Stax Records and Craft Recordings have announced a 50th anniversary edition, for June 24 release, of the Staple Singers’ bestselling 1972 title Be Altitude: Respect Yourself. This classic of soul and gospel history will be […]
As the rock’n’roll era took shape in the late 1940s, emerging from a raucous new blend of blues and jazz played for dancers in the night clubs of black America, the executives at major record […]
Record man Art Rupe, who started a small Boyle Heights-based independent label called Specialty Records in 1946 and went on to help launch the careers of artists including Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield and […]
Wet Leg fly in at Number 1 with their self-titled debut album, fronting a spectacular hat-trick of chart success for independent record labels who dominate all top three places on this week’s Official Albums Chart […]
Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Courtesy of the artist hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Jazz bassist Charnett Moffett. Courtesy of the artist Bassist Charnett Moffett, a stylistically agnostic staple of the jazz scene […]
Billie Eilish and Finneas will star in a new Simpsons short on Disney+. The short, called “When Billie Met Lisa,” will premiere on Friday, April 22. Find some artwork for the episode below. (Pitchfork earns […]
I have never watched a single episode of The Greatest American Hero. However, I have seen every episode of Seinfeld. Multiple times. That’s why the Greatest American Hero theme song has been stuck in my […]
Father Stu? He’s not a regular priest, he’s a cool priest. A tough priest. A priest who swears (a lot), a priest with a history of boozing and boxing. That’s the story told by the […]
Finnish Love Metal pioneer, Ville Valo, will release new single, “Loveletting”, on April 8 under the VV banner. “Loveletting” is taken from VV’s forthcoming debut album, Neon Noir. You can check the song out below. […]
Hank Williams Jr.’s June 17 release on Easy Eye Sound of the new album Rich White Honky Blues has been previewed by the arrival of the single “.44 Special Blues.” The album is the 57th […]
A new exhibition celebrating rhythm and blues great and New Orleans giant Professor Longhair will open on April 19 at the Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Me Got Fiyo: The Professor Longhair Centennial […]
American Actor Jacob Batalon rose to prominence as Ned Leeds, the best friend of the primary character, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, in the action trilogy “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017) and its sequels, “Far From Home” (2019) […]
Welcome to the BroBible New Music Round-Up, where this week is light on new music and a little heavy on Record Store Day releases and we’re all a little full from Thanksgiving so we’ll just […]
Get a kick out of this: At the age of 95, jazz singer Tony Bennett has become the second-oldest winner of a Grammy Award. Bennett, together with pop superstar Lady Gaga, won the Grammy for […]
HIM frontman Ville Valo has announced his debut solo album, Neon Noir, set for an early 2023 release under the VV moniker. The Finnish artist also announced a 2023 US tour and unveiled a new […]
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A collection of unreleased Karen Dalton recordings are being released in the new album Shuckin’ Sugar. It’s out April 23 on vinyl for Record Store Day, while a CD and digital release will follow o […]
For six decades, Tony Bennett has left his heart on the Grammy stage. Whether he was performing, presenting or picking up that precious hardware, the legendary crooner has become a part of the very fabric […]
For 45 years fans of the Rolling Stones have been sharing and downloading bootleg copies of an unofficial album. The band’s Live At The El Mocambo came from two legendary shows they performed in 1977. […]
James Atkin, singer Ian [Dench, guitarist] was the genius behind Unbelievable. I just sang and looked pretty. Derry [Brownson, sampler], Zac [Foley, bass] and I had the idea for EMF, but we didn’t have much […]