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Pharoah Sanders, the revered American jazz saxophonist, has died at the age of 81. Sanders’ label, Luaka Bop, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing, “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” A cause of
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Toronto’s MorMor has announced his debut album, Semblance, which will arrive on November 4. To accompany the announcement, he’s unveiled the new single ‘Chasing Ghosts’, along with an animated visual by Otto Tang. Check it out and find the album artwork and tracklist below. Talking about the ‘Chasing Ghosts’ video, MorMor said in a statement:
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After all of the controversies, speculation, memes and lukewarm reviews, all eyes are on the box office performance of Olivia Wilde’s new film. By Grant Rindner September 23, 2022 Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling.Courtesy of Merrick Morton for Warner Bros via Everett Collection Several high-profile controversies, dozens of behind-the-scenes articles, and an unceasing wave
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Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jackie Cohen has been making records for half a decade, releasing her first solo EP, Tacoma Night Terror, Pt. 1: I’ve Got the Blues, in 2018. A native of the San Fernando Valley, Cohen moved to New York to study literature and creative writing at Marymount Manhattan College, using the poetry she
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When Maya Hawke wrote about all kinds of love on her debut album Blush, she had a way of tangling it up in metaphor. “You can’t scare me away,” she sang on ‘River Like You’, “I’ve tamed the moss upon the rocks/ And molded the red clay.” The song stood out in a collection about
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Indigo Sparke has shared a video for ‘Hysteria’, the title track and latest single from her forthcoming Aaron Dessner-produced album. It follows previous entries ‘Blue’ and ‘Pressure in My Chest’. Watch and listen below. “This song is about being inside of love, right at the edge of hysteria,” Sparke explained ina statement. “There is often
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TOLEDO is the indie rock duo of Dan Álvarez de Toledo and Jordan Dunn-Pilz, who grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts and are now based in Brooklyn. Their first two EPs, 2019’s Hotstuff and 2021’s Jockeys of Love, shone through for their heartfelt, emotionally nuanced songwriting and glistening production, both qualities they bring to their debut
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Another all-time tennis great is hanging up his racquet. By Grant Rindner September 15, 2022 Federer’s off-court cameo at Wimbledon this year turned out to be his final appearance there. (Photo by Shi Tang/Getty Images)Shi Tang/Getty Images Barely a week after Serena Williams played her final match (supposedly), another tennis all-time great is retiring. Roger
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Young Jesus, the Los Angeles-based band led by John Rossiter, have always made exploratory, at times profoundly strange music. Across their first five albums, their improvisational spirit and alchemical approach to genre evolved in compelling and intricate ways, and by 2020’s Welcome to Conceptual Beach, they’d sacrificed some of its headier philosophical leanings to make
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On April 14, 2020, betting with a credit card as your payment method became illegal. The ban is meant to discourage people from incurring massive debts due to easy access to funds gamblers couldn’t afford to lose. Theoretically, the ban appears like prudent, pro-consumer legislation designed to protect bettors from exasperating out-of-control gambling addictions. After
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