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Sundance 2024: Brian Eno, Luther Vandross, DEVO, & Lollapalooza Documentaries To Premiere
The full lineup for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival has been revealed, and there a few music documentaries set to premiere at the event. As Entertainment Weekly reports, docs about Brian Eno, Luther Vandross, DEVO, and Lollapalooza will debut at the fest, which takes place in Park City, Utah next month. Also music-related: As We Speak, which is about rap lyrics being used in the criminal justice system, and Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat, which is about jazz musicians involved in 1960s world...
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Paul McCartney Shares Eulogy For Denny Laine
Paul McCartney has shared a eulogy for his Wings bandmate Denny Laine, who recently passed away at age 79. “I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when The Beatles toured with the Moody Blues,” McCartney wrote. “Our two bands had a lot of respect for each other and a lot of fun together.”
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Kilby Block Party 2024 Lineup Has Vampire Weekend, The Postal Service, Joanna Newsom, & More
Kilby Block Party is getting ready for its fifth year. Today, the Salt Lake City music festival announced that LCD Soundsystem, the Postal Service, and Vampire Weekend will be headlining the three-day event, which happens in May at Utah State Fairpark.
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Screaming Females Break Up
The incredible New Jersey rock band Screaming Females are breaking up. “After 18 years we have decided that Screaming Females is coming to an end,” the band wrote in a statement posted on their social media. They continued:
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Cruel World's 2024 Lineup Has Duran Duran & A Tones On Tail Reunion
Cruel World, one of the many nostalgia-bait festivals now organized by Goldenvoice, has announced its 2024 lineup. Duran Duran will serve as headliners at the event, which will take place on May 11 in Pasadena, CA at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. The Bauhaus side project Tones On Tail are billed as special guests — they disbanded in 1984, though Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins went on to form Love And Rockets, who reunited at Cruel World this year and toured not long after. Ash noted on his...
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Björk Narrates Documentary About Fungi
Björk’s most recent album, last year’s Fossora, had a heavy mushroom focus. Now, Björk has narrated a documentary about fungi. Fungi: The Web Of Life is a movie meant for IMAX screens, and you’ll be able to see in select theaters next year. “The cinematic narrative explores the ways that fungi have shaped life on earth for over a billion years,” reads the film’s official description. “The film showcases captivating time-lapse photography capturing the nature of these organisms.”
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The Postal Service & Death Cab Add 2024 Dates To Co-Headline Tour
All throughout the fall, Ben Gibbard’s two bands the Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie fired up the millennial nostalgia machine, launching a co-headlining tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the former group’s lone album Give Up and Death Cab’s career pinnacle Transatlanticism. This spring, they’re running it back.
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Shaky Knees 2024 Lineup: Foo Fighters, Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, Noah Kahan
The Atlanta-based music festival Shaky Knees has announced its lineup for 2024. Noah Kahan, Weezer, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Foo Fighters have top billing for the three-day fest. (The Foos just headlined Shaky Knees in 2021, though as a replacement for Stevie Nicks.)
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Killing Joke Guitarist Geordie Walker Dead At 64
Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker has died at 64. His close friend Luca Signorelli broke the news on Facebook, writing that he suffered a massive stroke on Friday in Prague, where had been residing for decades.