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Venom frontman Cronos, whose band gave black metal its name, dies at 63: “No one has come close to what we did” (opens the original)
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Conrad “Cronos” Lant, the frontman whose vocals and bass helped make Venom one of the most influential bands in extreme metal, has died at 63. Venom announced Lant’s death October 1. The band did not disclose a cause of death. Lant was at the center of Venom’s most consequential period, when the Newcastle trio transformed the rough-edged energy of punk and early heavy metal into something faster, harsher and deliberately more menacing. Their first two albums, Welcome to Hell and Black Metal, wou
Todd Rundgren takes aim at Taylor Swift: “There’s an argument to be made that she ruined music” (opens the original)
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Todd Rundgren has never been shy about taking aim at pop music, but his latest target is one of the biggest stars in the world. In a recent career-spanning interview, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer argued that Taylor Swift represents everything he considers mediocre about contemporary music. “There’s an argument to be made that she ruined music,” Rundgren told Vulture. “It’s an understandable phenomenon. It’s just that, to me, Taylor Swift is the apotheosis of mediocr
Bay City Rollers founding guitarist Neil Henderson dies at 73: “His memory will live on” (opens the original)
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Neil Henderson, the Scottish guitarist who played with the Bay City Rollers during the band’s formative years, has died at 73. Henderson’s death was announced by Middle of the Road, another Scottish pop group he later joined. In a statement on Facebook, the band remembered him as its “original lead guitarist, songwriter and friend,” adding that he had been ill for some time and had been working to recover from a stroke suffered several years ago. The group offered its condolences to Henderson’s
Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” started with a guitar mistake: “I messed up where my fingers were, but it actually just sounded cool” (opens the original)
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “The Cure” started with a guitar mistake — and ended with Dan Nigro having to Melodyne a piano to match an acoustic guitar that was 15 to 20 cents sharp. Speaking to the Song Exploder podcast, Rodrigo and her co-writer and producer Nigro broke down the making of the song, which Rodrigo has called her favorite track on her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love. The song began with a conversation Rodrigo had with a friend while sitting next to him in his Jeep. Sh
Dolly Parton wrote “9 to 5” with her fingernails: “I have a credit on the back of the album that says, ‘Nails by Dolly!’” (opens the original)
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September 25 is Dolly Parton Day, a fitting date for celebrating the life and music of the late country icon because it can be written as 9/25 — a numerical nod to her signature song, “9 to 5.” Guitarists marveled for years at Parton’s ability to fret a guitar while wearing her famously long acrylic nails. But those glamorous extensions — part of her signature look — did more than make her guitar playing a little more challenging. They also helped her write one of her biggest hits. Parton died A
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