Minutes after the release of the Killers’ new album Imploding the Mirage, the band celebrated its arrival with a performance of “Blowback” on The Late Show. While Brandon Flowers and company’s early-in-the-quarantine late-night TV performances saw them performing Imploding songs in their own bathroom and their recording studio, “Blowback” was …
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Earlier today, the Tom Petty estate finally rolled out details of the long-awaited deluxe edition of his 1994 solo LP Wildflowers. The five-CD set (also available as a nine-LP box) will feature 10 unreleased songs cut during the original Wildflowers sessions, 15 homemade demos from the era, live songs, and …
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The fate of the live-music industry — along with that of millions of other small businesses and unemployed Americans — remains up in the air now that both chambers of Congress have left Washington for their August recess without passing a new Covid-19 relief bill. After weeks of fruitless negotiations …
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Earlier this week, we spoke to AC/DC drummer Chris Slade about his first stint in the band in early early Nineties and his surprise return for the Rock or Bust tour of 2015 and 2016. “We always got on as people, so it wasn’t that different,” he said of his …
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UPDATE (4/2): The Los Angeles County Attorney’s Office will not pursue criminal charges against Takeoff due to insufficient evidence, TMZ reported Friday. However, the Migos rapper is still facing the civil lawsuit stemming from the alleged June 2020 incident. **** A woman has accused Migos rapper Takeoff of rape at …
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Third Man Records is set to release a compilation of rare and unheard Indian violin music spanning from 1933 to 1952. How the River Ganges Flows, due out September 18th, “is a transcendent collection of Carnatic violin performances captured on 78 rpm disc between 1933 and 1952,” Third Man said …
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Toni Cornell, daughter of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, covered “Black” by her late father’s Seattle compatriots Pearl Jam during the “Lolla2020” livestream. For the socially distanced virtual performance, Toni Cornell served up a faithful, acoustic rendition of the Ten classic. The Thursday portion of the Lolla2020 event is streaming past …
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Chris Cornell’s daughter, Lily Cornell Silver, will launch a new IGTV series, Mind Wide Open, Monday, July 20th, on what would’ve been her father’s 56th birthday. The series will premiere at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. Per a press release, Mind Wide Open aims to “help destigmatize the conversation around …
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The city of Oakland agreed to a $32.7 million settlement with the victims and families of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire following a civil lawsuit stemming from the deadly 2016 fire at the warehouse/DIY venue that killed 36 people and injured dozens more. According to the settlement, $23.5 million will …
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In continuation of her self-serenades/amateur hour cover song sessions on Instagram, Hayley Williams performed an intimate, acoustic rendition of Björk’s “Unison.” In the black-and-white video, Williams sits on a couch and jumps right into a later verse from the Vespertine track. “I thrive best/hermit style,” she sings. “With a beard …
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