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How Strange It Is Share New Single 'Bug'
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 Bandleader Jordan Krinsky’s vocals recall Alex G at his most affected and warped, or Radiator Hospital’s Sam Cook-Parrott at their most raw. “Bug” follows the band’s prior single, the folk-inflected “Head Holder,” which found Krisnky’s hazy vocals joined by airy synths provided by musician Ben Chong...
Easy Star All-Stars Unleash 'Rock 'N' Roll Suicide' Featuring Macy Gray
by Michael Major - April 19, 2023 The project is a reggae reimagining of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, and features guest performances by Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), The Skints, Mortimer, The Expanders, Samory I, and many others....
Black Spiders Announce UK Tour for September & New Album
by Michael Major - March 13, 2023 It’s a cocktail fans have come to expect from the unexpected and it’s there in double-measure on the UK outfit’s latest / fourth studio album, ‘Can’t Die, Won’t Die’ – 42 minutes of back-street trouble, produced by regular studio compadre, Matt Elliss, and set for worldwide release via Spinefarm, th...
Easy Star All-Stars Share Cosmic New Single 'Moonage Daydream' With Naomi Cowan & Alex Lifeson (Rush)
by Michael Major - February 22, 2023 Michael Goldwasser, producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist of the band says, “This has been my favorite tune on the Bowie album since I first started listening as a teenager. In light of that, it’s interesting that it’s the song that I changed most radically by simplifying the chord progressi...
Easy Star All-Stars Announce New LP 'Ziggy Stardub'
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023 The album features guest performances by Macy Gray, Steel Pulse, Fishbone, Alex Lifeson (Rush), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), The Skints, Mortimer, The Expanders, Samory I, Naomi Cowan, and many others. Pre-order packages of the album will be available on the easystar.com webstore, including a limite...
Celebrate 75 Years of David Bowie With NYC Pop Up Shop
by Michael Major - October 13, 2021 For a very limited window beginning October 25, the Bowie 75 locations will be up and running at 150 Wooster Street — steps away from Bowie’s longtime downtown New York City neighborhood. Fans will be able to view never-before-seen footage, purchase new merchandise, try on Bowie costumes, and more....
BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST ALBUMS of the Rock and Rap Era (1950-2020)
by Peter Nason - April 16, 2020 The Beatles! Rihanna! Michael Jackson! Johnny Cash! Kanye West! The Rolling Stones! Aretha Franklin! Bob Dylan! Miles Davis! Nirvana! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest albums from the rock and rap era (1950-2020); see if your favorites made the grade!...
Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison Announce Lineup for ABOVE GROUND
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 14, 2019 Guitarists Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and Billy Morrison (Billy Idol) have confirmed the star-studded line-up for the second annual 'ABOVE GROUND' benefit concert on Monday, September 16 at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. ...
Dave Navarro, Billy Morrison Rejoin Forces For Second Annual 'Above Ground' Concert
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019 Guitarists Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and Billy Morrison (Billy Idol) have announced the second annual 'ABOVE GROUND' benefit concert on Monday, September 16 at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. As with last year's successful event, this immersive evening of art and music will celebrate the vinyl...
BESIDE BOWIE Official Soundtrack To Release via Universal Music on 6/8
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2018 UMe is pleased to announce the release of Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, The Soundtrack on June 8. The album comes on the heels of the film's streaming debuts on Hulu and Amazon Prime following last year's successful theatrical run and the DVD/Blu-ray releases....
Music Documentary BESIDE BOWIE: THE MICK RONSON STORY Comes to Amazon Prime Today!
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018 Following its theatrical release, the much-lauded feature documentary BESIDE BOWIE: THE MICK RONSON STORY will arrive on Amazon Prime in North America this month, available to stream as a special offer to Prime members from Monday January 29th, 2018.... |