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U Talkin’ U2’s iTunes Mess 2 Me?
Every so often, Bono forgets he’s in one of the greatest ever rock bands and still chooses to apologize for something U2 has done. A recurring mea culpa? That time the band decided to inflict every iTunes user with a free download of their 2014 album Songs of Innocence, a vision that cost Apple at least $100 million and forced it to publicize a removal tool to delete the album from users’ libraries. “I went too far on that one,” Bono now concedes to the New York Times.
U Talkin’ U2’s iTunes Mess 2 Me?
4 hours ago Bell shared that she wants everyone to know that makeup is “not mandatory.” Drew Barrymore and Kristen Bell are embracing their natural beauty. The actresses, who costarred in the 2012 film Big Miracle, removed their glam makeup and hair extensions for a candid conversation about beauty and social …
Could a musician ever win the Nobel Prize again?
Depending on who you ask, ten years ago, the Nobel Prize either perpetrated its biggest crime or bestowed the most inspired selection in the foundation's history: Bob Dylan was awarded with the Nobel in Literature, owing to a body of work that, per the committee, “created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” It was the first time a singer-songwriter and musician was handed the honor over, say, a novelist or playwright, and it gave us the additional gift of...
Al Jardine Wants Mike Love to Catch a Wave to the Retirement Home
Over the weekend, footage that wouldn’t be inaccurately described as Weekend at Bernie’s–esque confirmed the scope of Mike Love’s poor health: The Beach Boys front man was immobile, frail, and barely able to muster out a few syllables at a concert, which came after the band canceled several months’ worth of shows due to Love’s need to “recharge.” Al Jardine, a fellow Beach Boys co-founder who tours in a separate group and has sharply criticized Love’s behavior in the past, is saddened about...
Paul McCartney Suffers From Shrinkage … in His Biopics
Not even the man who wrote “Yesterday” is immune to harboring a grudge or two when it comes to making sure people know how big and strong and tall he is. Paul McCartney let that be known while appearing on Good Hang With Amy Poehler, admitting that he feels Beatles biopics have slighted him with the actors cast to portray him, especially in comparison to John Lennon.
Kim Gordon and Suzi Quatro Want to Kick the Rock Hall in the Bass
This year’s induction-palooza for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a month away, which means, after we write our recap and sleep for two straight days, we can begin to think about the 2027 class. There’s plenty of artists who are way overdue for the honor, some of whom are happy to wage a campaign for the recognition. Add Suzi Quatro to that list.
The Young Producer Old Guys Love
You may not know Andrew Watt’s name, but Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, and Elton John sure do. “This is a result-based business, it’s that simple. If they’re happy and they’re jumping up and down about the art that they made, that’s the reason I do what I do.” “This is a result-based business, it’s that simple.
What’s So Funny ’Bout Elvis Costello Being Stephen Colbert’s Bandleader?
I mean, this guy doesn’t ever want to go to Chelsea, but he didn’t say anything about the Theater District. Add this as another dice roll for the remedial late-night chaos theory: Elvis Costello was almost the bandleader for Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show, so much so that he pitched Colbert himself about the vacancy. Rolling Stone reports that Costello was asked by the host who would fit the position well before the show premiered in 2015.
Act Natural, Ringo Is Back in Queens
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Act Natural, Ringo Is Back in Queens
Sixty-two years after the Beatles caused a ruckus there, everyone’s favorite drummer gets an encore. “We’re back here and still doing it, that’s the big thing.” “We’re back here and still doing it, that’s the big thing.” Much has been written about Ringo Starr’s natural razzmatazz and the outrageous broccoli consumption he undergoes to keep himself fit to tour.
Michael McDonald Has a Secret Doobie Son
And with that, they can sail off into the sunset together. Michael McDonald has been reunited with his secret son 58 years after putting him up for adoption, a milestone that tends to happen to rock stars every so often.
‘Suck in My Gut and Sing Like an Angel’
Cameron Winter with Paul Thomas Anderson and live-show stage designer Sam Krause. This past December, one of New York’s buzziest acts took over Carnegie Hall: Cameron Winter, the front man of Geese. Winter, a confident musician whose world-weariness suggests the experience of a much older artist, put on a spectacle of raw emotion that capped off a breakout year for himself and his rock band, already the most important (or at least the most discussed) to emerge from the five boroughs this decade.
