Music
Wazupnaija – Naija Entertainment blogs & Forums – Entertainment – Music
Paul McCartney Pays Tribute to His ‘Biggest’ Rival Gerry Marsden
After news of Gerry Marsden’s death broke on Sunday, Paul McCartney took to Twitter to pay tribute to the Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman. “Gerry was a mate from our early days in Liverpool. He and his group were our biggest rivals on the local scene. His unforgettable performances of You’ll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross the Mersey remain in many people’s hearts as reminders of a joyful time in British music…” he wrote alongside a backstage photo from the Beatles tour with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Roy Orbison in 1963. “My sympathies go to his wife Pauline and family. See ya, Gerry. I’ll always remember you with a smile.” See his thoughtful post below. My sympathies go to his wife Pauline and family. See ya, Gerry. I’ll always remember you with a smile. – Paul — Paul McCartney (@Pa...
Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers Dies at 78
Gerry Marsden has died at the age of 78. The Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman was battling an infection in his heart and passed away Sunday morning. Marsden formed the Pacemakers in 1959, and the Liverpool band became the second signed to the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. They released their debut single “How Do You Do It?” in March 1963, which soared to the top of the charts; however, their best-known song is a cover. A few months after releasing their No. 1 single, the Pacemakers released a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” originally from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical Carousel. The song ended up becoming Liverpool football club’s anthem, and Lana Del Rey recently recorded an a cappella version of it to accompany an upcoming documentary about ...
Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers Dies at 78
Gerry Marsden has died at the age of 78. The Gerry and the Pacemakers frontman was battling an infection in his heart and passed away Sunday morning. Marsden formed the Pacemakers in 1959, and the Liverpool band became the second signed to the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. They released their debut single “How Do You Do It?” in March 1963, which soared to the top of the charts; however, their best-known song is a cover. A few months after releasing their No. 1 single, the Pacemakers released a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” originally from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical Carousel. The song ended up becoming Liverpool football club’s anthem, and Lana Del Rey recently recorded an a cappella version of it to accompany an upcoming documentary about ...
Watch Nandi Bushell Cover Blur’s ‘Song 2′ in a Union Jack Outfit
It didn’t take long for Nandi Bushell to share her first cover of 2021. On Sunday, the 10-year-old musical prodigy uploaded a performance of Blur’s “Song 2,” in which she plays drum, bass, guitar, and sings while donning a pretty fierce Union Jack outfit. “This week I have been learning about #Britpop, the 90’s and about this awesome battle between 2 bands called @blurofficial and @oasis,” she tweeted alongside the clip. “The 90 [sic] seemed like a fun time for music. Wahoo!!! Loving this song” See Bushell crush yet another cover below. Bushell said goodbye to 2020 with a sweet sing along accompanied by her family. “I wrote this song for you all and asked my family to jam it with me. I hope it puts a smile on your face even if its a little cheesy!” she wrote, thanking everyone for their su...
Watch Nandi Bushell Cover Blur’s ‘Song 2′ in a Union Jack Outfit
It didn’t take long for Nandi Bushell to share her first cover of 2021. On Sunday, the 10-year-old musical prodigy uploaded a performance of Blur’s “Song 2,” in which she plays drum, bass, guitar, and sings while donning a pretty fierce Union Jack outfit. “This week I have been learning about #Britpop, the 90’s and about this awesome battle between 2 bands called @blurofficial and @oasis,” she tweeted alongside the clip. “The 90 [sic] seemed like a fun time for music. Wahoo!!! Loving this song” See Bushell crush yet another cover below. Bushell said goodbye to 2020 with a sweet sing along accompanied by her family. “I wrote this song for you all and asked my family to jam it with me. I hope it puts a smile on your face even if its a little cheesy!” she wrote, thanking everyone for their su...
Brandi Carlile Releases Soundgarden Collaboration on Streaming Services
Back in September, Brandi Carlile released A Rooster Says as part of Record Store Day 2020’s second drop. The 12″ LP includes versions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” recorded with Soundgarden’s surviving members; however, only those who were able to snag a physical copy were fortunate enough to hear the songs. Luckily for the rest of us, the singer-songwriter decided to end 2020 with a little surprise. On New Year’s Eve, she made the two-song album available via streaming services. Listen to Carlile’s covers of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” below. [embedded content] [embedded content] During an interview with Rolling Stone about the collaboration, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and drumme...
