Archive | February, 2015

Watch Soundgarden Perform 'Birth Ritual' for First Time Since 1992

Late last year, Soundgarden released a three-disc rarities collection called Echo of Miles that mixed together unreleased tracks and demos with compilation contributions like the pummeling “Birth Ritual,” which the Seattle band recorded for the grunge-era romantic comedy Singles. Perhaps inspired by that trip down memory lane, Chris Cornell and company… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Soundgarden […]

'Amen Break' Creator Getting Long-Delayed Compensation for Iconic Sample

The “Amen break” is one of music’s most beloved and essential samples, ranking up there with “Funky Drummer” and “Think (About It)” as the most used breaks in hip-hop, dance and rock. Snatched from the Winstons’ 1969 track “Amen, Brother,” the sample has appeared at various speeds in the music of N.W.A, Nine… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Amen Break' […]

Rush Reveal Eye-Popping '2112' Hologram Vinyl Reissue

Rush are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a gift to fans dubbed “12 Months of Rush,” with the prog-rock trio offering up a vinyl reissue of an album culled from the band’s Mercury Records catalog in chronological order every month in 2015. Following January’s Fly by Night and February’s Caress of… Source: RollingStone Link: Rush Reveal […]

Jazz Great Clark Terry Dead at 94

Trumpeter Clark Terry, a jazz legend who in his seven decades as a musician and bandleader collaborated with artists ranging from Quincy Jones and Duke Ellington to Charles Mingus and Count Basie, passed away Saturday following complications from a long battle with diabetes. He was 94. For his contributions to jazz… Source: RollingStone Link: Jazz Great […]

Bob Marley's Estate Wins Appeal Over Unauthorized Image Use

Online vendors are flooded with shirts memorializing rockers like Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse, with much of that clothing produced without the authorization of the artists’ estate. However, a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision could change all that after the court sided with Bob Marley’s heirs… Source: RollingStone Link: Bob Marley's […]

Kenny G, Warren G Will Team Up for 'Regulate' on 'Kimmel'

Following a month of eclectic pairings for “Mash Up Mondays,” Jimmy Kimmel Live! will cap off the series with a performance of “Regulate” by rapper Warren G and saxophonist Kenny G. The debut of “Kenny and Warren G,” as Kimmel has dubbed them, performing the west coast rap classic originally by Warren G… Source: RollingStone Link: Kenny […]