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Song Premiere: Mason Jar Music & Friends - "Don't Let Me Down"
15 hours ago
Mason Jar Music, the innovative Brooklyn-based collective, has built a name for itself over the last three years as a company that pushes the boundaries of modern technology while maintaining classic “analog principles”. Much of Mason Jar’s work happens in their converted apartment’s basement studio and last Memorial Day, when a recording session fell through, the crew threw together a last minute marathon collaboration with artists from the indie-folk community. The result was a six track Ep, entitled Decoration Day, dedicated to some of the greatest American folk songs of the last two centuries. This May marked the second annual »
20 Feet from Stardom
16 hours ago
“Da Doo Ron Ron.” Ray Charles’ “What’d I Say.” Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright.” Lynyrd Skynrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter.” Strip these classic anthems of their backup vocals, and they’re just not the same. In 20 Feet from Stardom, music documentarian Morgan Neville introduces the “colored girls” of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side”—for as offensive as the lyric is, the backup singers worth making a film about are mostly black and mostly female. And, for one reason or another, mostly out of the spotlight. As Bruce Springsteen says in the movie’s opening interview, “That walk »
Watch Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu Close Out the Bet Awards with "Q.U.E.E.N"
17 hours ago
After appearances from the likes of 2 Chainz, Mariah Carey, Robin Thicke, R. Kelly and Ciara, the Bet Awards finished strong with Janelle Monáe and Erykah Badu’s performance of “Q.U.E.E.N.” The singer and her dance entourage all grooved in classy black-and-white ensembles in front of a monochrome backdrop, reminding everyone of Monáe’s R&B queen status. The song is a single off of Monáe’s album, The Electric Lady, which was recently set a release date of Sept. 10 and will feature Prince and Miguel. »
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