Sean Lennon marked what would’ve been his father John Lennon’s 80th birthday with a cover of “Isolation” for The Late Show’s #PlayAtHome music series. The younger Lennon’s rendition was fittingly faithful to the the original, with Lennon playing guitar and singing in front of a red wall, with just drums …
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Taylor Mac premiered A 24-Decade History of Popular Music four years ago in October 2016, just ahead of the last U.S. election, when many people in the country were feeling optimistic about the potential of electing the country’s first female president after eight years of the Obama administration’s progressive policies. …
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Julian Lennon honored one of his “all time favorite musical heroes,” Eddie Van Halen, after the guitarist died Tuesday, October 6th, following a battle with cancer. In a post on Facebook, Lennon recalled meeting Van Halen at a concert backstage where they “hugged like long-lost brothers.” As Lennon recalled, the …
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The War on Drugs shared a searing live rendition of “Pain,” from their upcoming album, Live Drugs, out November 20th via frontman Adam Granduciel’s own Super High Quality Records. The live version of “Pain” — which originally appeared on 2017’s A Deeper Understanding — exchanges some of the slick studio …
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Alanis Morissette and the cast of Jagged Little Pill will be hosting a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the Broadway show’s producers announced on Friday. The virtual fundraiser to benefit the Biden Victory Fund will be held on Tuesday, October 13th, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET …
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Ahead of BTS’ Tonight Show residency this week, the K-pop act has announced a new album titled BE (Deluxe Edition), due out November 20th. “The new album imparts a message of healing to the world by declaring, ‘Even in the face of this new normality, our life goes on,’” Big …
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To celebrate the release of his new album By the Fire on Friday,Thurston Moore has announced a livestream performance — followed by a brief leg of European tour dates. Moore will perform the livestream from London’s Rough Trade East with the help of My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe and percussionist …
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The second annual Dear John concert, in honor of what would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, will stream live on Friday, October 9th, at 3:00 p.m. ET from London’s Hard Rock Hotel on YouTube. Organized byBlurred VisionfrontmanSepp Osley, the virtual show will feature performances and tributes to Lennon from …
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The new documentary Somebody Up There Likes Me traces the career of Ron Wood, from his days as the bassist in the Jeff Beck Band, through his brief and boozy tenure in the Faces with life-long friend Rod Stewart, to his long run in the Rolling Stones. The film features …
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BTS have released a teaser for Break the Silence: the Movie, their upcoming concert film that documents last year’s massive Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. The film will hit theaters on September 24th. The one-minute clip features the band introducing themselves — Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, Jimin, V and …
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