Rock

The John & Alice Coltrane Home, Impulse! and Verve Label Group are calling 2024 the Year Of Alice, but for a growing contingent of jazz fans, it’s been her year for some time now. The stature of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda, harpist, pianist, composer, spiritual leader and wife of John, has only increased after her death
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In recent times, we have tended to place great faith in late-life albums by revered artists. Johnny Cash’s releases on American Recordings, begun in 1994, perhaps set the course; since then has come, if not an explosion, at least a soft bloom of such records, from David Bowie’s Blackstar to Leonard Cohen’s You Want It
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50 Cent has claimed that Netflix has picked up his docuseries about Diddy, with the streaming giant winning “the bidding war”. Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in March, seemingly
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A Tennessee judge has blocked the planned auction sale of Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland residence. The decision comes just days after it was reported that actor Riley Keough – who is also the granddaughter of the late music icon – was taking legal action to halt the court-approved sale of Graceland. Best recognised for her
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Cassie has broken her silence and opened up about the footage of her ex-partner – rap mogul Diddy – attacking her in 2016. Diddy – real name Sean Combs – is currently facing a series of ongoing investigations regarding alleged sex trafficking, sexual assault and harassment. The rapper’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided in
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In “Beautiful Day,” noted indie recording artist Stephanie Bettman shines like the star she’s always been and successfully mixes two bastions of pop in a melodic marriage that you have to hear for yourself to fully appreciate. Bettman straddles a swinging rhythm while adding a dash of folksiness here and a pinch of classic vocal
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Alex Wellkers’ evolution from a budding musician studying accordion and harmonica, among other instruments, to his mature accomplishments as a proficient guitarist testifies to his passion. The Switzerland-based singer, songwriter, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist’s new release Fly Away has eleven diverse songs spanning an impressive gamut of musical attributes. Strings, guitar, piano, ballads, all-out rockers, and even a whiff of
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Lee Shupp is a bit of a throwback. His new album Rise Up makes his retro music allegiances abundantly clear. Nonetheless, Shupp doesn’t use his chosen genres as a vehicle to travel back in time but instead modernizes them for modern audiences. The blues, jazzy influences, and rock threads running through the album’s eight songs are thoroughly
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I read the accompanying press materials for Mama B.’s “Puffer Fish”, and I went into hearing the first single from her debut album Imaginology harboring low expectations. I assumed this would be a gimmick track – but I was wrong! Talent is evident throughout the single. Jacq Becker, the person behind the Mama B nom de plume,
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Marquette, Michigan’s Ronnie and Elliott Ferguson constitute the father/son duo Streaking in Tongues, and their idiosyncratic brand of instrumental music, inspired by the poetry of Marty Achatz, stands out for several reasons. Their latest full-length release entitled Einstein’s Napkin merges experimental strands, folk, indie rock, minimalist jazz, and progressive rock into an irresistible stew that is challenging
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