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Despite what you may have heard, ska music is no joke. It’s a vital, multifaceted genre with a global impact and thriving community. The Consequence Podcast Network is proud to stake our two-toned flag on that belief by welcoming the latest addition to our roster, In Defense of Ska. Check out the trailer above, and follow the series wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted by renowned music journalist and author Aaron Carnes and veteran ska musician Adam Davis, In Defense of Ska is based on Carnes’ best-selling, soon-to-be-expanded book of the same name.
The weekly series dives deep into ska music’s rich history and unique culture to challenge mainstream misperceptions and celebrate the genre’s enduring legacy. Featuring insightful conversations with ska legends, emerging artists, comedians, and other culture figures who share Carnes and Davis’ deep appreciation for ska,...
Despite what you may have heard, ska music is no joke. It’s a vital, multifaceted genre with a global impact and thriving community. The Consequence Podcast Network is proud to stake our two-toned flag on that belief by welcoming the latest addition to our roster, In Defense of Ska. Check out the trailer above, and follow the series wherever you get your podcasts.
Hosted by renowned music journalist and author Aaron Carnes and veteran ska musician Adam Davis, In Defense of Ska is based on Carnes’ best-selling, soon-to-be-expanded book of the same name.
The weekly series dives deep into ska music’s rich history and unique culture to challenge mainstream misperceptions and celebrate the genre’s enduring legacy. Featuring insightful conversations with ska legends, emerging artists, comedians, and other culture figures who share Carnes and Davis’ deep appreciation for ska,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
There are several ways to soundtrack a journey back from hell. On a Wednesday afternoon in late November, Jorge Pabón lifts himself out of his wheelchair, props himself up, and scrolls through his iTunes until the right song hits him. “Órale!” he exclaims, as the chugging guitar riffs of “Disposable Heroes,” Metallica’s adrenaline-pumping war epic, fill his own personal purgatory: the unassuming physical therapy gym inside New Franklin Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Queens, New York. He clasps his hands on the arm bike and propels bicycle pedals with his hands.
- 12/22/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
After multiple Oscars, Silver Bears, Golden Globes, Grammys and a Tony, Denzel Washington has earned the right to be called one of the greatest actors of our time. He could drop the surname and still be instantly recognisable – two syllables that guarantee acting excellence.
Key to his success is his ability to mesmerise an audience into seeing past his instantly recognisable face and observing only the character. It’s arguably the central tenet to any actor’s success, yet it is with unusual success and consistency that Denzel Washington has been able to shift from character to character seemingly with ease. This is an actor who rarely repeats himself.
The need for variety and the consistency of execution makes his sole franchise role all the more intriguing. Today sees the digital premiere for the third entry in The Equalizer series, with his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua ending the trilogy...
Key to his success is his ability to mesmerise an audience into seeing past his instantly recognisable face and observing only the character. It’s arguably the central tenet to any actor’s success, yet it is with unusual success and consistency that Denzel Washington has been able to shift from character to character seemingly with ease. This is an actor who rarely repeats himself.
The need for variety and the consistency of execution makes his sole franchise role all the more intriguing. Today sees the digital premiere for the third entry in The Equalizer series, with his Training Day director Antoine Fuqua ending the trilogy...
- 10/14/2023
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Stewart Copeland, founding drummer of The Police, will document his band’s humble beginnings in his upcoming book Police Diaries.
Out October 26th, Police Diaries is billed as “the band’s truest account of their early days.” It compiles scans of original diary entries written during The Police’s “starving years” between 1976 and 1979, supplemented with new commentary to give those candid accounts some context. It’s all fleshed out with a series of photos, including some never-before-published.
Police Diaries is available to pre-order now in three different editions: Standard, which includes just the book; Signature, which includes a signed copy and a bonus demo CD; and Ultimate, which features a vintage-bound hardback, a Giclée print, and more. In Stewart’s own words: “It’s a big, noisy book about one heckuva ride.”
Copeland also recently hopped on Consequence’s The Story Behind the Song podcast to discuss The Police’s hit “Roxanne.
Out October 26th, Police Diaries is billed as “the band’s truest account of their early days.” It compiles scans of original diary entries written during The Police’s “starving years” between 1976 and 1979, supplemented with new commentary to give those candid accounts some context. It’s all fleshed out with a series of photos, including some never-before-published.
Police Diaries is available to pre-order now in three different editions: Standard, which includes just the book; Signature, which includes a signed copy and a bonus demo CD; and Ultimate, which features a vintage-bound hardback, a Giclée print, and more. In Stewart’s own words: “It’s a big, noisy book about one heckuva ride.”
Copeland also recently hopped on Consequence’s The Story Behind the Song podcast to discuss The Police’s hit “Roxanne.
- 10/12/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
The Los Angeles Armenian American community is ramping up its public concerns over an international regional conflict between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijan.
Last week, a protest blocked the southbound 101 in downtown Los Angeles after Azerbaijan resumed military attacks on an enclave where roughly 120,000 ethnic Armenians live. Thousands have fled their homes, according to Human Rights Watch, which added that most cannot flee because Azerbaijan had sealed the border.
The enclave in dispute is known as Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan has laid claim to the land, which is at the heart of the dispute.
The recent escalation has raised concerns from several prominent Armenian voices from the entertainment community.
For Grammy Award winning Serj Tankian and Cher, and TV star Kim Kardashian, a crisis in a little-known region is not just a humanitarian disaster in a faraway land.
Using their star power, the three are elevating the plight of the vulnerable population...
Last week, a protest blocked the southbound 101 in downtown Los Angeles after Azerbaijan resumed military attacks on an enclave where roughly 120,000 ethnic Armenians live. Thousands have fled their homes, according to Human Rights Watch, which added that most cannot flee because Azerbaijan had sealed the border.
The enclave in dispute is known as Nagorno Karabakh. Azerbaijan has laid claim to the land, which is at the heart of the dispute.
The recent escalation has raised concerns from several prominent Armenian voices from the entertainment community.
For Grammy Award winning Serj Tankian and Cher, and TV star Kim Kardashian, a crisis in a little-known region is not just a humanitarian disaster in a faraway land.
Using their star power, the three are elevating the plight of the vulnerable population...
- 9/24/2023
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
LL Cool J, Gretchen Rhodes, Mick Fleetwood and Lukas Nelson are among several artists performing in the #MauiStrong livestream event benefiting those impacted by the Maui wildfires.
The event, hosted by Kcrw’s Elvis Mitchell and Jimmy Jam, will be streamed live Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et on Ziggy Marley’s YouTube channel. Other celebrities participating include Marley, Benny Uyetake, Fred Armisen, Gretchen Rhodes, Kai Lenny, Matthew Pinfield, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham, Sarah McLachlan, Skunk Baxter, Slim Jim Phantom, Stewart Copeland and Uncle George Kahumoku Jr.
