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News R.I.P. Toronto Soul Singer and Trans Icon Jackie Shane Jackie Shane — a legendarily mysterious soul singer based in Toronto in the 1960s — has died. Shane's passing was confirmed by Numero Group...
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News Kate Bush Teases 'The Other Side' Rarities Comp with Reggae Cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man" Kate Bush just reissued her entire back catalogue last fall, and now the enigmatic singer has revealed plans to release a rarities collectio...
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News Michael Jackson's Estate Slaps HBO with $100 Million Lawsuit over 'Leaving Neverland' HBO recently debuted the trailer for its controversial documentary Leaving Neverland, which explores cases of sexual misconduct that two chi...
News Blink-182/All Time Low Offshoot Simple Creatures Share "Strange Love" Blink-182's Mark Hoppus recently introduced us to his new band with All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth called Simple Creatures. The pair have now...
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News Weezer Get "High as a Kite" and Rock Out in 'Mr. Rogers' Parody Weezer have unveiled two new tracks from their forthcoming Black Album — "High as a Kite" and "Living in L.A." The former arrives with a...
News Watch the Official Trailer for Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' Last year, we were teased with a quick look at the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman, and now the full-length official trailer has arrive...
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Streams Jay Rock Links with Mozzy and DCMBR for "The Other Side" After rolling out a single with Tee Grizzley late last year, Jay Rock has now shared a new track with Mozzy and DCMBR. The trio of West C...
Streams Wintersleep Share New Song "Into the Shape of Your Heart" Wintersleep are set to release their new album In the Land Of next month, and to give us a better idea what to expect, the Halifax band have...
Streams Stream Offset's New Album 'Father of 4' with Cardi B, Travis Scott, 21 Savage Offset didn't let too many details slip about his debut solo album, but Father of 4 has now arrived in its entirety. The album artwork m...
Streams CupcakKe Swims to Bikini Bottom in "Squidward Nose" Video Last month, CupcakKe incorporated a beloved SpongeBob SquarePants character into a not-so-kid-friendly track called "Squidward Nose." Now, t...
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Streams Teenage Fanclub Return with New Song "Everything Is Falling Apart" Following a significant lineup change, Scottish indie-pop crew Teenage Fanclub are about to start a North American tour tomorrow (February 2...
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Streams Stream Ace of Wands' New Album 'Lioness' Ace of Wands release their new album Lioness later this week, but Exclaim! is giving you the opportunity to stream the LP in its entirety ri...
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