Pearl Jam Fell in Love With the Drummer
More than a year after Matt Cameron quit Pearl Jam due to what he later described as “having some issues with three-hour shows and constant touring,” a new mollusk has opened wide with his replacement, and, no, his name is not Jeremy. Pearl Jam officially announced groove master Abe Laboriel Jr. as their new kit man during their Sunday set at Ohana Festival. Eddie Vedder took time out to pontificate about the band’s good fortune.
Pearl Jam Fell in Love With the Drummer
Soundgarden 2 days ago Soundgarden release official footage of return to live action with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready loudersound.com - Fraser Lewry • 2d Grunge legends Soundgarden have released the official footage of their return to the stage earlier this month.
The Wizard of Rock Would Like a Word
“I represent the musicians who are supposed to get recognized but often get overlooked. All I have to do is keep the IRS at bay.” Todd Rundgren’s Midas touch is that everything he works on turns into Technicolor. It’s been like this his whole life — as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and the recipient of 30 Rock’s best joke.
Pack It Up, Beach Grandpa
Off the Florida Keys, there’s a place called Retiring With Dignity. The Beach Boys have suddenly canceled their September tour dates one day before the first of these shows was set to occur, casting further doubt over front man Mike Love’s health.
Pack It Up, Beach Grandpa
Off the Florida Keys, there’s a place called Retiring With Dignity. The Beach Boys have suddenly canceled their September tour dates one day before …
Stephen Morris on Joy Division and New Order’s Most Legendary Music
“It lets me remember the good times. It’s pretty hard to imagine Joy Division having a laugh, but we did.” It’s kind of a miracle that we’re getting a new Joy Division release in 2026. No, it’s not because there’s two factions of the band, one side of which has been a lot angrier than the other over the past decade. It actually has to do with the terrible organization within the world’s most important tape museum.
More Like Angine de Pohmygodiminlove
To all of the little girls and boys out there who are practicing their microtonal math rock in papier-mâché costumes and hoping to one day make it big: Never give up on your dreams. Angine de Poitrine, the anonymous duo from Québec who are getting so popular that Google now festoons their search page with polka dots, made their late-night television debut on The Tonight Show on Monday. They didn’t perform any of their songs from their recent containment-breaking album, Vol.
Kathleen Hanna’s Day Without ‘Mediocre Male Bands’
There came a moment in Bikini Kill’s set at Daisy Chain Fields — in the middle of the late-August afternoon, scorching hot, and surveying a sweaty audience in the thousands — where Kathleen Hanna felt a profound sense of fellowship, something that the riot grrrl high priestess doesn’t experience as often as she would like.
Stephen Morris thinks the Rock Hall 'duped' Joy Division
Good news first: After being one of the most egregious snubs to orbit around the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in recent years, Joy Division and New Order will be getting inducted in 2026 as part of a British-leaning, all-star class. Peter Hook, who is estranged from the rest of his bandmates, will be in attendance at the ceremony. Stephen Morris won't be, and it's actually because of a bizarre logic triangle.
Stephen Morris Thinks the Rock Hall ‘Duped’ Joy Division
Good news first: After being one of the most egregious snubs to orbit around the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in recent years, Joy Division and New Order will be getting inducted in 2026 as part of a British-leaning, all-star class. Peter Hook, who is estranged from the rest of his bandmates, will be in attendance at the ceremony. Stephen Morris won’t be, and it’s actually because of a bizarre logic triangle.
When Dad Rock Becomes Son Rock
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When Dad Rock Becomes Son Rock
This year, a slew of musical fathers are hitting the road with new bandmates: their kids. Philip Bailey and his son, Oshunde, have been touring together for the better part of 16 years in Earth, Wind & Fire — the band that Bailey, the insanely groovy singer and percussionist, has been a member of since 1972. Despite this passage of time and hundreds of “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland” run-throughs, the duo hasn’t been able to reflect on this unique type of familial achievement until now.
Sheryl Crow wrote an entire album for Lightning McQueen
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Sheryl Crow Wrote an Entire Album for Lightning McQueen
They. Are. Both. Speed? Twenty years after first making a pit stop in Radiator Springs to write and record “Real Gone,” a bop for Cars — a song this writer always thought sounded suspiciously similar to the Who’s “I’m Free” —Sheryl Crow is returning to her bright-red, American-made muse.
