Frances Bean has honored her dad, Kurt Cobain, on the 30th anniversary of his death. The Nirvana frontman died on April 5, 1994.
“30 years ago my dad’s life ended,” she wrote on Instagram. “The 2nd and 3rd photo capture the last time we were together while he was still alive. His mom Wendy would often press my hands to her cheeks and say, with a lulling sadness, ‘you have his hands.’ She would breathe them in as if it were her only chance to hold him just a little bit closer,...
“30 years ago my dad’s life ended,” she wrote on Instagram. “The 2nd and 3rd photo capture the last time we were together while he was still alive. His mom Wendy would often press my hands to her cheeks and say, with a lulling sadness, ‘you have his hands.’ She would breathe them in as if it were her only chance to hold him just a little bit closer,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
The 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala will feature a special appearance from Diane Warren, who has been named this year’s recipient of the Johnny Mercer Award. The award, to be presented at the ceremony on June 13, is considered to be the institution’s highest honor. It is reserved for songwriters and songwriting teams that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame and whose catalogue of work matches the quality and standards set by esteemed songwriter Johnny Mercer.
“I’m beyond honored to receive the Johnny Mercer Award,...
“I’m beyond honored to receive the Johnny Mercer Award,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
During Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s R.E.M. tribute tour stop in Athens, Georgia on Thursday night, the original R.E.M. members Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, and Michael Stipe joined them on stage.
The reunion marks the first time R.E.M.’s core four members have been on stage together since their Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2007. Currently, Shannon and Narducy are on tour performing R.E.M.’s 1983 album Murmur in full, which spawned from Mike Mills’ guest appearance with the duo in Chicago last year. At Shannon and Narducy’s performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia last night, each R.E.M. member joined the duo on stage.
They didn’t all perform together, and Michael Stipe didn’t perform at all — but he did emerge at the end of the performance to tell the audience “Speaking on behalf...
The reunion marks the first time R.E.M.’s core four members have been on stage together since their Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2007. Currently, Shannon and Narducy are on tour performing R.E.M.’s 1983 album Murmur in full, which spawned from Mike Mills’ guest appearance with the duo in Chicago last year. At Shannon and Narducy’s performance at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia last night, each R.E.M. member joined the duo on stage.
They didn’t all perform together, and Michael Stipe didn’t perform at all — but he did emerge at the end of the performance to tell the audience “Speaking on behalf...
- 2/9/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland, and songwriters Dean Pitchford (“Footloose”) and Hillary Lindsey (“Jesus Take the Wheel”) are this year’s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced today.
The 2024 induction ceremony and Awards Gala is set for Thursday, June 13, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.
“I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first,” Shof Chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement that this year’s inductees represent “not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender.” He added that this year’s songwriters “have enriched our lives and literally enriched music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”
In today’s announcement, the Hall of Fame listed key songs in the inductees’ catalogs:
Hillary Lindsey:
Jesus Take...
The 2024 induction ceremony and Awards Gala is set for Thursday, June 13, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.
“I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first,” Shof Chairman Nile Rodgers said in a statement that this year’s inductees represent “not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender.” He added that this year’s songwriters “have enriched our lives and literally enriched music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”
In today’s announcement, the Hall of Fame listed key songs in the inductees’ catalogs:
Hillary Lindsey:
Jesus Take...
- 1/17/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has a new class of inductees, including Timbaland, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford.
The organization announced its 2024 class on Wednesday, and the famed songwriters will be officially inducted on June 13. The event will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
“I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch … nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter,” Nile Rodgers, chairman of the Songwriters Hall, says in a statement.
“We are therefore very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2024 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and literally...
The organization announced its 2024 class on Wednesday, and the famed songwriters will be officially inducted on June 13. The event will take place in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
“I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch … nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter,” Nile Rodgers, chairman of the Songwriters Hall, says in a statement.
“We are therefore very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2024 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and literally...
- 1/17/2024
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Members of R.E.M. and Steely Dan are among this year’s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Other members of its 2024 class include Timbaland, Dean Pitchford, and Hillary Lindsey.
A ceremony honoring the 2024 class will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 13th. Artists become eligible for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of their music.
R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry will all be recognized by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, while Steely Dan’s Walter Becker will be inducted posthumously alongside surviving bandmate Donald Fagen.
Timbaland represents this year’s only inductee of color. The hip-hop producer is of course known for his work alongside Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z.
Lindsey, this year’s only female inductee, has won three Grammy Awards for penning songs including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take...
Other members of its 2024 class include Timbaland, Dean Pitchford, and Hillary Lindsey.
A ceremony honoring the 2024 class will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 13th. Artists become eligible for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of their music.
R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry will all be recognized by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, while Steely Dan’s Walter Becker will be inducted posthumously alongside surviving bandmate Donald Fagen.
Timbaland represents this year’s only inductee of color. The hip-hop producer is of course known for his work alongside Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z.
Lindsey, this year’s only female inductee, has won three Grammy Awards for penning songs including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take...
- 1/17/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Dua Lipa graces the February cover of Rolling Stone, where she discusses kicking off a new era in her life and with her album, and she also opens up about why she is taking a stand politically over the Israel-Hamas war, calling for a “humanitarian cease-fire.”
“My existence is kind of political, the fact that I lived in London because my parents left from the war,” the singer, who was born to Albanian parents in London, said. “I feel for people who have to leave their home. From my experience...
“My existence is kind of political, the fact that I lived in London because my parents left from the war,” the singer, who was born to Albanian parents in London, said. “I feel for people who have to leave their home. From my experience...
- 1/16/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Stipe reveals in a new interview that he is slowly but surely working on a solo album, his first since the dissolution of R.E.M. over a dozen years ago.
The New York Times checked in on Stipe for over a year, where unsteady progress was made on the solo LP, which the singer was hoping to release in 2023 before life stuff — family emergencies, art exhibits, a bout with Covid, apartment moves, etc. — delayed the album’s completion.
