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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak to Release Silk Sonic Debut Album in January 2022
Since first introducing their collaborative Silk Sonic project back in March with “Leave the Door Open,” Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have kept the music world waiting for word on their first album. It looks like we still have a few months to go, as the duo have revealed their LP, An Evening with Silk Sonic, is targeting a January 2022 release. The pair confirmed the news in an extensive new interview with Rolling Stone. Apparently, the album was initially set for a fall drop, but they wanted to release a few more singles to give the songs their own space. “I don’t want to be binge-watched,” explained Mars. (Since “Leave the Door Open,” we’ve only received one other Silk Sonic track: “Skate,” which arrived in late July.) Speaking about their detailed collaborative process, ...
Late Rush Drummer Neil Peart’s Sports Car Collection Fetches $3.9 Million at Auction
A collection of classic sports cars owned by the late Rush drummer Neil Peart sold for $3.9 million at auction over the weekend. Seven of Peart’s vintage cars hit the auction block: a 1964 Aston Martin DB5, a 1964 Shelby Cobra 289, a 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S, a 1965 Maserati Mistral Spider, a 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe, a 1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe, and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe. The biggest prize was the 1970 Lamborghini, considered one of the world’s first “supercars.” It went for $1.325 million after being projected to top the million-dollar mark. Only Peart’s 1964 Aston Martin — his first classic car — failed to sell after not meeting its reserve price. Advertisement Peart had dubbed the collection his “silver surfers,” as he often d...
Waxahatchee Covers “Talkin’ Dust Bowl Blues” for Woody Guthrie Tribute Album: Stream
“Mighty thin stew though.” Waxahatchee has released a cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Talkin’ Dust Bowl Blues.” Stream it below. On the track, the indie project of Katie Crutchfield spins a yarn the late folk icon first told in the opening track of his 1940 album Dust Bowl Ballads. “Back in 1927/ I had a little farm that I called heaven/ Well, the prices up and the rain come down/ And I hauled my crops all into town/ I got the money/ Bought clothes and groceries, fed the kids/ And raised a family,” Crutchfrield recounts over gentle acoustic guitar. Advertisement Related Video Waxahatchee’s take on the folk classic serves as the second single off the upcoming tribute album, Home in This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads. The album also features lead single “Dust Cain’t Kill Me”...
Courtney Barnett Takes Us Down “Rae Street” on Fallon: Watch
Courtney Barnett is gearing up to soundtrack your Sad Girl Winter with her forthcoming album, Things Take Time, Take Time. To promote the follow-up to 2018’s Tell Me How You Really Feel, the Aussie singer-songwriter made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she performed her recent single (and previous Song of the Week) “Rae Street.” Sonically, “Rae Street” feels warm and rugged, and Barnett’s remote performance suited the song’s ambiance perfectly; she and her band set up in a dimly-lit lounge area that looks like a mix between your neighborhood speakeasy and your favorite grandparent’s living room. It’s the type of setup that makes you want to curl up in one of the big upholstered chairs in the corner and watch Barnett’s magnetic songwriting unfurl in front of y...
Courtney Barnett Takes a Stroll Down ‘Rae Street’ on ‘Tonight Show’: Watch
Barnett and her band zoomed in from the studio, a rustic space laden with more antiques than a museum. Things Take Time, Take Time is the followup to 2018’s Tell Me How You Really Feel, which cracked the Top 10 in the U.K. and Australia and peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 chart. It’ll drop Nov. 12 on Mom+Pop Music / Marathon Artists in North America, and in Australia via Barnett’s own, Melbourne-based indie Milk! Records (with distribution through Remote Control Records), a two-time winner of best independent label at the AIR Awards. Tour dates in support of the new album will kick off Sept. 25 at El Cosmico in Marfa, TX. Watch Barnett’s late-night performance below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. ...
Drew Barrymore Weighs in On Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Battle: ‘She’s the Key to Her Freedom’
Because she doesn’t have a personal relationship with Spears, Barrymore said she didn’t feel right discussing the issue in public, deciding that the best way to respect Spears’ wishes was to not post about it on social media. “This is too big for that,” she said. “But I also think on the other side of the coin, the noise had to be made in order to start to have change here. Social media is a very tricky animal. It can lead to great outcry and people listening, and it can also be a place that has a little bit of empty calories.” In the midst of what was described as a mental health crisis, Spears was placed into a strict conservatorship overseen by her father, Jamies Spears, in February 2008, giving him control over his daughter’s life an...
