue. Speaking with Collider, frontman Rivers Cuomo explained that the band are “putting ideas together”, promising fans that the are “going ...
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Next year, Weezer will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 Blue Album. To celebrate, the band have announced a massive deluxe reissue. Speaking with Collider, frontman Rivers Cuomo explained that the band are “putting ideas together”, promising fans that the are “going ...
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Travis Barker is selling clothes stained with his own blood
Travis Barker has been known to drum so hard that he injures himself, bleeding all over his clothes. Now those clothes are for sale. Barker is selling twelve items from his Trophy Collection, five of which are stained with his own blood. The collection includes blood-stained drum heads ($1,500 &#...
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Travis Barker has been known to drum so hard that he injures himself, bleeding all over his clothes. Now those clothes are for sale. Barker is selling twelve items from his Trophy Collection, five of which are stained with his own blood. The collection includes blood-stained drum heads ($1,500 &#...
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The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” receives charity vinyl reissue
The Pogues’ are reissuing their 1988 Christmas classic, “Fairytale of New York”, on 7-inch vinyl to raise money to support folks experiencing houselessness. All proceeds will benefit the Dublin Simon Community, an organization supported by late frontman Shane MacGowan dedicated ...
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The Pogues’ are reissuing their 1988 Christmas classic, “Fairytale of New York”, on 7-inch vinyl to raise money to support folks experiencing houselessness. All proceeds will benefit the Dublin Simon Community, an organization supported by late frontman Shane MacGowan dedicated ...
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Sublime perform with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob at benefit concert
Surviving Sublime members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reunited to play some of their band’s classics with late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals. The benefit concert was held to support Bad Brains frontman H.R. Wilson had not performed with Gaugh in 10 years. Following Nowel...
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Surviving Sublime members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh reunited to play some of their band’s classics with late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals. The benefit concert was held to support Bad Brains frontman H.R. Wilson had not performed with Gaugh in 10 years. Following Nowel...
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Dave Grohl “slept through” his recording session with boygenius
Dave Grohl was set to drum on boygenius’ debut album, but he didn’t make it to the recording session. Phoebe Bridgers revealed in an interview with NME that the Foo Fighters frontman “slept through” their scheduled meeting. “We have a friend who knows him and toured ...
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Dave Grohl was set to drum on boygenius’ debut album, but he didn’t make it to the recording session. Phoebe Bridgers revealed in an interview with NME that the Foo Fighters frontman “slept through” their scheduled meeting. “We have a friend who knows him and toured ...
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Shane MacGowan left behind $12,000 for funeral bar tab
The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan was known to enjoy a drink or two. Following his death, he made sure the drinks were flowing as he left behind $12,000 to cover the bar tab at his funeral. The Independent reports that following the December 8 funeral, MacGowan’s friends and family ...
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The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan was known to enjoy a drink or two. Following his death, he made sure the drinks were flowing as he left behind $12,000 to cover the bar tab at his funeral. The Independent reports that following the December 8 funeral, MacGowan’s friends and family ...
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Dave Grohl fed the less-fortunate on a day off in Australia
Dave Grohl spent a recent day off feeding Australia’s houseless community. The Foo Fighters frontman volunteered at the Melbourne-based charity The Big Umbrella Foundation on Friday, December 8, per News.au. He treated folks to “an epic American-style BBQ with all the trimmings.”...
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Dave Grohl spent a recent day off feeding Australia’s houseless community. The Foo Fighters frontman volunteered at the Melbourne-based charity The Big Umbrella Foundation on Friday, December 8, per News.au. He treated folks to “an epic American-style BBQ with all the trimmings.”...
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Sum 41 announce “Heaven :x: Hell” release date
Back in September, Sum 41 released their single “Landmines”. The song appears on the band’s final album, Heaven :x: Hell. Frontman Deryck Whibley has now revealed that the album will be released on March 29. Whibley said in a statement, “Once I heard the music, I was confi...
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Back in September, Sum 41 released their single “Landmines”. The song appears on the band’s final album, Heaven :x: Hell. Frontman Deryck Whibley has now revealed that the album will be released on March 29. Whibley said in a statement, “Once I heard the music, I was confi...
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Billie Eilish, Jack Black nominated for Golden Globes
Billie Eilish has earned a Golden Globe nomination for her Barbie song “What Was I Made For?”. Joining her in the Best Original Song category are two other Barbie tracks, Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken”. Jack Bla...
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Billie Eilish has earned a Golden Globe nomination for her Barbie song “What Was I Made For?”. Joining her in the Best Original Song category are two other Barbie tracks, Dua Lipa’s “Dance The Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken”. Jack Bla...
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