At some point in the process, Stipe found himself at Electric Lady...
The New York Times checked in on Stipe for over a year, where unsteady progress was made on the solo LP, which the singer was hoping to release in 2023 before life stuff — family emergencies, art exhibits, a bout with Covid, apartment moves, etc. — delayed the album’s completion.
At some point in the process, Stipe found himself at Electric Lady...
- 12/3/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Melissa Barrera has been dropped from the upcoming Scream VII due to her outspoken social media support of Palestine amidst the Israel-Hamas war.
According to Variety, Deadline, and others, Barrera was booted by the production company behind the Scream franchise, Spyglass Media, with sources citing her recent Instagram posts and Stories voicing anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian messages as the reason why. Since the conflict broke out last month, the actor has consistently been sharing media depicting inhumane actions of the American and Israeli governments, condemning the oppression of the Palestinian people, and calling for a ceasefire.
Among the (many) posts and Stories Barrera has shared include descriptions of Israel as a settler-colonial, apartheid state guilty of ethnic cleansing. Some of her posts even assert that Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks may constitute a genocide, and quite a few allude to misinformation in “Western media” coverage of the conflict, encouraging...
According to Variety, Deadline, and others, Barrera was booted by the production company behind the Scream franchise, Spyglass Media, with sources citing her recent Instagram posts and Stories voicing anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian messages as the reason why. Since the conflict broke out last month, the actor has consistently been sharing media depicting inhumane actions of the American and Israeli governments, condemning the oppression of the Palestinian people, and calling for a ceasefire.
Among the (many) posts and Stories Barrera has shared include descriptions of Israel as a settler-colonial, apartheid state guilty of ethnic cleansing. Some of her posts even assert that Israel’s response to the Hamas attacks may constitute a genocide, and quite a few allude to misinformation in “Western media” coverage of the conflict, encouraging...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
Steely Dan, Blondie, Public Enemy, R.E.M, Timbaland and the man who wrote bubblegum classics “Build Me Up Buttercup” and “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” are among the nominees for the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Also included on the roster of nominees are, among others, Bread frontman David Gates, Tracy Chapman, the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings, Kenny Loggins, Heart and Roger Nichols, who composed the music for such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
See the complete list of nominees below.
According to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight Et on December 27, 2023 to turn in ballots, with their choices of three nominees from a songwriter and three from performing songwriter categories.
Also included on the roster of nominees are, among others, Bread frontman David Gates, Tracy Chapman, the Guess Who’s Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings, Kenny Loggins, Heart and Roger Nichols, who composed the music for such Carpenters hits as “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
See the complete list of nominees below.
According to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first significant commercial release of a song. Eligible voting members will have until midnight Et on December 27, 2023 to turn in ballots, with their choices of three nominees from a songwriter and three from performing songwriter categories.
- 11/21/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Dolly Parton is arguably the most beloved living American. How many people are alive today because Dolly told them to get the Covid vaccine back in early 2021? Of course, she’s a paragon of country music, but her reach goes far beyond Nashville, from the disco pop of her working-woman masterpiece “9 to 5” to the soft-rock bliss of her classic Kenny Rogers duet “Islands in the Stream.” And the crossover love has been reflected back; one of the most popular cover songs of all time is Whitney Houston’s...
- 11/16/2023
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
R.E.M.’s 11th studio album, Up, informally flagged the start of the third and final phase of the band’s career, following both their early I.R.S. years and their mainstream peak in the 1990s. Drummer Bill Berry departed the band after suffering a brain aneurysm while on tour in 1995, but the remaining members opted not to replace him, instead employing electronic drum programming throughout the majority of the album. And the timing, it seemed, was serendipitous, as the electronica movement was reaching its apotheosis.
Up subsequently marked the end of R.E.M.’s decade-long relationship with rock producer Scott Litt, replaced by Ray of Light knob-twirler Pat McCarthy and mixer Nigel Godrich, who produced Ok Computer. And yet, the album doesn’t immerse itself as vigorously in the genre as those two watershed releases. Sonically, tracks like the Eno-esque opener “Airportman” and the gently percolating “Suspicion...
Up subsequently marked the end of R.E.M.’s decade-long relationship with rock producer Scott Litt, replaced by Ray of Light knob-twirler Pat McCarthy and mixer Nigel Godrich, who produced Ok Computer. And yet, the album doesn’t immerse itself as vigorously in the genre as those two watershed releases. Sonically, tracks like the Eno-esque opener “Airportman” and the gently percolating “Suspicion...
- 11/6/2023
- by Sal Cinquemani
- Slant Magazine
There were few bands on the planet bigger than R.E.M. in the mid-Nineties. Their popularity grew every year in the Eighties before they went supernova the following decade thanks to hits like “Losing My Religion,” “Man on the Moon,” “Everybody Hurts,” and “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” Warner Bros. was so desperate to keep them on the label in 1996 that it gave them $80 million for their next five albums, breaking all industry records up to that point.
The timing wasn’t great, as it turned out. Drummer Bill Berry decided...
The timing wasn’t great, as it turned out. Drummer Bill Berry decided...
- 11/2/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Kurt Cobain’s daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, married Tony Hawk’s son, Riley Hawk, earlier this month.
Frances’ godfather, Michael Stipe, reportedly officiated the ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles on October 7.
The couple confirmed their relationship in February 2022, though speculation about their romance began in 2021.
Earlier this year, Frances shared a slideshow with Riley on Instagram.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this past year that brought me a great amount of joy,” Frances wrote.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva from 2014 to 2017. Frances did not have a prenup, and their divorce may have cost her dearly.
The marriage to Frances, however, is Riley’s first.
Frances has been estranged from her mother for years, but they appeared together at a Kurt Cobain documentary premiere at Sundance in 2015.
Neither the newlyweds nor their families have commented on the marriage.
Frances’ godfather, Michael Stipe, reportedly officiated the ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles on October 7.