Brandi Carlile Releases Soundgarden Collaboration on Streaming Services
Back in September, Brandi Carlile released A Rooster Says as part of Record Store Day 2020’s second drop. The 12″ LP includes versions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” recorded with Soundgarden’s surviving members; however, only those who were able to snag a physical copy were fortunate enough to hear the songs. Luckily for the rest of us, the singer-songwriter decided to end 2020 with a little surprise. On New Year’s Eve, she made the two-song album available via streaming services. Listen to Carlile’s covers of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” below. [embedded content] [embedded content] During an interview with Rolling Stone about the collaboration, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and drumme...
Thom Yorke Pays Tribute to ‘Massive Inspiration’ MF DOOM
After news broke of MF DOOM’s passing on Thursday, tributes came pouring in. On Saturday, Thom Yorke paid his respects via Twitter. “I am so sad to hear MF Doom’s passing,” he wrote. “He was a massive inspiration to so many of us, changed things.. for me the way he put words was often shocking in it’s genius, using stream of consciousness in a way i’d never heard before …” In the post, Yorke linked to his remix of DOOM’s “Gazillion Ear,” which was a bonus track on what would end up being the rapper’s final solo album, 2009’s Born Like This. The Radiohead frontman and his bandmate Jonny Greenwood were also featured on the 2012 DOOM and Jneiro Jarel track “Retarded Fren.” See Yorke’s tribute below. I am so sad to hear MF Doom’s passing. He was a massive inspiration to so many...
Vanilla Ice and Mike Love of the Beach Boys Performed at Maskless Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve Party
Remember when Smash Mouth and some other bands so terrible that Trapt made it on to the promotional materials performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota back in August? It caused approximately 260,000 cases of COVID-19 according to one study, which means it probably affected more lives than anything any of the artists had done since appearing on the Shrek soundtrack. Not to be outdone, Florida hosted its own super-spreader event full of awful acts last night. Headlined by Vanilla Ice (no, really), the Trump campaign event saw approximately 500 guests attend a mask-optional night at the soon-to-be-former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort. In addition to the ’90s fossil, Mike Love continued his trend of pretending to represent the Beach Boys in support of Trump, des...
Watch Post Malone Cover Black Sabbath and Alice in Chains With Slash, RHCP’s Chad Smith, and More
Bud Light Seltzer’s New Year’s Eve livestream was appropriately headlined by the human incarnation of Bud Light itself, better known as Post Malone. But if fans were expecting Posty to stick with his own tracks, they clearly hadn’t been paying attention to last year. Much like how the Crocs collaborator busted out his own take on Nirvana classics toward the beginning of quarantine, he closed the year with “Rooster” by Alice in Chains and “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath. And similarly to how the Nirvana set featured Travis Barker on drums, Malone got some help from his famous friends like Slash, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer (and Will Ferrell lookalike) Chad Smith, and Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney. The stream also included sets by Steve Aoki, Saweetie, Jack Harlow, and Sebastian Y...
SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream Kicks Off 2021 With Video Games, Ska-Punk Supergroups, and More
Seeing as next week will be that weird time when the holidays are over and everyone has to go back to work even if they don’t want to, we’re going to make things just a little bit easier by bringing some fantastic new livestreams to you on Twitch. Hopefully you tuned in for all of our holiday programming the last couple of weeks, and now it’s finally time to leave 2020 in the dust. SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream starts things off next week with a gaming session with shotty on Tuesday, and then we get into performances from ska-punk supergroup the Inevitables on Thursday and ManDancing to close the week. It’ll be a whirlwind of excitement as the world gets back into the swing of things, so you won’t want to miss out. Stay up to date with new info via our Twitter and&...
Foo Fighters Share ‘No Son of Mine,’ Reveal Medicine at Midnight Tracklisting
Foo Fighters are ringing in the New Year on a bright note. The group shared “No Son of Mine,” the second single off their upcoming album, Medicine at Midnight. The song slightly veers off the path Dave Grohl outlined in early 2020 when he compared the band’s 10th studio album to David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. Opening with a crunchy, hard rock riff, “No Son of Mine” is less experimental than “Shame Shame” and more akin to the straightforward rockin’ that Foos fans are accustomed to. “This is the kind of song that just resides in all of us and if it makes sense at the time, we let it out,” Grohl says of the song. “Lyrically it’s meant to poke at the hypocrisy of self righteous leaders, people that are guilty of committing the crimes they’re supposedly against…” Listen to the song below. [em...
