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Watch Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher and Joe Perry cover The Beatles' 'Come Together'
NME - 8 Oct 2017 11:03
The surprise on-stage collaboration came at the California festival CalJam, which was put on by the Foos Quite the supergroup Foo Fighters were joined on stage last night by Liam Gallagher and Aerosmith's Joe Perry to pe...
Liam Gallagher prefers bubble baths over Cigarettes & Alchohol nowadays
Music News - 8 Oct 2017 02:45
The combative Oasis star insists he is a changed man.
Watch Foo Fighters Cover the Beatles' "Come Together" with Liam Gallagher and Aerosmith's Joe Perry
SPIN - 8 Oct 2017 16:57
Last night, Foo Fighters hosted the Cal Jam festival in San Bernardino, California, which featured performances by Queens of the Stone Age, Babes in Toyland, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, and, of course, Foo Fighters themselv...
ACL Festival Honors Tom Petty With Free Fallin' Sky Divers
Stereogum - 8 Oct 2017 17:37
Austin City Limits Festival honored the late Tom Petty with a very special tribute performance last night. Just after 7PM, as archival footage of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers playing "Free Fallin'" at the fest in 2006...
The Lovin' Spoonful's Jerry Yester Arrested For Child Pornography
SPIN - 8 Oct 2017 16:42
The Lovin' Spoonful's Jerry Yester, known for playing on the band's 1965 hit "Do You Believe In Magic," has been arrested for child pornography. TMZ reports that the 74-year-old musician, who also played in the Modern Fo...
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover Tom Petty's "A Face In The Crowd" At ACL
Stereogum - 8 Oct 2017 23:14
The skydivers descending over Zilker Park to the strains of "Free Fallin'" weren't the only Tom Petty tribute to be found at Austin City Limits Festival yesterday. During Red Hot Chili Peppers' headlining set, they dedic...
Maxwell, Raphael Saadiq, Jazmine Sullivan Bring Soulful Magic to Hollywood Bowl
Billboard - 8 Oct 2017 01:29
Under a full moon holding court over an Indian summer night, the intoxicating nuances of R&B/soul filled the Hollywood Bowl to overflowing Friday...
Leonard Cohen Poetry Book 'The Flame,' Finished Days Before His Death, Set for 2018
Billboard - 8 Oct 2017 00:29
UK publisher Canongate has just announced that a posthumous volume of Leonard Cohen's poetry, The Flame, will be released in October of next year...
Lil B Jabbed At Post Malone In Twitter Rant, Calls Him "Kim K Thick"
Hip-Hop Wired - 8 Oct 2017 22:33
Lil B went on a Twitter tirade last Friday (Oct. 6) and took shots at Post Malone's music, but claims it was all part of a joke in an apology. The post Lil B Jabbed At Post Malone In Twitter Rant, Calls Him “Kim K Thic...
OJ Simpson Held Secret Autograph Signing Session
Hip-Hop Wired - 8 Oct 2017 19:06
The Juice is finally loose and already it seems like he’s gotten himself into a sticky situation. TMZ is reporting that OJ Simpson held a secret autograph signing session in a Las Vegas hotel room on Tuesday night (Oct...
Watch Jason Aldean Cover Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down"on SNL
SPIN - 8 Oct 2017 16:33
Last night, country singer Jason Aldean took the stage for the first time since the deadly shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas to perform on Saturday Night Live. Aldean, who was performing at the time ...
Review: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith uses glowing vintage synths and sparkling production to lovingly explore the life cycle of humans on The Kid
The 405 - 8 Oct 2017 10:54
The press notes that accompany composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith's latest opus bravely attempt to undermine the whole concept of 'electronic' music. The argument goes that, since electronics are now almost ubiquitous in the...
Performer brings Woody Guthrie-style music to state museum
Miami Herald - 8 Oct 2017 23:59
The songs of Woody Guthrie, the Dust-Bowl era and labor movement will be featured when songwriter Bucky Halker performs Oct. 12 at the Illinois State Museum . Halker is a …
Madonna Reveals 2Pac Prison Letter Is 'Intensely Personal' to Her In Affidavit
The Boombox - 8 Oct 2017 23:47
Madonna wants to stop an auction house from selling personal 2Pac items.
Watch Jason Isbell Cover Two Tom Petty Classics At MEMPHO Fest
Stereogum - 8 Oct 2017 23:42
In the wake of Tom Petty's death, Jason Isbell was one of the many, many artists to post a small tribute on social media. "I can't think of an important moment in my life without an accompanying Tom Petty song," he wrote...
Austin City Limits: Red Hot Chili Peppers Honor Tom Petty, Spoon Pays Tribute to Prince, Ice Cube Talks Vegas
Billboard - 8 Oct 2017 23:27
From the moment Tom Petty's passing was announced earlier in the week...
My Bloody Valentine Announce Isn't Anything And Loveless Vinyl Reissues
Stereogum - 8 Oct 2017 23:21
My Bloody Valentine have announced new vinyl reissues of their first two albums, Isn't Anything and Loveless. The "all analog vinyl versions" have been mentioned in interviews since 2013, but the official announcement co...
Lost items from Las Vegas shooting returned to some who fled
Miami Herald - 8 Oct 2017 23:03
The abandoned baby strollers, shoes, phones, backpacks and purses strewn for days across the huge crime scene of the Las Vegas massacre were slowly being returned to their owners Sunday …
Taylor Swift Announces Two New Live Shows in Support of Her New Album
SPIN - 8 Oct 2017 23:03
Taylor Swift has announced two new live performances, her first in conjunction with her upcoming album Reputation. Following the release of singles "...Ready For It" and "Look What You Made Me Do," Swift is set to perfor...
Stamford Symphony leader to step down after 39 years
Miami Herald - 8 Oct 2017 22:57
The Stamford Symphony has announced that Barbara Smith-Soroca will be retiring as chief executive officer and president after leading the orchestra for 39 years. Smith-Soroca is scheduled to be honored …
Rapsody Delivers Phenomenal Bars in BET Hip Hop 'Cypher' Performance [VIDEO]
The Boombox - 8 Oct 2017 22:53
Rapsody says she wants the top spot.
Watch Conor Oberst & The Felice Brothers Cover Tom Petty's "Walls" At Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Stereogum - 8 Oct 2017 22:47
Conor Oberst performed at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass on Friday, and he ended his set with a tribute to the late Tom Petty. Watch him cover "Walls (Circus)" with some help from the Felice Brothers below.