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Kiss Guitarist Bob Kulick Dies at 70
Kiss guitarist Bob Kulick, who toured and worked in the studio with the band, has died at the age of 70. “I am heartbroken to have to share the news of the passing of my brother Bob Kulick,” Bruce Kulick wrote on Twitter. “His love of music, and his talent as a musician and producer should always be celebrated. Please respect the Kulick Family’s privacy during this sad time. RIP.” I am heartbroken to have to share the news of the passing of my brother Bob Kulick. His love of music, and his talent as a musician and producer should always be celebrated. Please respect the Kulick Family’s privacy during this sad time. RIP pic.twitter.com/LUWC6k69Ml — Bruce Kulick (@brucekulick) May 29, 2020 A cause of death had not been revealed as of publication. Born in Brooklyn in 1...
Bruce Springsteen Joins Dropkick Murphys for High-Energy Performance at Empty Fenway Park
“What’s going on, Boston?” Dropkick Murphys‘ lead singer and bassist Ken Casey shouted in Boston’s Red Sox Fenway Park on Friday night (May 29)–but this time, instead of thousands of fans cheering back, the ballpark was empty. Streaming Outta Fenway, the two-hour concert by the Celtic punk band, marks the first time a musical performance has ever taken place at an empty major U.S. arena, stadium or ballpark. The show was put on to raise funds for the Boston Resiliency Fund, Habitat For Humanity and Feeding America. Even with no audience, the band rocked out to a number of their hits, wrapping the show by welcoming The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, on the jumbotron. “You’re making us all look old!” Casey j...
Dropkick Murphys and Bruce Springsteen Rock an Empty Fenway Park: Watch
The gates around the storied Fenway Park opened today to welcome its first event since the COVID-19 pandemic. In front of stands empty of audience members, Dropkick Murphys took to the baseball diamond for a livestream concert. Though they were alone inside the stadium, Bruce Springsteen joined them remotely near the end of the set for a collaborative performance. Dubbed Streaming Outta Fenway, the special benefit performance marked both the first time Dropkick played a full concert at Fenway, and the first such show of any kind sans an audience at a major US arena or stadium. Springsteen, meanwhile, made history in 2003 by becoming the first musician to play a ballpark-wide concert at Fenway. Thus it was fitting for The Boss to join the Boston Celtic punks for the uniq...
Matty Healy Deactivates Twitter After He’s Accused of Using George Floyd Tweet to Promote His Music
The 1975‘s Matty Healy came under fire on Thursday (May 28) for a tweet about George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died following brutality from Minnesota police on Monday. “If you truly believe that ‘ALL LIVES MATTER’ you need to stop facilitating the end of black ones,” Healy tweeted along with a link to the band’s song “Love It If We Made It,” which features lyrics “We’re fucking in a car, shooting heroin/ Saying controversial things just for the hell of it/ Selling melanin and then suffocate the black men/ Start with misdemeanors and we’ll make a business out of them.” The frontman then faced heavy backlash from critics who accused the singer of using the tragedy to promote the 1975’s new album, Notes on a Conditional Form, which dropped last week. matty hea...
Barenaked Ladies’ Steven Page on a Potential New Album
Kyle Meredith With… Steven Page Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Barenaked Ladies singer-songwriter Steven Page gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his new single “Isolation”, in addition to Here’s What it Takes, the musical he’s been working on for the past seven years that was about to open right before the global pandemic. He also dives into his history of theatrical writing, recently teaming up with Broadway stars for an online collaboration, and performing a show with his own son. Page also talks about the success of his home shows over Zoom, and says he has an album’s worth of songs that could hopefully see the light of day sooner than later. Kyle Meredith With… is an ...
Future Flies ‘High’ With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
Plus: Polo G’s “The Goat” debuts at No. 2, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s “Reunions” surges into top 10 after wide release. Future flies in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with his seventh chart-topper, as High Off Life enters at No. 1. The album, which was released via Freebandz/Epic Records on May 15, earned 153,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 21, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data — Future’s biggest week, in terms of units, for a solo album. Of High Off Life’s first-week units, 16,000 are in album sales, while nearly all of the remaining units are from streaming activity. Also in the new top 10: Polo G’s The Goat bows at No. 2 with 99,000 units, and Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s Reunions jumps from No. 149 to No. 9 after its first week ...
