Mickey Hart’s Heartbeat For Haiti Benefit
Each time we check our inbox there’s another note about a band or musician putting together a benefit for the people of Haiti. We love that our community has rallied
Each time we check our inbox there’s another note about a band or musician putting together a benefit for the people of Haiti. We love that our community has rallied
Guitarist Marc Ribot appeals to an eclectic taste, producing music characterized in no small way by his long standing relationship with John Zorn and the Lower East Side freak jazz
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Part singer-songwriter, part soul singer, Bill Withers occupied an interesting space in the 1970s as an unconventional African-American artist that sang social conscious songs that straddled the lines between funk,
For the second time in as many years, Mad Men star Jon Hamm served as the host for Saturday Night Live for arguably their strongest episode of the season. While
One of the greatest rock albums of all time is the focus of Classic Albums when the series takes a look at The Who’s Who’s Next (Tuesday, 5PM – VH1
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Amidst continuing reports of other singers being approached to front Aerosmith, Steven Tyler and his handlers are taking steps to reassert his position in the band. Tyler’s Los Angeles-based attorney,