Jack White, who earlier in the day shared that he’d be playing a guitar designed by Eddie Van Halen, performed a pair of popular songs from his catalog on Saturday Night Live. With a White Stripes greatest hits collection on the way, White performed a slightly reworked of “Ball and Biscuit” that was interspliced with Beyonce’s “Don’t […]
Jack White to Honor Eddie Van Halen on 'SNL' by Playing Custom-Designed Guitar
Jack White may not have much time to prepare for his Saturday Night Live performance tonight, but he found a touching way to honor Eddie Van Halen nonetheless. On the eve of his last-minute performance, White shared a post on social media revealing that he’ll be playing a guitar designed by the late legend. “i thought it […]
Pearl Jam to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of First Live Performance With Special Stream
On Oct. 22, 1990 Pearl Jam played their first-ever show at Seattle’s Off Ramp. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of that gig the band is streaming its April 29, 2016 concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The 32-song set kicked off with a front to back performance of Ten and ran a whopping three hours, […]
Killer Mike Explains Why He Met with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on 'Kimmel'
When Killer Mike met with Georgia governor Brian Kemp last month, and later welcomed the Republican politician for a haircut at one of his barber shops, it raised some eyebrows. During a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday, the Run the Jewels rapper explained his motives for the meeting. “People were upset, and now I […]
Miley Cyrus Performs 'Midnight Sky' Amongst 'a Million Mileys' on 'Graham Norton'
Since releasing her latest single “Midnight Sky” in August, Miley Cyrus has made the rounds, performing the song virtually on talk shows, at festivals, and award ceremonies. There’s only so much you can do when working remotely, so when recording her set for Graham Norton, the pop star decided to create her “dream world but everyone else’s […]
Flaming Lips Perform 'Tiny Desk' Concert In Their Signature Bubbles
The Flaming Lips performed four songs in a new NPR Tiny Desk concert from their Oklahoma hideout. As you’d expect from the alt veterans, they performed safely inside of their signature bubbles. They performed a couple of tunes from American Head, their latest studio album that’s out now and a couple of favorites from over the years. Watch […]
Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, Jeff Tweedy and More Cover John Lennon on His 80th Birthday
In honor of what would be John Lennon’s 80th birthday (Oct. 9) artists including Kevin Parker of Tame Impala, Pete Yorn, Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright have covered songs from the late singer’s catalog. Tweedy, joined by his son Spencer and Liam Kazar, shared a version of Lennon’s “God,” off the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band […]
Elton John Unveils Previously Unreleased 'Regimental Sgt. Zippo'
Elton John is gearing up to release songs from his upcoming massive box set, and he’s gone deep into his archive to uncover songs that have never been publicly shared. That includes today’s unveiling of “Regimental Sgt. Zippo.” In introducing the song, John wrote on Twitter, “From the album that never was… Regimental Sgt. Zippo […]
Pierre Kezdy of Influential Punk Band Naked Raygun Dies at 58
Pierre Kezdy, bassist of Naked Raygun, the Chicago band who was a favorite of Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and producer Steve Albini, has died (Oct. 9) at the age of 58. The cause was cancer, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Grohl said he was about 13 when Naked Raygun “changed everything I knew about music,” Lou Lombardo, […]
Nick Cave and Nicholas Lens Join Forces on New Opera
Nick Cave has been quite prolific during pandemic times, and showing no signs of slowing down, he’s now teamed up with Belgian composer Nicholas Lens on a new opera. Entitled L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S, the two worked on the project at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, since both artists had the time. Lens took inspiration from his cycling […]