Sheryl Crow Wrote an Entire Album for Lightning McQueen
2 days ago Sheryl Crow was accompanied by some special guests at a recent award ceremony. On Wednesday, Aug. 19, the “Strong Enough” singer, 64, was joined by her sons Levi, 16, and Wyatt, 19, at the 19th Academy of Country Music Honors, where she presented Eric Church with the ACM Lifting Lives Award. As the …
The Man Behind Billy Idol Tells All
“I’ve never looked at the guitar solo as my moment of glory.” Steve Stevens has one rule that he follows when he and Billy Idol go on the road. “Pyro isn’t punk rock,” he insists. “The best special effect you’re going to have on that stage is the camaraderie between Billy and myself. That should be the focus, not some smoke that goes up when a drum fill ends.
Billy Idol’s Idol
Priyanka Chopra 2 hours ago Priyanka Chopra Reveals What Matters Most in Her Marriage to Nick Jonas E! News - Brahmjot Kaur • 2h Priyanka Chopra shared a glimpse into what she believes was essential to falling in love with husband Nick Jonas while speaking to E! News at the … Culture 2 hours ago 'Dreams in Nightmares' is a road-trip movie about living on your own terms NPR - Justin Chang • 2h A few years ago, I saw a quietly shattering debut feature called Test Pattern, from the writer and...
Don’t Approach Brandon Flowers at the Urinal Unless You’re in New Order
“Gosh damn, I’ve been emotional every time I talk about this. How many times do people cry on Vulture?” “Becoming a front man is an incremental process,” says Brandon Flowers, who is firmly carved into the Mount Rushmore of 21st-century American rock figureheads. “Some people are just born with a lot of confidence, or at least they’re really good at hiding their shortcomings or self-consciousness.
Don’t Approach Brandon Flowers at the Urinal Unless You’re in New Order
entertainment news 8 hours ago 'Weird Al' Yankovic: Tiny Desk Concert NPR - Stephen Thompson • 8h For "Weird Al" Yankovic — pop parodist, comedy lifer, occasional movie and TV star, and improver of countless adolescences — coming up with a fresh set of songs for the Tiny Desk was never going to be an issue.
Carly Simon Isn’t Sure She Ever Loved Sweet Baby James
Who knows if the fire and rain adequately prepared him for this one. Carly Simon, whose recent Parkinson’s diagnosis didn’t impede her from releasing her first album in 18 years, Comes in Waves, has seemingly dedicated a song to her ex-husband, James Taylor. It’s … not positive.
Roland Orzabal Wanted Fame, Fortune, and Therapy
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Roland Orzabal Wanted Fame, Fortune, and Therapy
Roland Orzabal didn’t set out to write a standard musician’s memoir. “Live Aid was a little bit boring,” he tells me, as if to further hammer this nonchalance across. “It’s such a banal story that I didn’t feel like including it.” However, when you’re one-half of the band that perhaps best defined the soundscape of the 1980s, you’re going to have to make a few concessions.
Roland Orzabal Wanted Fame, Fortune, and Therapy
Roland Orzabal didn’t set out to write a standard musician’s memoir. “Live Aid was a little bit boring,” he tells me, as if to further hammer this nonchalance across. “It’s such a banal story that I didn’t feel like including it.” However, when you’re one-half of the band that perhaps best defined the soundscape of the 1980s, you’re going to have to make a few concessions.
Roland Orzabal Wanted Fame, Fortune, and Therapy
Music 4 hours ago How to write a “song within a song” with your guitar solos guitarworld.com - Charlie Starr • 4h Last time, I talked about how coming up with a great, catchy lick or riff can inspire an entire song. Great riffs have the power to do that, and the … Culture 7 hours ago Best Middle Grade Books of the Century So Far bookriot.com - by Linda Sue Park • 7h The 2000s have been a phenomenal century for youth literature. Not only have we seen young adult books grow and adapt.
Ritchie Blackmore Totally Smoked His Deep Purple Reunion
We all came out to Long Island, on the Jones Beach shoreline, to witness a bit of history. Ritchie Blackmore reunited with Deep Purple, the band he co-founded and had been estranged from for over three decades, during an August 12 concert.
