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FILM AND TV

Watch The Rolling Stones ‘Havana Moon’ Concert on YouTube Series ‘Extra Licks’

May 11, 2020 News Comments Off on Watch The Rolling Stones ‘Havana Moon’ Concert on YouTube Series ‘Extra Licks’

Edited by JOHN DALY The Rolling Stones have released a special live concert video, “Extra Licks! The Rolling Stones – Havana Moon” on Youtube.com. It’s part of YouTube’s #StayHome campaign, intended to reconnect concert-goers with […]

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By DONNA BALANCIA

Little Richard Remembered by Fellow Musicians, Fans and Superstars Who Loved Him

May 9, 2020 News Comments Off on Little Richard Remembered by Fellow Musicians, Fans and Superstars Who Loved Him

By DONNA BALANCIA Celebrities and fans paid tribute to Little Richard, who took an unorthodox and wildly exciting path as an early inventor of Rock N Roll. It was announced on Saturday that he passed […]

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Musicians

Bob Dylan Plans June Date for ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Album, Drops Slinky Track ‘False Prophet’

May 9, 2020 News Comments Off on Bob Dylan Plans June Date for ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Album, Drops Slinky Track ‘False Prophet’

Edited by JOHN DALY Bob Dylan will release Rough and Rowdy Ways on June 19, his first album of original material in eight years. It’s also the first full-length collection for Dylan since 2016, the […]

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Musicians

Brian May Social Media Broadcasts to ‘Go Dark’ After Butt Breaker

May 8, 2020 News Comments Off on Brian May Social Media Broadcasts to ‘Go Dark’ After Butt Breaker

By JOHN DALY Brian May who has been posting the best daily social media broadcasts of the lockdown, will ‘go dark,’ after what he calls an ‘over-enthusiastic’ gardening incident that left him with a broken […]

Musicians

Rock Mafia Brings on the Light with ‘Good Morning Sun’ Feat. DENM

May 8, 2020 News Comments Off on Rock Mafia Brings on the Light with ‘Good Morning Sun’ Feat. DENM

Edited by JOHN DALY Music collective Rock Mafia is neither, but has released the cheery “Good Morning Sun feat. DENM,” the second track from its debut EP Songs for the Eternal Optimist. Songs for the […]

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The Latest

RIP: Brian Howe, Lead Singer with Bad Company and Ted Nugent, Dies at 66

May 7, 2020 News Comments Off on RIP: Brian Howe, Lead Singer with Bad Company and Ted Nugent, Dies at 66

Edited by JOHN DALY Brian Howe, the English rock singer and writer, formerly of Bad Company, passed away at 66 on Wednesday. The passing of Howe, the ex-lead singer with Ted Nugent, was confirmed by […]

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interviews

Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan Lee Rock Real Estate as Calabasas Home Gets $4.59 M Price Tag

May 7, 2020 News Comments Off on Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan Lee Rock Real Estate as Calabasas Home Gets $4.59 M Price Tag

Edited by JOHN DALY Mötley Crüe founding member and drummer Tommy Lee is on the beat when it comes to the housing market. Lee has listed the Calabasas, California, home he shares with bride Brittany […]

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Musicians

Jason Mraz Settles Lawsuit with MillerCoors LLC Over BeachLife Fest Performance of ‘I’m Yours’

May 6, 2020 News Comments Off on Jason Mraz Settles Lawsuit with MillerCoors LLC Over BeachLife Fest Performance of ‘I’m Yours’

By DONNA BALANCIA Jason Mraz has settled his copyright suit against MillerCoors LLC over the company’s unauthorized use of “I’m Yours” performed during last year’s BeachLife Festival in Redondo Beach. In a lawsuit filed last […]

Musicians

French Band, Reaven, Captures Emotions of a Lockdown World with Americana-Style Track ‘Escape’

May 6, 2020 News Comments Off on French Band, Reaven, Captures Emotions of a Lockdown World with Americana-Style Track ‘Escape’

