Sharon Van Etten’s epic was one of the best albums of the 2010s. Last year, the album turned 10 and to celebrate its (now) 11th anniversary, the set is getting a pretty great tribute. epic will be released as a double anniversary album, with one part featuring the original and the other containing an all-star cast of artists […]
Stone Roses Singer Ian Brown Cancels Festival Gig Due to Attendee Vaccination Requirement
Ian Brown isn’t a fan of the lockdown and is outspoken as Van Morrison and numerous others as the “pro-COVID” musicians who seem to be all for letting the disease run rampant for as long as humanly possible. After stating last Friday that he would “NEVER EVER” play a show with a vaccination requirement, the Stone […]
Wu-Tang Clan to Release 36 Copies of Their New 400-Pound Photo Book
Wu-Tang Clan, the band that infamously auctioned off the only copy in existence of their 2015 Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album, does not disappoint with another limited-edition release: a 400-pound photo book by limited to 36 copies. Titled Wu-Tang Clan: Legacy, it will feature over 300 pages of unreleased photos looking back at the group’s 27 […]
Iggy Pop Covers Donovan's 'Sunshine Superman' With Dr. Lonnie Smith
Gucci model, COVID–anthem creator and punk Godfather Iggy Pop teamed with storied Hammond B-3 organist Dr. Lonnie Smith to cover Donovan’s 1966 hit “Sunshine Superman.” The song will appear on Smith’s forthcoming album Breathe, which arrives March 26 on Blue Note. “I was playing with my trio at Arts Garage in Delray Beach in Florida,” […]
Justice Isn't Happy About Justin Bieber's 'Justice' Album Art
Last week, Justin Bieber announced the title for his new album, Justice, but the artwork for it looks awfully similar to the logo for a certain Grammy-winning electronic duo. Justice is set to be the pop star’s sixth studio album. An outspoken Christian, Bieber leans into his faith, marking the “t” in the word as a […]
Van Morrison Announces 28-Song Album 'Latest Record Project'
After a spate of controversial anti-lockdown songs in 2020, Van Morrison has switched gears, dropping a song about his songs, titled “Latest Record Project,” with the repeating verse “have you got my latest record project?” It’s the first song released and also opens the album double-album titled Latest Record Project, of course. It arrives May […]
Dolly Parton Gets COVID Vaccine: 'I'm Old Enough to Get It and Smart Enough to Get It'
Dolly Parton put her arm where her money went (or is it the other way around?), literally. A month after she donated $1 million to vaccine research at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University, Parton received her first dose of the COVID vaccine on Tuesday, also at Vanderbilt. In a video that she shared on her social media, […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2021 Induction Ceremony to Take Place in Person
In a sign that things may be turning around in the battle against COVID-19, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today (March 2) that this year’s event will be held in person. The event will take place on Oct. 30 in downtown Cleveland at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. This is the first time […]
Bunny Wailer, Founding Member of the Wailers, Dies at 73
Bunny Wailer, the reggae icon who was the last living original member of the Wailers, has died at the age of 73. According to the Jamaican Observer, Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed that he died at 8 a.m. this morning (March 2) and she was by his side. No cause of death has been revealed, but […]
Evan Dando Performs at a Massachusetts Walgreen's as a 'Thanks' for Finding His Wallet
Even rock stars aren’t immune from the annoying stress of losing a wallet, as Lemonheads’ singer Evan Dando proved when he took to social media on Feb. 27 to post “I dropped my wallet with my driver’s license and two debit cards in it.” The singer-songwriter was in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, “walking from the mariner […]