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| Music News - Wynton Marsalis Anderson Award; Ed Sheeran Surprises Girl; Kurt Vile New Tour, Album |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/16/15 7:09 am | updated: 06/16/15 7:09 am |
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| Mayor Michael Nutter announced this year's recipient of the Marian Anderson award. The award recognizes critically acclaimed artists who not only have had great artistic achievements but have positively impacted society through their work, service, or support of important causes. This year, nine-time Grammy winning jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will receive the award. Marsalis is also a producer and educator. Following the devastation in his native New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina,... Read More |
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| Music News - Mumford Sons Bonnaroo Jam; 5SOS Guitarist Hair on Fire; Taylor Swift #1989TourPhilly |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/15 6:04 am | updated: 06/15/15 6:04 am |
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Mumford and Sons headlined Bonnaroo on Saturday night down on the farm in Manchester, TN. At the end of their set they brought out a few friends for a rousing cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help of My Friends" a la Joe Cocker. They were joined by My Morning Jacket, Dawes, The War on Drugs, and Ed Helms. This group sometimes looks like they escaped from the 70's. Watch below:
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| Music News - Dave Grohl Breaks Leg, Finishes Gig; YG Shot 3 Times; The War On Drugs Sign w/ Atlantic |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/13/15 4:22 am | updated: 06/13/15 4:22 am |
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| The Foo Fighters were playing at Heden arena in Grotenberg, Sweden, on Friday Night June 12th. During the second song of the night ("Monkey Wrench"), lead singer Dave Grohl broke his leg after falling from the front of the stage. They finished the song and Dave told the crowd, "I think I just broke my leg ... I think I really broke my leg." He promised to finish the show after getting medical attention. The band played without him for a few songs until he returned from backstage with a... Read More |
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| Music News - Zedd 'Beautiful Now' Video; New Veruca Salt Video; Jazz Great Ornette Coleman Dies |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/15 6:26 am | updated: 06/12/15 6:26 am |
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| EDM/Dance mastermind Zedd has released a new video for his track "Beautiful Now" off of True Colors. The fast paced clip cuts in between various storylines involving a slice in the life and various emotions in each of the characters' predicaments. There is an old man determined to climb a volcano, a young lesbian flirting with death, and a South American man caught up in a robbery. Zedd also contributes a storyline as a hooligan causing trouble with his friends. We don't get too... Read More |
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| Watch Bonnaroo LIVE Streaming Video Broadcast 2015 from Manchester, TN all Weekend! |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/12/15 5:10 am | updated: 06/12/15 5:10 am |
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Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is officially underway in Manchester, TN. If you didn't make the trek down to the massive fest you can still tune in via the livestream broadcast of select acts from the eclectic lineup courtesy of Red Bull TV. Philly's own The War on Drugs will be on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. CDT You'll also be able to see Billy Joel, Earth, Wind & Fire, Mumford & Sons, Robert Plant, Spoon, Belle & Sebastian, Dawes, Run the Jewels, D'Angelo and many more. They'll run replays of... Read More |
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| Music News - Kacey Musgraves on Tonight Show; Fight at Meek Mill Video; Daft Punk Documentary Detail |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/11/15 6:44 am | updated: 06/11/15 6:44 am |
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| Kacey Musgraves performed on the The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. She played her single "Bisquits" off her upcoming second album Pageant Material due out on June 23rd. Musgraves and her band went for the retro, Grand Ole Opry feel for this performance. They are mirroring the aesthetic from the video for the single which was also just released. Kacey described it as, "Hee Haw meets Pee-wee's Playhouse meets Wes Anderson." She is certainly... Read More |
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| Music News - Miley Cyrus New Song 'Nightmare'; Dan Auerbach Side Project; Tony Bennett Sick, Cancels |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/10/15 7:16 am | updated: 06/10/15 7:16 am |
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| A new Miley Cyrus song called "Nightmare" has surfaced this week. It is rumored to be off her upcoming fifth studio album. The synth-heavy track is reminiscent of pre-Bangerz era Cyrus' material. Recently, she has been working on her Happy Hippie Foundation which promotes programs geared towards helping homeless and LGBT youth. She has put out a series of 'Backyard Sessions' with artists like Laura Jane Grace and Joan Jett to launch the non-profit. Cyrus has also teamed up with... Read More |
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| Music News - Kim Gordon/J Mascis Release Track; Disclosure New Album; Garbage To Play Album On Tour |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/15 6:56 am | updated: 06/09/15 6:56 am |
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| Former Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis have teamed up to put out a new track titled "Slow Boy" for the third Converse compilation, CONS EP Vol. 3. The pair go way back as label mates on SST Records in the 80's as well as on joint tours over the years and other collaborations. Gordon takes lead vocals on this feedback washed track with Mascis adding the searing guitar riffs. This is pure late 80's underground post-punk just 20 years later. You... Read More |
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| Music News - Chris Martin Plays At Biden Funeral; Ezra Koenig/Chromeo On Stage; Shania Twain Tour |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/07/15 6:20 am | updated: 06/07/15 6:20 am |
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Chris Martin of Coldplay performed today at the funeral for former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden. Beau is the son of Vice President of Joe Biden, a University of Pennsylvania alumnus, and an Iraq war veteran. Biden died last week after a battle with brain cancer. He was 46. Martin offered to play at the services after learning that Beau was a fan. He played "Til Kingdom Come" off of Coldplay's third album "X&Y". Watch video of the solo performance below:
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| Music News - Ed Sheeran 'Trap Queen'; Bjork 360 Virtual Reality Video; Rita Ora 'Poison'; No LA MIA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/06/15 6:36 am | updated: 06/06/15 6:36 am |
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Ed Sheeran stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon earlier this week. While he was in New York and NBC studios he took the opportunity to collaborate with Philly's own The Roots on a cover of Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen". Do you think Sheeran's acoustic take could shoot to the top of the charts and unseat the original? Take a listen:
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