By JOHN DALY During these constricting times when the world is in lockdown, there are times when people may feel the need to get away from it all. That’s the premise for the new single, […]

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interviews

Grimes and Elon Musk Announce Birth of Baby Son, X Æ A-12 Musk

May 5, 2020 News Comments Off on Grimes and Elon Musk Announce Birth of Baby Son, X Æ A-12 Musk

By JOHN DALY Grimes and Elon Musk announced the birth of their first child together and the baby boy’s name is just as out-of-this-world as the union of the SpaceX founder and the musician. Grimes’ […]

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Musicians

Jail Weddings’ Sister Outfit, Sirens In The Night, Premieres ‘To Hell With Our Youth’ EP

May 4, 2020 News Comments Off on Jail Weddings’ Sister Outfit, Sirens In The Night, Premieres ‘To Hell With Our Youth’ EP

By JOHN DALY The Los Angeles scene has a way of bringing musicians together and that’s the case of the new Jail Weddings Sister project Sirens In The Night, which premieres its debut EP, To […]

Musicians

Rage Against The Machine Moves Reunion Tour to Summer 2021 for Fans’ Safety

May 2, 2020 News Comments Off on Rage Against The Machine Moves Reunion Tour to Summer 2021 for Fans’ Safety

By JOHN DALY Rage Against The Machine has moved its reunion tour to summer of 2021 dates for the safety of the fans, the band said. The highly anticipated first gathering of one of the […]

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Musicians

Chicano Batman Seen in New Light with ‘Invisible People’ Album

May 1, 2020 News Comments Off on Chicano Batman Seen in New Light with ‘Invisible People’ Album

Edited by JOHN DALY Chicano Batman takes a new approach with its latest record, Invisible People, a synthesizer and funk-laced album released via ATO Records. Invisible People reflects a new direction for Chicano Batman and […]

Groove Armada releases Get Out On The Dancefloor
Musicians

Groove Armada and Nick Littlemore ‘Get Out On The Dancefloor’ With First New Record in 10 Years

April 30, 2020 News Comments Off on Groove Armada and Nick Littlemore ‘Get Out On The Dancefloor’ With First New Record in 10 Years

Edited by JOHN DALY Groove Armada has taken advantage of lockdown to put out their first song in 10 years called “Get Out On The Dancefloor.” It features a range of characters across the globe […]

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FILM AND TV

Watch Billie Joe Armstrong and Sons Cover ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ on ‘Late Late Show’

April 29, 2020 News Comments Off on Watch Billie Joe Armstrong and Sons Cover ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ on ‘Late Late Show’

By JOHN DALY Billie Joe Armstrong and his sons covered Tommy James and the Shondells’ “I Think We’re Alone Now” on “Late Late Show with James Corden” and made the classic song their own. Armstrong […]

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Reviews

Knifey Drops Catchy Track ‘ask you’ and Pays Tribute to Those Who Support

April 28, 2020 News Comments Off on Knifey Drops Catchy Track ‘ask you’ and Pays Tribute to Those Who Support

Edited by JOHN DALY Knifey the band has dropped an upbeat new song called “ask you” from the soon to be released album, Sleepwalker. The track “ask you” was inspired by the love for a […]

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Musicians

New X Album, Alphabetland, is Pure Punk Perfection Down to the Letter

April 27, 2020 News Comments Off on New X Album, Alphabetland, is Pure Punk Perfection Down to the Letter

By DAN MACINTOSH The best thing you can say about X’s new Alphabetland – and it’s saying a lot! – is it sounds just like an X album. Not the sluggish X of Ain’t Love […]

Classic

Take a Look Back at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2000: Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and James Taylor

April 26, 2020 News Comments Off on Take a Look Back at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2000: Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton and James Taylor

