My producer Joel told me that Teacher Appreciation Day was today, when in all actuality it isn’t until NEXT WEEK. So I got one of his High School teachers on the horn this morning to dish the dirt on how Joel was as a student…
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Smashing Pumpkins have named Kiki Wong as their new guitarist after an extensive search. After longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder bid good bye in October 2023, the rock band started the recruitment process, with frontman Billy Corgan calling for applications for replacement. From more than 10,000 applications received, Corgan filtered down to a shortlist. On the…
Smashing Pumpkins Name Kiki Wong As New Guitarist After Extensive Search
Deep Purple have announced a North American tour in support of their upcoming album =1. The legendary rock band's latest album will be released on July 19. "Taking the US by storm this summer Deep Purple will be shaking the walls of arenas, with an explosive lineup of unforgettable hits taken from their repertoire of…
Deep Purple Announce North American Tour In Support Of New Album
Radiohead's "Creep" has joined the billion views club on the streaming service YouTube. The clip has officially passed the 1 billion views mark, making it the first Radiohead video to reach the milestone. "Creep" is the debut single by Radiohead and was released on September 21, 1992. It was included on Radiohead's debut album, Pablo…
Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ Joins YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Universal Music is set to release a new album, Songwriter, featuring 11 previously unreleased recordings by Johnny Cash on June 28th, more than 20 years after the legend's death. The collection contains 11 songs Cash wrote and recorded in 1993 at LSI Studios in Nashville. The songs are about love, family, sorrow, beauty, survival, spiritual…
Posthumous Johnny Cash Album ‘Songwriter’ To Feature Previously Unreleased Material
Norwegian singer-songwriter Girl in red recently released a cover of Talking Head's 1983 hit "Girlfriend Is Better." The cover version is set to feature on A24 Music's upcoming compilation album, Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads's Stop Making Sense, due out on May 17th. "Girlfriend Is Better" is the third single to arrive…
Girl In Red Shares Cover Of Talking Heads’ ‘Girlfriend Is Better’
John Oates recently shared a cover of John Prine's "Long Monday." The cover was released as a preview of Oates' upcoming new studio album, Reunion, which is set to arrive on May 17. "I chose to record 'Long Monday' due to the evocative nature and down-to-earth beauty of the song's story," Oates said. "I think…