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Cover songs are more than celebrations of the long, rich history of popular music.
It's a way for the audience to hear a new twist on an old chestnut. A good cover can say as much about the originator as the imitator because sometimes the lyrics strike home harder when heard from a different voice.
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Tampa rapper Doechii wrapped up her breakthrough year with a series of awe-inspiring performances this month that put an exclamation mark on her full-court press.
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon might seem like she just appeared yesterday but her newest release, Alligator Bites Never Heal, is technically her third mixtape although the previous two were EPs while her 2024 effort is 19 tracks of pure fire and soul.
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The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Sublime, The Linda Lindas and others performed to a sold out Kia Forum this weekend celebrating mostly '90s rock which continues to dominate the once-influential station known as being The Rock of the '80s.
It was the fourth time this year the Pumpkins played LA in 2024.
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Tis the season to hear the same Christmas songs over and over.
Live long enough and you'll end up hating those once-merry tunes that have now made you dive for the skip button.
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Don't you love it when your favorite musician gets up on stage with your other favorite performer?
On-stage collabs are the secret bonus surprise of live performances and one of the coolest things that can happen when you least expect it.
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Nicko McBrain, who set the beat for Iron Maiden since 1982, has officially retired.
The 72-year-old drummer from Hackney, London, released a statement Saturday (12/7) before the group's giant concert in Sao Paulo Brazil announcing his farewell.
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There were over 170 tours in 2024 notable enough to be acknowledged on Wikipedia.
While each of them were important and entertained audiences around the world, there were some monster tours that could not be denied. Ticket sales, be damned, this list is based on how many fans looked up the sets for shows on that tour.
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Guns N' Roses are finally touring with a band that are more notorious than they are.
The '80s hair metal legends just announced a 2025 European and Middle East excursion called the Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things Tour.
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The Whisky a Go Go stands strong on the west end of the once-vital Sunset Strip, home of the ghosts of its gloriously rebellious past and the promise of the up-and-coming current rockers who pay for the privilege to showcase their talents in front of their friends.
The grand opening of the Whisky was probably the softest anyone could imagine. Formerly a bank, the original intention for the space was to be a French restaurant.
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Each year we must say goodbye to some of our favorite people. Sadly, 2024 was no exception.
While this list could have gone on, with no disrespect to those not on here, but these are five we choose to spotlight today whose contributions to music we are grateful for.
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Tom Morello kicked out the jams at The Roxy in West Hollywood on Thursday (12/5) with a star-studded tribute to the late Wayne Kramer.
The Rage Against the Machine guitar hero spearheaded the second of two benefit shows in honor of Kramer, the MC5 legend and outspoken activist, who struck his last power cord in February at the age of 75.
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Pearl Jam will bring their Dark Matter Tour to a number of U.S. cities in April and May 2025 to support their 3x Grammy-nominated chart-topping album.
The tour kicks off in Hollywood, Florida, on April 24 and wraps up in Pittsburgh, about a month later.
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