Plus, a heavy metal band pays tribute to late southern rocker Charlie Daniels These are your weekend notes for August 1st, 2020. Our top story this week, Garth Brooks addressed a variety of topics during a 75 minute press conference.…
Set premieres globally on YouTube August 6th for 72 hours only Continuing celebrations around the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival this year, R.E.M.’s historic headline set from the Pyramid Stage in 1999 will be released globally next Thursday, August 6th.…
Group ranges from new artists to established superstars The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA), an artist-run, non-profit fighting for songwriters and musicians in the modern music economy, has joined forces with a broad coalition ranging from established superstars to gig performers…
Album reissued under “rock” category featuring “Losing My Religion” cover Hootie & the Blowfish announced the reissue of their latest album, Imperfect Circle, under the rock category as further evidence of the band’s musical home in several genres. Initially released…
Film opens in theaters in August Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, KISS’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett and others will appear in the upcoming documentary…
“Losing My Religion” is available now Hootie & The Blowfish have released an Amazon Original cover of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music. “When we were cutting our teeth as a band, almost…
Rolling Stone obtains legal docs against UMG Universal Music Group (UMG) has confirmed that recordings by Elton John, Nirvana, Beck are among 19 specific artists whose recordings were damaged or destroyed during a backlot fire on the Universal Studios Hollywood…
Sets are available Nov 1st from Craft Recordings Craft Recordings has announced a 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s acclaimed ninth album, Monster. Remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, the title will be available on various physical formats, as well…
A who’s who of music history have lost master recordings A follow up report by the New York Times reveals the names of hundreds of artists who’s work are owned by Universal Music Group (UMG) and are believed to have…
As much as 500k master recordings could be lost forever Multiple artists are planning to sue Universal Music Group (UMG) following news last week that a fire on the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood in 2008 destroyed a massive amount…
Masters from Nirvana, REM, Etta James and more are presumed destroyed A fire on the Universal Studios lot in Hollywood destroyed more than initially reported in 2008. Parts of the famous backlot where Back To The Future was filmed and…
Two LP set offers 18 essential hits Craft Recordings is pleased to announce the vinyl reissue of R.E.M.’s platinum-selling collection, In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003. Available for the first time on vinyl in over 15 years, the album…