Record Store Day 2013 Hit New Highs
Last weekend, the vinyls took over for this year’s impressively successful Record Store Day (April 20). Total album sales increased by three percent over last year, and the sales were … Read more
Music News
Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger and Herbie Hancock Chosen for Academy of Arts…
Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger and Herbie Hancock will be part of the new batch of freshmen elected to join the American Academy of Arts & Science. The artists are among … Read more
Andrew Stockdale Ends Wolfmother, Plans Solo Album
Hard-rock revivalists Wolfmother are done, according to lead singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale. The Australian rock band, which in recent years had become primarily a vehicle for Stockdale, will come to a … Read more
Willie Nile Announces New Album ‘American Ride’
Acclaimed folk-rocker Willie Nile has returned after three years with a new album, American Ride, due to be released on June 25th through Loud & Proud Records Nile, who attracted a … Read more
Replacements Fansite Attempts To Archive Band’s Live Performances
The Replacements’ live shows were the stuff of legend. They’d famously play brilliant sets of their booze-soaked rock songs one night and do lousy covers of Hank Williams and Harry … Read more
The Breeders, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile to Play Hopscotch Festival
This year’s Hopscotch Festival brings together some of music’s more esoteric acts for a few days of great tunes in North Carolina. Headlining the festival this year are the Breeders, … Read more
Deer Tick Announce Dark New Album ‘Negativity’
Deer Tick are returning in 2013 with a new studio album, and according to singer John McAuley, the band are heading in a much darker direction than they’ve previously been … Read more
The National To Perform One Song For Six Hours
New York indie rock fans will get a treat this week when The National return home for a show at MoMA P.S. 1…except that it isn’t going to be the … Read more
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett Open To Reunion
Midnight Oil were one of the pioneering alternative rock groups in the mid-to-late 1980s, but they have remained rather quiet since 2002. Since that time, the band’s members have gone … Read more
Remembering Richie Havens (1941-2013)
Elmore planned to have Richie Havens on the cover of our July/August 2009 issue commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival. Richie had a show at the Metropolitan Museum … Read more
