Perry Farrell — the frontman for Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros and Satellite Party — has announced Perry Farrell: The Glitz; The Glamour, a nine-vinyl box set that will take a retrospective look at Farrell’s prolific 35-year-long career. The box set’s 68 tracks cover rarities and early recordings of Farrell’s, …
Read More »Beastie Boys, Queen, Bob Marley Receive Limited-Run SiriusXM Channels
Beastie Boys, Queen, and Bob Marley will each be the focus of their own limited-run channels on SiriusXM, which will also bring back a Prince channel dedicated to the “Purple Rain” singer. Michael Jackson and Coldplay will receive weeklong tribute channels starting Wednesday, July 15th, the satellite-radio service announced Wednesday. …
Read More »FKA Twigs Leads a Sacred Moon Dance in 'We Are the Womxn' Short Film
FKA Twigs has released a new short film, “We Are the Womxn,” which was filmed last year at AfroPunk Atlanta and the city’s historic black club, Blue Flame. Directed by Ivar Wigan, the film boasts a grainy feel — as if it was shot on slightly older camera equipment — …
Read More »Phoebe Bridgers to Appear in Bonkers Twitch Livestream Series
Phoebe Bridgers will celebrate her album Punisher on a new Twitch livestream series, Released!, airing on Sunday, July 12th. The series is a collaboration between Beats by Dre and IHEARTCOMIX and is hosted by comedian Zack Fox. Described as “an interactive live performance narrative adventure,” it combines music, animation, internet …
Read More »Flashback: U2 Perform 'Love Is Blindness' on 1993 Zoo TV Tour
U2‘s only definitive plans at the moment involve overseeing their SiriusXM channel U2 X-Radio, which launched just last week. But when we spoke to the Edge and Adam Clayton about the channel, they informed us that a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1991 LP Achtung Baby and the …
Read More »Dalai Lama to Celebrate 85th Birthday, New Album With Livestream
The Dalai Lama will mark his 85th birthday Monday, July 6th, with not only the release of his debut album, Inner World, but a special livestream event starting at 1 p.m. ET. Per a press release, the livestream program will feature an appearance from Richard Gere, a long-time student and …
Read More »Watch James Blake Cover Nirvana's 'Come As You Are'
James Blake added Nirvana to his quarantine cover roster with a rendition of “Come As You Are,” performed on a benefit livestream this past Sunday. The cover, requested by a fan, got the full James Blake treatment, which is pretty simple: a piano setup and a lovely crooning voice. Blake …
Read More »See Lamb of God Perform Socially Distanced Live Versions of Raging New Songs
With nowhere to play a live gig during social distancing, the members of Lamb of God stayed home to perform a couple of songs off their recently released, self-titled eighth album. In a video that showcases each of the band’s five members raging out at home, the group performs Lamb …
Read More »Jay-Z's Team Roc Slams Arrest of Peaceful Charleston Protester, Demands Charges Dismissed
Jay-Z’s social justice arm Team Roc has slammed the arrest of a peaceful Charleston protester who, in a viral video, was singled out by police and taken into custody. In the video seen by over 29.5 million people on Twitter, Givionne “Gee” Jordan Jr. is peacefully protesting in Charleston, South …
Read More »Dirty Projectors Delve Deep Into the 'Inner World' on New Song
Dirty Projectors have released a new song, “Inner World,” set to appear on their second of five planned 2020 EPs, Flight Tower, out June 26th via Domino. The song — which arrived with a video directed by bandleader Dave Longstreth — features some classic Dirty Projectors fare as a charming …
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