Travis Barker Will Drum Until He’s Dead
“It’s like oxygen for me. I can’t live without it.” “Everyone has said for years, ‘Travis sits really high so everyone can see him.’ Not true.” “Everyone has said for years, ‘Travis sits really high so everyone can see him.’ Not true.” The drummer, as the new Travis Barker documentary, Louder Than Fear,posits, is the center of a band’s universe. By that logic, Barker is Blink-182’s beautifully tattooed ball of hydrogen.
First Hand News: Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks Now Talk ‘All the Time’
As the latest chapter in the epic British-American poem known as Fleetwood Mac,Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are back to tolerating each other’s nonsense in a sexy way. Buckingham confirmed to E! Newsin a new interview that, thanks to the band’s upcoming documentary and the 50th anniversary of Rumours, 2027 is shaping up to be a vital year for the former couple.
Steven Van Zandt on the Best and Coolest Music of His Career
“I’m not really a musician’s musician. I’m just a guy complementing any particular song.” Rock and roll as a genre has never had a better consigliere than Steven Van Zandt. The 75-year-old guitarist, producer, and actor has maintained an exuberant grip — with an even more exuberant wardrobe — on the industry ever since joining Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band in 1975, first proving the skills of his counsel by cracking how a little ditty called “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” should be arranged.
Phil Collins, Who Was Almost Pulled From Life Support, Is Looking for Love
We knew Phil Collins’s health was in a perilous position after Genesis ended their reunion tour in 2022, but the full extent of the issues that the Rock Hall’s newest two-timer faced is, somehow, more upsetting than we thought. In a new interview with Britain’s The Times, Collins revealed that in April 2024, he was unconscious in a hospital from alcohol addiction.
It Always Had to Be Rush
“Thank god they said yes, because I didn’t have a plan B. If they said no, I truly didn’t have another band I wanted to use.” For Peter and Sydney, the protagonists of the 2009 bromantic comedy I Love You, Man, it was love at first jam session.
Anthony Fantano is spiraling from Julian Casablancas's diss track
The Strokes' new album, Reality Awaits , is kind of like the darker, more deranged sibling of their Grammy-winning 2020 output, The New Abnormal.
Anthony Fantano Is Spiraling From Julian Casablancas’s Diss Track
The Strokes’ new album, Reality Awaits,is kind of like the darker, more deranged sibling of their Grammy-winning 2020 output, The New Abnormal.
‘What Is This? There’s Seven Guys Dressed Up Like Sailors?’
“We could play all the time, anytime.” Andy Gould wasn’t in the best mood when he discovered his next big client nearly a decade ago. A veteran music manager whose first job was as a messenger boy for the Beatles, he was lured out of his Los Angeles home on a Friday night by a friend with the promise of a red-hot band he just had to see. They were a bust; Gould left early and was annoyed to have his time wasted.
‘What Is This? There’s Seven Guys Dressed Up Like Sailors?’
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John Lydon Will Never Forgive His Rotten Bandmates
You thought the Peter Hook and New Order dispute or even the latest round of Morrissey vs. Marr was going to suck all the drama out of Britain’s over-60 rocker community? John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten, has made his feelings perfectly clear about the Sex Pistols reuniting without him and recruiting a new lead singer to tour: It’s a load of shite. “I’ll never forgive them for the way that they piled that court case on me while my wife was dying of Alzheimer’s,” he told Rolling Stone.
John Lydon Will Never Forgive His Rotten Bandmates
1 day ago Sid and Nancy took on the daunting task of portraying the depravity, drug addiction, and death of punk’s infamous couple. After a May 1986 premiere at Cannes, Alex Cox’s controversial film Sid and Nancy had its hometown showing in London on July 20. As a biopic of the tragic relationship between the …
‘Everyone Was Laughing at Me the Entire Time. It Was Awesome.’
“Obviously, Paul Simon’s Graceland is a huge influence on this. I do genre parody, and this is definitely mostly Graceland.” The seventh song on Paul Simon’s legacy-defining 1986 album, Graceland, is an upbeat ditty called “Mr. Jambo.” The melody and polyrhythms — Oops, sorry, honest mistake. That song is called “Under African Skies.” Kyle Gordon, the genre parodist best known for his 2023 Eurodance masterwork “Planet of the Bass,” doubts you’ll spot the difference anyway.
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