Elmore’s Most Memorable Lip Syncers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ mimed performance at the Super Bowl may be the “scandal” du jour, but they’re certainly not the first—or the last—group to lip sync or pantomime … Read more
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ELMORE EXCLUSIVE: Win Tickets To See The HillBenders!
Few groups can boast the amount of talent that the HillBenders have. Springfield, Missouri’s finest sons play bluegrass like no one else can, combining their technical skill with the sort … Read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers Defend Mimed Super Bowl Performance
Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show found Bruno Mars channeling his inner James Brown while the Red Hot Chili Peppers made a guest appearance. Those who watched closely noticed something a … Read more
Mick Jagger Talks James Brown Biopic
As filming of the long-awaited James Brown biopic Get On Up wrapped recently, producer Mick Jagger, director Tate Taylor (who also directed The Help) and star Chadwick Boseman (who most recently … Read more
Lost Hendrix Interview Resurfaces
PBS series, Blank on Blank recently got its hands on Jimi Hendrix’s last known interview , conducted by British journalist Keith Altham on September 11, 1970–a week before Hendrix’s death. In … Read more
Old 97’s Announce New Album
Dallas-based alt-country band the Old 97’s are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2014. The band announced a new album, Most Messed Up and released a single, “Longer Than You’ve Been Alive” today. … Read more
Elmore’s Report From The MIDEM Conference (Part 2)
I decided to take a walk along the Croisette after the convention center closed. The Croisette is to Cannes what the Boardwalk is to Atlantic City. In Cannes, the beach may be … Read more
Nickel Creek Reunite, Announce New Album
Neo-bluegrass trio Nickel Creek are reuniting after a seven-year hiatus with a new album and a short tour. The as-of-yet-untitled album does not have a release date, but the group … Read more
Elmore’s Report From The MIDEM Conference (Part 1)
The Palais–the convention center in Cannes, France–is under construction, and many of us are spending valuable minutes wandering around, looking for our destination. Other than that, MIDEM works well, jammed … Read more
R.I.P. Anna Gordy Gaye
Anna Gordy Gaye, a Motown songwriter and widow of the late Marvin Gaye, passed away on Friday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 92 years old. Anna was … Read more
