10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jack Black
Jack Black is a man of many skills; he is a comedian, a member of the band Tenacious D, a rock star, and a movie star (his films include Kung Fu Panda, School of Rock, […]
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Billie Lourd and Austen Rydell Expecting Second Child
Surprise: Billie Lourd is pregnant with baby No. 2! On Sept. 7, the actor revealed her big news in London at the world premiere of her new movie, “Ticket to Paradise” — starring Julia Roberts […]
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Travelin’ Band’ Film For UK’s Everyman Festival
The new documentary film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall is to receive its UK theatrical premiere next week at Everyman Cinemas across the UK, as part of the 2022 Everyman Music […]
VOIVOD Announces ‘Ultraman’ EP – BLABBERMOUTH.NET
Canadian sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD will release a new EP, “Ultraman”, on November 4 via Century Media Records. The effort features a highly original tribute to the “Ultraman” TV series theme as well as previously […]
End of the Road review – post-punk, cosmic jazz and weirdo pop offer a genuine alternative | End of the Road festival
All festivals have a USP: Reading, for instance, is an assault course marking the end of childhood; Boomtown is a purpose-built warehouse party in the English countryside for those too scared to visit an actual […]
Joshua Redman Quartet: LongGone review – musical soulmates reunite to stunning effect | Jazz
The jazz equivalent of old soulmates finishing each other’s sentences is a risk run by almost all bands with long lifespans. Saxophonist Joshua Redman’s A-list quartet with pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride and drummer […]
Sheku Kanneh-Mason: ‘There was a time when I played in the bathroom’ | Sheku Kanneh-Mason
The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 23, is the third of seven siblings – Isata, Braimah, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata, Mariatu, aged 26 to 13 years – all musicians who regularly perform together. He grew up in Nottingham […]
Watch: JOHN BUSH And CHUCK BILLY Perform ANTHRAX And TESTAMENT Classics With METAL ALLEGIANCE At ROCK IN RIO 2022
METAL ALLEGIANCE performed last night (Friday, September 2) at the Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The band’s setlist included music from METAL ALLEGIANCE‘s self-titled album, “Fallen Heroes” EP and “Volume II […]
Donovan Mitchell Shares Hilarious Reaction To Cavs Trade
Getty Image / Alex Goodlett The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Utah Jazz rocked the NBA world on Thursday after making a huge trade. Donovan Mitchell is heading to Cleveland, where he joins Darius Garland, Evan […]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Carmen Cusack
credit @cusackcarmen Carmen Cusack is a highly talented actress who doesn’t get nearly as much credit as she deserves. However, that has never stopped her from doing her thing. Carmen has been acting professionally for […]
Hayato Sumino: Bringing classical music closer to a younger generation
World famous Maestro Marin Alsop and sensational pianist Hayato Sumino during intense rehearsals with the NOSPR orchestra of Poland before their grand tour in Japan. — © Radosław Kaźmierczak / NOSPR Every once in a […]
‘What he was doing was like nothing else’: the secret recordings of genius producer Charles Stepney | Soul
In the mid-60s, a struggling vibraphone player named Charles Stepney and his wife, Rubie, visited their pastor looking for career advice. Stepney’s work as a jazz musician in Chicago was intermittent at best: when he […]
Members of The Rolling Stones Touring Band Kick Off Tribute to Charlie Watts at The Blue Note Jazz Club (A Gallery)
On Aug. 29, the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City kicked off the first of three evenings dedicated to the life of the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. The tribute show featured […]
We Out Here festival review – celebratory weekend of raucous dance and cosmic jazz | Music
The musical taste of Gilles Peterson – the BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster and curator behind Worldwide FM and Brownswood Recordings – is nothing if not eclectic. We Out Here, the festival he stages across […]
Maria Schneider Faces Summary Judgement Motion In Google Suit
Photo Credit: Maurice / CC by 2.0 Google and YouTube are officially moving for summary judgement in their much-publicized courtroom confrontation with Grammy-winning jazz composer Maria Schneider. This latest development in the years-running legal battle […]
See Mary and Lester From “227” Now, at 91 and 83 — Best Life
After making a name for herself playing Florence on The Jeffersons, Marla Gibbs moved immediately on to another classic sitcom, 227, about the residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building. There, she was reunited with Hal […]
YES To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of ‘Close To The Edge’ With Fall 2022 U.S. Tour
Prog rock pioneers and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees YES have revealed the dates and details for the U.S. leg of their “The Album Series Tour 2022,” celebrating the 50th anniversary of their […]
Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’ | Music
The “record men” were a fabled breed of almost entirely American males who, across the 20th century, became famous in their own rights due to their discovering, recording, promoting and sometimes fleecing of future legends. […]
Kornél Kovács’ Third Album is a Soundtrack to a Fantasy Hotel Incoming
Kornél Kovács will release Hotel Koko, his third album, in October. Hotel Koko follows to the release of Stockholm Marathon, also released on Studio Barnhus. We’re told to expect another expansive record that underlines the […]
Fergie fans in shock as she performs live at MTV VMAs for first time since star was ripped for National Anthem scandal
FERGIE has received praise from fans for her MTV VMAs performance after facing backlash for her performance of the National Anthem. The star has been out of the spotlight in the wake of the drama. […]