U2 will reissue three of their releases on vinyl in April when the Irish rockers deliver new editions of 1997’s Pop, 2000’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind and the 1985 EP Wide Awake in America. All three reissues, which have been remastered and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, will come …
Read More »Watch Paul Oakenfold Party on Mount Everest in New Doc Trailer
British DJ Paul Oakenfold grabs his decks and treks up Mount Everest for the most unique show of his career in the new trailer for the documentary, Soundtrek Everest. The film chronicles Oakenfold’s 2017 trip to Nepal and eight-day hike to base camp – situated at 17,600 feet above ground …
Read More »Prince Collaborator Selling 'Soft and Wet' Songwriting Stake on eBay
Amid the bevy of Prince auctions offering clothing, handwritten lyrics and other ephemera from Paisley Park, a former Minnesota studio owner is offering a truly unique item on eBay: A co-songwriting credit on Prince‘s first solo single “Soft and Wet.” Chris Moon, credited with co-writing the lyrics to the track …
Read More »Watch Jay-Z Speak at Trayvon Martin Peace Walk in Miami
Jay-Z made a surprise appearance alongside the parents of Trayvon Martin at a Miami event that honored the late teenager Saturday. Standing next to Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton and father Tracy Martin at the Betty T. Ferguson Amphitheater, Jay-Z delivered a short speech to the hundreds of marchers at the …
Read More »Lorde Handwrites Thank You Note in Newspaper After Grammys
After the 2018 Grammy Awards,Lordetook out a full-page advertisement in Tuesday’s New Zealand Herald, which she hand wrote. “Last night I saw a lot of crazy & wonderful things,” wrote the singer, the only female Album of the Year nominee. “I just wanted to say thank you, from the bottom …
Read More »Korn's Jonathan Davis Plots North American Solo Tour
Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has detailed a headlining world tour behind his upcoming debut solo LP. The North American leg kicks off April 6th in Portland and concludes May 19th in Camden, New Jersey; a European leg launches June 1st in Nuremberg, Germany and wraps with a spot at Hellfest …
Read More »Pearl Jam, Mastodon Members to Participate in Art Auction
Pearl Jam‘s Jeff Ament, Mastodon‘s Troy Sanders and the Kills’ Alison Mosshart are among the musicians that will auction off their artwork to raise money for a Los Angeles children’s learning center. No Doubt’s Tony Kanal, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, artist Shepard Fairey and tattoo …
Read More »The Smiths' Mike Joyce Drops Out of 'Classically Smiths' Shows
UPDATE: The planned “Classically Smiths” shows have been canceled. “In response to recent comments in the press, the planned Classically Smiths events will now no longer be taking place,” Bad Productions’ Joel Perry said in a statement. *** Former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has dropped out of a series of …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake Team on Jay Rock's 'King's Dead'
Kendrick Lamar, who is helmingBlack Panther: The Albumalongside TDE’s Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, teams up with TDE labelmate Jay Rock for a new song from the soundtrack, “King’s Dead.” The new tune also features Future and James Blake. Produced by Mike Will Made-It and Teddy Walton, the beat-shifting track features …
Read More »Velvet Underground Prep 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set
The Velvet Underground will continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary into 2018 with a limited edition vinyl box set that collects four of the iconic rock band’s studio albums along with a reconstruction of their “lost” 1969 LP. The six-album 50th anniversary box set also includes 1967’s The Velvet Underground …
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