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Rolling Stone made a nifty little documentary about the foundation of the dancehall trio Major Lazer, which focuses on Diplo’s desire for the group to gain notoriety amongst Jamaican audiences. “We can go out into the rest of the world — as long as we prove ourselves here,” the Floridian-born producer says before performing in […]
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The Tragically Hip: Watch Feist Perform With The At The Junos
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The Tragically Hip, Canadian national heroes, gave their last performance, a grand sendoff at Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston, in August of 2016. At the time, frontman Gord Downie had terminal brain cancer. Upon learning of Downie’s diagnosis, the Hip headed out on a farewell tour of Canada. Downie kept making music, both with his ban...
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Kingston: Last Of The Original Kingston Trio, Bob Shane, Dead At 85
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Bob Shane, one third of the enormously popular folk institution known as the Kingston Trio, has died. The New York Times reports that Shane died on Sunday while in hospice care in Phoenix. Shane, the last surviving original member of the Kingston trio, was 85.
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Blink-182: are coming to the UK next month for a very intimate show
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They're celebrating new album 'NINE' with a stripped-back setBlink-182's Mark Hoppus and Matt SkibaBlink-182 have announced details of an intimate UK gig to take place next month in celebration of their new album ‘NINE’. Frontman Matt Skiba and bassist Mark Hoppus will play a one-off show at Kingston-Upon-Thames venue Pryzm on October 18. Th...
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Bad Religion: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Brian Baker, Bad Religion guitarist and Minor Threat founder
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In Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz a grizzled artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them. This week: Bad Religion guitarist and Minor Threat founding member Brian Baker. 1: Which British band referenced Minor Threa...
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Vampire Weekend: Announce All-Day NYC Album Release Show
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Vampire Weekend have announced three new shows that'll take place around New York State during the week that their new album, Father Of The Bride, will be released. There's one in Buffalo, one in Kingston, and another in (of course) New York City.
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