Latest Articles
Bernie Taupin to Receive Hollywood Music In Media Awards Career Achievement Honor
by Josh Sharpe - October 23, 2024 Bernie Taupin, one of the most prolific and successful lyricists in history and storied collaborator with Sir Elton John, will receive the prestigious Outstanding Career Achievement Award during the 15th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) to be held on November 20, 2024 at The Avalon in H...
Elton John and Bernie Taupin to Receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2024 Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the great songwriting duos of all time, will be the 2024 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song....
Douglas Andrew McCombs to Release First Ever LP Pressing of His Debut Solo Album
by Michael Major - August 17, 2023 The Chicago innovator has a busy slate lined up for the fall - with the long-awaited LP release of his debut solo album under his own name, VMAK
Light in the Attic to Release DREAMIN' WILD Original Soundtrack
by Michael Major - July 25, 2023 The soundtrack blends vintage recordings by Donnie & Joe (including the cult favorite “Baby”) with exclusive new performances by Donnie Emerson, Nancy Sophia Emerson, and actor Noah Jupe, plus original score selections by composer Leopold Ross (Black Mirror, A Million Little Pieces). ...
Chicago Supergroup Trio Black Duck Sign to Thrill Jockey
by Michael Major - March 01, 2023 McCombs is known for his work in Tortoise and Brokeback, as well as for his project Brokeback and as a touring musician for the likes of The Sea and Cake and Chris Forsyth, amongst many others. MacKay and Rumback previously played together in Darts & Arrows and have each released collaborative album...
The Soft Pink Truth Covers Coil's 'The Anal Staircase'
by Michael Major - August 17, 2022 Ahead of the release of the Was It Ever Real? mini-album this Friday, and forthcoming full album Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This?, Drew Daniel of Matmos aka The Soft Pink Truth has shared the hypnotic, undulating new video for his interpretation of Coil's immortal queer classic 'The Anal Sta...
Gary Clark Jr. Releases Original Song 'Valley of Last Resort'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020 Rounding out a prolific year earmarked by diverse collaborations and blockbuster performances including his most recent critically-acclaimed release “Valley of Last Resort.”...
VIDEO: Rufus Wainwright Performs Socially Distanced Concert in LA's Paramour Mansion
by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2020 Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright recently performed “Unfollow the Rules: The Paramour Session,” a concert performed acoustically with a socially distanced string section, piano and guitar to accompany him....
Rufus Wainwright Unveils 'Unfollow The Rules'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 27, 2020 Singer-songwriter supreme Rufus Wainwright has announced the release of his long-awaited new album. UNFOLLOW THE RULES arrives via BMG on Friday, April 24; pre-orders are available now....
Rufus Wainwright to Release Limited Edition EP on Record Store Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2019 Rufus Wainwright is set to release an A/B side 7' EP, Come A Little Bit Closer, on November 29, Record Store Day Black Friday. The limited edition EP arrives ahead of Wainwright's forthcoming 2020 album via BMG, and consists of two live performances of Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon' and Arcade Fire's '...
The Sea and Cake Announce 2020 US West Coast Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 19, 2019 The Sea and Cake have announced a string of select dates across the US West Coast in early 2020, with more dates to follow. The core trio of Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and John McEntire will be joined by bassist Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Brokeback, Eleventh Dream Day) on the road for their first s...
Steel Panther's Bassist Lexxi Foxx Enters Sex Rehab
by A.A. Cristi - November 30, 2018 California rock and party legends Steel Panther have survived a career of living a decadent lifestyle surrounded by loud music, fast cars and beautiful women. That lifestyle of debauchery and proclivity towards random sexual encounters has finally caught up with the band's bassist. Lexxi Foxx has v...
Dolly Parton Reveals the Cover Art and Track List for Netflix's DUMPLIN' Film Soundtrack
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 22, 2018 DOLLY PARTON has revealed the cover art and track list for the soundtrack to the anticipated Netflix film Dumplin'....
Works & Process At The Guggenheim Presents Charles Wuorinen At 80 With Goeyvaerts String Trio
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018 Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim,presents Charles Wuorinen at 80 with Goeyvaerts String Trio on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 7:30pm....
Collection of Handwritten Lyrics to Some of the Greatest Pop Songs Ever On Sale
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2018 THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF BERNIE TAUPIN November 9 live at Hard Rock Café in New York and online at juliensauctions.com. This spotlight music artist auction event celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bernie Taupin's writing partnership with pop culture icon Sir Elton John whose fabled collaboration pro... |