On May 1st, 1970, just weeks after the world learned that the Beatles were breaking up, George Harrison and Bob Dylan met up at Columbia’s Studio B in New York City. Joined by bassist Charlie Daniels and drummer Russ Kunkel, their stated purpose was to start work on Dylan’s album …
Read More »Alice in Chains to Be Recognized by Museum of Pop Culture With Tribute Performances
Alice in Chains will receive the Founders Award from Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) at a virtual event to be held on December 1st. The broadcast will feature performances by Alice in Chains, as well as tributes from several notable musicians from the area. “It feels truly special to …
Read More »Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf Experience Tragedy and Loss in 'Pieces of a Woman' Trailer
Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf lose their child in a tragic home birth in the new trailer for Pieces of a Woman, out January 7th on Netflix. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó, the film stars Kirby and LaBeouf as Martha and Sean, a couple whose baby dies while Martha is in …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Brittany Howard & Margo Price
M argo Price once danced on a table at a Nashville greasy spoon, and Brittany Howard has the photos to prove it. “Me and Margo go way back,” says Howard, recalling the period when she first came to Nashville, in 2011. Back in those days, Price was the singer in …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins Throw a Costume Party in 'Wyttch' Video
The Smashing Pumpkins have paired their latest single “Wyttch,” off their upcoming double-album Cyr, with a new video. Following the gothic spaghetti Western video for “Ramona,” the Charlotte Kemp Muhl-directed “Wyttch” is a more homespun affair, with costumed revelers — including a Nosferatu-like Billy Corgan — grooving to the Pumpkins’ …
Read More »MyMilitia Is Like Tinder for the Far-Right
Like most Trump supporters, Brian Maoirana, 54, from Staten Island, New York, was unhappy with the results of the 2020 election. Unlike his compatriots, however, he allegedly decided to react by threatening to blow up an FBI building. On Tuesday morning, authorities arrested Maiorana, charging him with making threatening interstate …
Read More »AC/DC Unleash New Song 'Realize' Ahead of 'Power Up' Release
Two days before AC/DC release their latest LP Power Up, the band has unleashed the album’s opening salvo “Realize.” As with first single “Shot in the Dark,” “Realize” proves that the six-year hiatus, health woes, lineup changes, and deaths haven’t diluted AC/DC’s trademark sound, with Power Up’s opening track a …
Read More »Foo Fighters Release 'Shame Shame' Video, Plot Special Livestream Concert
The Foo Fighters have released a new music video for “Shame Shame” and announced a virtual concert in anticipation of their next album, Medicine at Midnight. The black-and-white clip for “Shame Shame” was directed by Paola Kudacki and co-stars Grohl. Per a release, the video is based on an interpretation …
Read More »2020 BMI Country Awards: 'Whiskey Glasses' Named Song of the Year
The BMI Country Awards honored the 50 most performed country songs of the year and handed out its three biggest prizes —Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Publisher of the Year — during an interactive online ceremony. The performing rights organization named “Whiskey Glasses,” written by Ben …
Read More »Sharpies, Dead Voters, and Antifa: Trump and His Supporters Are Getting Desperate
Over the past 72 hours, it’s become increasingly clear that there are two different elections: the actual 2020 presidential election; and the one living in the heads of Trump supporters. The actual 2020 presidential election is a slow-moving beast, the arduous process of vote-counting (and, possibly, recounting) in crucial swing …
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