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When you go to a festival hosted and curated by one of the most outrageous artists in pop music, not only are you free to act a fool, but you should expect to have your horizons broadened along the way.
In addition, the word camp in Camp Flog Gnaw could be interpreted in many ways. As it should.
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At Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival '24, one of the sweetest scenes was an hour-long, tender tribute honoring the late rapper/producer MF DOOM, who passed away on Halloween 2020 at the age of 49.
Titled "FM MOOD: A Tribute to MF DOOM," conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson lead the 30-piece Metalface Orchestra and producer Madlib — DOOM's partner in the duo Madvillain— through a selection of the artist's most beloved tracks, including "One Beer" and “Dead Bent.”
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Gwen Stefani displayed her entire 'Bouquet' Saturday (11/16) to lucky fans and insiders.
Instead of hosting the live performance of her 5th solo album in Anaheim, Los Angeles or even Oklahoma where she now spends a good chunk of time, Gwen chose to debut the album in a place decidedly not Country: New York's Brooklyn Made, capacity 500.
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Elvis Costello was a man possessed for much of the '80s, but never moreso than in 1986 when he drastically changed course in his sound and dropped a pair of very different albums, King of America (in February '86) and Blood & Chocolate (in September '86).
The latter was the Englishman's 11th album, thus his live shows were capable to contain any number of hits, deep cuts, and covers, which brought an added energy to each performance.
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It was 25 year ago today (11/15/99), nu metal kings, Korn, debuted their soon-to-be released album Issues in its entirety at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York.
The Apollo has been the center of Black culture, musically, for 90 years. But its stage has also graced all sorts of musical styles including bands like U2, Bob Dylan and Christina Aguilera.
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Sting, who has been performing in large arenas, even football stadiums when with Billy Joel, switched things up by signing up for a five-night run at the beautiful Art Deco style Wiltern Theater near Hollywood, California.
Named the Wiltern due to being located on the corner of Wilshire and Western in the large LA neighborhood of Koreatown, the theater architectural details and exquisite sound has made it a favorite for musicians since it opened nearly 100 years ago.
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What's his age again? Blink-182 tatted drummer Travis Barker turns 49 today.
The Scorpio from Fontana, California has been the band's drummer since 1998 when he replaced their original drummer, Scott Raynor, during The Poopoo Peepee Tour supporting their second LP, Dude Ranch.
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Paul McCartney has seen every step of the rise of rock shows from when bands solely played clubs, to being in one of the groups that graduated to baseball stadiums and other sports arenas.
Since he started out with The Beatles in the 1960s, he's seeing advancements in PA technology, amplifiers, in-ear monitors, and stage production.
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A lot of changes have taken place in the last few months for the veteran rock band, Linkin Park.
In September Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix, Joe Hahn welcomed Emily Armstrong as co-vocalist along with Colin Brittain on drums.
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When someone goofed in the AC/DC camp the other day and accidentally created a Facebook event for a gig in Minnesota on April 11, 2025, rock fans hugged in the streets because it was the sign the Aussies would once again grace North America with their dirty deeds.
But with a flick of a switch the posting was deleted which could only mean two things: there's probably going to be a North American tour next spring.
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No Doubt fans certainly remember the music video for the 1996 hit "Don't Speak."
In it the band gets sad when the lead singer of the band is intentionally separated by a music video director and a magazine's art director, so that the girl-next-door front woman of the group can be spotlit as the glammed-up solo star.
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When you play 25 songs a night, on average, it's fun to mix it up a little, Pearl Jam has taught us.
There's two songs Eddie Vedder likes to improvise with on stage, particularly on this Dark Matter World Tour.
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