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How a Trip to the Grocery Store Helped Weezer Make the Blue Album

Rivers Cuomo has revealed how a simple trip to the grocery store helped Weezer create their 1994 self-titled debut, commonly referred to as the Blue Album.In hindsight, it’s easy to see why the LP was a success. The Blue Album is chock full of such modern classics as “Buddy Holly,” “Say It Ain’t So” and “Undone (The Sweater Song).” Still, Weezer was an unknown band at the time, and there […]

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Lzzy Hale Says Skid Row’s Music Helped Shape Her Life Mission

On Monday night (April 8), Halestorm's Lzzy Hale joined Loudwire Nights to discuss the recent news that she will be fronting Skid Row for a handful of shows."I haven't heard one negative comment and it's just giving everybody a reason to smile and that's what it's all about," Hale told host Chuck Armstrong. "It's bigger than us doing some gigs — this is amazing and what a beautiful thing to […]

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How Bruce Springsteen Helped Jon Bon Jovi During Surgery Recovery

Jon Bon Jovi had the support of a fellow rock legend during his recovery from surgery: Bruce Springsteen.In 2022, the Bon Jovi frontman underwent vocal cord medialization, a surgical procedure to help his voice regain proper function. During a recent conversation with Ultimate Classic Rock’s Matt Wardlaw, Bon Jovi revealed how the Boss came to his aid during recovery.“Bruce [came] to pick me up every couple of weeks,” the singer […]

todayMarch 15, 2024

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Pharrell Williams Helped Define Miley Cyrus’ Post Disney Era

Pharrell Williams was a big help with Miley Cyrus finding her musical footing as the former Disney star fought to escape her child star image and iconic role.The pair just dropped their collab “Doctor (Work It Out)” on Friday (March 1), though they actually wrote it a decade ago amid that shift in her career.Talking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe about their history, the Hannah Montana star recalled how […]

todayMarch 2, 2024 1

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How Eric Clapton Helped George Clinton Find His Own Sound

George Clinton grew up listening to rock 'n' roll. It was Eric Clapton who indirectly helped him realize how he could be part of it.The legendary Parliament-Funkadelic icon had already recognized that there was always a bit of the past represented in anything new. “You might learn a new dance in order to dance to it, but it’s still that same groove,” he explains in …And Your Ass Will Follow, the […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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How a Musical Adaptation of Tolstoy Helped Us Get Through the Pandemic ‹ Literary Hub

I didn’t like musicals when all of this started. Half my childhood was spent with a Julie Andrews VHS playing in the background, sure, but that was childhood. And only half. As an adult, I had too many objections. Musicals pander to the audience shamelessly; they’re corny; the characters are patently ridiculous and often lack nuance and depth; they generally rely on low humor; there is a lot of singing. […]

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Pink Says Surviving Overdose As A Teen Helped Spark Her Music Career

Pink says she changed her life overnight after overdosing on drugs as a teen.The singer discussed her partying days in an interview on “60 Minutes” that aired on Sunday, telling journalist Cecilia Vega about taking a dangerous mix of club drugs at a rave on Thanksgiving Day, 1995.“I was on ecstasy, angel dust, crystal, all kinds of things. And then I was out. Done. Too Much,” the “So What” artist […]

todayOctober 23, 2023 3

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Cygnet Hospital patient on how music has helped recovery

Cygnet Hospital Wyke, on Huddersfield Road, provides an acute service for men suffering with their mental health. The hospital has recently taken part in a programme called ‘Music 2 Empower’ to provide sessions for its service users. For service user Jake Mayor, 24, the initiative has been life-changing and music is proving pivotal to his ongoing recovery journey. He said: “This has given me something to live for. "I want […]

todayOctober 23, 2023 2

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Jerry Moss, who helped run hit-making music label, dies at 88

Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with musician Herb Alpert and rose from a Los Angeles garage to the heights of success with hits by Alpert, the Police, the Carpenters and hundreds of other performers, died Aug. 16 at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 88.His family announced the death but did not provide a cause.For more than 25 years, Alpert and Mr. Moss […]

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