The couple confirmed their relationship in February 2022, though speculation about their romance began in 2021.
Earlier this year, Frances shared a slideshow with Riley on Instagram.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this past year that brought me a great amount of joy,” Frances wrote.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva from 2014 to 2017. Frances did not have a prenup, and their divorce may have cost her dearly.
The marriage to Frances, however, is Riley’s first.
Frances has been estranged from her mother for years, but they appeared together at a Kurt Cobain documentary premiere at Sundance in 2015.
Neither the newlyweds nor their families have commented on the marriage.
- 10/25/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Congrats are in order for newlyweds Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk.
The daughter of late Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love married the son of pro-skater Tony Hawk on Oct. 7, a source confirms to Rolling Stone.
The ceremony, which took place in San Diego County, was officiated by none other than R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who’s listed on the marriage certificate with his legal first name, John, the source confirms. Stipe is Cobain’s godfather.
A 31-year-old visual artist and model, Cobain revealed her romance with Hawk,...
The daughter of late Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love married the son of pro-skater Tony Hawk on Oct. 7, a source confirms to Rolling Stone.
The ceremony, which took place in San Diego County, was officiated by none other than R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who’s listed on the marriage certificate with his legal first name, John, the source confirms. Stipe is Cobain’s godfather.
A 31-year-old visual artist and model, Cobain revealed her romance with Hawk,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk are married!
The 31-year-old daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain and the 30-year-old son of Tony Hawk obtained a marriage license the month before their wedding in San Diego County, TMZ reported.
The marriage certificate lists the couple’s wedding date as October 7, with the ceremony officiated by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who is also Frances’ godfather.
Keep reading to find out more…
Frances returned to Instagram in January of last year and shared a series of images, including glimpses of her relationship with Riley, confirming their relationship.
“I took a year long break from posting on Instagram which was exceptionally good for my mental, emotional & spiritual health. 2021 brought me more into the present moment than I’ve ever been, which I’m deeply grateful for,” she wrote at the time.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this...
The 31-year-old daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain and the 30-year-old son of Tony Hawk obtained a marriage license the month before their wedding in San Diego County, TMZ reported.
The marriage certificate lists the couple’s wedding date as October 7, with the ceremony officiated by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who is also Frances’ godfather.
Keep reading to find out more…
Frances returned to Instagram in January of last year and shared a series of images, including glimpses of her relationship with Riley, confirming their relationship.
“I took a year long break from posting on Instagram which was exceptionally good for my mental, emotional & spiritual health. 2021 brought me more into the present moment than I’ve ever been, which I’m deeply grateful for,” she wrote at the time.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Congratulations are in order to Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and Riley Hawk, son of Tony Hawk and Cindy Dunbar, who recently got married.
TMZ reports that Frances, 31, and Riley, 30, tied the knot in Los Angeles on October 7th in a ceremony officiated by Frances’ godfather, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
Frances and Tony first went public with their relationship in January 2022, although it is believed they began dating a year earlier.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva, but they separated in 2017. A messy divorce followed, culminating in Silva allegedly auctioning off Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar (famously used during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged set) against the wishes of Frances and her mother.
While primarily a visual artist and model, Frances has released several of her own original songs via social media over the last several years. However, she...
TMZ reports that Frances, 31, and Riley, 30, tied the knot in Los Angeles on October 7th in a ceremony officiated by Frances’ godfather, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
Frances and Tony first went public with their relationship in January 2022, although it is believed they began dating a year earlier.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva, but they separated in 2017. A messy divorce followed, culminating in Silva allegedly auctioning off Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar (famously used during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged set) against the wishes of Frances and her mother.
While primarily a visual artist and model, Frances has released several of her own original songs via social media over the last several years. However, she...
- 10/24/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
‘We believe all life is sacred, no matter faith or ethnicity’
Riz Ahmed, Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart, Cherien Dabis and Rooney Mara are among Hollywood and entertainment celebrities urging US president Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.
Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain, James Schamus, Joaquin Phoenix, Mahershala Ali, Jon Stewart, and Dua Lipa have also added their names to an open letter on Friday urging Biden and all world leaders to call for “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost”.
It is estimated that more than 5,000 Palestinians and Israelis...
Riz Ahmed, Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart, Cherien Dabis and Rooney Mara are among Hollywood and entertainment celebrities urging US president Joe Biden to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.
Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain, James Schamus, Joaquin Phoenix, Mahershala Ali, Jon Stewart, and Dua Lipa have also added their names to an open letter on Friday urging Biden and all world leaders to call for “an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost”.
It is estimated that more than 5,000 Palestinians and Israelis...
- 10/21/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Fifty-five celebrities, including Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Stewart, and Michael Stipe, have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden asking him to “call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.” Specifically, they would like to see an end to the bombing in Gaza and the release of hostages. The full letter is viewable on Artists4Ceasefire.org.
“We believe that the United States can play a vital diplomatic role in ending the suffering and we are adding our...
“We believe that the United States can play a vital diplomatic role in ending the suffering and we are adding our...
- 10/20/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
A long list of big-name actors released a letter today directed to President Biden asking him to call for a cease fire in Gaza and Israel.
Among the signatories are Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Chastian, Cate Blanchett, Quinta Brunson, Rosario Dawson, Oscar Isaac, Joaquin Phoenix, Alyssa Milano, Jon Stewart and many more. The list includes prominent Jewish, Muslim and Christian actors
The full text of the letter is below.
Dear President Biden,
We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine.
We ask that, as President of the United States, you call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the last week and a half – a number any person of conscience knows is catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred,...
Among the signatories are Mark Ruffalo, Jessica Chastian, Cate Blanchett, Quinta Brunson, Rosario Dawson, Oscar Isaac, Joaquin Phoenix, Alyssa Milano, Jon Stewart and many more. The list includes prominent Jewish, Muslim and Christian actors
The full text of the letter is below.