Trisha Yearwood Said Her COVID-19 Case Was ‘Mild,’ But ‘It Was Just No Joke’
Back in February, Trisha Yearwood revealed that she’d tested positive for COVID-19 and that she was quarantining at home with husband Garth Brooks, who at the time tested negative for the highly contagious novel coronavirus. In a new interview with PEOPLE (the TV Show!), the country singer revealed that she did not experience the kind of severe illness some people have suffered from while noting that her devoted hubby never left her side. “I had what was considered a mild case and I think that’s why we had — we were lucky that COVID didn’t go into our lungs, but that’s probably also why we have more trouble here,” she said, pointing to her face. “It was just no joke. He would not stay away from me. I’m like, ‘Dude, I cannot be resp...
Downtown Music Holdings Names New CEO, Kalifowitz to Executive Director
Founder and CEO Justin Kalifowitz moves to the role of executive director in the new leadership alignment. Downtown Music Holdings — the umbrella organization that houses several music-services brands like CD Baby, FUGA, Songtrust, Downtown Neighboring Rights and more — is shaking up its executive leadership team. Founder and CEO Justin Kalifowitz will transition to a new role as executive director of the company, while longtime general counsel and COO Andrew Bergman rises to the role of CEO. The moves will take place effective Sept. 1. Kalifowitz started Downtown in 2007 as a music publisher, a business it largely exited in April when it sold the rights to its 145,000-song catalog of publishing copyrights to Concord in a deal estimated at $350 million. (Downtown still serves a...
‘Final Fantasy VII’ Fan Art of Tifa Lockhart With Short Hair Erupts on Twitter
Final Fantasy VII‘s Tifa Lockhart is getting some increased attention from fans after a fan recreated her look with short hair. Tending on Twitter as #TifaShortHair, everyone’s favorite female Square-Enix RPG brawler, who’s known for her long flowing hair, is being redrawn as fan art with short hair and even bob hairstyles. Started by user Strawderryst, the idea took off online and there are now numerous pieces of fan art depicting Tifa with short hair, one user even added her new look to an FFVII mod. Check out the FFVII community’s take on Tifa Lockhard with short hair below. Fans of the franchise will appreciate this new take on such a classic video game character. Well, I’ll start. @SquareEnix ?#TifaShortHair pic.twitter.com/ogXk3BHIO7 — strawderryst | COMMISSIONS OPEN (@StrawderryST) ...
METALLICA Releases CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Performance On Vinyl
METALLICA has released two songs from its performance at the Chris Cornell tribute concert as part of its “Vinyl Club”. “All Your Lies” and “Head Injury” were recorded at the “I Am The Highway” event, which was held in January 2019 at the Forum in Los Angeles, California , and were produced by Greg Fidelman, mixed by Jim Monti and mastered by Billy Joe Bowers at Casa De Amor. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich commented: “Thank you for your musk, thank you for the words, for your thoughts… Thank you for the shows, thank you for the good times, for putting yourself out there… and thank you, along with your fellow bandmates, for giving us something that inspired us, excited us, meant something, moved us, and not only gave us belief...
Late RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART’s Classic Sports Car Collection Sells For $3.9 Million
A collection of classic cars that belonged to late RUSH drummer Neil Peart was sold for a total of $3.9 million through Gooding & Company at the Pebble Beach Auctions over the weekend. Peart called the cars his “Silver Surfers” for the riding-the-wave feeling he had while driving the cars on the California coast. Seven of Peart‘s cars hit the auction block: A 1964 Aston Martin DB5, a 1964 Shelby Cobra 289, a 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S, a 1965 Maserati Mistral Spider, a 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe, a 1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe. The 1970 Lamborghini — often credited as being the world’s first supercar — sold for a whopping $1.325 million after being predicted to sell for more than $1 millio...
COREY TAYLOR And Solo Band Don KISS Makeup For Springfield, Missouri Concert (Video)
Corey Taylor and his solo band donned KISS‘s signature black-and-white makeup for their concert last night (Monday, August 16) at the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Missouri. Special guests CHERRY BOMBS, led by Taylor‘s wife Alicia Taylor, were unable to perform for reasons that haven’t been disclosed. Earlier today, the SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman took to his Twitter to share a pre-show photo of him with his solo band taken on Monday, and he included the following message: “Last night we had to pull off a special show in Springfield, MO, because our @cherrybombsrock couldn’t perform. If you have a ticket stub, digital copy or printed ticket from last night, it gets you into tonight’s show for free. So come see us all get crazy! Take care out there...
