Alex Lifeson’s new band Envy of None are releasing their debut self-titled album on April 8, and they recently rolled out their new single “Liar.” The group is fronted by vocalist Mariah Wynne. “Mariah became my muse,” Lifeson said in a statement. “She was able to bring this whole new …
Read More »Flashback: Beach Boys and Chicago Team Up to Play 'Saturday in the Park' in 1975
Brian Wilson and Chicago announced a co-headlining tour this week that will take them to amphitheaters all over America in the summer. It begins June 7 in Phoenix and wraps up July 26 in Clarkson, Michigan. This might seem a little familiar to any Beach Boys or Chicago fans who …
Read More »Flashback: The Flying Burrito Brothers Cut 'Wild Horses' Before the Rolling Stones
When Keith Richards first met Gram Parsons in 1968, he felt he’d known him all his life. “There was an immediate recognition,” he wrote in his autobiography, Life. “What we could have done if we’d known each other earlier.” It’s easy to discern the influence Parsons had on Richards. Parsons …
Read More »It's Time to Talk About This Insane Grateful Dead Video
The Grateful Dead‘s craziest video — a 1987 clip for In the Dark track “Hell in a Bucket” — begins in a smoky bar. Bikers greet each other, embracing and clinging to their cold beers while flaunting their bicep tattoos. A woman shoves a dude playing an F-14 Tomcat pinball …
Read More »Flashback: Neil Young Premieres 'On the Beach' Songs at Surprise 1974 Show
On May 16th, 1974, Ry Cooder and Leon Redbone wrapped up a gig at New York City’s Bottom Line, but the crowd was told to stick around for a surprise. It was 2:15 a.m., and a man with a guitar appeared onstage. “This one is called, um … this one’s …
Read More »Flashback: The Terminator Gets Rebooted in a 'T2: Judgment Day' Deleted Scene
The teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate was released last week, giving fans their first glimpse of Linda Hamilton back in action as Sarah Connor for the first time since Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991. There have been three disappointing sequels since then and it’s understandable if some are …
Read More »Flashback: CSN Play 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' at the Original Woodstock
Woodstock 50 isn’t officially dead at this point, but it’s on life support and the prognosis seems very, very grim. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang is refusing to throw in the towel, but his main investor, Dentsu, has pulled out and released a statement saying the whole thing is off. “Despite …
Read More »Flashback: Radiohead Play a Haunting 'Karma Police' at Glastonbury
Radiohead will enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but Thom Yorke has already made it clear that he won’t be on hand to accept the honor. “I can’t,” he told Variety in January. “I know I can’t, because of these …
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