Articles by Alex Hudson

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  Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Sat Next to Joni Mitchell and Secretly Listened to 'Blue' on Headphones

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

  What would you do if you met Joni Mitchell? Would you nerd out, or try to play it cool? In the case of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, he sat...

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  Evanescence Schedule Canadian Fall Tour

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

  Evanescence have announced a Canadian tour, taking place this October with openers Halestorm and the Warning.A press release notes that...

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  Nickelback and Arkells Announce Newfoundland Show

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

  Nickelback have announced their only Atlantic Canadian show of the summer, and it's at St. John's, NL's Churchill Park Music Festival...

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  Mötley Crüe Sign Record Deal for New Single "Dogs of War"

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

  Mötley Crüe were a bit of a mess in 2023, with ousted guitarist Mick Mars suing the band, and then the band's manager accusing Mars's...

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  Cloud Nothings' 'Final Summer' Is Confidently Familiar

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

  Cloud Nothings aren't quite famous enough to be a proper "legacy band," a term normally associated with nostalgia acts offering older fans...

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  Here's How to Optimize Your Spotify Settings for Maximum Audio Quality

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

  Spotify famously doesn't have the best audio quality possible, as Neil Young recently reminded listeners when he returned to the platform...

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  Trent Reznor Admits He "Felt Weird" About Johnny Cash's Cover of "Hurt"

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

  Johnny Cash's version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" is arguably one of the most iconic covers of all time — but songwriting Trent Reznor has...

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  'Morning Phase' Is Beck's Best Album "By Far," According to Rick Rubin

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2024

  What's Beck's best album? Fans of his post-modern hip-hop would likely argue it's 1996's 'Odelay,' while lovers of his tender folk often...