Dear President Biden,
We come together as artists and advocates, but most importantly as human beings witnessing the devastating loss of lives and unfolding horrors in Israel and Palestine.
We ask that, as President of the United States, you call for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the last week and a half – a number any person of conscience knows is catastrophic. We believe all life is sacred,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Micky Dolenz — the sole surviving member of The Monkees — has announced a new EP of R.E.M. covers. Aptly titled Dolenz Sings R.E.M, it’s out on November 3rd. In anticipation, Dolenz has shared the lead single: his version of “Shiny Happy People.” Stream the song below.
In addition to “Shiny Happy People,” the four-song EP will feature Dolenz’s renditions of “Radio Free Europe,” “Man on the Moon,” and “Leaving New York.” The project will be released via 7A Records, and will be available on special yellow vinyl. Pre-orders are ongoing.
As revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone, the multi-generational mash-up was the result of a conversation Dolenz had with 7A Records co-owner Glenn Gretlund. “I was talking to Glenn about what to do next,” Dolenz explained. “The band R.E.M. came up. I went, ‘Wow, that’s very cool.’ I’m a big fan… And I...
In addition to “Shiny Happy People,” the four-song EP will feature Dolenz’s renditions of “Radio Free Europe,” “Man on the Moon,” and “Leaving New York.” The project will be released via 7A Records, and will be available on special yellow vinyl. Pre-orders are ongoing.
As revealed in a new interview with Rolling Stone, the multi-generational mash-up was the result of a conversation Dolenz had with 7A Records co-owner Glenn Gretlund. “I was talking to Glenn about what to do next,” Dolenz explained. “The band R.E.M. came up. I went, ‘Wow, that’s very cool.’ I’m a big fan… And I...
- 9/13/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The idea for Jason Thomas Gordon’s new book, “The Singers Talk” — which features new interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, Chrissie Hynde, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Smith, Geddy Lee, Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke, Rod Stewart, Steve Perry, and many other superstar vocalists — came to him one night after meeting Eddie Vedder at a party.
“I went from being the drummer of my band to begrudgingly becoming the lead singer as well,” Gordon, who fronts the L.A. rock band Kingsize, tells Rolling Stone. “Once I started taking it serious,...
“I went from being the drummer of my band to begrudgingly becoming the lead singer as well,” Gordon, who fronts the L.A. rock band Kingsize, tells Rolling Stone. “Once I started taking it serious,...
- 9/8/2023
- by Jason Thomas Gordon
- Rollingstone.com
Michael recorded a John Lennon song for a CD compilation to raise funds for Amnesty International.
Stipe teamed up with Chris Martin, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, will.i.am and Joseph Arthur to create a CD benefitting Mercy Corps. The proceeds benefit Hurricane Katrina victims. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
Charities & foundations supported
Michael Stipe has supported the following charities:
ALASAmnesty InternationalChernobyl Children InternationalFood Bank For New York CityFree The SlavesGreenpeaceMercy CorpsMusic RisingPETA(Red)Robin HoodThe Lunchbox FundUS Campaign for Burma Read more about Michael Stipe's charity work and events. Related articles Hill, McGraw and More Become Cartier Lovecharity AmbassadorsNew CD To Raise Aid For DarfurShakira Joins Latin American Solidarity Action FoundationBono's Fishy T-Shirt Benefits African FarmersBono's Charity Auction Raises $42.6m for (Red)
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Stipe teamed up with Chris Martin, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, will.i.am and Joseph Arthur to create a CD benefitting Mercy Corps. The proceeds benefit Hurricane Katrina victims. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
Charities & foundations supported
Michael Stipe has supported the following charities:
ALASAmnesty InternationalChernobyl Children InternationalFood Bank For New York CityFree The SlavesGreenpeaceMercy CorpsMusic RisingPETA(Red)Robin HoodThe Lunchbox FundUS Campaign for Burma Read more about Michael Stipe's charity work and events. Related articles Hill, McGraw and More Become Cartier Lovecharity AmbassadorsNew CD To Raise Aid For DarfurShakira Joins Latin American Solidarity Action FoundationBono's Fishy T-Shirt Benefits African FarmersBono's Charity Auction Raises $42.6m for (Red)
Explore celebrities by social reach, cause, location, field and more with Insider Access →
Copyright © 2023 Look To The Stars. This article may not...
- 7/17/2023
- Look to the Stars
Beyond the chaos of the kitchen in the FX dramedy series The Bear exist the other aspects of each character’s life that are one thread pull away from completely unraveling. In a new music video, R.E.M. uses clips from those intimate moments as a backdrop to a remix of “Strange Currencies,” which appeared in the show’s newly-released second season.
The lyric “I don’t know why you’re mean to me when I call on the telephone” overlaps with a clip of the perpetually self-sabotaging and contagiously stressed-out...
The lyric “I don’t know why you’re mean to me when I call on the telephone” overlaps with a clip of the perpetually self-sabotaging and contagiously stressed-out...
- 6/27/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
R.E.M. has teamed up with “The Bear” on a full-length music video for “Strange Currencies (Remix).”
The four-minute video combines footage from “Road Movie,” which documents the alternative rock band’s 1995 tour, with exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes footage of the FX series’ second season, which premiered June 22 on Hulu.
Released as the third single on the album “Monster” in 1995, “Strange Currencies” follows a lovelorn protagonist who yearns to win over a mysterious crush. The song was a Top 10 hit in the UK, a Top 20 hit in Canada, and peaked at No. 8 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.
The remix, which was featured prominently in the official Season 2 trailer on May 15, first appeared on 2019’s “Monster (25th Anniversary Edition),” where the band’s longtime producer Scott Litt revisited the best-selling 1994 album, offering a fresh perspective on each track.
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The four-minute video combines footage from “Road Movie,” which documents the alternative rock band’s 1995 tour, with exclusive clips and behind-the-scenes footage of the FX series’ second season, which premiered June 22 on Hulu.
