Music
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Albums of Our Lives: Björk’s Debut
Music is the ultimate consolation for reality’s letdowns (like being thirteen and still firmly living in the realm of childhood). I would listen to “Venus as a Boy” on repeat in my bedroom, curtains drawn, and imagine Allan’s face, his…
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FYF 2015 Looks Like It Might Be Worth the Sunburn You’ll Get
The lineup for this year’s FYF Fest was released earlier this month, and the more we look at it, the more we have to admit it might be worth bearing the heat of an August weekend in Los Angeles. The…
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13th Floor Elevators Reunited for First Show in 47 Years
The 13th Floor Elevators are one of those groups that seem to perfectly articulate their genre; a psychedelic band that disbanded in 1969 but whose records have a place in the core catalog of any kid trying to get to know…
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Prince Returns to the Internet
Since recording “Baltimore,” written in response to the deaths of Mike Brown and Freddie Gray, Prince has returned to the Internet. We at The Rumpus were captivated by Prince’s last Twitter experiment, only to be disappointed when he shut the account…
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Countdown to Letterman’s Final Show
The last few weeks have brought some truly incredible acts to the Late Show as David Letterman prepares to retire. Hollywood royalty, a former president, and, soon, Bill Murray—the iconic late night host and comedian is leaving his post with…
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Take a Minute to Marvel at B.B. King
The world lost one of its blues masters May 14th with B.B. King’s passing. The man who kept blues alive brought his virtuosic playing to bear on generations of American experience, influencing musicians across all categories. Take a minute to…
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Which Direction?
Tonight the mass of girls before me in the arena, swarming like insects, raises a question of economy. How many waitressing shifts, humid summer jobs, and hours babysitting does it take to hold these five boys aloft, to lard the…
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Tame Impala’s New Album Currents Release Date Announced, Plus Tracks and Tour Dates
The much-anticipated follow up to 2012’s Lonerism is now officially slated for release from Interscope on July 17. The band has been trickling out singles as a lead up to the album, one of which, “‘Cause I’m A Man,” was…
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Origin Stories
In the Basement Era all you needed was a steady hand, a screwdriver, some Scotch tape, and the nerve to believe that a cassette tape could be broken into…
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Christian Kiefer and the Soundtracked Novel
When we interviewed Christian Kiefer about his recent book, The Animals, the soundtrack he produced to accompany the text was still an upcoming release. Now available, the album features music by Kiefer and others such as Jefferson Pitcher, Tetuzi Akiyama, Tom Carter,…
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Sleater-Kinney, We Love You
At The Rumpus, we love all things related to Sleater-Kinney. Whether that means following the projects of its members—like the Corin Tucker Band or Wild Flag—or anticipating Carrie Brownstein’s forthcoming memoir, we just can’t get enough. If you feel the same, LA Record posted…
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Ben E. King’s Legacy Remembered
Tributes to the soul singer have been flooding the Internet since his passing on Thursday, April 30. Many are beautiful, but possibly the most heart achingly gorgeous comes from almost two weeks prior to his death, when David Letterman asked Tracy…