Lorde recently shared a cover of “Take Me to the River” from an upcoming Talking Heads tribute album. Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense will feature 16 artists performing songs from the band’s pivotal 1984 live album Stop Making Sense. Paramore previously shared a cover of “Burning Down the House”…… MORE
The BBC is set to air a new hour-long documentary to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. BBC will present a wide range of content across television and radio on April 5, including the documentary, titled Moments That Shook Music: Kurt Cobain, on BBC 2 and iPlayer. According to…… MORE
The Who co-founder Pete Townshend will release half speed masters of two of his classic albums on May 17. The limited-edition black vinyl versions of All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and White City (A Novel) are the latest in a series of half speed mastered studio albums from Townshend. They have been mastered…… MORE
To mark the 50th Anniversary of their 1974 album From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead will release a deluxe edition, remastered and expanded with newly unearthed material and rarities. From The Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) will be released on June 21 via Rhino. The deluxe edition features remastered audio by engineer David Glasser.…… MORE
To mark the album’s 40th anniversary, The Pretenders will reissue 1984’s Learning To Crawl on crystal clear and standard black vinyl on May 24. The album is available to pre-order at https://lnk.to/learningtocrawl This pressing of Learning To Crawl features the 2018 remastered audio by the album’s original producer, Chris Thomas, on vinyl for the first…… MORE
Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich are set to make cameo appearances in the This Is Spinal Tap sequel. According to Deadline, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica drummers will make cameos in the upcoming film. The report also says that Fran Drescher will be reprising her role as publicist Bobbi Flekman. The cast will…… MORE
The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance has announced Green Day will headline the second Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert to be presented by United Nations Human Rights and The Recording Academy at The Fillmore in San Francisco on April 2. The ecologically driven concert aims to combat the human rights…… MORE
Iconic progressive rock band Yes have announced they will release a 30th anniversary edition of 1994’s Talk album through Spirit Of Unicorn Music on May 24. Talk has been digitally remastered and will be released as a four-disc deluxe edition featuring bonus studio material and a previously unreleased live show from Canandaigua in New York…… MORE
Lzzy Hale is set to replace Erik Gronwall for Skid Row’s upcoming shows. The rock band and the Swedish singer announced in a joint statement that Gronwall will step down as the vocalist for Skid Row while he focuses on his health. Longtime friend and Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale will be taking over vocal duties…… MORE
Aerosmith have announced they will release a limited edition of their second album, Get Your Wings on vinyl via UMe/Capitol on May 17, in celebration of the record’s 50th anniversary. The limited edition, limited to numbers 1-1974 to honor the year of the album’s release, is pressed on 180g custom color “gold sparkle” vinyl. It…… MORE
