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Hank Green has announced he’s been diagnosed with cancer. In a 13 minute-long video shared to his YouTube channel Friday morning, the New York Times best-selling author and science vlogger revealed his lymphoma diagnosis. [embedded content] “I noticed my lymph nodes were big,” he said recalling his first noticeable symptom, adding that the doctor wasn’t
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View gallery Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens both rocked matching Fendi swimsuits on their honeymoon! The Olympic medalist, 26, and her football pro husband, 27, sported the designer swimwear for a cute photo in front of their hotel bungalow on what appeared to be their honeymoon. Simone opted for a FF print one piece, while Jonathan went
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Project Grand Slam has been steadily building up quite the reputation in the American jazz underground over the years, and if you give their latest LP It’s Alive! a listen over the spring season, I think you’re going to understand why. In thirteen of their best songs, PGS explores the depth of their artistry whilst staying away
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Mega-Influencer Simonetta Lein will be receiving the Golden Wings Award for the TV Personality Of The Year and a World Success Fame Nomination from Golden Wings Luxury Magazine on May 16th, 2023 at the Armani Hotel in Dubai. The Armani Hotel is in the most iconic tower in the world known as Burj Khalifa, and
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In their latest release, titled Anything Could Happen, alternative pop-rockers Go Time! continue developing the sound that has brought them a lot of attention in the underground over the years while expanding on their creative approach. Go Time! don’t come into songs like “The Hard Way Out,” “Under the Radar,” or the title cut sounding like
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Niki J Borger is quickly becoming a rising superstar as an award-winning actress, producer, and screenwriter. She has been nominated and has won several awards for her short “Because I Could”, which she directed, wrote and produced, and also acted in. She also wrote and starred in the award winning short “A Portrayal of a
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Heistheartist’s latest EP, “Under the Influence of Love (Acoustic Soul),” is a shining example of the power of faith-based music. Although some may not be familiar with Christian music, Heistheartist’s unique blend of gospel, soul, and acoustic sounds offers a refreshing take on the genre that is sure to capture anyone’s attention. The synergy that
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2023 has been an awesome year for hip-hop fans and really all who follow the culture the genre has been built around in myriad ways, and in SHAH33D’s new single “Optionsz,” the critically acclaimed producer, songwriter, and rapper shows us his most formidable material yet, as well as an experimental side to his sonic profile
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(Queens, New York) based rock outfit King Falcon have released their new song ‘Cadillac’ on Mascot Records. Melding indie-rock adventurousness with Classic Rock swagger, King Falcon’s ultra-catchy songwriting recalls artists like Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Tame Impala, The Killers, Royal Blood, and Beck. ‘Cadillac’ was produced by Marshall Altman (Citizen Cope, Matt Nathanson, Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
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The first single from The Brian Shapiro Band’s third album You Me Future Now, “Better In TX”, is equal parts human and politically inspired screed. It isn’t as issue oriented as lesser songwriters might have attempted, Shapiro is too cagey for that, and instead grounds his lyrics in human experience rather than proselytizing. URL: https://brianshapiroband.com/ Make
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Much has been said about The Price Brothers Band in the last few months, but in the new presentation of their live setlist, Live at the Yellow Cab Tavern, vocal harmonies take such a starring role that it’s difficult to lead off a review of the tracklist without noting their importance. Where past arrangements of “Diamonds
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Gabriel Saro’s storied past in instrumental composition and film composition has resulted in two new singles that are both nostalgic and fresh. Collaborating with Charlotte Grisley, Saro has brought his unique blend of scientific and artistic influences to the forefront on “I Love The New Years Day” and “Come To My Place.” Saro resides in
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Jimmy Goings, the legendary singer who first gained fame as the frontman of disco band Santa Esmeralda, has released his new track “World At War” as a lead single off of his upcoming debut solo release Late Check In. The song, composed in 1980, is as relevant today as it was back then, delivering a
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Whether hesitantly indulging in the swagger of an eccentric melody here or flirting with highly experimental themes in “A Wonderful Kind of Strange” or “Free Floaters,” Thomas Truax puts on a masterclass in musicianship in his performance across his new album with Budgie and Mother Superior, titled simply Dream Catching Songs, and even though the record
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A bold bouquet of melodies as sterling as they are enriched by the delicate acoustic arrangement of the instrumentation welcomes us into the new single “Love One Another” from Alias Wayne, but as we’re soon to learn in this song, which comes to us sans a lot of the frills I’m used to hearing in
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Fusing pop melodies with a laidback swing, Taylor Jules lights up the underground in her single “Helicopter,” and it’s getting a lot of attention this winter. The aspiring singer/songwriter’s voice is presented to us in its prime, ethereally woven into an emotionally-charged instrumental pattern of ebbing harmonies that are unforgettable and reverberating in the master mix. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iamtaylorjules/
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Sheer Haimov’s new music is stirring up a lot of buzz across the pop universe this year, and while her complete discography is worth checking out on your own, the new single “Rock Bottom” is a signature-caliber song you should start with. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sheer_haimov/ Featuring an understated rhythm and lush melodies that seep into the
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A surreal, open backdrop provides us an implied canvas atop which Ian Bouras and his creative whims will together paint a colorful picture of sonic magic in the video for the new single “The Struggle to Live,” but if you think visual stimulation is the main reason to check this release out, you’d better take
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Clandestinely inward-thinking and yet beholden to a swing as much as any melody ever could be, the hook in “Possessed,” just like it is in the other songs in Tommy Howell’s American Storyteller, essentially defines the track’s personality almost as much as Howell’s voice does. Always by his side, the instrumental construct in American Storyteller expounds upon everything
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You don’t have to be fluent in the language of modern alternative rock to appreciate the depth of emotionality in Mark Winters’ surreal single “Heartbeat,” as its plethora of expressive melodies communicate everything that listeners need to know in this two-point-five-minute rock wonder. Like the other songs we’re hearing out of an increasingly retro indie
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With influences that range from Nine Inch Nails to Dolly Parton, and a touch of Lana Del Rey thrown in for good measure – genre bending Outlaw Pop artist DEVORA has released a new EP “God Is Dead” via Tiger Tone Records / [PIAS]. The EP contains four songs, with previously unreleased track “Bonesaw” leading the way. DEVORA says of the ominously
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