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‘Barely Breathing’ Singer, ‘Spring Awakening’ Composer Duncan Sheik Dies

Duncan Sheik in 2002 (photo: Bryan Linden / WireImage). Duncan Sheik, the introspective singer/songwriter whose hit “Barely Breathing” became a defining mid-’90s pop song before he reinvented himself as a Tony-winning Broadway composer, died yesterday (Sept. 17) in Manhattan at the age of 56. His mother, Suzanne Sheik, confirmed his death to the New York Times, saying the cause was organ failure.Sheik’s career was marked by a persistent tension between […]

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Jarvis Cocker, Garth Jennings On Capturing Pulp At Its Most Joyfully Theatrical

Pulp on stage during "What Do You Do for an Encore?" (courtesy photo) Pulp’s second distinct comeback has already produced a new album, a triumphant return to the stage and a fresh chapter in the band’s long, singular story. It’s now bound for the big screen in the form of Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?, a feature-length documentary directed by Garth Jennings premiering on MUBI Sept. 25 […]

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Oasis Plots New Course For Knebworth Return

Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2025 (photo: Big Brother Recordings). Oasis’ long-awaited return to Knebworth in 2027 is getting a transportation and hospitality overhaul intended to make the band’s massive shows there as smooth as possible. The 38-date trek will conclude with Sept. 11-12 and 18-19 stops at the iconic Hertfordshire, U.K., site, which Oasis first visited with great fanfare in 1996. Promoters are now […]

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Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner Pens Second Book

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner (photo: Pak Bae) For Michelle Zauner, the road back to her mother has always run through language, food and music. Now, the Japanese Breakfast frontwoman is returning to the page for a second memoir that picks up the story begun by the acclaimed Crying in H Mart — and takes it somewhere both more complicated and hopeful.Thank You for Your Suffering, due April 27, 2027 via […]

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Death Cab For Cutie Reveals ’27 Tour, Video

(photo: Shervin Lainez) Death Cab for Cutie will be back on the road in 2027 in continued support of its ANTI- album I Built You a Tower, with newly announced dates beginning March 11 in Nashville and running through April 16 in Asheville, N.C. Click here for ticket details. The shows will follow an ongoing trek through the U.K., Europe, Japan and Australia, which next visits Dublin tonight (Sept. 17).Alongside […]

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Hamilton Leithauser, Rostam Reunite For First Tour

Rostam and Hamilton Leithauser (photo: Emilio Herce) Ten years after Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam joined forces for the Glassnote album I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, the Walkmen frontman and Vampire Weekend co-founder are hitting the road together for the first time on a full North American tour.The 11-date run kicks off Nov. 5 at Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club in the artists’ shared hometown and wraps Nov. 19 […]

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Talking Heads Assemble For SiriusXM Channel Launch

Talking Heads in 2023 (photo: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images for BAM). Talking Heads are getting back together — at least long enough to talk about their music. The new wave pioneers will launch Talking Heads Radio, a SiriusXM pop-up channel celebrating more than five decades of music from David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth, including a rare conversation featuring all four members.The channel launches Oct. 1, […]

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