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Tom Lehrer, the influential song satirist whose darkly comic lyrics gained a cult following decades after he stopped making music, has died at the age of 97. Lehrer died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his longtime friend David Herder told the Associated Press. No cause of death was provided. The New York City-born, Harvard-educated Lehrer began making music while studying mathematics in college, applying his humor to song to tackle issues ranging from racism to militarism to religion to nuclear war in the Fifties and early Sixties. Among Lehrer’s best-known songs include “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “It Makes…

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Jehnny Beth has shared a new single called ‘No Good For People’. Listen below, and find details of her upcoming UK in-store shows. The song will appear on the Savages frontwoman’s second solo album, ‘You Heartbreaker, You’, which is due for release on August 29 via Fiction (pre-order/pre-save here). “The idea of the song came as I re-watched the first season of True Detective,” Beth explained of the track. “There’s a scene at the end where the character played by Matthew McConaughey says that he can be hard to live with: ‘I don’t mean to, but I can be… critical.…

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Tyler Childers Has Always Seemed Comfortable in His Contradictions. He's an old-Soul Traditionalist Whose Throwback Ballads Regularly Go TikTok Viral; A recovery Alcoholic Who Still Releases Some of the 21st Century's Best Drinking Music; A Stadium-Sized Star Who Hasn'T performed His Most Popular Song in A Half-Decade. For the Past Ten Years, Childers Has Been Preaching His Righteous Kentucky Gospel (See “Long Violent History,” Written in The Wake of George Floyd Protests). Part of That Project is showing that, in the contrast to How It's Typically Portrayed, Childers' Home Region of Appalachia is Just As Contradictory, Complex, and Full of…

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vote6.5 Band: Crown Lands Duration: 00:28:44 Available since: 08/07/2025 Label: Inside out The Crown Lands are certainly one of the most interesting bands among the new levers in the progressive rock/hard rock field and, with the homonymous debut and the subsequent “fearless”, they have received a fair success, especially on the other side of the ocean, so much so as to deserve, for musical affinity and geographical origin, the comparison with the Rush.In common with the illustrious compatriots, the duo composed of the singer/drummer Cody Bowles and the guitarist/bass player/keyboard player Kevin Comeau has a proposal made of incendiary riffs,…

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The hero of any summer party is the person who remembers to bring ice, but the person who brings the Bluetooth speaker is a close second. Bluetooth speakers are an easy and relatively affordable way to bring music to any party or get-together, and the best outdoor Bluetooth speakers are also waterproof and dustproof for use by the pool, beach, or backyard.  They’re not just for parties, either. Whether you’re in the shower or doing errands around the…

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If you Purchase an Independently Reviewed Product OR Service Through a link on our Website, Rolling Stone May Received An Affiliate Commission. Summer is here, Which Means Vacations, Beach Days, Barbecues, and – Best of All – Shark Week. Kicking Off Sunday, July 21, The 37th Annual Shark Week Event Promises A Deep Dive on the Ocean's Most Fetared, Fascinating, and Misunderstood Creatures. This Year's Edition of the Much-Loved Event Promises Everything From “An UnprocedenteD Underwater Dance Competition to Pulse-Pounding Recreations of Terrest Shark Attacks,” for a release. “The Week-Long Celebration of the Ocean's Apex Predator-Which Attracted More Than 25…

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Bonnaroo festival has confirmed it will return in 2026, after its 2025 edition was unexpectedly cancelled due to “record-setting rainfall”. Last month, the Manchester, Tennessee festival was abruptly cancelled, with organisers saying an updated weather forecast was showing unsustainable conditions for on-site campers, with heavy thunderstorms occurring throughout the area. The festival’s first day went smoothly, but the decision to cancel the remainder of the event was made on Friday night in light of the extreme weather. Bonnaroo kicked off Thursday June 12 with performances from Luke Combs, Rebecca Black and more. Friday night’s headliners were scheduled to be Tyler, The Creator, John Summit and Glass Animals, while…

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The book comes after Anna Wintour’s departure as editor-in-chief of Vogue If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With Anna Wintour ending her day-to-day duties as editor of Vogue, publishing giant Conde Nast is going through some changes, but a new book charts the halcyon days of the publisher behind Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and GQ. Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, was written by New York Times journalist Michael Grynbaum and is available now. The book charts the…

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