All funds raised will support the Maui Strong Fund, which provides recovery aid for people and areas devastated by the Maui wildfires, and MusiCares, an organization that supports the music community through preventive, emergency, and recovery programs.
According to the event’s press release, “The livestream will cast a spotlight on stories of local heroism and the rich history and challenges...
The event, hosted by Kcrw’s Elvis Mitchell and Jimmy Jam, will be streamed live Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et on Ziggy Marley’s YouTube channel. Other celebrities participating include Marley, Benny Uyetake, Fred Armisen, Gretchen Rhodes, Kai Lenny, Matthew Pinfield, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham, Sarah McLachlan, Skunk Baxter, Slim Jim Phantom, Stewart Copeland and Uncle George Kahumoku Jr.
All funds raised will support the Maui Strong Fund, which provides recovery aid for people and areas devastated by the Maui wildfires, and MusiCares, an organization that supports the music community through preventive, emergency, and recovery programs.
According to the event’s press release, “The livestream will cast a spotlight on stories of local heroism and the rich history and challenges...
- 9/7/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary director of The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, and The Conversation, has recently revealed his favorite film among his own works. In an interview with The Guardian, Coppola said that he considers Rumble Fish, a 1983 film based on the novel by S.E. Hinton, to be his “best film” .
Rumble Fish is a stylized black-and-white film that stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, and Dennis Hopper. It tells the story of Rusty James (Dillon), a young gang leader who idolizes his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy (Rourke), a former gang leader who has returned from California. The film explores the themes of youth, alienation, violence, and brotherhood, as Rusty James tries to live up to his brother’s reputation and cope with his own identity crisis.
Rumble Fish
Coppola said that he wanted to make a film that was “like an art film for teenagers” . He...
Rumble Fish is a stylized black-and-white film that stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, and Dennis Hopper. It tells the story of Rusty James (Dillon), a young gang leader who idolizes his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy (Rourke), a former gang leader who has returned from California. The film explores the themes of youth, alienation, violence, and brotherhood, as Rusty James tries to live up to his brother’s reputation and cope with his own identity crisis.
Rumble Fish
Coppola said that he wanted to make a film that was “like an art film for teenagers” . He...
- 7/31/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
Bargain, Carthago, Curduroy’ among big winners.
Norwegian political satire Power Play was named best series as the sixth annual Canneseries (April 14-19) came to a close on the Riveria.
The series from Norway’s Nrk was the last of the 10-strong competition titles to screen at the six-day event, but triumphed with the festival’s top prize in addition to the award for best music that jury member and The Police drummer Stewart Copeland called “downright revolutionary”.
Power Play is based on the true story of the bid to become prime minster by pro-abortion ecologist politician Gro Harlem Brundtland in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Norwegian political satire Power Play was named best series as the sixth annual Canneseries (April 14-19) came to a close on the Riveria.
The series from Norway’s Nrk was the last of the 10-strong competition titles to screen at the six-day event, but triumphed with the festival’s top prize in addition to the award for best music that jury member and The Police drummer Stewart Copeland called “downright revolutionary”.
Power Play is based on the true story of the bid to become prime minster by pro-abortion ecologist politician Gro Harlem Brundtland in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
- 4/19/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Norwegian political satire “Power Play” proved unbeatable at Canneseries, just like its headstrong protagonist, picking up awards for best series and music.
The show, focusing on Norway’s first female Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and starting out in the 1970s, turned out to be a timely proposition, as noted by showrunner Johan Fasting, who co-wrote with Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue.
“It’s hard to persevere in politics, especially for women. We wanted to go behind the scenes of social democracy as well, see how it has dissolved and turned into what we have today. It felt like the right time to look at the mechanisms of power,” he told Variety earlier this week.
While the show delves into local politics, its youthful “punk” attitude and humor, which already drew early comparisons to the works of Armando Iannucci, seems to have paid off, seducing jurors Lior Raz, Zabou Breitman,...
The show, focusing on Norway’s first female Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and starting out in the 1970s, turned out to be a timely proposition, as noted by showrunner Johan Fasting, who co-wrote with Silje Storstein and Kristin Grue.
“It’s hard to persevere in politics, especially for women. We wanted to go behind the scenes of social democracy as well, see how it has dissolved and turned into what we have today. It felt like the right time to look at the mechanisms of power,” he told Variety earlier this week.
While the show delves into local politics, its youthful “punk” attitude and humor, which already drew early comparisons to the works of Armando Iannucci, seems to have paid off, seducing jurors Lior Raz, Zabou Breitman,...
- 4/19/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Most people would never think of leaving their hit rock band at the peak of their success, but Sting, frontman of The Police, revealed why he and the rest of the group decided to disband after performing one of the biggest shows of their career.
The Police were one of the biggest bands of the 80s
The Police formed in 1977. The band’s lineup Included Sting, lead vocalist and bass guitar player, Andy Summers, guitar player, and Stewart Copeland, drummer.
The group’s big break came in 1979, with the release of their second album, Regatta de Blanc, which spawned hit singles “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon.” Both went No. 1 in the UK.
The Police were huge hitmakers throughout the 1980s, burning up the charts with singles like “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” and “Every Breath You Take.
The Police were one of the biggest bands of the 80s
The Police formed in 1977. The band’s lineup Included Sting, lead vocalist and bass guitar player, Andy Summers, guitar player, and Stewart Copeland, drummer.
The group’s big break came in 1979, with the release of their second album, Regatta de Blanc, which spawned hit singles “Message in a Bottle” and “Walking on the Moon.” Both went No. 1 in the UK.
The Police were huge hitmakers throughout the 1980s, burning up the charts with singles like “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” and “Every Breath You Take.
- 4/15/2023
- by India McCarty
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Soloway and Morfydd Clark will be honored this year as part of Canneseries 2023, the French TV festival that runs alongside international television market MIPTV.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wolf Pack star Gellar will receive this year’s Canal+ Icon Award for her life’s work. Clark, best known for playing Galadriel on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, will be honored with the Canneseries rising star award. Soloway, the Emmy-winning creator of Amazon’s Transparent, will receive this year’s commitment award, which honors social engagement by creatives in the TV industry.
Canneseries on Tuesday also unveiled its competition jury for the 2023 event, with Fauda creator Lior Raz heading up the five-person group, alongside Lupin actress Shirine Boutella, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Bad Sisters actor Daryl McCormack, Emmy-nominated composer (and Police drummer) Stewart Copeland and French actress Zabou Breitman (24 Days,...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Wolf Pack star Gellar will receive this year’s Canal+ Icon Award for her life’s work. Clark, best known for playing Galadriel on Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, will be honored with the Canneseries rising star award. Soloway, the Emmy-winning creator of Amazon’s Transparent, will receive this year’s commitment award, which honors social engagement by creatives in the TV industry.
