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Sammy Hagar's new song 'Encore, Thank You, Goodnight' was written in a dream with Eddie Van Halen, and recently finished with Joe Satriani.

Shane Smith & the Saints do not miss, and “Live Free (See Me Running)” is no exception. The single perfectly encapsulates the free spirit and Smith’s love for the outdoors. The fiddle-soaked single ...

Hallelujah The Hills announced a four-album endeavor called DECK. The Boston band released “Fake Flowers At Sunset” with the Silver Jews’ Cassie Berman, and now they’re sharing “Crush All Night” with ...

A Mexican music icon is using a typically male genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers while defending themselves and to highlight the more complicated aspects of gender-based viol ...