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  Exclaim!'s Cover Star Allison Russell Announces New Album 'The Returner'

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023

  Exclaim!'s Summer 2023 cover star, Allison Russell, has announced her much-anticipated sophomore solo album The Returner, arriving Septembe...

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  Allison Russell Celebrates Her "Fierce, Hard-Won Joy"

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2023

  Allison Russell pinches herself to make sure that she's not dreaming. After two decades of playing in folk bands and subsistence touring, h...

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  The Magic of boygenius Goes Beyond Music

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2023

  "Bitch, I don't know!" Lucy Dacus sighs, exasperated. She's trying to determine how she weaponizes her attachment style.  It's been a long...

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  The Cast of 'Cracker Island': Damon Albarn Breaks Down Gorillaz' Latest Collaborators in His Own Words

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2023

  In theory, Gorillaz are a virtual band; in practice, they're more like a drop-in jam session, as collaborators file in and out, offering up...

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  Gorillaz Retain Their Edge as Damon Albarn Takes Aim at the "Echo Chamber for the Alt-Right"

  PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2023

  In spring 2022, during Billie Eilish's headlining performance at Coachella, the Gen Z pop star paused her parade of hits to invite a specia...

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  Alex G Celebrates the Miracle of "Just Being a Human and Being Alive"

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2022

  Alex G doesn't consider himself a trendsetter — so how does his music always seem to heat-seek the inciting forces of contemporary culture?...

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  ​'Reservation Dogs' Continues to Break Ground — Even When the Cameras Aren't Rolling

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2022

  Reservation Dogs is billed as a comedy, but the pivotal scene of Season 1 was a moment of intense tragedy: in the penultimate episode of th...

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  Maya Hawke Conquers the Worlds of Screen and Song

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2022

  Actor and musician Maya Hawke describes herself as an exhibitionist when it comes to vulnerability. In the music video for "Thérèse," the...