‘Psycho Killer’ director discusses inspiration behind Talking Heads video

courtesy of RhinoTalking Heads just released the first-ever music video for "Psycho Killer." Its director, Mike Mills, who helmed the Ewan McGregor/Christopher Plumber film Beginners, is revealing his thought process behind the concept.“The last thing you want to do is pin down or reduce what the song is about. The song is so much more than being psychotic or killing,” Mills tells Vulture. "At first, I was totally daunted. I was like, How the f*** do you make a video […]

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Ronnie Wood celebrates his 50 years in The Rolling Stones with new portraits

Tristan Fewings/Getty ImagesThe Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood made an appearance at the band’s official store on London’s Carnaby Street Thursday as part of a celebration of his 50 years with the band."From memorable stage looks to legendary guitars and iconic art prints, we marked the milestone with a look back at five decades of rock ’n’ roll," the store wrote on Instagram next to video from the evening, which shows Wood checking out some of the memorabilia on display.Wood also debuted […]

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Billy Joel’s former stepson, featured in new documentary, speaks out

Billy Joel's former wife Elizabeth Weber and stepson Sean Weber-Small; Gary Gershoff/WireImageWhile many Billy Joel fans know that his first wife, Elizabeth Weber, was originally married to his bandmate Jon Small, they may not be aware that Elizabeth and Jon had a son, Sean Weber-Small, who lived with Billy and Elizabeth during their marriage. In the new Billy Joel documentary And So It Goes, part one of which premiered Wednesday at the Tribeca Festival, Sean and Elizabeth open up for […]

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Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs release new song

Allen Berezovsky/WireImageFormer Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is back with new music.Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs just released the new tune "Heart of a Heartland," which he says is a song "he’s very proud of.""It’s kind of like a travelogue through the middle of America," Campbell shares on Instagram. "The music is very simple, but the lyrics refer to a lot of American landscapes and sentiments. Many of the images are drawn from things I’ve seen […]

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On This Day, June 6, 1993: ‘The Who’s Tommy’ wins five Tony awards

On This Day, June 6, 1993 ...The Broadway musical adaption of The Who’s Tommy won five awards at the 47th annual Tony Awards.Based on the band’s 1969 album and 1975 film of the same name, the musical earned a best original score Tony for The Who's Pete Townshend, as well as best direction of a musical for Des McAnuff. In total it was nominated for 10 Tonys, including best musical, losing out to Kiss of the Spider Woman.The Who’s Tommy […]

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New vinyl box set featuring Rush’s final four albums out now

RhinoA new box set dedicated Rush’s final years with Atlantic Records is out now.The Albums: 2002-2012 is made up of vinyl copies of four records: 2002’s Vapor Trails, the 2004 EP Feedback, 2007’s Snakes & Arrows and their final album, 2012’s Clockwork Angels.The Albums: 2002-2012 is available as a limited-edition seven-LP set, with only 3,000 copies being released worldwide. It can be purchased at RushBackstage.com and Rhino.com.This marks the second box set dedicated to Rush's years at Atlantic. The first, The […]

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After 45 years, Michael McDonald is back to ‘Walk This Road’ with the Doobie Brothers

Rhino RecordsWalk This Road, the Doobie Brothers' first album of original material with Michael McDonald since 1980, is out now. It's named after a song called "Walk This Road," a track about unity and coexistence that features Mavis Staples. McDonald explains why the song's theme made it the right album title."With titles for records, we were always looking for ... something that encapsulates the idea of the whole project, or at least an idea of where you are as an artist […]

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One of Billy Joel’s first bands set for induction into Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

L-R, Billy Joel, Richard McKenna, Jon Small, John Dizek and Howie Arthur Blauvelt; Credit: The Hassles/Jon Small.Billy Joel was inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2006, and now one of his old bands will also be given the honor.The Hassles, Billy's first band to get a major label record deal, will be inducted at a ceremony June 28. Doing the honors will be Liberty DeVitto, who played drums with Billy once he became a […]

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Earliest live recording of Sly & The Family Stone to be released in July

High Moon RecordsThe earliest live recording of Sly & The Family Stone is getting a wide release.The album, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967, was originally released earlier this year as a limited-edition LP for Record Store Day and sold out. Now more people will be able to get their hands on it with the July 16 release on CD, LP and digital.The performance was recorded during the band’s tenure as the house band at Winchester Cathedral, a club […]

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