Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours has been named the best-selling vinyl album of the 21st century, from records that were released between 1970 and 1999. Despite never sending one of its timeless tracks to No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart, Rumours is one of the most successful and enduring LPs ever released in the U.K. -…… read more »
Shinedown have launched their own line of hot sauces in collaboration with specialty sauce artisan Torchbearer Sauces, with support from Warner Music Experience. The first flavor in the series of sauces to come this year is Symptom Chipotle Garlic Sauce, named after Shinedown’s current crossover hit “A Symptom Of Being Human.” “We have been provided…… read more »
Stevie Wonder and Misty Copeland will be honored by Peabody Institute. Both will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America, the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute. In addition, Johns Hopkins University will present an honorary doctorate to Stevie Wonder at its university wide commencement ceremony on…… read more »
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to feature talks by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Jon Batiste, Nas and more. The 23rd edition of the festival is set to take place from June 5-18. It will also feature appearances from Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington and Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment. The Storytellers Series of…… read more »
Siouxsie Sioux has teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new rendition of “The Passenger.” The song was originally co-written and recorded by Iggy Pop for his iconic album Lust For Life, which dropped in 1977. “The Passenger” was then re-recorded a decade later, by Siouxsie And The Banshees, for their 1987 covers album Through…… read more »
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored rock star Sammy Hagar with the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony on Tuesday at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. Hagar received his star in the category of Recording. Multiple Grammy winner John Mayer and Hagar’s longtime manager Tom Consolo joined emcee Guy Fieri to speak…… read more »
British hard rock legends Deep Purple recently released a new single, “Portable Door,” from the band’s upcoming album, =1, along with an accompanying video. The video, produced by Mutter & Vater and directed by Leo Feimer, showcases the band against the backdrop of the new album artwork and captures the group’s stage performance. The “Portable…… read more »
System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian has announced a new solo EP Foundations. Foundations is expected to drop this autumn and will feature the newly teased single “A.F. Day,” which is due out on May 17. “This is a song I wrote in the early days of SOAD that I never released. The majority of…… read more »
Squeeze and Boy George have announced a co-headlining tour this summer. The tour will kick off on August 14 in Eugene, Oregon, and wrap up on September 22 in Orlando, Florida. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 3, at 10 a.m. Squeeze previously toured the States in the summer of…… read more »
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is set to play a special acoustic set at Amoeba Hollywood in celebration of his sixth solo album Orgy Of The Damned on Wednesday, May 29. Orgy Of The Damned will be available in-store only on CD or double-LP from May 17 at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. Those purchasing a…… read more »