In the late ’60s and early ’70s, the open roads of America — particularly the American West — became a kind of shorthand for two things: white-knuckled driving movies and the concept of freedom itself. Richard C. Sarafian’s Vanishing Point, which premiered on March 13, 1971, exemplifies this as well as any film of the
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On his return from the Isle Of Wight festival in September 1969, Bob Dylan moved himself, his wife and their three children – Sara was heavily pregnant with a fourth – from Woodstock to Greenwich Village. Settling into a townhouse on MacDougal Street, he tried to reconnect with the sort of life he had known
Fontaines D.C. have sponsored a new away kit from Dublin-based football club Bohemians to support a homelessness charity. The band’s name appears on the front of the new shirt, with 15% of proceeds going to Focus Ireland. You can order it here. In an interview with the Irish Times, the club’s Chief Operating Officer Dan
Kiss staged one of their more unusual concerts on Nov. 27, 1984, as two different lead guitarists took turns playing onstage. An expanded lineup featuring five musicians ended up coming out for the final bow. This was the band’s initial attempt at playing live with Mark St. John, who was hired as Kiss’ third lead guitarist
In late Autumn, the Tennessee-born songwriter Valerie June took to YouTube, live from her home in Brooklyn, NY. Seated fireside, and cross-legged, with an acoustic guitar, June wore two pink carnations in her dreadlocked hair and played “Stay”, the first track from her new record. Midway through the performance, still strumming, she told how her
Halsey is set to sell the art that she has painted for the first time through a non-fungible tokens (NFT) auction. As well as being a musician and writer, the pop star is a keen artist and has shown her creations through a livestream to announce her album ‘Manic’ in 2019 and as illustrations in
Bill Ward has revealed that he no longer has the ability to perform with Black Sabbath. “As far as touring with Black Sabbath, I don’t have the chops,” the drummer admitted during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk (as reported by BlabberMouth). “I don’t have the ability to drive a band like that on
Rising rapper CHIKA has released a brand new EP called ‘Once Upon A Time’ – scroll down the page to listen to it now. The Alabama artist has previously released two EPs in the last four years – first with her self-released ‘Full Bloom // A Poetry’ EP in 2017 and, in 2020, with ‘Industry Games’.
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be officially announced in May, and we’re making our case for each of the 16 nominees below. “This remarkable ballot reflects the diversity and depth of the artists and music the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates,” said John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of
King Krule has shared a remix of Eyedress‘ 2019 single ‘Jealous’, which originally appeared on the Los Angeles-based lo-fi producer’s 2019 LP ‘Let’s Skip To The Wedding.’ The dark, hypnotic take on the song comes along with vintage video game inspired visuals directed by Eyedress, aka Idris Vicuña, and animated by Josh Parsons. You can
Tony Iommi admitted he is “not at all happy” about the recent release of “Slapback,” a demo recorded by the Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath in 1979. “It’s left a really bad taste in my mouth,” Iommi revealed during an interview on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk (as reported by BlabberMouth). The rocker expressed frustration
Deftones have announced the launch of their own brand of tequila to celebrate the recent 20th anniversary of their album ‘White Pony’. The band’s third studio album hit the milestone back in June 2020, having originally been released on June 20, 2000. Continuing the anniversary celebrations, Deftones have this week announced a collaboration with Abre
Future Star Wars mogul George Lucas was 25 years old when his mentor Francis Ford Coppola secured him his directorial debut on a feature film. And in a pattern that would repeat itself on many occasions, the young man decided to revisit his own past work. In 1967, Lucas won a coveted student award for his 15-minute
Tekashi 6ix9ine is being sued for copyright infringement after a production group claimed that he stole the beat for his hit single ‘GOOBA’. Released as the rapper’s first music after his release from prison last year, ‘GOOBA’ went on to break YouTube’s record for the most-watched hip-hop video in a 24-hour span and currently has
Gibson has officially launched its new Murphy Lab Collection, a line of artificially aged electric guitars. The company’s website describes the instruments as follows: “Using the most sophisticated tools and technology, master artisan Tom Murphy and his team create each Murphy Lab guitar inside our Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee. Each instrument is a unique,
The Love Record Stores campaign is returning for a second year in September following last year’s hugely successful fundraising drive for independent record stores across the UK. Over £1 million in sales was taken during the inaugural Love Record Stores Day in June 2020, with the initiative being launched to support record stores who, like
Tina Turner details her struggles and successes in the new trailer for Tina, an upcoming HBO documentary on the singer. The clip opens with vintage concert footage of Turner and her then-husband Ike, as various talking heads enthuse about her live prowess, determination and overall star power. But the trailer grows darker from there: “I had
The BBC has announced that Dave Grohl will give a career spanning interview for its series Reel Stories. READ MORE: Foo Fighters: “Our connection is beyond music” The show will see Grohl discuss his storied career, from his time as drummer in Nirvana through to his years as Foo Fighters frontman. Grohl will be interviewed at
Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum‘s bassist from 1971 to 1976, died on March 4 at age 75. The musician, born Oct. 10, 1945, first met Procol Harum singer-keyboardist Gary Brooker in 1966, having grown up in the same region of Edmonton/Enfield, England. He joined the progressive rock band five years later, first appearing on their influential 1972
Mumford & Sons band member Winston Marshall will be taking a break from the band after being criticised online for endorsing a book from right-wing agitator Andy Ngo. Earlier this week, Marshall praised Ngo’s recently released book, Unmasked, calling it “important” and praising him as a “brave man”. In the book, which promises to delve