Watch Bruce Springsteen perform with Steve Earle and The Dukes
Bruce Springsteen performed a special set with Steve Earle and his band The Dukes on Monday night (December 13) – you can see fan-shot footage…
Day: December 17, 2021
The Doors – LA Woman 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
The portents weren’t good. Still reeling from a disastrous gig in New Orleans where Jim Morrison – overweight, heavily bearded and catatonically drunk – had…
Houeida Hedfi – Fleuves de l’ me
The debut album by the Tunisian musician Houeida Hedfi has been more than 10 years in the making. In 2011 she played percussion on a…
Air – 10 000 Hz Legend
Suddenly everyone had somewhere else to be – at least, that’s how Air remember the playback of their second album to Virgin’s UK executives. “After…
Pretenders – Pretenders (Deluxe Edition) / Pretenders II (Deluxe Edition)
In her 2015 memoir, Reckless, Chrissie Hynde described the pre-show ritual in the early days of her band, the Pretenders: the four of them, backstage,…
Spotify is now launching user ratings for podcasts
Spotify is taking a leaf out of rival Apple’s book with the introduction of a five-star user ratings system for podcasts. The music giant announced…
As Omicron looms, music biz calls on Government for ‘essential’ insurance scheme
The live music industry got a lump of coal in its stocking last Christmas. This year’s outlook is no different. With the Delta, and now…
U.S. live music veteran Randy Phillips joins TEG board
Legendary American live events producer Randy Phillips joins the TEG board of directors. Phillips, whose role is said to be both advisory and operational, is…
ICM Awards 2021: Greatest Discovery nominees
The Greatest Discovery Award highlights what we at ICM are all about; discovering new talent and unearthing those unheard artists and put them in the…
Avenged Sevenfold’s Deathbats Club unites the music world with the metaverse
M. Shadows couldn’t be more excited about non-fungible tokens Avenged Sevenfold’s recently launched Deathbats Club is set to revolutionize what a band’s fan community is…
Women-led NFT gallery Vellum LA is transforming how we experience art
LA Art Show, which typically takes place in January, pulled off a summer 2021 comeback as one of the first live events to take place…
New Simpsons-themed music venue “Shotkickers” to open next year
The Simpsons is the inspiration for a new music venue called “Shotkickers.” The new space is set to debut at the start of the new…
Turnstile make late-night TV debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers—watch
Turnstile made their late-night television debut last night on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The band performed two tracks from their latest album GLOW ON.…
Exit Interview: Nathaniel Rateliff Finds His Balance
Nathaniel Rateliff isn’t the sort of guy who emotionally skews in either direction. Down the middle. That’s sort of his thing. But even he can…
How 2021 Was Cory Henry’s ‘Best’ Year Yet
“Being Grammy-nominated signifies a turning point in my life from the standpoint of me getting to play music I enjoy to play and create,” says…
Our 21 Favorite Concerts of 2021
Ah, 2021 — the year live music (mostly) roared back. After 18 months of livestream drudgery, it felt like unicorns dancing on a rainbow every…
Dead Cells‘ New DLC Marks the End of an Era, and Beginning of a New One
When Dead Cells released into early access back in 2017, the action-heavy roguelike immediately began garnering praise for its depth of combat and gameplay. But…
Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard, Longtime Bassist for The Roots, Dies at 62
Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, the longtime bassist of The Roots, has died at the age of 62 after a long battle with cancer. Hubbard’s wife, Stephanie,…
Mire (Ex-As I Lay Dying) Premiere New Single & Music Video “Lightless“
An official music video has recently premiered for Mire‘s new single “Lightless“. That video arrives with the the digital release of band’s debut studio full-length…
Memphis May Fire Premiere New Track & Music Video “Left For Dead”
Memphis May Fire premiere another new advance track, and music video named “Left For Dead“ streaming via YouTube for you below. It’s the latest in…