Released as the third single on the album “Monster” in 1995, “Strange Currencies” follows a lovelorn protagonist who yearns to win over a mysterious crush. The song was a Top 10 hit in the UK, a Top 20 hit in Canada, and peaked at No. 8 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.
The remix, which was featured prominently in the official Season 2 trailer on May 15, first appeared on 2019’s “Monster (25th Anniversary Edition),” where the band’s longtime producer Scott Litt revisited the best-selling 1994 album, offering a fresh perspective on each track.
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- 6/27/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Queer music artists have always been influential. However, many have gone under appreciated throughout history. When it comes to award shows, queer artists have also been very much present, despite society’s homophobia and transphobia. So to celebrate Pride month, here are 10 music-related queer award show moments worth remembering. For 10 others, check here.
Angela Morley becomes the first openly trans person to earn an Academy Award nomination
The first trans person to be nominated for an Oscar contended for music. The great Angela Morley achieved this in 1974 as one of the four composers for the film “The Little Prince.” Morley’s nomination was a huge step forward in LGBTQ+ history, and it’s rare even to this day, with the number of trans individuals nominated for the Oscar still being very small.
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R.E.M. wins two Grammys...
Angela Morley becomes the first openly trans person to earn an Academy Award nomination
The first trans person to be nominated for an Oscar contended for music. The great Angela Morley achieved this in 1974 as one of the four composers for the film “The Little Prince.” Morley’s nomination was a huge step forward in LGBTQ+ history, and it’s rare even to this day, with the number of trans individuals nominated for the Oscar still being very small.
SEEKennedy Center Honors 2023: Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick
R.E.M. wins two Grammys...
- 6/24/2023
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
The Fund was founded in 2004, after a teacher noticed a group of students who had no food sitting where they didn’t have to watch the other students eat.
Since then the organization has helped to provide food to disadvantaged children in order to help them grow and achieve their goals.
Salman Rushdie and June Sarpong sit on the Advisory Board, while Mario Batali and Joaquin Phoenix sit on the Board of Directors.
Celebrity supporters
The Lunchbox Fund has 37 known supporters, including Elton John, Bill Clinton, and Sting
Areas of work PovertyAt-Risk/Disadvantaged YouthsHunger Read more about The Lunchbox Fund's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Lunchbox Auction Will Help Feed Hungry ChildrenHave Lunch In Style With New Celebrity AuctionSalman Rushdie And Michael Stipe To Host Charity Book FairUnique Books By Sting, Tutu, Chopra And Others Up For Auction
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Since then the organization has helped to provide food to disadvantaged children in order to help them grow and achieve their goals.
Salman Rushdie and June Sarpong sit on the Advisory Board, while Mario Batali and Joaquin Phoenix sit on the Board of Directors.
Celebrity supporters
The Lunchbox Fund has 37 known supporters, including Elton John, Bill Clinton, and Sting
Areas of work PovertyAt-Risk/Disadvantaged YouthsHunger Read more about The Lunchbox Fund's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Lunchbox Auction Will Help Feed Hungry ChildrenHave Lunch In Style With New Celebrity AuctionSalman Rushdie And Michael Stipe To Host Charity Book FairUnique Books By Sting, Tutu, Chopra And Others Up For Auction
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- 5/17/2023
- Look to the Stars
Michael Stipe, Chvrches, and Coldplay are just a few of over 60 artists who’ve contributed to the 2023 iteration of EarthPercent’s annual Earth Day compilation album. Proceeds will benefit the Brian Eno-founded charity’s grant giving program, which directly benefits organizations fighting the ongoing climate crisis.
Stipe — a frequent eco-advocate — contributes the track “Give Me a Hand,” a moody art-pop number featuring guest vocals from folk singer and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea. Meanwhile, Chvrches reunite with their pal Robert Smith of The Cure for a rendition of their song “How Not to Drown,” recorded live at the Brixton Academy. Coldplay tap H.E.R. for another live track, this one being their ballad “Let Somebody Go” at the River Plate.
Also featured on the compilation are Eno, Dry Cleaning, dodie, Bring Me the Horizon, Julia Holter, Mystery Jets, and many more. Stream the album via Bandcamp below.
Eno and Stipe also...
Stipe — a frequent eco-advocate — contributes the track “Give Me a Hand,” a moody art-pop number featuring guest vocals from folk singer and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea. Meanwhile, Chvrches reunite with their pal Robert Smith of The Cure for a rendition of their song “How Not to Drown,” recorded live at the Brixton Academy. Coldplay tap H.E.R. for another live track, this one being their ballad “Let Somebody Go” at the River Plate.
Also featured on the compilation are Eno, Dry Cleaning, dodie, Bring Me the Horizon, Julia Holter, Mystery Jets, and many more. Stream the album via Bandcamp below.
Eno and Stipe also...
- 4/20/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Courtney Love, 58, posted a tribute to her late husband Kurt Cobain on Instagram, marking the 29th anniversary of his death. The image was a black-and-white photo of Cobain’s hands clasped together that was taken by R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe.
Love wrote, “It is one of the only images (or sounds/ tastes etc) that makes me miss him deeply. He chanted with me & often, & truly was moved by our Buddhist practice. Thus, I know he’s in an enlightened place, more so, than we here in mappo are.”
Cobain is known as the lead vocalist for the band Nirvana. The 90s rock group helped popularize the grunge scene in the Pacific Northwest with singles like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You Are.”
Love, the lead singer of Hole, and Cobain married in 1992. Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994. The couple shared one child together, daughter Frances Bean.
Love wrote, “It is one of the only images (or sounds/ tastes etc) that makes me miss him deeply. He chanted with me & often, & truly was moved by our Buddhist practice. Thus, I know he’s in an enlightened place, more so, than we here in mappo are.”
Cobain is known as the lead vocalist for the band Nirvana. The 90s rock group helped popularize the grunge scene in the Pacific Northwest with singles like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You Are.”
