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Phil Danyew, a longtime touring member of Foster the People, recruits a team of alt-rock all-stars to embark on his trippy new journey
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You Have a TikTok Hit! Now, Quick — Change the Title
Posted in: Music FeaturesSnippets of songs are often becoming popular faster than the songs themselves, which means labels have started tailoring song titles to make searches on streaming platforms more effective
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Flashback: Elliott Smith Plays Stripped-Down ‘Figure 8’ Songs on ‘The Jon Brion Show’
Posted in: Music FeaturesSmith teamed with producer and multi-instrumentalist Brion for a pilot directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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‘Teenage Dirtbag’ 2.0
Posted in: Music FeaturesWheatus’ anthem of teenage alienation has grown into an enduring cult classic. So why has the band spent the past year re-creating it note-for-note?
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Independent Artists Are Making More Music Than Ever
Posted in: Music FeaturesSince musicians began social distancing, distribution platforms that cater to unsigned acts are seeing huge surges in activity
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Girl in Red’s ‘Midnight Love’ Is a Dreamy Ode to F–k Buddies
Posted in: Music FeaturesSinger straddles the line between Billie Eilish’s androgynous, somehow ferocious malaise and Lorde’s smooth, strange sophisti-pop
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Rita Wilson Talks Coronavirus Nightmare, Unlikely Naughty By Nature Collaboration
Posted in: Music Features“It was like learning Shakespeare if you’ve only ever read Fun With Dick and Jane,” the actress-singer says about her “Hip Hop Hooray” remix
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Madison Beer: A Rising Pop Star Looks Past Her Bubblegum Roots
Posted in: Music FeaturesSinger discusses being dropped from first label contract at 16 and her long-finished debut album, ‘Life Support’
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Social Distancing with Lucinda Williams: Dinner Deliveries, Docs, and (Nick) Drake
Posted in: Music Features“I haven’t left the house in like four weeks,” says the singer-songwriter, who discusses her revised daily routine
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Meet the Startup That Wants to Turn Music Videos Into Shopping Malls
Posted in: Music Features“If I can the latest Yeezys at box price in that kid’s music video, I’m going to watch that video,” says DroppTV CEO Gurps Rai
