On a warm night in mid-August, a dozen New Yorkers sit behind iMacs on the fourth floor of a walk-up in New York’s fashionable Chelsea district. None have much musical experience, but they are all transfixed by their individual Abletons, the popular beat-making program that allows producers — professional and… Source: Music News
Inside New Order's Triumphant Return to Dance-Rock
It took a crisis to reunite New Order. The pioneering dance-rock group had ostensibly called it quits in the latter half of the Aughts, but in 2011, they learned that their friend, “Blue Monday” and “True Faith” video director Michael H. Shamberg, had taken seriously ill. So the band regrouped… Source: Music News
Flashback: Simon and Garfunkel Play Together for Possibly the Last Time
By 2010, Simon and Garfunkel had become an insanely lucrative nostalgia machine that revved up every few years to play stadiums, festivals and arenas all over the world. Paul and Art had a pretty rocky relationship after their brief 1993 reunion ended, but in 2003 they made peace and teamed… Source: Music News
Sting on Playing a Car Thief, New Duo Single, Sexiness of Singing in French
Mylène Farmer doesn’t grant many interviews, but for Sting, she’ll make an exception. The French pop star, who has sold 11 million albums worldwide and regularly sells out stadiums throughout the French-speaking world, recently debuted a version of Sting’s 2004 song “Stolen Car,” in which she and the ex-Police man… Source: Music News
Watch Jack Johnson Sing About Smoking Weed With Willie Nelson
It’s understandable to think that Jack Johnson might’ve been a little nervous before his afternoon set at Farm Aid 30 this past weekend. After all, it’s been almost a year since the last time he and his band have played a show together, and it’s been two years since he… Source: Music News
A Tribe Called Quest Plan Massive Reissue Campaign
Vaunted Nineties hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, whose five albums blending jazz and rap set a sonic template that continues to reverberate and influence today, will kickstart a massive reissue campaign on November 13th with the re-release of their groundbreaking 1990 debut Peoples’ Instinctive Travels And The Paths of Rhythm. The… Source: Music […]
Kurt Cobain Beatles Cover Set for Seven-Inch Release
Kurt Cobain’s haunting cover of the Beatles’ “And I Love Her,” which debuted in Brett Morgen’s documentary, Montage of Heck, will be released on seven-inch vinyl on November 20th, Stereogum reports. The record features a rare Cobain original, “Sappy,” on the B-side, and is scheduled to arrive two weeks after the release of the Montage… Source: Music […]
Hear Med, Blu & Madlib Team With MF Doom for Trio's All-Star LP
Three icons of Los Angeles indie hip-hop — Stones Throw rapper MED, prolific rhymer Blu and esteemed producer Madlib — are joining forces for the full-length collaboration Bad Neighbor. Recording as Med & Blu & Madlib, the trio have created a zippy, fun showcase for their hometown scene and beyond…. Source: Music News
Kinky Friedman Talks Music, Texas and a Trump/Sanders Ticket
“I’m just concerned that we’re both going to hell,” Kinky Friedman says, answering the phone on the morning of Rosh Hashanah. “I guess if we’re practicing Jews, we need to practice a little more.” At 70, Kinky Friedman has lived several lifetimes – as the playful, provocative country songwriter and leader… Source: Music News
George Strait Announces 'Cold Beer Conversation' Album, Las Vegas Dates
The King of Country Music announced two big surprises today: a new album and a return to the stage for the first time in almost two years. George Strait will be among the first entertainers to play Las Vegas’ new state-of-the-art arena in April 2016, returning to the venue again next… Source: Music […]