Canneseries on Tuesday also unveiled its competition jury for the 2023 event, with Fauda creator Lior Raz heading up the five-person group, alongside Lupin actress Shirine Boutella, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Bad Sisters actor Daryl McCormack, Emmy-nominated composer (and Police drummer) Stewart Copeland and French actress Zabou Breitman (24 Days,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
World premieres of Prime Video’s Rachel Weisz-starrer “Dead Ringers,” Paramount+’s “Fatal Attraction, with Lizzy Caplan, and Joshua Jackson, and Netflix’s awaited French bio “Tapie” pack out a 6th Canneseries which boasts its biggest U.S. presence yet, with titles from nearly all the major global streamers.
They join Apple TV+’s already-announced “Silo,” another world premiere. Paramount+ will also be represented by Korean smash hit “Bargain.”
In all, the main Competition features seven world premieres, Lewi said at a Paris lineup presentation on Tuesday.
Israel and Scandinavia have a prominent presence as ever at Canneseries. The selection also takes in, however, its first South African title in Competition, “Spinners,” admired at the London Screenings.
Adding star wattage, Sarah Michelle Gellar will pick up the Canal+ Icon Award, Joey Soloway, creator of Amazon Studios’ “Transparent” and producer of “Six Foot Under,” receives a Commitment Award. Canneseries’ Rising...
They join Apple TV+’s already-announced “Silo,” another world premiere. Paramount+ will also be represented by Korean smash hit “Bargain.”
In all, the main Competition features seven world premieres, Lewi said at a Paris lineup presentation on Tuesday.
Israel and Scandinavia have a prominent presence as ever at Canneseries. The selection also takes in, however, its first South African title in Competition, “Spinners,” admired at the London Screenings.
Adding star wattage, Sarah Michelle Gellar will pick up the Canal+ Icon Award, Joey Soloway, creator of Amazon Studios’ “Transparent” and producer of “Six Foot Under,” receives a Commitment Award. Canneseries’ Rising...
- 3/28/2023
- by John Hopewell and Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Ringo Starr is still alive and well, thank you very much. The drummer said Paul McCartney likes to think he’s the only Bealte left, but Macca’s opinion doesn’t change the fact that the drummer and his songs live on. And Ringo’s influence on Paul might be as profound as Macca’s impact on pop music.
Paul McCartney (left) and Ringo Starr | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Ringo Starr’s drumming was almost as important to The Beatles as Paul McCartney’s songs
The Beatles wouldn’t have been as massively popular as they became without infectious hit tunes. Chalk one (or several) up for Paul, whose songs became some of the Fab Four’s biggest No. 1 hits. “Yesterday,” “Hey Jude,” and “Let It Be” were Paul songs made famous by The Beatles.
On the flip side, though, the songs wouldn’t have sounded...
Paul McCartney (left) and Ringo Starr | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Ringo Starr’s drumming was almost as important to The Beatles as Paul McCartney’s songs
The Beatles wouldn’t have been as massively popular as they became without infectious hit tunes. Chalk one (or several) up for Paul, whose songs became some of the Fab Four’s biggest No. 1 hits. “Yesterday,” “Hey Jude,” and “Let It Be” were Paul songs made famous by The Beatles.
On the flip side, though, the songs wouldn’t have sounded...
- 2/14/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Indian music composer Ricky Kej has won his third Grammy award for his 2021 music album Divine Tides.
The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of British rock band The Police, who collaborated with him on the album.
On Sunday (5 February), Kej and Copeland won an award in the Best Immersive Audio Album category, beating other nominees such as Jaycen Joshua, Mike Piacentini, Jim Anderson and Morten Lindberg.
The two won a Grammy in the Best New Age Album category for the same album last year.
Other notable prizewinners included Bonnie Raitt, whose track “Just Like That” won Song of the Year and Harry Styles, who won the Grammy award for Album of the Year for Harry’s House.
BeyonceÌ was nominated in nine different categories this year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
She won four of these awards including Best R...
The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of British rock band The Police, who collaborated with him on the album.
On Sunday (5 February), Kej and Copeland won an award in the Best Immersive Audio Album category, beating other nominees such as Jaycen Joshua, Mike Piacentini, Jim Anderson and Morten Lindberg.
The two won a Grammy in the Best New Age Album category for the same album last year.
Other notable prizewinners included Bonnie Raitt, whose track “Just Like That” won Song of the Year and Harry Styles, who won the Grammy award for Album of the Year for Harry’s House.
BeyonceÌ was nominated in nine different categories this year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year.
She won four of these awards including Best R...
- 2/6/2023
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Music
Los Angeles, Feb 6 (Ians) It seems to be India’s year at the global entertainment arena as after the Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Awards win of ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the S.S.Rajamouli directorial ‘Rrr’, along with Oscar nominations for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and ‘All That Breathes’, Indian music composer and producer Ricky Kej clinched the honour at the recently concluded Grammy Awards.
The composer picked up his career’s third Grammy for ‘Divine Tides’, which was nominated in the Best Immersive Audio Album category. The album ‘Divine Tides’ is a collaborative project with rock-legend and Police drummer Stewart Copeland.
Sharing his happiness right after the win, Ricky posted a picture and wrote: “Super grateful, my 3rd Grammy Award.”
In a statement shared with the media, the music composer said: “It feels absolutely surreal to win the biggest prize in music again for the third time. I am extremely...
The composer picked up his career’s third Grammy for ‘Divine Tides’, which was nominated in the Best Immersive Audio Album category. The album ‘Divine Tides’ is a collaborative project with rock-legend and Police drummer Stewart Copeland.
Sharing his happiness right after the win, Ricky posted a picture and wrote: “Super grateful, my 3rd Grammy Award.”
In a statement shared with the media, the music composer said: “It feels absolutely surreal to win the biggest prize in music again for the third time. I am extremely...
- 2/6/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Sunday, February 5, is Grammys day! But while most of the eyeballs will be on the prime time telecast live tonight on CBS and Paramount+, most of the actual awards are presented in the afternoon during the Premiere Ceremony, which streams live on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel and on live.Grammy.com. Check out the complete list of Grammy winners here.
SEE2023 Grammy Awards: Full list of winners in all categories
Randy Rainbow, a current Grammy nominee for Best Comedy Album, co-hosts the event, which will feature performances from multiple awards contenders representing multiple genres. Blind Boys of Alabama and La Marisoul will perform during the opening number. Also taking the stage will be world music artists Anoushka Shankar and Arooj Aftab, folk singer Madison Cunningham, jazz singer and Best New Artist nominee Samara Joy, and Latin music veteran Carlos Vives. Handing out trophies as presenters will be Babyface,...
