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The Flaming Lips Drop Psychedelic Bing-Bowie ‘Peace On Earth’ Video

December 20, 2018 News Comments Off on The Flaming Lips Drop Psychedelic Bing-Bowie ‘Peace On Earth’ Video

By DONNA BALANCIA The Flaming Lips have released a psychedelic alternative to the Bing Crosby-David Bowie “Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy” video. Yes, it’s a cover of the beloved Bing-Bowie duet of “Little Drummer Boy […]

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Indie On The Rise: An Interview with Crook

December 20, 2018 News Comments Off on Indie On The Rise: An Interview with Crook

By NOTES FROM VIVACE I’ve always enjoyed showing up for the first band/artist. Often times, the audience is smaller when compared to the rest of the night, but the closest friends and fans are there […]

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Watch: The Raconteurs, Jack White’s band, Release New Videos

December 19, 2018 News Comments Off on Watch: The Raconteurs, Jack White’s band, Release New Videos

Watch: The Raconteurs, Jack White’s band, has released the videos for new tracks “Sunday Driver” and “Now That You’re Gone.”  Check them out here:   New Album, ‘Consolers’ Reissue This Year The tracks likely will […]

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Musicians

Drummer Jeremy Spencer to Leave Five Finger Death Punch

December 19, 2018 News Comments Off on Drummer Jeremy Spencer to Leave Five Finger Death Punch

By JOHN DALY Five Finger Death Punch has announced that, after 14 years, drummer Jeremy Spencer will leave the band.  Spencer has undergone two back surgeries and sat out the fall leg of the co-headlining […]

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Watch Paul McCartney and Emma Stone Team Up on Anti-Bullying Video

December 18, 2018 News Comments Off on Watch Paul McCartney and Emma Stone Team Up on Anti-Bullying Video

By JOHN DALY Paul McCartney and Emma Stone have teamed up on an anti-bullying video called “Who Cares.” McCartney said the video, directed by Brantley Gutierrez and Ryan Heffington, was created as part of an anti-bullying […]

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Musicians

Cold Cave to Bring Sextile on the Road in February, March

December 17, 2018 News Comments Off on Cold Cave to Bring Sextile on the Road in February, March

COLD CAVE will head out on tour with Los Angeles post-punk group Sextile in February and March 2019 with Detroit duo Adult.  The legendary Psychic TV will be joining as a very special guest for the Brooklyn Steel date. Cold Cave recently […]

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Rivers Cuomo ‘Crying’ from SNL Skit About Weezer

December 17, 2018 News Comments Off on Rivers Cuomo ‘Crying’ from SNL Skit About Weezer

By DONNA BALANCIA Rivers Cuomo, the co-founder of Weezer, was just as amused as millions of viewers who saw the Matt Damon-Leslie Jones dinner party skit on SNL. “They had a whole ass skit about […]

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Watch Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson Perform on SNL

December 16, 2018 News Comments Off on Watch Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson Perform on SNL

By JOHN DALY Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson teamed up to play “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” on SNL. The song is one of the tracks from Ronson’s upcoming album, his first solo album in […]

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VIDEO: Stevie Nicks, Mike Campbell and Neil Finn Power Fleetwood Mac at The Forum

December 14, 2018 News Comments Off on VIDEO: Stevie Nicks, Mike Campbell and Neil Finn Power Fleetwood Mac at The Forum

By JOHN DALY Fleetwood Mac has had its share of ups and downs this year, but Stevie Nicks, accompanied by new players Mike Campbell and Neil Finn delivered at The Forum. Watch Video: Fleetwood Mac […]

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Dollyrots Wrap Successful Year with Holiday Pop Punk

December 13, 2018 News Comments Off on Dollyrots Wrap Successful Year with Holiday Pop Punk

By DONNA BALANCIA The Dollyrots have a busy December on the horizon and are wrapping a successful year that includes new music and lots of accolades. The pop-punk husband and wife duo have ended the […]

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Glam Skanks Drop Upbeat Single, ‘Bring My Baby Back for Christmas’

December 13, 2018 News Comments Off on Glam Skanks Drop Upbeat Single, ‘Bring My Baby Back for Christmas’

By JOHN DALY The Glam Skanks, the Los Angeles based glitter girls with the rockin’ tunes, have released the fun holiday single, “Bring My Baby Back for Christmas.” “‘Bring My Baby Back for Christmas’ is […]

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On Eve of 75th Birthday, Keith Richards Says He Dropped Drinking

December 12, 2018 News Comments Off on On Eve of 75th Birthday, Keith Richards Says He Dropped Drinking

By DONNA BALANCIA On the eve of his 75th birthday, rock star Keith Richards says he’s looking forward to the U.S. leg of the No Filter tour and he’ll be doing it in sober style. […]

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Smashing Pumpkins Wrap 2018 with Jimmy Kimmel Live Performance

December 12, 2018 News Comments Off on Smashing Pumpkins Wrap 2018 with Jimmy Kimmel Live Performance

By JOHN DALY Smashing Pumpkins played to an enthusiastic crowd at Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, wrapping a hugely successful 2018 resurgence campaign. Billy Corgan was appropriately swathed in a floor-length silvery metallic fabric and […]

Musicians

Whyte Horses’ Holiday Ditty ‘Next Year Will Be Mine’ a Hip ’60s Throwback

December 11, 2018 News Comments Off on Whyte Horses’ Holiday Ditty ‘Next Year Will Be Mine’ a Hip ’60s Throwback

