After winning Person of the Year at the 20th Annual Latin Grammys — and becoming the most decorated solo artist in the history of the Latin Recording Academy — Colombian rock star Juanes will chase a victorious 2019 with an expansive North American tour in 2020. In support of his …
Read More »Deadmau5 Premieres New Song 'Coasted'
Deadmau5, aka Joel Zimmerman, has been touring with a new live show, Cube V3, this past year. On Thursday, the electronic dance producer shared one of his new songs from the show, “Coasted,” following the released of “Satrn” earlier this month. Cube V3 is a continuation of Deadmau5’s Cube live …
Read More »The Killers Announce New Album 'Imploding the Mirage'
The Killers will release a new album, Imploding the Mirage, in the spring of 2020. The band revealed the news on Twitter along with the announcement of a 2020 U.K. and Ireland tour in support of the release, noting “future musical teasing imminent.” https://thisforall.net/thekillers/status/1195258184392331264 Imploding the Mirage will follow the …
Read More »Flashback: Sid Vicious Blows an Audience Away Singing 'My Way'
The strings swirl, Sid Vicious descends a staircase and begins doing his best Chairman of the Board impression (even if it sounds a bit more like Dracula than Sinatra), and then everything implodes in his cover version of “My Way.” The bassist gave the song a punk-rock makeover for his …
Read More »John Prine's 'Summer's End' Is the Song of the Summer
What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
Read More »Rock Hall of Fame 2018 Recap: Bon Jovi, The Cars, Moody Blues Inducted
Midway through Howard Stern’s uproarious speech inducting Bon Jovi into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the King of All Media took a brief break from cracking jokes about Richie Sambora’s penis and Tico Torres’ farts to make a serious point about the evening. “If I can be emotional …
Read More »The New Jazz Torchbearer: Kamasi Washington on His Musical Message
Despite all the hosannas he’s garnered up to this point – being hailed as a primary architect of a West Coast jazz revival, featured in the Whitney Museum’s prestigious Biennial and playing to thousands at Coachella – Kamasi Washington, 37, doesn’t see himself as the guy. Sure, he was an …
Read More »See Cardi B, Hillary Clinton Mock Donald Trump in 'Corden' Skit at Grammys 2018
James Corden auditioned a group of celebrities – including Cardi B, DJ Khaled and Hillary Clinton– for the chance to make a spoken-word version of Michael Wolff’s Trump administration tell-all Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White Houseduring an amusing skit at the Grammys on Sunday. Corden set up the …
Read More »Ricky Skaggs Plots Return to Country With Rare Electric Show
It’s been 20 years since Ricky Skaggs performed a full concert of the Eighties hits that made him famous, like “Country Boy,” “Highway 40 Blues” and “Heartbroke.” The Kentucky native has been busy playing bluegrass music, often with his wife Sharon White, and carrying on the legacy of Bill Monroe, …
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