Edited by JOHN DALY Watch Bonnie Raitt and Melissa Etheridge jam on “The Thing Called Love” and Eric Clapton perform “Further On Up the Road” during a look back at the Class of 2000 Rock […]

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New Music

The Offspring Show Country Chops with Joe Exotic Song ‘Here Kitty Kitty’ from ‘Tiger King’

April 25, 2020 News Comments Off on The Offspring Show Country Chops with Joe Exotic Song ‘Here Kitty Kitty’ from ‘Tiger King’

By JOHN DALY The Offspring showed their country twang with a great rendition of “Here Kitty Kitty,” made famous by Joe Exotic of “Tiger King.” The Offspring, the Huntington Beach-based rockers known for their 1980s […]

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Musicians

The Road Back to Live Music: National Independent Venue Association Lobbies Congress

April 24, 2020 News Comments Off on The Road Back to Live Music: National Independent Venue Association Lobbies Congress

By DONNA BALANCIA A coalition of venue owners and promoters called the National Independent Venue Association has been assembled to lobby Washington D.C. for financial relief and guidance to keep the live music industry going. […]

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FILM AND TV

Mike Campbell Records and Releases ‘Lockdown’ Single for Charity

April 23, 2020 News Comments Off on Mike Campbell Records and Releases ‘Lockdown’ Single for Charity

By DONNA BALANCIA Mike Campbell recorded and released a new song called “Lockdown,” proceeds from which will go to Feeding America. Campbell’s new song tells of typical activities during “Lockdown” and the realities we are […]

The Rolling Stones release 'Living In A Ghost Town' - Donna Balancia photo
Musicians

The Rolling Stones Release Single ‘Ghost Town’ With More Music on the Way

April 23, 2020 News Comments Off on The Rolling Stones Release Single ‘Ghost Town’ With More Music on the Way

By JOHN DALY The Rolling Stones have released a new song “Living in a Ghost Town,” the first original track the legendary band has released since 2012. And there are more songs to come, Mick […]

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Musicians

Review: Born Ruffians Use Sophomoric Tactics to Create Profound Sound with Album ‘JUICE’

April 22, 2020 News Comments Off on Review: Born Ruffians Use Sophomoric Tactics to Create Profound Sound with Album ‘JUICE’

By DAN MACINTOSH Born Ruffians kicks off its sixth album, JUICE, with the hyperactive “I Fall in Love Every Night,” which sounds like “horny” 1980s New Wave, as well as classic rock. Heck, it features […]

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New Music

Iggy Pop Celebrates 73rd Birthday with Calypso Style Cover of Sly Stone’s ‘Family Affair’

April 21, 2020 News Comments Off on Iggy Pop Celebrates 73rd Birthday with Calypso Style Cover of Sly Stone’s ‘Family Affair’

By JOHN DALY Iggy Pop has released a modern version of the Sly and the Family Stone classic “Family Affair,” just in time for his 73rd birthday. Pop, whose musical taste runs the gamut and […]

Terry Guy releases Ticking
New Music

Terry Guy Makes Statement with ‘Ticking’ off Upcoming Debut Album ‘Cloud Zero’

April 21, 2020 News Comments Off on Terry Guy Makes Statement with ‘Ticking’ off Upcoming Debut Album ‘Cloud Zero’

Edited by JOHN DALY London-based singer-songwriter Terry Guy has dropped the emotive and moody track “Ticking” from his upcoming debut album. “Ticking” is based on Guy’s emotional response to the Grenfell Tower Fire and the […]

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Auctions

Bob Dylan’s Manuscript for ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” Listed at Auction for $2.2 Million

April 21, 2020 News Comments Off on Bob Dylan’s Manuscript for ‘The Times They Are A-Changin” Listed at Auction for $2.2 Million

Tupac Shakur Medallion Goes Up for Auction By JOHN DALY Bob Dylan’s original handwritten lyrics for “The Times They Are A-Changin” went up for auction with an opening bid price of $2.2 million at Moments […]

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