SEE2023 Grammy Awards: Full list of winners in all categories
Randy Rainbow, a current Grammy nominee for Best Comedy Album, co-hosts the event, which will feature performances from multiple awards contenders representing multiple genres. Blind Boys of Alabama and La Marisoul will perform during the opening number. Also taking the stage will be world music artists Anoushka Shankar and Arooj Aftab, folk singer Madison Cunningham, jazz singer and Best New Artist nominee Samara Joy, and Latin music veteran Carlos Vives. Handing out trophies as presenters will be Babyface,...
- 2/5/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The set list for the Police’s first concert consisted of seven songs, and drummer Stewart Copeland estimates they got through all of them in about six minutes. “We were fast,” he says. With the exception of “Landlord,” which Sting cowrote, and a cover of the Animals’ “It’s My Life,” Copeland tells Rolling Stone the songs were “all my concoctions.”
One of the set list’s curiosities is “Clown’s Revenge,” a charging prog-punk hybrid that sounds a bit like what X was doing around the same time in L.
One of the set list’s curiosities is “Clown’s Revenge,” a charging prog-punk hybrid that sounds a bit like what X was doing around the same time in L.
- 1/12/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
American rock band Foo Fighters confirmed that they will continue after drummer Taylor Hawkins, death in March, telling fans that they will see them “soon”.
Their post stated: “As we say goodbye to the most difficult and tragic year that our band has ever known, we are reminded of how thankful we are for the people that we love and cherish most, and for the loved ones who are no longer with us,” reports Variety.
“Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were – and without Taylor, we know that we’re going to be a different band going forward,” the statement reads.
“We also know that you, the fans, meant as much to Taylor as he meant to you. And we know that when we see you again – and we will soon – he’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night,” the statement added.
Their post stated: “As we say goodbye to the most difficult and tragic year that our band has ever known, we are reminded of how thankful we are for the people that we love and cherish most, and for the loved ones who are no longer with us,” reports Variety.
“Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were – and without Taylor, we know that we’re going to be a different band going forward,” the statement reads.
“We also know that you, the fans, meant as much to Taylor as he meant to you. And we know that when we see you again – and we will soon – he’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night,” the statement added.
- 1/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Paramount+ has announced that Sometimes When We Touch, a three-part documentary series exploring the history of soft rock music, will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 and will also stream in the U.K., Latin America and Australia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. Sometimes When We Touch is the untold story of soft rock, whose artists dominated pop music worldwide in the ’70s, only to crash and burn in the ’80s, eventually experiencing one of the most unlikely comebacks in music history. The series presents all-new interviews with some of soft rock’s biggest legends, like Air Supply (“All Out of Love”), Dan Hill (“Sometimes When We Touch”), Kenny Loggins (“This Is It”), Ray Parker Jr. (“A Woman Needs Love”), Rupert Holmes (“Escape: The Piña Colada Song”) and Toni Tennille (“Love Will Keep Us Together”). Through candid and poignant stories, these...
- 12/13/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Instruments autographed by many of the all-star artists that took part in the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts will be auctioned off next week to raise money for MusiCares.
Hawkins’ Foo Fighters bandmates — including Dave Grohl — as well as guests like Stewart Copeland, Krist Novoselic, Joan Jett, Kesha, John Paul Jones, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Queen’s Brian May, and Roger Taylor, are among the rock legends to sign a bevy of guitars, basses, drum heads, and cymbals for the charity auction, which will take place as part of Julien...
Hawkins’ Foo Fighters bandmates — including Dave Grohl — as well as guests like Stewart Copeland, Krist Novoselic, Joan Jett, Kesha, John Paul Jones, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Queen’s Brian May, and Roger Taylor, are among the rock legends to sign a bevy of guitars, basses, drum heads, and cymbals for the charity auction, which will take place as part of Julien...
- 11/3/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
"I get to play it, and you get to listen to it – this instrument, this thing, this Force!" Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official trailer for an inspiring documentary film titled Let There Be Drums!, made by music doc filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann – who has years of experience in the music industry as he's the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. The film is a documentary about drummers, now being released in honor of the late Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters, who is interviewed in this film before he passed away. The world's greatest drummers all reflect on the art of drumming and how it has shaped their lives - including the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the role that drumming plays in human life. Featuring interviews with Ringo Starr from The Beatles, Stewart Copeland from The Police, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann from Grateful Dead,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Justin Kreutzmann set out to make a standard documentary about drummers. After all, having Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann as his dad meant growing up on the road surrounded by rock stars and hippies. But once he started interviewing musicians for the film, named after the iconic Sandy Nelson composition “Let There Be Drums,” Kreutzmann stumbled upon something much more personal, leading him to “begrudgingly” come out from behind the camera and talk about his own upbringing.
“Let There Be Drums” is not a Grateful Dead documentary, and Kreutzmann says “you don’t have to be obsessed with drumming” to enjoy it. Through archival footage, interviews with musicians and their loved ones, and, of course, music, the film uses drumming as a vehicle to tell a more universal story — about community, resilience and family.
Speaking with Variety ahead of the doc’s release, Kreutzmann detailed the filmmaking process behind “Let...
“Let There Be Drums” is not a Grateful Dead documentary, and Kreutzmann says “you don’t have to be obsessed with drumming” to enjoy it. Through archival footage, interviews with musicians and their loved ones, and, of course, music, the film uses drumming as a vehicle to tell a more universal story — about community, resilience and family.
Speaking with Variety ahead of the doc’s release, Kreutzmann detailed the filmmaking process behind “Let...
- 10/28/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Indian Two Time Grammy Award composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej has signed to compose the original music for American-Bangladeshi writer-director Asif Akbar’s spy action-thriller Mr-9 featuring Frank Grillo as a villain.
Based on the popular Masud Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain, top Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon stars as secret agent Rana – code name Mr-9 – of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency. Grillo plays his evil nemesis, Roman Ross.
The film was shot over the summer in the U.S. and Bangladesh and is now in post-production.
“I take on very few motion pictures and I am very proud to be a part of Mr-9,” said Kej. “Asif has not only made a fantastic, edge-of-the-seat, action thriller with heart but also we finally have an international spy who looks like us… and is South Asian.”
North Carolina-born, Bangalore-raised Kej has distinguished himself on the international music...
Based on the popular Masud Rana novels written by late novelist Qazi Anwar Hussain, top Bangladeshi actor Abm Sumon stars as secret agent Rana – code name Mr-9 – of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency. Grillo plays his evil nemesis, Roman Ross.
The film was shot over the summer in the U.S. and Bangladesh and is now in post-production.
“I take on very few motion pictures and I am very proud to be a part of Mr-9,” said Kej. “Asif has not only made a fantastic, edge-of-the-seat, action thriller with heart but also we finally have an international spy who looks like us… and is South Asian.”
