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From somewhere in the Mediterranean… On the 19th of May 1973, the airwaves around the Eastern Mediterranean were filled with music and the message of hope and peace for the region: the Voice of Peace radio station was born. The station, founded by Abie Nathan, continued broadcasting this message from the Dutch cargo vessel MV […]
Written about the Rajneesh cult Sufjan Stevens has shared ‘My Rajneesh’, the B-side to last week’s 12-minute comeback single ‘America‘. The new track, clocking in at 10 and a half minutes to rival its A-side, is about the Rajneesh cult movement founded by Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The sect of Hinduism attracted controversy when […]
Video drops in honor of International Reggae Day A new music video for Bob Marley’s classic song “No Woman, No Cry” was released Wednesday in honor of International Reggae Day. Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa, the seven-minute visual depicts a family divided by country, with a mother struggling to raise her children on her own in Jamaica and a […]
The album captures a 1995 performance in Dallas, Texas David Bowie‘s live album ‘Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas 95)’ will be released for the first time next month, it was announced today (June 26). ‘Ouvrez Le Chien’ – French for “open the dog” – was recorded during a performance at the Starplex Amphitheatre in Dallas, […]
It’s yet to be confirmed that the iconic address was named after slave trader James Penny. Liverpool’s Penny Lane, which was made famous across the world by The Beatles, is “in danger of being renamed” if links to slavery are discovered, the city’s regional mayor has claimed. Road signs at the Liverpool location were vandalised […]
“The increase in gun violence since the debut of ‘Jeremy’ is staggering,” band says after uploading video that was “unavailable in 1992 with TV censorship laws” Pearl Jam released the uncensored version of their “Jeremy” video for the first time Friday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The Ten song and its corresponding Mark […]
In an empty Fenway Park, the Boston roots-punk band played the first great rock show of the pandemic era, with help from Springsteen With eight musicians in their current touring incarnation — bagpiper very much included — Boston roots-punk gods the Dropkick Murphys are one of the only bands who practically qualify as a mass […]
The playlist will be updated daily Pink Floyd have launched their ‘Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist’, a specially curated collection of tracks that will include special rare recordings by the band. Titled ‘Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist’, the playlist will be updated daily and is being billed as a […]
Singer tackles Time Out of Mind cut for latest installment of “Dylan Lockdown Series” with bandmate James Walbourne The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne recorded an atmospheric version of Bob Dylan’s “Standing in the Doorway” for the latest installment of their “Dylan Lockdown Series.” Like the original version on 1997’s Time Out of Mind, the revamped […]
The Wembley Stadium show featured David Bowie, George Michael, Elton John, Metallica and more Queen will be hosting a stream of the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness on their YouTube channel for 48 hours, beginning this Friday at 7pm BST. The gig, which took place to 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on April […]