TV houses are funny things. It was, and still is, rare to film a TV show in an actual home that it is based in, especially the ones filmed (say it with me) “in front of a live studio audience.” But here’s where those core memories kick in. Because the programs pre-2000s mostly relied on […]
The trailer for an upcoming documentary about late Rush drummer Neil Peart has been released. You can watch the two-minute-and-12-second preview for Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple below. Watch the Trailer for ‘Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple’ The film, produced by the CBC, will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 16. READ […]
The Prince estate is responding to the controversy resulting from a newly released album of his posthumous material. Some fans were up in arms after the revelation that one of the album’s tracks was overdubbed with new instrumentation more than a decade after the Minneapolis legend’s death. Timeless, released on August 28 by the estate in […]
John Mayer says he hasn’t closed the door on continuing with Dead and Company. The future of the Grateful Dead offshoot has been in question since the death of Bob Weir in January. Mayer previously hinted he would not be part of the group if it continued, telling USA Today he was “going back to […]
Billy Gibbons insists his band’s current lineup is “still ZZ Top,” even if he’s the last remaining member from the trio’s classic era. For more than 50 years, Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard made up ZZ Top – the Little Ol’ Band from Texas that became worldwide superstars thanks to their distinctive […]
That blurry-sounding guitar line that leads the Beatles‘ “Think for Yourself” from 1965’s Rubber Soul? That’s actually no guitar at all. It’s a bass part, played by Paul McCartney and fed through a device called a fuzz box, which creates a kind of grainy, distorted effect. (There’s a regular bass part, too.) And as with […]
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo closed out her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival with a special duet with Stevie Nicks. The female-focused event followed in the spirit of the ‘90s Lilith Fair. Rodrigo served as curator and headliner, with a lineup that included Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Chappell Roan and Garbage. Rodrigo featured a couple of notable […]
Dolly Parton was laid to rest after a private funeral in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 28. The singer died on Aug. 25 following a “brief battle with cancer.” While her passing led to an outpouring of tributes from around the globe, Parton’s funeral was deliberately intimate event with only immediate family in attendance. Representatives for […]
More than a year after their Run for Your Lives tour launched in Europe, Iron Maiden have brought their newest stage show to North America. The heavy metal legends delivered a 17-song set featuring songs from their first nine studio albums – 1980’s Iron Maiden to 1992’s Fear of the Dark – in front of a packed […]
No one should ever accuse Bob Dylan, who first started making albums in the early ’60s, of refusing to bend to the arc of technological advancement. He’s always been well aware of its power. “Let’s not forget,” he said to The Wall Street Journal in 2022 (via bobdylan.com), “science and technology built the Parthenon, the […]