North Carolina-born, Bangalore-raised Kej has distinguished himself on the international music...
- 10/25/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” music video has surpassed one billion streams on YouTube.
The 1983 single features on the band’s last album Synchronicity, and is one of their most revered tracks.
It was so successful that after reaching No.1 in the UK Chart, it remained there for over a month. It was also the only track by The Police to reach No.1 in America. The song has since also racked up over one billion streams on Spotify.
In the black and white video, the three-piece band can be seen playing in a large room lit with a big window, with silhouettes appearing throughout. Frontman Sting is central to the video and plays the double bass while singing.
Despite its 1980s release, the video for the song was only uploaded 12 years ago – meaning it has achieved the impressive milestone in this short time. It is the 225th video to reach one billion views.
The 1983 single features on the band’s last album Synchronicity, and is one of their most revered tracks.
It was so successful that after reaching No.1 in the UK Chart, it remained there for over a month. It was also the only track by The Police to reach No.1 in America. The song has since also racked up over one billion streams on Spotify.
In the black and white video, the three-piece band can be seen playing in a large room lit with a big window, with silhouettes appearing throughout. Frontman Sting is central to the video and plays the double bass while singing.
Despite its 1980s release, the video for the song was only uploaded 12 years ago – meaning it has achieved the impressive milestone in this short time. It is the 225th video to reach one billion views.
- 10/19/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Miley Cyrus is sharing a special remembrance of the late Taylor Hawkins, who died at age 50 earlier this year.
Cyrus took to Twitter to share a brief voicemail she was left by the Foo Fighters drummer, who was also her neighbour.
Read More: Miley Cyrus Fills In For Foo Fighters At Lollapalooza Brazil, Dedicates Show To Taylor Hawkins
“Miley, it’s Taylor. Heard you’re moving — waah!” Hawkins says in the recording, mock crying over the prospect of losing Cyrus as a neighbour.
“I’m listening to ‘Photograph’ by Def Leppard,” Hawkins adds. “You could kill that one.”
A personal request from the legend himself. #TaylorHawkins my friend, my idol…. My neighbor. Growing up on a farm I never could see the light of another house nearby, but living by Taylor for the years that I did out in LA were some of the most fun times of my life.
Cyrus took to Twitter to share a brief voicemail she was left by the Foo Fighters drummer, who was also her neighbour.
Read More: Miley Cyrus Fills In For Foo Fighters At Lollapalooza Brazil, Dedicates Show To Taylor Hawkins
“Miley, it’s Taylor. Heard you’re moving — waah!” Hawkins says in the recording, mock crying over the prospect of losing Cyrus as a neighbour.
“I’m listening to ‘Photograph’ by Def Leppard,” Hawkins adds. “You could kill that one.”
A personal request from the legend himself. #TaylorHawkins my friend, my idol…. My neighbor. Growing up on a farm I never could see the light of another house nearby, but living by Taylor for the years that I did out in LA were some of the most fun times of my life.
- 10/1/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Foo Fighters are in the midst of honoring their late drummer Taylor Hawkins with a tribute concert in Los Angeles at Kia Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The lineup includes a bevy of Hawkins’ musician friends, some of whom performed at their tribute to him in London earlier in the month.
But before the festivities got underway, the band addressed the audience. “This is the hometown shit, so you gotta make it loud,” the Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl said. “What we really wanted to do was to pay tribute to...
But before the festivities got underway, the band addressed the audience. “This is the hometown shit, so you gotta make it loud,” the Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl said. “What we really wanted to do was to pay tribute to...
- 9/28/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The reviews are in, and Wolfgang Van Halen “killed it” during his performance with Dave Grohl at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert.
The succinct analysis comes from none other than Wolfie’s mom Valerie Bertinelli, who took to Twitter on Saturday and subtweeted a video showing Wolfgang rocking out onstage at Wembley Stadium in London. Bertinelli wrote, “Wolfie Killed It. So proud of you @WolfVanHalen.”
The tribute concert — the first of two, with the second one slated for Sept. 27 in Los Angeles — featured an all-star lineup that included Travis Barker, Queen’s Roger Taylor, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and many more.
For those who couldn’t catch MTV’s live stream can tune in to CBS on Saturday night at 10 p.m. Est, when a one-hour primetime special is set to air. The special will feature highlights from the show in London.
The succinct analysis comes from none other than Wolfie’s mom Valerie Bertinelli, who took to Twitter on Saturday and subtweeted a video showing Wolfgang rocking out onstage at Wembley Stadium in London. Bertinelli wrote, “Wolfie Killed It. So proud of you @WolfVanHalen.”
The tribute concert — the first of two, with the second one slated for Sept. 27 in Los Angeles — featured an all-star lineup that included Travis Barker, Queen’s Roger Taylor, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic and many more.
For those who couldn’t catch MTV’s live stream can tune in to CBS on Saturday night at 10 p.m. Est, when a one-hour primetime special is set to air. The special will feature highlights from the show in London.
- 9/3/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Foo Fighters will stage the first of their two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts today, Sept. 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium.
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, presented by Foo Fighters and the late drummer’s family, will begin 11:30 a.m. Est and be streamed live on Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channel; the livestream can also be viewed in the video above.
Additionally, a one-hour primetime special featuring highlights from the show will air on CBS later today at 10 p.m. Est, while the full show will be available to...
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, presented by Foo Fighters and the late drummer’s family, will begin 11:30 a.m. Est and be streamed live on Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channel; the livestream can also be viewed in the video above.
Additionally, a one-hour primetime special featuring highlights from the show will air on CBS later today at 10 p.m. Est, while the full show will be available to...
- 9/3/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Grohl and the other surviving members of Foo Fighters will pay tribute to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins in an all-star live concert on Saturday, Sep. 3. Hawkins died unexpectedly at age 50 in Bogotá, Colombia in March.
Among the music legends who are gathering to honor Hawkins are Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Rush’s Geddy Lee, Chrissie Hynde, Liam Gallagher, Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, as well as drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell, who sat in for Hawkins after winning a “drum off” with Foo Fighters frontman (and former Nirvana drummer) Grohl.
A separate tribute concert in Los Angeles on Sep. 27 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood is sold out.
Here’s everything you need to know about when and where to watch it and who else is performing.
When Is the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert?
The event is happening Saturday, Sep. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Is “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert” Streaming?...
Among the music legends who are gathering to honor Hawkins are Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Rush’s Geddy Lee, Chrissie Hynde, Liam Gallagher, Krist Novoselic of Nirvana, as well as drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell, who sat in for Hawkins after winning a “drum off” with Foo Fighters frontman (and former Nirvana drummer) Grohl.
A separate tribute concert in Los Angeles on Sep. 27 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood is sold out.
Here’s everything you need to know about when and where to watch it and who else is performing.
When Is the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert?