By JOHN DALY Whyte Horses have released a positive look at what’s to come with the holiday ditty “Next Year Will Be Mine.”  Is it a straightforward approach or a tinge on the sarcastic side?  […]

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Papa Roach to Play 12-Date Tour This Summer

December 11, 2018 News Comments Off on Papa Roach to Play 12-Date Tour This Summer

By JOHN DALY Papa Roach has announced it will play a 12-date tour called Who Do You Trust? with Asking Alexandria and Bad Wolves.  The tour kicks off July 27 in Dallas, and make stops in […]

Musicians

Lindsey Buckingham: Lawsuit Settlement Wasn’t ‘Twisting the Knife’ with Fleetwood Mac

December 9, 2018 News Comments Off on Lindsey Buckingham: Lawsuit Settlement Wasn’t ‘Twisting the Knife’ with Fleetwood Mac

By DONNA BALANCIA Lindsey Buckingham, who just wrapped a U.S. Tour supporting his anthology album, told CBS This Morning that he and Fleetwood Mac settled the lawsuit he brought against the band over his ouster. […]

Musicians

VIDEO: Watch Jason Momoa on SNL Khal Drogo Talk Show Skit

December 9, 2018 News Comments Off on VIDEO: Watch Jason Momoa on SNL Khal Drogo Talk Show Skit

By JOHN DALY Watch Jason Momoa on the Saturday Night Live skit “Khal Drogo’s Ghost Dojo” talk show.  Momoa stars in the Warner Bros release “Aquaman.” Zerbo (Kenan Thompson), bloodrider to Khal Drogo, co-hosts Khal Drogo’s […]

Musicians

Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Brandi Carlile lead 2019 GRAMMY Awards: The Full List

December 7, 2018 News Comments Off on Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Brandi Carlile lead 2019 GRAMMY Awards: The Full List

By DONNA BALANCIA Kendrick Lamar leads the list of this years’ GRAMMY nominations with eight nods, Drake took seven and Brandi Carlile and producer Boi-1da grabbed six each for the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards. Childish […]

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Queens Of The Stone Age Share ‘Silent Night,’ ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’

December 7, 2018 News Comments Off on Queens Of The Stone Age Share ‘Silent Night,’ ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’

By JOHN DALY Queens Of The Stone Age have shared a double-sided Christmas single for “spreading year-end tidings of comfort and joy whether you want to or not.” On the A-side it’s “Silent Night” by Josh […]

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Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks Dies at 63

December 6, 2018 News Comments Off on Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks Dies at 63

By DONNA BALANCIA Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley has died at 63 from a heart attack, according to reports. The Buzzcocks had a significant impact on the rise of punk rock in Manchester UK in the […]

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Musicians

‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Nab 2019 Golden Globe Nominations, List of Nominees

December 6, 2018 News Comments Off on ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Nab 2019 Golden Globe Nominations, List of Nominees

By DONNA BALANCIA “A Star Is Born” earned five Golden Globe nominations and “Bohemian Rhapsody” grabbed two as the Hollywood Foreign Press made its annual announcement of honorees this morning.  “A Star Is Born,” earned […]

Musicians

Paul McCartney’s ‘Freshen Up’ Tour Returns to Dodger Stadium July 13

December 5, 2018 News Comments Off on Paul McCartney’s ‘Freshen Up’ Tour Returns to Dodger Stadium July 13

By JOHN DALY Paul McCartney’s  Freshen Up  Tour will return to Dodger Stadium on July 13, 2019. McCartney has added four new stadium shows to the upcoming U.S. leg of his new  Freshen Up  tour. The […]

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Video: Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre Cover Marty Robbins’ ‘The Bend In The River’

December 4, 2018 News Comments Off on Video: Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre Cover Marty Robbins’ ‘The Bend In The River’

By JOHN DALY Dean Wareham and Cheval Sombre take a step back in time with the new video “The Bend in the River” by Marty Robbins. “The Bend in the River” is a Robbins classic […]

Musicians

Hootie and the Blowfish Hit the Road on ‘Group Therapy Tour,’ Announce New Album

December 3, 2018 News Comments Off on Hootie and the Blowfish Hit the Road on ‘Group Therapy Tour,’ Announce New Album

By JOHN DALY Hootie and the Blowfish will hit the road for the 44-city Group Therapy Tour with support from Barenaked Ladies.  The country-pop crossover band celebrates the 25th anniversary of the debut of the […]

Musicians

Lettuce to Play Fourth Annual Rage Rocks at Red Rocks This Summer

December 3, 2018 News Comments Off on Lettuce to Play Fourth Annual Rage Rocks at Red Rocks This Summer

By JOHN DALY Lettuce will play the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 15 for the fourth annual Rage Rocks show, it was announced. It’s the band’s sixth time playing the legendary amphitheatre and the performance […]

Musicians

Memoriam: Historic George H. Bush Inauguration Concert Featured Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bo Diddley

December 1, 2018 News Comments Off on Memoriam: Historic George H. Bush Inauguration Concert Featured Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bo Diddley

By DONNA BALANCIA Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bo Diddley and Sam Moore were among the stars who played soul and rhythm and blues at the historic Presidential Inauguration Concert for George H. Bush in 1989.  Pres. […]

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