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Join NOW!The radio personality has put together a tribute to his favorite Beatles album, featuring a wide array of artists covering Revolver’s track list. According to Rolling Stone, the episode features: Cheap Trick tackling “She Said She Said,” James Taylor performing “Here, There and Everywhere” and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats covering “Got to Get You Into My Life”….[also performing are] Dinosaur Jr.’s J. Mascis […]
...moreElvis Presley’s lead guitarist passed away this week in Nashville at the age of 84, and in tribute the Guardian has published a piece discussing how the musician shaped Elvis’s country-blues rockabilly sound so evident in songs like “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Mystery Train,” and “Jailhouse Rock.” Scotty Moore’s legacy can possibly best be mapped […]
...moreBob Dylan released a statement following the boxer’s death. Dylan responded to the news that the 74-year-old legend passed away by referencing the man’s self-proclaimed title, “the greatest”: If the measure of greatness is to gladden the heart of every human being on the face of the earth, then he truly was the greatest. In every way he […]
...moreMOJO is once again paying Bob Dylan tribute in its next issue, this time in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Blonde on Blonde, and they’ve put together an album to commemorate the occasion. Titled Blonde on Blonde Revisited, the album is a compilation of covers by contemporary artists such as Kevin Morby, Marissa Nadler, Jim O’Rourke, Phosphorescent, Night Beats, and Steve Gunn. Pitchfork has […]
...moreThe Music Hall of Detroit has commissioned a ballet tribute to David Bowie. Complexions Contemporary Ballet will debut their work at the Music Hall on June 18, with the final piece incorporating interpretations of Bowie’s work alongside that of Metallica (although little explanation is being offered about the pairing).
...moreElmo has stepped up to pay tribute to A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg, who passed away on March 22nd from complications relating to diabetes. Watch the red fuzzball show his respect after the jump.
...moreMarvin Gaye’s incredible record has turned forty and to celebrate the greatness of the work, Pitchfork has published a tribute to I Want You and to Gaye’s tactile sound and the history of african american music and resistance in this country. Read the full piece here and listen to the album after the jump.
...moreIn Rolling Stone’s Bowie issue, Trent Reznor has added his incredibly sincere recollections of the icon to the abundance of tributes that have come out since Bowie’s passing: There were a number of times where the two of us were alone, and he said some things that weren’t scolding, but pieces of wisdom that stuck […]
...more2015 ended with us mourning the passing of legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Now that some days have passed, we want to celebrate Lemmy’s career and legend with a round-up of tributes that have come out over the past few days. AV Club, Pitchfork, Stereogum, the New York Times, and Consequence of Sound delivered pieces on the importance of Lemmy’s contribution to […]
...moreTributes to the soul singer have been flooding the Internet since his passing on Thursday, April 30. Many are beautiful, but possibly the most heart achingly gorgeous comes from almost two weeks prior to his death, when David Letterman asked Tracy Chapman to perform King’s “Stand By Me” on the Late Show. Watch the performance after […]
...moreThe Rumpus asked writers to share their thoughts on the work and legacy of John Updike, who died this week at the age of 76.
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