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Chance the Rapper Holding Press Conferen...

Chance the Rapper has announced his second press conference of the month. At the first, which took place at Chicago’s Westcott Elementary School, he announced a $1 million donation to Chicago Public Schools—an act that earned praise from CPS students, as well as Michelle Obama. Now, at 2:30 p.m. Central today, Chance “will make a major announcement about his efforts to support Chicago Public Schools,” according to a press release. The press conference will take place at the city’s Paul Robeson High School, and streamed live on his Instagram. Since the first press...
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The Flaming Lips Selling “Everyone You K...

The Flaming Lips, who are currently on tour behind their latest album Oczy Mlody, have a very special treat for fans who visit their merch table. Today on Instagram, Wayne Coyne shared a photo of a somewhat horrifying, fetus-shaped bar of soap that will be available at tonight’s show at the Ritz in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s called the “Everyone You Know, Someday, Will Die.. Soap and Soap Dish,” based on a lyric from the band’s 2002 song “Do You Realize??.” According to Coyne, the soap is “hand made with Shea Butter and Goats Milk with Honeysuckle and Fruit Loops...
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Dr. Dre Joins Bid to Bring 2024 Summer O...

Dr. Dre has been named to the Board of Directors of a group vying to bring the 2024 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles, as Spin points out. The group, called LA 2024, is led by Casey Wasserman and includes Magic Johnson, Disney CEO Bob Iger, opera superstar Plácido Domingo, record executive David Geffen, Jason Collins (the first publicly gay NBA player), Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, and many others on the Board of Directors. L.A. is up against Paris in its bid for the 2024 games. The International Olympic Committee will elect the host city on September 13 in Lima, Peru. The...
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Father John Misty Cuts 13-Minute New Son...

Father John Misty has shared a “radio edit” of “Leaving LA,” a 13-minute song from his upcoming album Pure Comedy (out April 7 via Sub Pop/Bella Union). The new version is under three minutes and consists of just the song’s first and final verses, cutting out some of its more topical lyrics (such as “Oh great, that’s just what we all need/Another white guy in 2017 who takes himself so goddamn seriously.”) Listen to “Leaving LA (Radio Edit)” below. Josh Tillman has previously shared several songs from the album, including “Ballad of the Dying Man,” “Two Wildly Different...
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Sufjan Stevens Announces New Carrie &...

Sufjan Stevens has announced a new audiovisual live album, Carrie & Lowell Live, due out April 28 on Asthmatic Kitty. It was recorded on November 9, 2015 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in South Carolina, on Sufjan’s tour in support of his last album, Carrie & Lowell. As Asthmatic Kitty points out, today, March 31, is the birthday of the titular Lowell Brams, who is Sufjan’s stepfather and co-founder of the label. It is also the two-year anniversary of the album’s release. The album will be released in both audio and video forms, with the...