Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt and more recount their Jersey Shore roots in a new documentary, Asbury Park: Riot, Redemption, Rock ‘n’ Roll. The film will premiere April 28th at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park as part of the 2019 Asbury Park Music and Film Festival. It will then …
Read More »Aretha Franklin: Michigan House Votes to Rename Detroit Highway After Singer
The Michigan House of Representatives voted 101-6 on Tuesday to rename a section of Detroit, Michigan’s M-10 as “Aretha L. Franklin Memorial Highway.” The legislation is now set for the state Senate. The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Leslie Love of Detroit, called the soul icon a “special lady” who battled …
Read More »Flashback: America Play a Hazy 'Sister Golden Hair' in 1980
Looking back, it seems odd that one of the Seventies’ greatest feel-good songs begins in such dispiriting fashion: “Well, I tried to make it Sunday/But I got so damn depressed.” When “Sister Golden Hair” was released in 1975, America had little reason to be depressed. In the prior four years, …
Read More »Myspace Lost All Music Uploaded to Site Prior to 2015
All music uploaded onto Myspace prior to 2015 – an estimated 50 million songs by 14 million artists – has been lost. The site revealed that all of users’ media from Myspace’s first 12 years of existence were erased in a server migration and cannot be retrieved. “As a result …
Read More »The Cure, The Killers, Janet Jackson Added to Glastonbury Lineup
The Cure and The Killers will join Stormzy as headliners of Glastonbury in June. British rapper Stormzy was previously announced as the headliner for Friday night, while The Killers will take the Saturday night slot and The Cure will close out the festival, which takes place at Worthy Farm, on …
Read More »Teyana Taylor, A$AP Rocky Play Out Torrid Love Affair in 'Issues/Hold On' Video
Teyana Taylor and A$AP Rocky juggle love and jealousy with a throwback flare in the video for Taylor’s soulful track, “Issues/Hold On.” Taylor directed the clip – cheekily billing herself as “Teyana ‘Spike Tee’ Taylor” – which alternates between normal footage and old school home video-style sequences as it tells …
Read More »The Black Keys Plot North American 'Let's Rock' Tour
The Black Keys – Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney – have announced a North American tour dubbed, “Let’s Rock.” The 31-date trek will feature openers Modest Mouse. Prior to the tour, the band will perform at Las Vegas, Nevada’s Life is Beautiful festival on September 21st. The duo is also …
Read More »Drummer Alan White Reflects on His Years Playing With John Lennon and Yes
If Alan White’s résumé was limited to playing drums on John Lennon‘s Imagine and George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, it would be pretty impressive. But about two years after appearing on those pivotal Beatles solo records, he was recruited by Yes — then at the peak of their creative …
Read More »Hear Keith Richards' Unreleased Blues Shuffle 'Big Town Playboy' From 'Talk Is Cheap' Reissue
Keith Richards has shared the new lyric video for “Big Town Playboy,” an unreleased track that features on the upcoming reissue of the Rolling Stones guitarist’s 1988 solo LP Talk Is Cheap. The blues shuffle, recorded during the same sessions that spawned Talk Is Cheap, features former Rolling Stones guitarist …
Read More »Mariah Carey Takes a Vibrant Subway Ride in 'A No No' Video
Mariah Carey throws a party on a subway train in the fun and colorful new video for her single “A No No.” The track appears on her latest album Caution, which was released in November. Carey starts off her train ride alone, in a large fur coat. The train is glimmering …
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