Love, the lead singer of Hole, and Cobain married in 1992. Cobain died by suicide on April 5, 1994. The couple shared one child together, daughter Frances Bean.
- 4/10/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain both turned to social media to remember Kurt Cobain on the 29th anniversary of the Nirvana singer’s death.
On Instagram Thursday, a day after the April 5th anniversary of Cobain’s 1994 death, Love shared a picture of Cobain’s hands as photographed by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
“I love beautiful hands, it’s the first thing I look at in another. I love that the only photograph of Kurt that [Stipe] took… Micheal saw these hands. These left handed beautiful hands like a votive/ a mudra,...
On Instagram Thursday, a day after the April 5th anniversary of Cobain’s 1994 death, Love shared a picture of Cobain’s hands as photographed by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe.
“I love beautiful hands, it’s the first thing I look at in another. I love that the only photograph of Kurt that [Stipe] took… Micheal saw these hands. These left handed beautiful hands like a votive/ a mudra,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Tom Verlaine, frontman and guitarist for seminal NYC punk band Television, has died at 73.
The New York Times reported that the punk pioneer died Saturday in Manhattan. Jesse Paris Smith, daughter of Verlaine’s ex and frequent collaborator Patti Smith, told the outlet that Verlaine died “following a brief illness.”
Born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey, he met Richard Meyers at a boarding school in Delaware, with the two moving to New York City and changing their names to Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell, respectively, to form the band Neon Boys along with drummer Billy Ficca.
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That band didn’t last, but then reformed as Television, adding guitarist Richard Lloyd. Television quickly became the darlings of the budding NYC punk scene, gaining a following with performances at legendary clubs CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City.
The New York Times reported that the punk pioneer died Saturday in Manhattan. Jesse Paris Smith, daughter of Verlaine’s ex and frequent collaborator Patti Smith, told the outlet that Verlaine died “following a brief illness.”
Born Thomas Miller in Denville, New Jersey, he met Richard Meyers at a boarding school in Delaware, with the two moving to New York City and changing their names to Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell, respectively, to form the band Neon Boys along with drummer Billy Ficca.
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That band didn’t last, but then reformed as Television, adding guitarist Richard Lloyd. Television quickly became the darlings of the budding NYC punk scene, gaining a following with performances at legendary clubs CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City.
- 1/29/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Chris Stein, and many more artists have paid tribute to Tom Verlaine, the influential singer and guitarist for punk legends Television, who died following a “brief illness” at the age of 73.
Smith — Verlaine’s former partner and regular collaborator — posted a photograph of them together on Instagram. “This is a time when all seemed possible,” she captioned the Instagram post. “Farewell Tom, aloft the Omega.”
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Smith — Verlaine’s former partner and regular collaborator — posted a photograph of them together on Instagram. “This is a time when all seemed possible,” she captioned the Instagram post. “Farewell Tom, aloft the Omega.”
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- 1/29/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
I’m not gonna lie, there’s been a lot of debate around here about what the best Christmas specials are and why. In fact, sometimes it’s gotten downright nasty around the office – and by “office,” of course I mean each of our homes, because that’s just how we roll. You can understand how heated discussion like this can get, because even a Jew like me has his favorites. See, even though I was Jewish, my family had Christmas trees and discussion about Santa Claus coming down the chimney and chestnuts roasting and the singing of carols off-key, because we basically secretly (or not so secretly) wanted to be Christian so we wouldn’t have to pretend to be just as happy celebrating Hanukkah and getting socks and coloring books as gifts while all the goyum seemed to be having the greatest time of their lives and so...
- 12/22/2022
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
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Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a dazzling list of talented acts who left their mark on country, pop, rap, Broadway, post-punk, Latin and New Jack Swing.
The ballot includes the musical theater duo of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who wrote Ragtime and Anastasia, as well as soul-jazz vocalist Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo.”
Two veteran rock stars are also nominees: Patti Smith — whose songs include “Because the Night” and “Dancing Barefoot” — and Steve Winwood, whose hits include “Higher Love” and “Roll With It.” Vince Gill is once again a nominee, having first made the ballot in 2018.
Eligible voting members have until Dec. 28 to turn in ballots with their choices of three nominees...
Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a dazzling list of talented acts who left their mark on country, pop, rap, Broadway, post-punk, Latin and New Jack Swing.
The ballot includes the musical theater duo of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who wrote Ragtime and Anastasia, as well as soul-jazz vocalist Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo.”
Two veteran rock stars are also nominees: Patti Smith — whose songs include “Because the Night” and “Dancing Barefoot” — and Steve Winwood, whose hits include “Higher Love” and “Roll With It.” Vince Gill is once again a nominee, having first made the ballot in 2018.
Eligible voting members have until Dec. 28 to turn in ballots with their choices of three nominees...
- 11/14/2022
- by Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Frances Bean Cobain is celebrating life as she enters a new decade. The daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love turned 30 on Aug. 18 and shared a heartfelt post about the near-death experience that led her to embrace herself in a new way.
“30 !!! I made it! Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen,” she captioned an Instagram post on Thursday.
“At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms & more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable,” she continued. “Then, an event on a plane which brought me closer in proximity to death is ironically the event that catapulted me...
“30 !!! I made it! Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen,” she captioned an Instagram post on Thursday.
“At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms & more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable,” she continued. “Then, an event on a plane which brought me closer in proximity to death is ironically the event that catapulted me...
- 8/19/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
Justin donated an item to watchmaker Nixon to be made into a watch, the sale of which benefitted the MusiCares Map Fund — a pool of resources set aside to address addiction and recovery needs of members of the music community.
