1954 – A U.S. Congresswoman introduced a bill to prohibit the distribution of “obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy” recordings. 1955 – LaVern Baker appealed to Congress in a letter to Michigan Representative Charles Digges Jr. The letter requested the revision of the Copyright Act of 1909. 1955 – Billboard reported that the 45rpm single format […]
January 10th, 2020 was a dark day for the rock world, for that was the day iconic drummer/lyricist Neil Peart lost his battle to brain cancer. But his family has announced that fans will soon have the opportunity to gather and celebrate him themselves. “We are grateful for the team that Overtime Angels is assembly,” […]
On Tuesday, February 25th, iconic pop star Taylor Swift took to social media to hint at her music video, “The Man”, will be dropping on Thursday, February 27th at 7 a.m. EST. “There are 19 hands in the hallway… but only 2 days until The Man Music Video,” Swift wrote in the caption, leaving fans […]
In order to let singer/guitarist James Hetfield continue his recovery, Metallica canceled planned headline sets at the Sonic Temple, May 15th and 17th in Columbus, Ohio, and Louder Than Life on September 18th and 20th in Louisville, Kentucky music festivals on Monday, February 24th. The band released a statement from Hetfield about the cancellations, which […]
Phaidon is delighted to announce the release of Love, Rihanna: Luxury Supreme, a love letter to her fans, in which Rihanna invites you into her world with this stunning visual autobiography. From her Barbados childhood to her worldwide tours, from iconic fashion moments to private time with friends and family, the book showcases intimate photographs […]
On Friday, February 21st, 86 year old music icon Willie Nelson dropped the title track for his upcoming album titled “First Rose of Spring”, which is slated to drop on April 24th. The track dropped on Friday doesn’t carry the sweet promise of spring itself in its somber half-singing/half-talking tone, but the vow between a […]
1952 – The first musical choreography score was copyrighted. It was Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me Kate”. 1953 – The musical “Wonderful Town” opened. It ran for 559 performances. 1957 – Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded “That’ll Be The Day.” The song would be their first hit. A previously recorded version, on July 22, 1956, […]
It has been reported that Monkees bassist and singer Peter Tork, passed away on Thursday of unknown causes. He was 77. According to the Washington Post, Tork’e sister, Anne Thorkelson, confirmed the musician’s death. “I am told he slipped away peacefully,” his Monkee bandmate Michael Nesmith said in a statement. “Yet, as I write this […]
It has been announced that Virgin Fest 2020 will be returning to the US. More specifically, the rebooted two-day festival will go down June 6th-7th at Los Angeles’ Bank of California Stadium & Exposition Park. Virgin Fest used to be in Baltimore, Maryland from 2006 to 2013. The festival welcomed acts like Red Hot Chili […]
It has been announced that the iconic Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will be hitting the road once again, double headlining for their Boston to Berkeley II tour. The trek will kick off in May. The last time these two bands played together was back in 2017, and as was the case on the original From Boston […]