Lollapalooza Shares Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2006 Concert from the Vault: Watch
Despite the fact that we all know a 100,000-capacity event just isn’t going to happen this summer, Lollapalooza still hasn’t officially canceled its 2020 edition. While we await the inevitable announcement, the festival has been unloading classic performances from its vaults. Past streaming concerts have included The Strokes’ 2010 comeback concert and Foo Fighters’ legendary 2011 set. Today, the series continues with the reveal of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2006 headlining show, which you can watch below beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The 17-song performance was RHCP’s first at Lolla since 1992, back when it was still a touring festival. The shirtless rockers were in the midst of their “Stadium Arcadium Tour”, which holds a special place in fans’ hearts. Stadium Arcadium and its accompanying...
Prince’s Long-Lost Blue Angel Cloud Guitar up for Auction
Earlier this month, Julien’s Auction announced the lots for its annual Music Icons collection. Amongst the items on the block is one of Prince’s famous Cloud custom guitars — which was recently discovered to be worth far more than initially appraised. That’s because it turns out the instrument is the long-lost Blue Angel guitar that was Prince’s favorite from 1984 to 1993. When the auction was first announced, Paisley Park conservationist and Cloud expert John Woodland contacted Julien’s Auction. After examining the guitar via FaceTime, Woodland was fairly certain this was indeed the second Cloud Prince had commissioned, affectionately known as Blue Angel. Julien’s got the instrument CT scanned to confirm that it was indeed the fabled guitar. Apparently, it had been in the collection of a ...
Celebrating 100 Episodes of This Must Be the Gig with Mike Patton, Alicia Keys, Shirley Manson, and More
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Radio Public | Stitcher On today’s episode, host Lior Phillips and engineer Adam Kivel celebrate 100 episodes of This Must Be the Gig. After compiling votes from listeners, the duo reflect on 12 fan-favorite episode and share key clips. Special memories include Mike Patton reflecting on his music piracy while working at a record store, Alicia Keys recognizing herself in music as a teen, and Jacob Collier contextualizing the process of learning music theory. Plus, Lior and Adam look back at powerful clips with David Byrne, Shirley Manson, and Jenny Slate. And don’t forget to stay tuned to the end of the episode for a surprise look at next week’s astounding guest! This Must Be the Gig gives backstage ...
Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters Is a Perfect Artifact of Post-World War II History
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Radio Public Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters, Hawkwind singer Robert Calvert’s 1974 solo debut, has two stories to tell. One of them is about what became of the German air force after World War II. The other is about a young boy who wanted to be a pilot, but ended up a poet instead. In the sixth episode of Ghost Echoes, we receive two postcards from mid-century Europe. For more episodes of Ghost Echoes, subscribe now! Follow on Facebook | Twitter | Podchaser Music and Sound Notes: — The Hawkwind tracks heard here are “Seeing it as You Really Are” from their self-titled debut, “Silver Machine” from In Search of Space, and Calvert’s recitation “10 Seconds of Forever” from the Space Ritual live album. — Songs and sketches excerpted from C...
Girl Friday Announce Debut Album Androgynous Mary, Share “Amber’s Knees”: Stream
Girl Friday have announced their debut album Androgynous Mary. In anticipation of the August 21st release, the genre-fluid rockers have shared the music video for their lead single “Amber’s Knees: A Matter of Concern”. The LA quartet first gained national attention when they were named finalists in the 2018 Vans Share the Stage competition. Girl Friday followed that accomplishment with the 2019 Fashion Conman EP, a marvelous project that sounded like Robert Smith went surfing with Iggy Pop. “Amber’s Knees: A Matter of Concern” continues the exploration of sunny, guitard-driven post-punk. It’s melodically simple but structurally dense, with an intro, a couple of verses, a big shout-a-long chorus, a bridge, and an outro, all crammed into a tight three minutes. In a statement, Girl Frida...
Pearl Jam’s “Present Tense” Was Always the Perfect Swan Song for Michael Jordan’s Last Dance
Pearl Jam is no stranger to Chicago sports. They’ve performed at Wrigley Field multiple times. They’ve brought out a rolodex of athletes on stage. Hell, they’ve even written a song for the Cubs. In a sense, they’re as much a Chicago band as they are a Seattle export, and all of this has to do with the Midwestern blood that pumps through frontman Eddie Vedder. So, it’s not just poetic, but rather fitting that Vedder and co. would close down shop on ESPN’s The Last Dance, the fantastic 10-episode docuseries on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls that have kept us sane these past five weeks. “Time to go,” a now-grey Phil Jackson says of his Chicago Bulls. Soon after, the soft strings of Pearl Jam’s “Present Tense” begin — and with it the emotions. Slowly, we float around Chicago’s United Cen...