Timberlake teamed up with Rem’s Michael Stipe for a charity single to continue aid for Hurricane Katrina victims; proceeds benefit Mercy Corps. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
Timberlake was awarded the Big Help award for his charity work at the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards held at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Charities & foundations supported
Justin Timberlake has supported the following charities:
Cancer Research InstituteChildwatchGLSENHabitat For HumanityKeep A Child AliveKids Wish NetworkMake-a-Wish FoundationMake The Difference NetworkMelanoma Research AllianceMemorial Sloan-KetteringMercy CorpsMission AustraliaMotion Picture and Television Fund FoundationMusiCaresMusic for ReliefMusicians on CallNational Kidney FoundationONE CampaignOxfamPlayPumpsRADDRed CrossShriners Hospitals for ChildrenSoles4SoulsStand Up To CancerSweet Relief Musicians FundThe Justin Timberlake FoundationTHORNUNHCRWater.
Timberlake teamed up with Rem’s Michael Stipe for a charity single to continue aid for Hurricane Katrina victims; proceeds benefit Mercy Corps. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
Timberlake was awarded the Big Help award for his charity work at the 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards held at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles.
Charities & foundations supported
Justin Timberlake has supported the following charities:
Cancer Research InstituteChildwatchGLSENHabitat For HumanityKeep A Child AliveKids Wish NetworkMake-a-Wish FoundationMake The Difference NetworkMelanoma Research AllianceMemorial Sloan-KetteringMercy CorpsMission AustraliaMotion Picture and Television Fund FoundationMusiCaresMusic for ReliefMusicians on CallNational Kidney FoundationONE CampaignOxfamPlayPumpsRADDRed CrossShriners Hospitals for ChildrenSoles4SoulsStand Up To CancerSweet Relief Musicians FundThe Justin Timberlake FoundationTHORNUNHCRWater.
- 7/29/2022
- Look to the Stars
Will.i.am created the i.am.home Fund to help prevent struggling families in the United States from losing their homes. He also created the i.am scholarship Fund to bring educational opportunities to young people in need of financial assistance.
Will.i.am teamed up with Rem’s Michael Stipe for a charity single to continue aid for Hurricane Katrina victims; proceeds benefit Mercy Corps. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
In 2012, he donated £500,000 to The Prince's Trust, and has earmarked his salary from the UK’s “The Voice” to go to the organization.
Charities & foundations supported
will.i.am has supported the following charities:
Adobe FoundationApl.de.ap Foundation InternationalBoys & Girls Clubs of AmericaCity of HopeCommon Ground FoundationDeclare YourselfGRAMMY FoundationGreen For Alli.am.angel foundationi.am.home Fundi.am scholarship FundLeague of Conservation VotersMASSIVEGOODMercy CorpsMusic RisingPrince's TrustRed CrossRETHINK FabricsRobin HoodShriners Hospitals for ChildrenThe...
Will.i.am teamed up with Rem’s Michael Stipe for a charity single to continue aid for Hurricane Katrina victims; proceeds benefit Mercy Corps. The CD, In the Sun, is available for purchase on iTunes.
In 2012, he donated £500,000 to The Prince's Trust, and has earmarked his salary from the UK’s “The Voice” to go to the organization.
Charities & foundations supported
will.i.am has supported the following charities:
Adobe FoundationApl.de.ap Foundation InternationalBoys & Girls Clubs of AmericaCity of HopeCommon Ground FoundationDeclare YourselfGRAMMY FoundationGreen For Alli.am.angel foundationi.am.home Fundi.am scholarship FundLeague of Conservation VotersMASSIVEGOODMercy CorpsMusic RisingPrince's TrustRed CrossRETHINK FabricsRobin HoodShriners Hospitals for ChildrenThe...
- 7/20/2022
- Look to the Stars
Anyone who feels the Grammy Awards can be stodgy today might want to consider how far the show has come since the 1990s.
Not only was it an utterly abysmal time for fashion — The hair! The shoulder pads! The big, stiff suits! — but the music industry was riding the CD boom, which took profits to hitherto-unimagined heights and made hubris balloon even faster: The titans of the industry thought, as they often do, “We have made it, we’ll just keep doing exactly the same thing over and over and the masses will give us more and more money!” The sounds of the future — hip-hop, alternative, heavy metal — got obligatory new categories as a patronizing pat on the head for “the youngsters”. By the early 1990s, the Grammy voting body had become ever more out-of-touch, complacent, arrogant and, most of all, old.
This situation may have reached its lowest point...
Not only was it an utterly abysmal time for fashion — The hair! The shoulder pads! The big, stiff suits! — but the music industry was riding the CD boom, which took profits to hitherto-unimagined heights and made hubris balloon even faster: The titans of the industry thought, as they often do, “We have made it, we’ll just keep doing exactly the same thing over and over and the masses will give us more and more money!” The sounds of the future — hip-hop, alternative, heavy metal — got obligatory new categories as a patronizing pat on the head for “the youngsters”. By the early 1990s, the Grammy voting body had become ever more out-of-touch, complacent, arrogant and, most of all, old.
This situation may have reached its lowest point...
- 4/2/2022
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Mykki Blanco has dropped their first new music of 2022 with new song “Family Ties,” featuring an appearance from Michael Stipe. The single follows last year’s Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, and is expected to be included on Blanco’s upcoming new project.
The song’s accompanying black-and-white visual, directed by Kit Monteith and Krishna Muthurangu, traces a father and son’s contentious relationship, with Blanco playing the role of the son’s love interest. The couple is shown both comforting each other and arguing.
“‘Cause I hate to see you...
The song’s accompanying black-and-white visual, directed by Kit Monteith and Krishna Muthurangu, traces a father and son’s contentious relationship, with Blanco playing the role of the son’s love interest. The couple is shown both comforting each other and arguing.
“‘Cause I hate to see you...
- 3/22/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
R.E.M. will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 10th studio album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, with a major reissue package, out October 29th via Craft Recordings.
The deluxe edition of the set will feature a remastered version of the album and a collection of B-sides and rarities. To accompany the announcement, R.E.M. have shared one of those bonus tracks, “Leave — Alternate Version,” which was first recorded for the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack before a different version appeared on New Adventures.
