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Videos of the Day – week of 8/20/18

8/20 – Kurt Vile is back with a new single & his 1st video in 3 years

8/21 – Ex-Journey frontman and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Steve Perry unveiled his 1st new track in about 25 years (1 million plays for this video on YouTube in the 1st 2 days, not too shabby!), including a great story about how the coda of Purple Rain is the same as Faithfully

8/22 – one-woman band/word-of-mouth sensation Tash Sultana’s debut album Flow State is out next Friday…here’s the new single (fyi, there’s a naughty word :55 in)

8/23 – from the man who has almost single-handedly made jazz relevant & hip again, Kamasi Washington!

8/24 – we’ve been digging the 70s pop (Carly Simon/Carole King) meets 2000s indie vibe of Million Miles…see & hear what you think!

 

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