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Setlist Insider: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Setlist Insider: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

There's no band more prolific than King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The psychedelic genre-swapping Aussie stars have cranked out 26 mind-bending studio albums along with 56 live albums, four compilation albums, a remix LP, and a trio EPs.

Along the way they've made 59 singles, and entertained our eyes with 60 trippy music videos.

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Best Musical Performances at SNL’s 50th Anniversary Spectacular

Best Musical Performances at SNL’s 50th Anniversary Spectacular

This month there's been so many Saturday Night Live specials celebrating its 50th year on TV it may be hard to keep up with them.

But for music fans there are only two that matter. Friday, Valentine's Day there was a three-hour spectacular that focused on music. Artists like David Byrne, Jack White, Robyn, Arcade Fire, Bad Bunny, Jelly Roll, and Bill Murray serenaded the star-studded audience.

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Five Best Musical Performances on SNL 50

Five Best Musical Performances on SNL 50

Saturday Night Live's celebration of its 50th anniversary flooded NBC and Peacock with music, throwbacks, and some incredible combos.

On Valentine's Day (2/14) SNL held their Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall and in over three hours viewers got to see the likes of Miley Cyrus, Jelly Roll, The B-52s, The Backstreet Boys and even a song by Bill Murray.

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Massey Hall: Venue Spotlight

Massey Hall: Venue Spotlight

Canadian musicians have one venue they yearn to play in: Toronto's Massey Hall, a historic theater that first opened in 1894.

Built by Hart Massey, an old industrialist who was passionate about music, he created it as a gift for good people of Toronto.

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SZA & Sam Jackson Join Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl

SZA & Sam Jackson Join Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl

Kendrick Lamar sneered, smiled, and danced his way through the halftime show at the Superdome in New Orleans Sunday, Feb. 9. which was chock-full of live debuts and guest appearances.

Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson who was dressed as Uncle Sam, the Oscar-winning actor popped in and out of the 13-minute performance being both critical and supportive of the Compton rapper's setlist.

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Drake Kicks Off Aussie Tour with ‘Bullet Holes’ in Hoodie

Tour or event poster for Drake Kicks Off Aussie Tour with ‘Bullet Holes’ in Hoodie

The most notorious rapper in hip-hop currently, Drake, emerged from the tunnel of the RAC Arena in Perth Tuesday (2/4/25) with holes in his hoodie resembling large bullet holes and smoke billowing from his back.

The Canadian rapper who is still reeling from his beef with Kendrick Lamar, was surrounded by security as he walked through the crowd to his somber song "Over My Dead Body," and then down the stairs to the stage.

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