Frank Zappa Signs With Universal Music For Long-Term, Global Licensing And Rights Management Agreement
The Zappa Family Trust has partnered with Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) for a long-term, global licensing agreement for Frank Zappa's entire recorded catalog, as...
John Coltrane interview from 1966 on art, artists, audiences, and bad club owners
The Jazz musician, John Coltrane, discusses his art, the meaning of music in human experience, and his particular spiritual approach. This rare interview was...
Buddy Guy Worries About The Future Of Blues Music
I wonder if there aren't as many young black musicians devoting themselves to the blues. Do you worry about the future of blues music?
I...
Buffy Sainte-Marie On Lasting 50 Years In Music
More than 50 years after your first album, you are back with a new one, Power in the Blood. Morrissey asked you to tour...
‘INXS The Musical’ To Open In Australia In 2017 – Broadway Next?
INXS hope to become the new sensation of the world’s theatre stages with a musical based on their hits to open in Sydney in...
Listen: 2 Rare Joy Division Tracks From New Vinyl ReIssue
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” on June 27th, Rhino are pleased to announce the re-issue of four iconic...
“Fun, Fun, Fun” Parody by The Beach Boys…errr…Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Bacon
First Drafts of Rock takes a look at an early version of The Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun."
https://youtu.be/ynKqgo-x780
The Real Story Behind Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”
“Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield is a classic song and Jimmy Kimmel has always wondered what the real story behind it was. It turns...
Full Video: Horton Hears A Who! (CBS, 1970)
The 1966 cartoon of How The Grinch Stole Christmas was so popular that director Chuck Jones (Looney Toones), followed up with Horton Hears A...
Bill Nye Reads Mean Tweets About Himself
"You pretend the global warming fairy is real even as you live in a mansion. Maybe do cartwheels for voodoo."
https://youtu.be/mm4Rwyi-k08
Parrot Sings The Lego Movie’s ‘Everything Is Awesome’
Birds on Safari, a pet store in Stuart, Fla., posted a video of a yellow-naped Amazon parrot named Princess Yellowfeather that sings “Everything is...
Universal Releases Five-Year Development Plan; Lucian Grainge Stays On Until At Least 2020
Paris, July 31, 2015
Vivendi:
- Five-year development plan for Universal Music Group
- Lucian Grainge committed to UMG and Vivendi at least
until 2020
Vivendi has agreed on...
Apple Music Uses Snapchat To Offer A Sneak Inside Beats 1 Global Studios
Apple Music's first Snapchat story. Beats 1, by the way, is a great service and loving it.
https://youtu.be/wLUl71tEZMc
Bikini Kill To Reissue 1991 Cassette ‘Revolution Girl Style Now’
The original and extremely influential Riot Grrrl leaders Bikini Kill will reissue their original demo tape Revolution Girl Style Now, featuring three unreleased tracks....
Dwight Yoakam On Abstaining From Alcohol And Drugs
I never drank. It never had an allure to me. I’d been raised in a very abstinent environment. The one smart thing I did...
Listen To Peter Gabriel’s Games Without Frontiers In German
In the early ’80s Peter Gabriel wrote to the heads of his various labels around Europe and offered to re-record his vocals in their...
