When some of doo-wop’s finest singers reflected on their craft recently for the new documentary, Streetlight Harmonies, they agreed that they started out performing on the streets in the Fifties for two main reasons: the camaraderie and the female attention. In a clip from the film – which premieres Tuesday, …
Read More »George Michael Doc 'Freedom': 9 Things We Learned
Though most listeners know George Michael as the man behind a series of indelible, million-selling pop hits – many of which still play on radio today – the new Showtime documentary Freedomlooks to redefine the singer as a warrior in the never-ending battle against exploitative record contracts, an aficionado of …
Read More »Dhani Harrison on Dystopian Mood, Cultural Premonitions of Debut Solo LP
“If you want to transcendDhani Harrisonthen first you have to be Dhani Harrison,” the songwriter/composer tells Rolling Stone. At age 38, after years of purposely flying just below the radar, he’s only now launching a proper solo career withIN///PARALLEL, his cinematic debut LP, out Friday. It’s been 15 years since …
Read More »Watch Haim Lead Exuberant Dance in 'Little of Your Love' Video
Haim lead an intricate line-dance in their exuberant video for “Little of Your Love” video,the second single from the pop-rock band’s second LP, Something to Tell You. Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson directed the clip, set at L.A. bar Oil Can Harry’s. Guitarist Danielle Haim opens the clip strutting down …
Read More »The Edge Aiding Musicians Affected by Hurricane Harvey
The Edgeannounced he is raising funds to replace the instruments lost by musicians impacted Hurricane Harvey. The U2 guitaristbegan his charity Music Rising, in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. “You might recall that Edge – when Hurricane Katrina did its damage to New Orleans and destroyed the lives of so many …
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