Tag Archives: Lorde
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13 albums we’re anticipating in 2021, and one we’re not
You should be excited about new albums from (clockwise from top left) Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Lorde, My Bloody Valentine, Lykke Li, Tierra Whack, Modest Mouse, GZA, Ghost and The Cure. Will this be the year Zack de la Rocha releases one of his shelved solo albums? No! But…
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10 albums we’re anticipating in 2020
You should be excited about new albums from Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Grimes, Lorde, AJJ, Yves Tumor, The 1975, The Cure, Tierra Whack and IDLES in 2020, writes Kyle J. Kohner. Now that another phenomenal year and decade in music has passed, it’s time to look forward at what…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2018: 10-6
Christine and the Queens perform at Fox Theater in Oakland on Oct. 26, 2018. Photo: Shawn Robbins. This is the second in a three-part series. Read the introduction to learn how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” in PART 1. Favorite Shows 2017 | Favorite Shows…
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RIFF REWIND 2013: Ghost, Janelle Monáe and Daft Punk
Who knew that France would make such talented robots? Daft Punk did. I couldn’t quite justify putting it in the top five, but I want to give a shoutout to honorable mention “Let Legend Mark Me as the King” by Christopher Lee. Yes, that Sir Christopher Lee. He was…
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BottleRock: Amy Shark gets revenge against the big fish
Amy Shark performs in San Francisco during Noise Pop on Feb. 21, 2018. Photos: Alessio Neri. For 10 years, Australian Amy Shark toiled away in the bar scene of her small beach town in a remote part of her country, relying mostly on Cyndi Lauper and Alanis Morissette covers.…
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REVIEW: Lorde unleashes her full powers at Oracle
Photos: Alessio Neri OAKLAND — When Lorde returned to the Bay Area Tuesday, at Oracle Arena; it was possibly not her biggest local crowd draw. That may have come when she played the sunset slot at last year’s Outside Lands. Nor was it her first time playing the basketball…
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Tove Styrke goes digging on ‘Sway,’ tours with Lorde
Tove Styrke, courtesy: Emma Svensson. Nearly a decade has passed since Tove Styrke finished third on Swedish Idol, without a trophy but with a record contract launching her to pop stardom in her home country. At that time, in 2009, Styrke had not released a single song of her…
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Kyle Kohner’s Top 50 Albums of 2017: 50-41
Welcome, to my five-part series counting down what I believe to be the 50 best albums of 2017. I listened to an insane amount of new music during my first year as a staff writer with RIFF, nearly 150 album releases, in fact. With that in mind, when narrowing down all…
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Roman Gokhman’s favorite concerts of 2017: Introduction
Photo: Jay Demetillo Welcome, once again, to my annual countdown of my most entertaining music experiences of the year. I attended 54 concerts this year, up from 51 last year and 41 the year before. In compiling this list, I’m not trying to scientifically list the best or most technically proficient…
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Outside Lands: The Who, Lorde and 5 other acts we loved on Sunday
The Who performs at Golden Gate Park at Outside Lands on Aug, 13, 2017. Photos: Alessio Neri SAN FRANCISCO —The weather forecast was calling for Sunday to be the one sunny day at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park. But by the time headliners The Who took the stage,…