“I actually might prefer this...
The deluxe edition of the set will feature a remastered version of the album and a collection of B-sides and rarities. To accompany the announcement, R.E.M. have shared one of those bonus tracks, “Leave — Alternate Version,” which was first recorded for the A Life Less Ordinary soundtrack before a different version appeared on New Adventures.
“I actually might prefer this...
- 8/24/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
While promoting his new solo album Serpentine Prison, Matt Berninger performed a rowdy cover of the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting for the Man” as part of his Tonight Show set. Now Berninger has released a studio version of the track, to appear on an upcoming Velvets covers compilation, I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico.
Just like his Tonight Show version, Berninger takes a more far-out approach to Lou Reed’s frenetic depiction of a heroin addict. Instead of banging piano keys, we get steady,...
Just like his Tonight Show version, Berninger takes a more far-out approach to Lou Reed’s frenetic depiction of a heroin addict. Instead of banging piano keys, we get steady,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Kurt Vile first covered the Velvet Underground’s “Run Run Run” when he was 18 at a show in Landsdowne, Pennsylvania — complete with “take a drag or two” subbed out for the local crowd-pleasing “Landsdowne Avenue.” He then performed it with the Velvets’ John Cale in 2017 in honor of the 50th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico. Now, he’s contributing a new take — with his band the Violators — to I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico, out September 24th via Vile’s new label Verve Records.
- 7/14/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Patti Smith, Dave Matthews, and Michael Stipe are among the artists set to take part in the World Environment Day livestream concert happening on June 4th at 3 p.m. Et. The virtual concert was organized by Pathway to Paris, 350.org, and the United Nations Environment Program North America Region, and it will be available to watch on each organization’s Facebook page.
The lineup features a mix of musical performances and speakers. Joining Smith, Matthews, and Stipe on the music end will be Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Rocky Dawuni, Priya Darshini,...
The lineup features a mix of musical performances and speakers. Joining Smith, Matthews, and Stipe on the music end will be Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Rocky Dawuni, Priya Darshini,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
R.E.M. will reissue their classic 1981 debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” this summer, making it available in its original form for the first time in 40 years. “Radio Free Europe (Original Hib-Tone Single)” will be available as a 45-rpm seven-inch on July 23rd, pressed in Athens, Georgia, with the original sleeve artwork featuring Michael Stipe’s photography. The release kicks off the birthday celebrations for the Southern college-town bar band who turned the world upside down.
It’s the ultimate rock & roll origin story: Four guys walk into a garage to bang out a record.
It’s the ultimate rock & roll origin story: Four guys walk into a garage to bang out a record.
- 5/18/2021
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
A German entomologist and a research associate at Yale University, with some help from R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, have named a new ant species Strumigenys ayersthey, after Charles “Jeremy” Ayers, the artist and political activist who was part of Andy Warhol’s legion of “Superstars” as the gender-bending Silva Thin.
The story was reported this week in the scientific research publication EurekAlert!
After entomologist Phillip Hoenle discovered the ant in a rainforest in Ecuador, he sent a specimen to Douglas B. Booher, a research associate in the Yale...
The story was reported this week in the scientific research publication EurekAlert!
After entomologist Phillip Hoenle discovered the ant in a rainforest in Ecuador, he sent a specimen to Douglas B. Booher, a research associate in the Yale...
- 5/6/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The late songwriter Jim Steinman was a genre in his own right, with his over-the-top creations ranging from Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell to Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” to a tragically never-produced Batman musical. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Rob Sheffield (who named a book after a Steinman lyric and wrote a tribute to Steinman’s many gifts to karaoke), Brittany Spanos, and Andy Greene (who recently interviewed Meat Loaf about his long and bumpy relationship with Steinman) join host...
- 5/5/2021
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Ever since Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, Nirvana fans have hypothesized about the music he would have made had he lived. But other than “You Know You’re Right,” the scabrous, throat-shredding meditation on confusion that Nirvana recorded a few months before his suicide, and a few comments he told confidants about potentially collaborating with R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe or going completely solo, he mainly left behind question marks.
Now an organization has created a “new” Nirvana song using artificial-intelligence software to approximate the singer-guitarist’s songwriting. The guitar riffs vary from quiet,...
Now an organization has created a “new” Nirvana song using artificial-intelligence software to approximate the singer-guitarist’s songwriting. The guitar riffs vary from quiet,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
In the past couple of years, Michael Stipe has fallen back in love with music. “I had to really step away from it for a while, after R.E.M. disbanded,” he says, in the latest edition of our “Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition” video series. “As kind of a lead singer/control freak, I needed to be all in or not at all.”
Stipe transformed the rock world with R.E.M., one of the all-time great American bands. But 10 years after the group’s amicable split, he’s rediscovering his voice.
Stipe transformed the rock world with R.E.M., one of the all-time great American bands. But 10 years after the group’s amicable split, he’s rediscovering his voice.
- 4/1/2021
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Thirty years ago, R.E.M. dropped an album called Out of Time — and nobody was prepared for it. “Losing My Religion,” “Half a World Away,” “Country Feedback,” “Near Wild Heaven” — these were the most soulful, gorgeous songs the boys from Athens G-a had ever written. This comeback changed everything about the R.E.M. story, but it also presaged the whole decade to come. They basically invented the Nineties with this album. It was a total shock, after a few years when they sounded like bored rock pros going through the motions.
- 3/12/2021
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Singer-songwriter Stevie Knipe has been making music for close to a decade, since they were a college student in upstate New York recording in a dorm room. But Knipe (who uses they/their pronouns) has really taken a leap forward in terms of both sonics and songcraft with the excellent Driver. While previous Adult Mom albums had a spare, bedroom-recording feel, Driver is more of a band album, with bright production and songs that carefully and vividly map out an early-twenties travelogue full of crisis, memory, hope, and the kind...
- 3/5/2021
- by Jon Dolan
- Rollingstone.com
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