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17 hours agoSpin Cycle: Go Your Own Way - Portland Mercury
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I co-wrote Alone With Heaven with Andy Maddox and Andrew Farrell, along with a slew of collaborators over a nine year span. I consumed approximately nine thousand Diet Cokes during this process.
'Cryogen,' with its winding riff from Matt Bellamy and its propulsive drumming from Dominic Howard, immediately recalls Muse's older sound from the early aughts; the riff almost feels like an alternate version of 'Plug-In Baby.'
"I'm looking forward to sharing this experience with fans, friends, and well-wishers, and I'm sure Stephen Marley feels the same. It's a moment in time to experience the awesome display of reggae music and dancehall music presented by reggae warriors."
Amaia provided renditions of six songs for her Tiny Desk set: "C'est La Vie," "Nanai," "Zorongo," "Auxiliar," "Giratutto," and "Yamaguchi." She busted out the chair flute in between "C'est La Vie" and "Nanai," performing a dazzling intro and continuing to play it during the latter song.
"When I finished 'Duvateen,' it felt like my life passing before my eyes. I'm at a precipice in life where I can look behind and clearly see the forest of my youth, but I can also see the path to the other side. And it's going to inform what I do for the rest of my days."
Hayley Williams has been bringing out surprise guests to join her on 'Parachute' at some shows of her current solo tour, and for night one in Chicago, she had Mike Kinsella of American Football join her on her set-closing rendition of that very song.
On Sunday, April 19, after cooking an amazing dinner with his beloved wife Winifred, [Mason] sat down to take a nap with sweet Star (the maltese) at his feet. He passed away peacefully, in his favorite chair, surrounded by the beautiful Carson Valley that he loved so much. A storybook ending. On his own terms. Which is how he lived his life right up until the end.
According to Grohl, an hour before the show, he opens a beer and starts drinking. He might take an Advil for pain, then has a shot of whiskey. Once the beer is done, he opens another beer and has a group shot of whiskey, which they call 'band prayer.'
COVID happened. That's it. I'm like, 'I'm not going out there.' That's what happened, 'cause it was new. Now. I'm like... The whole time - I mean, I didn't get vaccinated or anything - but when you reflect on it, that's what happened.
"This is for my Latinos that have been struggling in this country lately. We stand for them. I stand for my Latina community. I am very proud because this brings out the best in us: unity, resilience and a strong spirit. We do this because we want everyone to feel welcome to our culture, so I want everyone to feel proud of where you come from."
Machine Gun Kelly, also known as mgk, has teamed up with Fred Durst for a new song titled 'FIX UR FACE.' The track showcases mgk's return to his rap roots, featuring nu-metal instrumentation and Durst's signature hype man style on the chorus.
The album that emerged is a series of vignettes about the men in Breedlove's life, living and dead, beloved and infuriating. It spans the AIDS crisis, chosen family, knife collections, and a complicated inheritance of grief that Breedlove transforms, as he always has, into something that makes people laugh and cry at the same time.