An extremely rare copy of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan just sold at Heritage Auctions over the weekend for $150,000 — 2.5 times the $60,000 estimate pre-auction. The stereo pressing of Bob Dylan’s second album contains the four tracks that were replaced prior to its official release in May 1963: “Rocks …
Read More »Gavin DeGraw Announces 'Face the River' Tour
Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw announced a tour in support of his seventh album Face the River. The tour will launch Aug. 20 at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, Florida and find DeGraw criss-crossing the Midwest and East Coast. There will be a special Aug. 31 “homecoming” show at the Event …
Read More »Curtis Mayfield's 'Super Fly' Soundtrack: 10 Things You Didn't Know
In late 1971, when Curtis Mayfield began writing Super Fly — the 1972 film soundtrack that would turn out to be his magnum opus — he should have been burned out. He had spent a decade with the Impressions, becoming one of pop music’s de facto voices of the civil …
Read More »Offset Wins Another Round: $1 Million Lawsuit Over Missing Bentley Dismissed in L.A.
The luxury car company that sued Offset for nearly $1 million over a rented Bentley Bentayga that went missing two years ago has dismissed its lawsuit in Los Angeles after the Migos rapper argued it was filed in the wrong venue. The dismissal was another win for Offset after his …
Read More »New York Radio Legend Shaila Scott Sues Former Employer for Gender, Age Discrimination
Legendary New York City radio personality Shaila Scott has sued her former employer for gender and age discrimination following her dismissal from WBLS earlier this year. Scott — real name Amilee Cattouse — has spent 30 years as a radio host, including a lengthy tenure on WBLS, a popular urban …
Read More »SZA Reveals Doja Cat Is Featured on Long-Awaited Song 'Shirt'
If this is the reason why SZA fans have been waiting so long to get “Shirt,” then we forgive you, Solana. While performing at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Sunday, SZA revealed that Doja Cat is hopping on “Shirt” — the fan-named single she’s been teasing for hella long. …
Read More »The Radical Openness of Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'
Released ten years ago today, Frank Ocean’s debut, Channel Orange, stands as a singular achievement in popular culture and a touchstone for a cohort born into the ethics of social media. Frank exhibits the kind of radical openness that would come to define a generation of young people who, like …
Read More »See Pearl Jam Bring Out Johnny Marr to Cover Neil Young Song in London
Pearl Jam brought out Johnny Marr to join them on a pair of classic rock covers during the band’s Saturday night at London’s Hyde Park. The Smiths guitarist, who opened for the band Saturday, first came out mid-set for a rendition of Neil Young’s “Throw Your Hatred Down” (off the …
Read More »Kanye West Returns to Stage to Deliver 'Eazy' at the Game's L.A. Show
Kanye West returned to the stage for the first time in nearly five months to deliver his verse from “Eazy” during the the Game’s concert Friday night. The performance marked the first time the rappers’ collaborative single had been played live. The perpetually ski-masked Ye initially simply appeared onstage during …
Read More »Rage Against The Machine Roar Back to Life at Explosive Reunion Tour Launch
Near the end of Rage Against the Machine‘s first concert in 11 years, frontman Zack de la Rocha walked to the tip of the stage, squinted his eyes shut, and roared out the “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” climax of “Killing In The Name” as roughly …
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