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Bob Dylan catalog gets a streaming boost thanks to ‘A Complete Unknown’

Courtesy of Searchlight PicturesThe Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown has sparked renewed interest in the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s music.According to Billboard, Luminate data shows that since the movie’s Dec. 25 release there’s been a huge jump in streams of Dylan’s catalog. In the days following the release, there were 11.6 million on-demand streams of Dylan’s songs, an increase from 8.1 million in the month prior. And in the first full week following the movie’s release, that number increased […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton’s new band Close Enemies drops debut track, ‘Sound of a Train’

Christopher Victorio/WireImage for Kaaboo Del Mar via imageSPACEAerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton’s new band, Close Enemies, has some new music to share.The group, which also consists of Chasen Hampton on vocals, Peter Stroud and Trace Foster on guitar, and Tony Brock on drums, just released their debut single, “Sound of a Train,” which is now available on digital outlets.Close Enemies played their first show in Nashville in October and recently launched their first tour. They are due to play Daryl’s House in […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Duran Duran pays tribute to director David Lynch

ABC/Randy HolmesDuran Duran's Nick Rhodes is the latest artist to pay tribute to director David Lynch, whose death was announced Thursday. He was 78.“David Lynch was a creative superhero for me, from the moment I first saw his film Eraserhead as a teenager,” Rhodes writes on Instagram. “His imagination, innovation, style and humour will remain an enormous inspiration.”“Curious about the unknown and never afraid of a dark alley, he was an uncompromising, experimental artist, with a truly unique vision,” he added. “Sadly, the […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking Israeli retaliation plans

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A former CIA analyst arrested in November and charged with leaking highly classified records showing Israeli plans to launch a retaliatory strike on Iran pleaded guilty Friday in a federal court in Virginia.Asif Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of transmission of national defense information, according to court records.Rahman faces up to 10 years in prison for the first count and up to three years for the second count. His sentencing was set for May […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Supertramp’s ‘Live in Paris ’79’ coming in February

Mercury StudiosAfter the release of their 1979 album Breakfast in America, Supertramp hit the road in support of the record, and now fans are getting a chance to relieve that live experience.Live in Paris ’79, a recording of the band’s December 1979 concerts at the Pavillon de Paris, will be released Feb. 28. Select performances from the shows previously appeared on a live album that was released in 1980, but the new release features a complete show, taken from recordings […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Just go ahead now: Spin Doctors announce first new album in over a decade

Capitol RecordsSpin Doctors have announced their first new album in over a decade.The "Two Princes" outfit will release a record called Face Full of Cake on April 11. It's the follow-up to 2013's If the River Was Whiskey."We weren't really thinking of it as a record," drummer Aaron Comess says of the upcoming collection. "We've gone through a lot of phases in our 35 years, and sometimes things really gel and sometimes they're just extremely difficult. When we made this record, we captured a […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Oprah Winfrey to introduce premiere of ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ on Oprah Winfrey Network

Courtesy OWN: Oprah Winfrey NetworkOprah Winfrey will help to introduce the premiere of the Luther: Never Too Much film on her network, sharing a few words about Luther Vandross' impact and the way his music has connected people.“Celebrating the extraordinary talent and life of Luther Vandross, this documentary highlights an innovative trailblazer whose story exemplifies the powerful, inspiring narratives that OWN is dedicated to bringing to the forefront,” said Tina Perry, president of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. “We honor Luther’s impact on […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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The Doors releasing live recordings to stream and download for the first time in celebration of 60th anniversary

RhinoThe Doors are in the midst of a 60th anniversary celebration this year, and as part of it they are planning to dip into their archives and share some live recordings to digital services for the very first time.They’ve just kicked things off with the release of Live at the Matrix 1967: The Original Masters, which are now available to stream and download. The performances were recorded between March 7 and March 11 at the small San Francisco club The Matrix, […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Hear the new song from neil young and the chrome hearts

Reprise RecordsNeil Young has just debuted his first new song with his new band.Billed as neil young and the chrome hearts, the track, “big change,” is described as “a song that looks square in the face of so many of the moving parts of where the world is turning today.”According to John Hanlon, Young’s longtime mixing engineer, "big change" is an “in your face loud irreverent rock ‘n roll paint splatter on the canvas in the vein of a Jackson Pollack painting.”Young first […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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