Is the Montreal area ready for a new 10,000-seat arena? The Montreal Canadiens and the city of Laval are betting on it with the new Place Bell, located near the Montmorency métro station in the suburb just north of the island of Montreal. The arena was unveiled to the media on Thursday and the public […]
When Layne Staley was found deceased in his Seattle apartment in late April, 2002, music television couldn’t be bothered to cover it except in the most minor of mentions. Less than one week after the singer was found, vocalist Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the R&B trio TLC died in a car crash in Honduras. […]
MusiCares has established a relief fund to support members of the music community affected by Hurricane Harvey. The charity is also partnering with Guitar Center to launch an initiative to help impacted musicians, songwriters, recording studios, and audio professionals rebuild their lives. Guitar Center will match up to $25,000 of contributions donated to any Guitar Center or […]
Photo: Sean Daigle In the past year, journalists have doubled down on ringing the death knell for rock music, which some say is drowning in a rising tide of synth-enhanced pop music and thumping hip-hop. The various pieces — in Billboard, The New York Times, Forbes, The New Republic and others — paint similar portraits: […]
Longtime Fabulous Thunderbirds frontman Kim Wilson has announced a new solo album, Blues and Boogie, Vol. 1, which is set for an October 20 release via Severn Records. Wilson has gone back to the basics—not to mention old-school Chicago blues—for the new disc, which features guitar work by Big Jon Atkinson, Bob Welsh, Billy Flynn and Nathan James. The […]
New York rockers The National have premiered the strange music video for their new song, “Day I Die.” The video, directed by Casey Reas, is a collection of time-lapse photographs taken at the band’s soundcheck prior to their performance at Le Centquatre in Paris last June. You can check it out below. Reas was also […]
Expanding on its popular Fusion Series, Jericho Guitars—in partnership with EverTune—has announced the limited-production Fusion Walnut EverTune model. From the company: Loaded with the best components on the market and boasting a professional range of capabilities, the Fusion Walnut Evertune is a true merger of tone that add volumes to any style, both live and in […]
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem(Photo: Suzi Pratt, WireImage) There’s a certain amount of cynicism that comes with listening to LCD Soundsystem’s latest. After all, it’s hard not to be skeptical when a band literally announces new music with a lengthy apology letter. That’s precisely what grizzled frontman James Murphy did last year, in response to […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Downtown’s former Saks site could be tuned to venue for live musicPittsburgh Post-GazetteHe compared the venue under consideration to “something like you’d see in Austin, Texas, or Nashville,” perhaps featuring blues or rock music. “I think a music venue in Downtown would be really cool,” he said. “We’re trying to make Pittsburgh a […]
Expanding on their existing Fusion Series, Jericho Guitars—in partnership with EverTune—announces the limited production Fusion Walnut EverTune. Loaded with the best components on the market and boasting a professional range of capabilities, the Fusion Walnut Evertune is a true merger of tone that add volumes to any style, both live and in the studio. Features: […]
