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Liz Wood
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Rivers Cuomo Does Fetty Wap
Apparently, the Weezer frontman has been really digging hip-hop’s Top 40 lately. His recent covers testify to the fact: he’s posted a version of Rae Sremmurd’s “Come Get Her,” and, most recently, Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen.” A new Weezer album is…
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Hip-Hop’s Response to the Flint Water Crisis
Artists across the musical spectrum have rallied to help raise awareness and funds for the Flint, Michigan water crisis, which, thanks to governmental inaction, has been allowed to develop since 2014. Okayplayer. chronicled the work that hip-hop artists, in particular,…
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This Week in Posivibes: Sir Elton John
In a demonstration of why he embodies the very essence of posivibes, Sir Elton John gave a surprise concert for London commuters in the city’s St. Pancras Station. The performance marked the release of the artist’s Wonderful Crazy Night, reports the Guardian. Whether…
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Beyoncé’s “Formation”
This Saturday, Beyoncé dropped “Formation,” her first single since 2014. The song came one day before the Queen’s Superbowl 50 appearance and was accompanied by a free download via Tidal, Pitchfork reports. Like most of the artist’s videos, the video for “Formation”…
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PJ Harvey on Kosovo, Refugees, and Crisis
PJ Harvey has released another video from her upcoming album, The Hope Six Demolition Project, which will come out April 15th on Vagrant. The video for “The Wheel” was filmed in Kosovo and London, as NPR reports, and documents the…
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A Vote for Kasich Is a Vote for Pink Floyd
If you’ve just been dying for Pink Floyd to get back together, Governor Kasich is talking to you: the primary candidate has pledged to do his best to reunite Roger Waters and David Gilmour if he’s elected President. Watch a video…
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Rihanna’s Anti Capitalist Strategy
Although it marks a turn away from the hit-heavy model of a record industry money-maker, Rihanna’s Anti is still a calculated capitalist move, and the Atlantic explains how. In an editorial examination of record release strategies, the Atlantic connects the dots between Samsung’s…
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This Week in Posivibes: Kevin Morby
Kevin Morby has released a preview of his third solo album, Singing Saw, which is slated for release this April via Dead Oceans. The teaser’s video features artwork by Robbie Simon set to a darker version of the folk-heavy sound…
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Drake Shares “Summer Sixteen”
Drake shared the song “Summer Sixteen” on the latest episode of OVO Sound Radio, Pitchfork reports. Among other things, the track calls out President Obama in reference to the Commander-In-Chief publicly declaring his preference for Kendrick Lamar, saying, “To do what…
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Mapplethorpe Biopic Stars Announced
The Mapplethorpe Foundation is backing a biopic on the photographer’s life, and Pitchfork reports that film’s stars have been cast: Doctor Who’s Matt Smith will be playing Robert Mapplethorpe, and Zosia Mamet of Girls will be playing Patti Smith. Like…
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Trent Reznor on Bowie’s Fearlessness
In Rolling Stone’s Bowie issue, Trent Reznor has added his incredibly sincere recollections of the icon to the abundance of tributes that have come out since Bowie’s passing: There were a number of times where the two of us were…
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Ready for a Labyrinth Reboot?
It’s unclear if the reboot will be a sequel or a remake, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, a script for a Labyrinth-related film is in the works. Whatever it is, the film is reportedly being put together by Jim…