The event is happening Saturday, Sep. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Is “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert” Streaming?...
- 9/3/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
“The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert” will honor the late Foo Fighters drummer and stream live on Paramount+ in the U.S. and globally on Youtube on Friday, Sep. 3, Bob Bakish, President and CEO of Paramount announced Wednesday.
The concert will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, with performances from the Foo Fighters, Hawkins’ son Shane, drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell and a who’s who of rock ‘n’ roll drummers, including Travis Barker of Blink-182, Stewart Copeland of The Police fame, and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.
“Music is a powerful connector, and we are honored to commemorate Taylor Hawkins’ enduring legacy by bringing together Paramount’s portfolio of brands and assets to build even deeper connections with his global fan base,” said Bakish in a statement shared with TheWrap.
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The concert will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, with performances from the Foo Fighters, Hawkins’ son Shane, drumming prodigy Nandi Bushell and a who’s who of rock ‘n’ roll drummers, including Travis Barker of Blink-182, Stewart Copeland of The Police fame, and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich.
“Music is a powerful connector, and we are honored to commemorate Taylor Hawkins’ enduring legacy by bringing together Paramount’s portfolio of brands and assets to build even deeper connections with his global fan base,” said Bakish in a statement shared with TheWrap.
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- 8/17/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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An all-star tribute concert honoring late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will air across Paramount’s streaming and linear platforms next month.
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Sept. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London will stream live on Paramount+ (in the U.S.), Pluto TV (internationally) and MTV’s YouTube channels (globally) starting Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11:30 a.m. Et.
The full concert will also be available to stream on demand worldwide via Paramount+ starting Saturday Sept. 3 and on Pluto TV and MTV VOD starting the week of Sept. 5.
In addition, CBS will air highlights from the concert during a one-hour special from 10-11p.m. Et on Sept. 3. And MTV will air the one-hour special across its channels around the world starting in Latin America on Sept. 3 and other international territories on Sept. 4, followed by an extended two-hour compilation that will air worldwide in September.
An all-star tribute concert honoring late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will air across Paramount’s streaming and linear platforms next month.
The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Sept. 3 at Wembley Stadium in London will stream live on Paramount+ (in the U.S.), Pluto TV (internationally) and MTV’s YouTube channels (globally) starting Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11:30 a.m. Et.
The full concert will also be available to stream on demand worldwide via Paramount+ starting Saturday Sept. 3 and on Pluto TV and MTV VOD starting the week of Sept. 5.
In addition, CBS will air highlights from the concert during a one-hour special from 10-11p.m. Et on Sept. 3. And MTV will air the one-hour special across its channels around the world starting in Latin America on Sept. 3 and other international territories on Sept. 4, followed by an extended two-hour compilation that will air worldwide in September.
- 8/17/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount+ will livestream the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, honoring the late Foo Fighters drummer.
Directed by Joel Gallen and produced by Emer Patten for EP-pic Films & Creative, the concert will be captured live September 3 at Wembley Stadium in London. The full show will be available to stream live and on demand across Paramount’s streaming and digital platforms.
Paramount also announced Wednesday several additional performers and guests who will appear during the event including Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell, Martin Chambers, Chris Chaney, Chevy Metal, Stewart Copeland, Josh Freese, Liam Gallagher, James Gang, Violet Grohl, Omar Hakim, Justin Hawkins, Shane Hawkins, Joshua Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Alain Johannes, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, Kesha, Greg Kurstin, Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson, Brian May & Roger Taylor, Krist Novoselic, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Luke Spiller, Supergrass, Rufus Taylor, Lars Ulrich, Wolfgang Van Halen with a special appearance by Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock.
“Music is a powerful connector,...
Directed by Joel Gallen and produced by Emer Patten for EP-pic Films & Creative, the concert will be captured live September 3 at Wembley Stadium in London. The full show will be available to stream live and on demand across Paramount’s streaming and digital platforms.
Paramount also announced Wednesday several additional performers and guests who will appear during the event including Travis Barker, Nandi Bushell, Martin Chambers, Chris Chaney, Chevy Metal, Stewart Copeland, Josh Freese, Liam Gallagher, James Gang, Violet Grohl, Omar Hakim, Justin Hawkins, Shane Hawkins, Joshua Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Alain Johannes, Brian Johnson, John Paul Jones, Kesha, Greg Kurstin, Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson, Brian May & Roger Taylor, Krist Novoselic, Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Luke Spiller, Supergrass, Rufus Taylor, Lars Ulrich, Wolfgang Van Halen with a special appearance by Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock.
“Music is a powerful connector,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Hawkins London Tribute to Stream Live on Paramount+, Adds Travis Barker and Son Shane Hawkins
Paramount+ will live stream the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, a music industry gathering that will honor the late Foo Fighters drummer who died on March 25. The company made the announcement on Wednesday morning.
The statement was accompanied by a list of key contributors for the event, many of which had previously been unannounced. The new list of figures set to appear during event includes Travis Barker, Martin Chambers, Stewart Copeland, Josh Freese, Violet Grohl, Justin Hawkins, James Gang, Brian Johnson, Kesha, Luke Spiller, Lars Ulrich and Taylor Hawkins’ son, Shane, who performed Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” as a tribute to his late father at a block party in July.
“Taylor was not only an incredible drummer and musician but truly one of the most passionate super fans of music the world has seen. His infectious energy and unique talent will continue to live on through his vast body of work,...
The statement was accompanied by a list of key contributors for the event, many of which had previously been unannounced. The new list of figures set to appear during event includes Travis Barker, Martin Chambers, Stewart Copeland, Josh Freese, Violet Grohl, Justin Hawkins, James Gang, Brian Johnson, Kesha, Luke Spiller, Lars Ulrich and Taylor Hawkins’ son, Shane, who performed Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” as a tribute to his late father at a block party in July.
“Taylor was not only an incredible drummer and musician but truly one of the most passionate super fans of music the world has seen. His infectious energy and unique talent will continue to live on through his vast body of work,...
- 8/17/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
A new documentary, Let There Be Drums!, will feature interviews with Ringo Starr, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and late Foo Fighters member Taylor Hawkins. Deadline reports that the Hawkins segment may be the drummer’s final filmed interview.
Filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann, who is the son of the Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann (also featured in the doc alongside the Dead’s Mickey Hart), helmed the picture, which will come out Oct. 28. Other featured stickmen include the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins, and...
Filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann, who is the son of the Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann (also featured in the doc alongside the Dead’s Mickey Hart), helmed the picture, which will come out Oct. 28. Other featured stickmen include the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins, and...
- 7/21/2022
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Let There Be Drums!, a music documentary that features what may have been the final filmed interview with late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Justin Kreutzmann, son of The Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann, directed the documentary which “examines the essential role drumming plays in great bands and how music passes from generation to generation.”
Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50 while visiting Bogotá, Colombia, appears in the documentary, along with fellow percussion luminaries Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland of The Police; Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead; Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction; Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses.
Greenwich plans to release the film in theaters on October 28. There’s a personal dimension to the documentary; the younger Kreutzmann took on the project “to...
Justin Kreutzmann, son of The Grateful Dead’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann, directed the documentary which “examines the essential role drumming plays in great bands and how music passes from generation to generation.”
Hawkins, who died in March at the age of 50 while visiting Bogotá, Colombia, appears in the documentary, along with fellow percussion luminaries Ringo Starr, Stewart Copeland of The Police; Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of The Grateful Dead; Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction; Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Matt Sorum of Guns N’ Roses.
Greenwich plans to release the film in theaters on October 28. There’s a personal dimension to the documentary; the younger Kreutzmann took on the project “to...
- 7/20/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Benny Andersson has shared a piano cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Learn to Fly’, days after Dave Grohl wore an Abba sweatshirt at Glastonbury.
The Foos frontman joined Paul McCartney on stage on Saturday, during the Beatles legend’s massive Pyramid headline set, to play Wings’ ‘Band on the Run’ and The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, before later rejoining McCartney for ‘The End’, alongside fellow special guest Bruce Springsteen. It was his first major public appearance since the sudden death in March of Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Grohl was...
The Foos frontman joined Paul McCartney on stage on Saturday, during the Beatles legend’s massive Pyramid headline set, to play Wings’ ‘Band on the Run’ and The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, before later rejoining McCartney for ‘The End’, alongside fellow special guest Bruce Springsteen. It was his first major public appearance since the sudden death in March of Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Grohl was...
- 6/30/2022
- by Joe Goggins
- Rollingstone.com
Alanis Morissette paid homage to her former bandmate, the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, during her performance at the O2 Arena in London last night, June 28.
The singer is on tour for the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill (which had been rescheduled due to Covid concerns). Hawkins had joined her live band for that album’s tour in 1995 and he continued to perform with her until 1997 when he joined Foo Fighters.
Last night, during her performance of “Ironic,” images of Hawkins were featured on the screen on stage behind her,...
The singer is on tour for the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill (which had been rescheduled due to Covid concerns). Hawkins had joined her live band for that album’s tour in 1995 and he continued to perform with her until 1997 when he joined Foo Fighters.
Last night, during her performance of “Ironic,” images of Hawkins were featured on the screen on stage behind her,...
- 6/29/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Foo Fighters have announced at least some of the special guests who’ll be sharing the stage at the Sept. 27 Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles: Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, Alanis Morissette and Miley Cyrus top a long list.
Others set to share the stage at LA’s Kia Forum include Gene Simmons, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk, members of Queen, Queens of the Stone Age’s Joshua Homme and Jon Theodore, Joan Jett, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney, Nikki Sixx, Mark Ronson, Omar Hakim and Chevy Metal.
Additional special guests for both the LA and London shows will be announced later.
Earlier today, the band, along with the family of late drummer Hawkins announced an initial round of guest performers for the London tribute concert on September 3 at Wembley Stadium.
Others set to share the stage at LA’s Kia Forum include Gene Simmons, Wolfgang Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Rage Against the Machine’s Brad Wilk, members of Queen, Queens of the Stone Age’s Joshua Homme and Jon Theodore, Joan Jett, The Police’s Stewart Copeland, Jane’s Addiction’s Chris Chaney, Nikki Sixx, Mark Ronson, Omar Hakim and Chevy Metal.
Additional special guests for both the LA and London shows will be announced later.
Earlier today, the band, along with the family of late drummer Hawkins announced an initial round of guest performers for the London tribute concert on September 3 at Wembley Stadium.
- 6/15/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Foo Fighters have announced the initial slate of guests for their tribute concerts to late drummer Taylor Hawkins in London and Los Angeles.
The lineup for the London gig will boast Liam Gallagher, Josh Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Brian May, Mark Ronson, Stewart Copeland, Geddy Lee, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Omar Hakim, Chris Chaney, Wolfgang Van Halen, Supergrass, and Hawkins’ Chevy Metal bandmates. Comedian Dave Chappelle will also be on hand for a special appearance.
Many of those artists will appear at the Los Angeles gig as well, along with Miley Cyrus,...
The lineup for the London gig will boast Liam Gallagher, Josh Homme, Chrissie Hynde, Brian May, Mark Ronson, Stewart Copeland, Geddy Lee, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, Omar Hakim, Chris Chaney, Wolfgang Van Halen, Supergrass, and Hawkins’ Chevy Metal bandmates. Comedian Dave Chappelle will also be on hand for a special appearance.
Many of those artists will appear at the Los Angeles gig as well, along with Miley Cyrus,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Who better to fight the “prowling big bear” of Russia than Volodymyr Zelensky, “the man with the iron balls.” At least that’s what Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello‘s Eugene Hütz sing about on their irreverent new track about Ukraine’s president.
“As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and I connected to address the catastrophe Asap,” Hütz, who is from Ukraine, tells Rolling Stone about making the song. “We jumped on creating affirmative music that calls for unity and pays respect to the real doers in Ukrainian defense,...
“As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and I connected to address the catastrophe Asap,” Hütz, who is from Ukraine, tells Rolling Stone about making the song. “We jumped on creating affirmative music that calls for unity and pays respect to the real doers in Ukrainian defense,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Indian Music Composer and Grammy Winner Ricky Kej and Rock-legend Stewart Copeland (The Police) won the Grammy Award for their latest album ‘Divine Tides’ at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The album produced by Lahari Music and distributed globally across all platforms by T-Series, received the ‘Best New Age Album’ Award for ‘Divine Tides’ that […]...
- 4/4/2022
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, April 4 (Ians) Bengaluru-based music composer and environmentalist Ricky Kej won his second Grammy for his New Age album ‘Divine Tides’ along with Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of the legendary rock band, The Police. The qualified dentist-turned-composer, who has also done ad jingles and written the scores of many Kannada films, greeted […]...
- 4/4/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The 2022 Grammy Awards on April 3 crowned an eclectic crop of winners. Jon Batiste, who was nominated in 11 categories, ended up winning five awards, including album of the year. Silk Sonic - the R&b superduo featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak - took home all four awards they were nominated for, including record and song of the year.
Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Sza won best pop duo/group performance for their song "Kiss Me More," and Olivia Rodrigo won three awards, including best new artist. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett also won best traditional pop vocal album for their album "Love For Sale."
The award ceremony, held for the first time in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, kicked off with a performance by Silk Sonic. Though BTS didn't win, they wowed the crowd with their "Butter" performance. Rodrigo emotionally sang her hit "Drivers License," Nas performed a medley of his hits,...
Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Sza won best pop duo/group performance for their song "Kiss Me More," and Olivia Rodrigo won three awards, including best new artist. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett also won best traditional pop vocal album for their album "Love For Sale."
The award ceremony, held for the first time in Las Vegas and hosted by Trevor Noah, kicked off with a performance by Silk Sonic. Though BTS didn't win, they wowed the crowd with their "Butter" performance. Rodrigo emotionally sang her hit "Drivers License," Nas performed a medley of his hits,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
There are 86 categories at the Grammy Awards, too many to present during a single prime time telecast, so the awards are handed out in two parts. The main ceremony airs live on CBS at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific, and it’s there we’ll find out who claims the top prizes: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist, among others. But most of the story of this year’s awards is told in the afternoon at the Premiere Ceremony. Read on as I live blog the event and what its results might mean for the prime time kudos. Watch them streaming live online on Grammy.com or on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel starting at 3:30pm Eastern/12:30pm Pacific.
SEE2022 Grammy winners list in all 86 categories
This year’s Premiere Ceremony is hosted by LeVar Burton,...
SEE2022 Grammy winners list in all 86 categories
This year’s Premiere Ceremony is hosted by LeVar Burton,...
- 4/3/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
As a young drummer, Taylor Hawkins worshipped the Police. “My brother handed me a copy of Zenyatta Mondatta,” Hawkins told the BBC in 2019. “This was 1982. He goes, ‘If you want to be good, you have to play it like this guy.’ My two first major inspirations — probably the two guys that shaped a lot of what I do when I play drums in a rock band — are Roger Taylor and Stewart Copeland.”
Hawkins finally met his hero in 2005, and they began a long friendship that consisted of jams at Copeland’s home studio,...
Hawkins finally met his hero in 2005, and they began a long friendship that consisted of jams at Copeland’s home studio,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Lars Ulrich, Axl Rose, Stevie Nicks, Ringo Starr, Queen’s Roger Taylor and more paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins as the music world turned to social media to remember the Foo Fighters drummer following his shocking and sudden death Friday at the age of 50.
“Thank you Taylor.. Thank you for always having the biggest warmest smile on your face and for lighting up every room with your infectious energy and good vibes,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich wrote in a series of tweets.
“At BottleRock recently, I had the best seat...
“Thank you Taylor.. Thank you for always having the biggest warmest smile on your face and for lighting up every room with your infectious energy and good vibes,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich wrote in a series of tweets.
“At BottleRock recently, I had the best seat...
- 3/26/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Just minutes after the news of Charlie Watts’ passing broke, the band posted a statement from the drummer’s publicist expressing “immense sadness” at his passing and remembering him as “one of the greatest drummers of his generation.”
Beatle Paul McCartney posted a video message in which he offered his condolences to Watts’ family and the band saying, “He was a lovely guy. I knew he was ill, but I didn’t know he was this ill.”
McCartney then went on to characterize Watts as a musician.
“Charlie was a rock,” said McCartney, “and a fantastic drummer. Steady as a rock.”
Friend Elton John called Watts, “the ultimate drummer.” The sartorially-minded John also remembered Watts as, “The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company.”
Who legend Pete Townshend recalled that Watts cried at Keith Moon’s funeral lamenting, “I wish I was capable of such tears today. Instead I just want to say goodbye.
Beatle Paul McCartney posted a video message in which he offered his condolences to Watts’ family and the band saying, “He was a lovely guy. I knew he was ill, but I didn’t know he was this ill.”
McCartney then went on to characterize Watts as a musician.
“Charlie was a rock,” said McCartney, “and a fantastic drummer. Steady as a rock.”
Friend Elton John called Watts, “the ultimate drummer.” The sartorially-minded John also remembered Watts as, “The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company.”
Who legend Pete Townshend recalled that Watts cried at Keith Moon’s funeral lamenting, “I wish I was capable of such tears today. Instead I just want to say goodbye.
- 8/24/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
The music documentary “Under the Volcano” is essentially a travelogue — not so much for its setting, the island of Monserrat in the West Indies, although there are luscious drone shots aplenty, as for the trip it takes back to the pop world of the 1980s. The subject is super-producer George Martin’s short-lived Air Studio on the Caribbean island, a magnet for big stars and even bigger recording budgets back in the boom time of the early MTV era, a time when “welcome to the jungle” meant you should put the record company on the hook for untold amounts of money to go record, as luxuriously as anyone ever has, in an actual jungle.
Newly available on digital and streaming platforms, the doc will be catnip to the class of record nerds who care about which great records came out of which bygone studios… and this one certainly offers better scenery than,...
Newly available on digital and streaming platforms, the doc will be catnip to the class of record nerds who care about which great records came out of which bygone studios… and this one certainly offers better scenery than,...
- 8/17/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Gracie Otto’s documentary Under the Volcano tells the story of a rock star paradise which became a modern Atlantis. Air Studios Montserrat, the recording studio built by The Beatles’ producer George Martin in 1979, captured the truest sounds of the biggest musical acts of the 1980s before it succumbed to the island’s natural disasters. Custom-built in the shadow of the active Soufrière Hills volcano, Air generated its own heat. Songs recorded at the studio burned up the charts, and reinvigorated burnt out artists.
Paul McCartney retreated to the remote musical getaway shortly after receiving the devastating news about the murder of John Lennon. Paul recorded Tug of War, one of his best post-Beatle works there, as well as Pipes of Peace. He flew in Stevie Wonder, who jammed at a local club until the early hours, for harmonic collaboration. The Rolling Stones reunited to record Steel Wheels, bringing Keith Richards...
Paul McCartney retreated to the remote musical getaway shortly after receiving the devastating news about the murder of John Lennon. Paul recorded Tug of War, one of his best post-Beatle works there, as well as Pipes of Peace. He flew in Stevie Wonder, who jammed at a local club until the early hours, for harmonic collaboration. The Rolling Stones reunited to record Steel Wheels, bringing Keith Richards...
- 8/17/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Rock star excess hit its peak in the 1980s. It went beyond the bad behavior of throwing televisions out of hotel rooms, or the decadent pleasures of mud sharks and Mandys. The Beatles, who were the biggest band to come out of the rock and roll era, set standards for excess, beating Elvis’s Pink Cadillac tour when they thought about buying their own Greek island. Their success was ensured by their producer, George Martin, who allowed the band to exceed the limits of the Emi studios they created music in. Gracie Otto’s documentary Under the Volcano is the story of how Martin’s post-Beatle career enjoyed greater heights by finding an entirely new level of indulgence. For the second time in his career, the “fifth Beatle” exceeded all expectations about how to produce a sound.
Martin bought an island in a tropical paradise, and turned it into a sonic Shangri-La.
Martin bought an island in a tropical paradise, and turned it into a sonic Shangri-La.
- 8/16/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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