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Punk Songs Mistakenly Pressed Onto Vinyl Copies Of Beyonce's 'Lemonade'

7:06am September 19, 2017

When Lemonade came out on vinyl, there was a mispress. Music from the Canadian punk band Zex accidentally ended up on it. Their guitarist told Slate it's one weird thing after another in his band.

Singer Lady Gaga at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8.

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Lady Gaga Reveals She Has Fibromyalgia, Postpones European Tour Dates

3:32pm September 18, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The singer shared Monday morning that fibromyalgia, a medical disorder that causes chronic pain and often-debilitating fatigue, is causing her to postpone the European leg of her "Joanne" tour.

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First Listen: The Clientele, 'Music For The Age Of Miracles'

12:53pm September 18, 2017

by Jim Allen

Stream the sweetly spooky return of the soft-hearted British psych-poppers.

Mary Jane Dunphe (left) and Chris McDonnell on the cover of their new EP as The County Liners.

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An Olympia-Based Genre Polymath Tries On Country-Rock With The County Liners

11:51am September 18, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Mary Jane Dunphe (Vexx, CC Dust) inhabits her projects with a knurly otherworldliness. Hear "Love Letter" from her new country-rock band with Chris McDonnell.

Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age performs at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Oct. 31, 2014.

Not My Job: We Quiz The Founder Of Queens Of The Stone Age On The Flintstones

10:39am September 18, 2017

Josh Homme founded and fronted Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles of Death Metal and Them Crooked Vultures. We'll ask him three questions about the kings of the Stone Age — The Flintstones.

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The controlling stake in Rolling Stone is being up for sale by Jann Wenner's company. Wenner, the magazine's founding editor and publisher, is seen here in 2011.

'Rolling Stone' Magazine Is Put Up For Sale

10:35am September 18, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Wenner Media, the company founded by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, cites a desire "to best position the brand for future growth."

Ranging from mystic drone to explosive free jazz, Roberts digs into the dirt along the spiritual roots of American blues, jazz, rock and more on Coin Coin Chapter Three: Run River Thee.

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Shocking Omissions: Matana Roberts' Sublime And Triumphant 'River Run Thee'

10:00am September 18, 2017

by Lior Phillips

On River Run Thee, Roberts immerses herself and the listener in a history of anguish, and channels it all into a magnetic unity, a postmodern opus.

The cast and crew of The Handmaid's Tale — including Emmy winners Ann Dowd and Elisabeth Moss, actress Samira Wiley, and author Margaret Atwood — onstage during the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards.

At The Emmys, It Was A Big Night For Juggernauts

9:46am September 18, 2017

by Stephen Thompson

The Handmaid's Tale, Big Little Lies, Saturday Night Live, Veep and Atlanta all won multiple awards in major categories, on a night that rarely strayed far from current events.

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Ringo Starr's latest album Give More Love is out now.

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Ringo Starr On Brexit, Beatlemania And 'Give More Love'

5:56pm September 17, 2017

Not one to rest on his laurels, the former Beatle is back with his 19th studio album. He speaks with Michel Martin about writing Give More Love, considering his legacy and more.

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The opera We Shall Not Be Moved revisits the story of the 1985 bombing of the MOVE house in Philadelphia, and that tragedy's impact on Philadelphia's youth. Shown here: Actors portraying the ghosts that inhabit the site of the bombing surround character U

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'We Shall Not Be Moved': A New Opera Traces The Legacy Of The 1985 MOVE Bombing

5:56pm September 17, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

The opera, presented by Opera Philadelphia with the Apollo Theater, had its world premiere Sept. 16. It revisits the house at the center of the bombing and its impact on Philadelphia's youth today.