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Liz Wood
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UK Reggae Renaissance
Influenced by the heyday of ’70s and ’80s reggae in the UK, new artists are gathering a following in the region, the Guardian reports. Marcia Richards of the London band the Skints believes the renewed interest has something to do with the fact that the…
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This Week in Posivibes: Anna Wise
Anna Wise, the Grammy winner formerly of Sonnymoon who has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, released a new video that sums up pretty beautifully a core reason for the continued importance of feminist discussion today: after all the work that has…
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Trump Rally Halted by Hip-Hop
The nominee’s scheduled event at Chicago on Friday night was cancelled due to the overwhelming attendance of protesters chanting lyrics to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright.” Trump may still be steamrolling his way into other cities and we don’t condone any violence that…
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What Do We Want from Jeff Buckley?
The album You and I comes out today via Sony, a collection of demos, mostly covers, recorded by Jeff Buckley in 1993. Some preliminary reviews argue the continued stream of posthumous releases is an important part of understanding the artist’s official work, while others contend that “the recordings…reveal a…
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Graham Nash’s Patience Has (Finally) Broken
After forty-five years of playing in Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Graham Nash has announced that he is done with tolerating—and mollifying—David Crosby’s notoriously big, cantankerous mouth. Nash told Billboard, “In my world, there will never, ever be a Crosby, Stills, Nash,…
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Roots Jam Session Highlights
This year’s Roots Jam Sessions featured a massive list of artists alongside the Roots crew: Gary Clark Jr., Tori Kelly, Bilal, Tinashe, Jeremih, Andra Day, John Legend, Lenny Kravitz, Lianne La Havas, Leon Bridges, Alessia Cara, J Angel, Kehlani, Bibi…
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This Week in Posivibes: untitled unmastered
Kendrick Lamar has released a new album, untitled unmastered. The album was a surprise, although the artist performed some of its songs last year on The Colbert Report and this past January on The Tonight Show. The album is available via iTunes (along with just about every…
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Tragedy at Feels Show
A man was tragically killed during a show in Santa Ana last week that LA’s Feels were headlining; in an attempt to restrain a man who was reportedly using the mosh pit as an excuse to perpetrate violence, twenty-three-year-old Nathan…
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The Difference between Advocacy and Slander
Sexual assault has been at the forefront of the news this week, most recently in the discussion of Lady Gaga’s performance of “Til It Happens to You” at the Oscars, a song in support of survivors of sexual assault that…
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Hamilton Mixtape Participants Revealed
Although the record is being put out by Atlantic, and therefore isn’t a mixtape per se, the compilation of remixes, covers, and songs inspired by the Hamilton musical is amassing quite the list of featured artists: as Entertainment Weekly reports, participants include Sia, Usher, Chance the Rapper,…
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Best Buds: Kermit the Frog and Jack White
Earlier this year, we wrote about how The Muppets arranged a drum-off between Dave Grohl and Animal, and now, as the show nears its season finale, Jack White and Kermit the Frog belt out some tunes in Kermit’s car. Watch a preview of…
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This Week in Posivibes: A Tribute to Pedal Steel
Aquarium Drunkard has shared a two-part tribute to pedal steel, centering around one of the key crafters of the sound: Orville “Red” Rhodes. The two-part compilation is titled All Paths Lead to Red: A Pedal Steel Mixtape, and features songs…