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Damn, this really sucks. Philippe Zdar of the electronica group Cassius has passed away. These guys weren’t played on the radio but if you were into house/electronica then you probably heard of them. They were a huge part of the French dance music that was coming out in the 90’s. Zdar also produced other music for people like rapper MC Solaar and LA Funk Mob. The crazy part is how he died; he fell from the window of a Paris building! We was only 52 years old.
Here’s a pic of him from 2015 and the video for the track ‘Foxxy’ from their first album ‘1999’.
Thom Yorke of Radiohead will release his new solo album on Friday, June 27, 2019. The new album will be titled ANIMA and will first be released in digital format, then physical copies will be released on July 19. Here’s the track listing:
*Traffic
*Last I Heard (…He Was Circling The Drain)
*Twist
*Dawn Chorus
*I Am A Very Rude Person
*Not The News
*The Axe
*Impossible Knots
*Runwayaway
**Ladies & Gentlemen, Thank You for Coming – BONUS track only on the vinyl release
Soundgarden is releasing “Live From The Artists Den” on July 26. The performances were in support of their 2012’s album “King Animal” and was digitally re-mastered by IMAX. If you can’t wait, on July 1, Soundgarden will premiere the performances in IMAX for a special one-night global event. Here’s “New Damage” taken from the performances
Universal Music Group is being sued by the estates of Tom Petty, Tupac, Soundgarden, Steve Earle and Hole. Back in 2008 there was a huge fire that destroyed an estimated 500,000 master recordings by artists ranging from Nirvana to Billie Holiday. They were held in a facility that UMG had rented from NBC and value the losses from the fire at $150 million.
According to the lawsuit its looking for:
“50% of any settlement proceeds and insurance payments received by UMG for the loss of the Master Recordings, and 50% of any remaining loss of value not compensated by such settlement proceeds and insurance payments.”
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock (766815b) Plume of black smoke rising from the back lot Fire at Universal Film Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, America – 01 Jun 2008 Fire erupted early Sunday morning June 1, 2008
The Rolling Stones scored their seventh UK No.1 single when ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’ hit the top of the charts. Keith Richards has stated that he and Jagger wrote the lyrics while staying at Richards’ country house, where they were awoken one morning by the sound of gardener Jack Dyer walking past the window. When Jagger asked what the noise was, Richards responded: “Oh, that’s Jack – that’s jumpin’ Jack.”
In honor of this, here is a picture of The Rolling Stones from 1968
Guns N’ Roses just added 8 more shows to their Not in This Lifetime Tour that began a long ass time ago, April 1, 2016. It will finally come to an end on November 2, 2019. The first show is September 25 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC. Tickets for those 8 new shows will go on sale Friday, June 21.
Here’s the dates:
Sept. 25 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Sept. 28 — Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
Oct. 1 — Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Oct. 4 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
Oct. 7 — Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
Oct. 11 — Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
Oct. 15 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
Oct. 13 — Manchester, TN @ Exit 111 Festival
Oct. 18 — Guadalajara, MX @ Estadio Jalisco
Oct. 20 — Tijuana, MX @ Estadio Caliente
Oct. 23 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oct. 25 — New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Festival
Oct. 29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
Nov. 1 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Nov. 2 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
This was some seriously bad news. Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine recently said he’s been diagnosed with throat cancer. That means most of the Megadeth shows this year will be canceled. He did say that the Megacruise will still happen October 13-18.
“I’ve been diagnosed with throat cancer. It’s clearly something to be respected and faced head on – but I’ve faced obstacles before. I’m working closely with my doctors, and we’ve mapped out a treatment plan which they feel has a 90% success rate. Treatment has already begun.
Here’s the Top Album Sales for the week of June 15, 2019 per Billboard.com
1. Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
2. Long Live Love – Kirk Franklin
3. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish
4. Aladdin (2019) – Soundtrack
5. She Is Coming (EP) – Miley Cyrus
6. Diamonds – Elton John
7. Map Of The Soul: PERSONA – BTS
8. Rocketman: Music From The Motion Picture – Soundtrack
9. The Traveler – The Kenny Wayne Sheperd Band
10. Only The Generals Gon Understand (EP) – Kevin Gates
I remember back in my goth days, The Sisters of Mercy was always playing in my room. I really loved them. Here are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs by them. The song is ‘This Corrosion’ and was released in 1987 on their album titled ‘Floodland’
THIS CORROSION
Hey hey hey ye hey now no now now Hey hey hey ye hey now no now now Hey hey hey ye hey now no now now
Gimme the ring, kissed and told Gimme something that I missed (gimme the ring) A hand to hold, wild and what it seems (gimme the ring) Kill the king with love is the law And then we’ll turn round (gimme the ring) Gimme dream child And do you hear me call? (Gimme the ring) On the loan and on the level Still on the floor (gimme the ring) Sing dream child And do you hear at all?
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now Hey Hey hey Hey Hey heyOoh ooh ooh (hey hey) Ooh ooh ooh (hey hey)
Hey now, hey now now now Hey hey hey ye hey now no now now Hey hey hey ye hey now no now now Gimme siren, child and do you hear me? Gimme siren, child, and do you hear me call? Sing, child, of right and wrong Gimme things that don’t last long Gimme siren, child, and do you hear me call?
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now
On days like this In times like these I feel an animal deep inside Heel to haunch on bended knees Living on if and if I tried Somebody send me please Dream wars and a ticket to seem Giving out and in Selling the don’t belong Well, what do you say D’you have a word for giving away? Got a song for me?
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me Hey now, hey now now
I got nothing to say I ain’t said before I bled all I can, I won’t bleed no more I don’t need no one to understand Why the blood run hold The hired hand On heart Hand of god Flood land and driven apart Run cold (hey now, hey now now) Turn Cold, burn like a healing hand
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand) Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion to me (like a healing hand)
Yes you heard that right. Hard Rock Cafe is releasing the first playable burger guitar. The instrument is powered by Hard Rock Cafe’s 24-Karat Gold Leaf Steak Burger and uses the players body to provide a unique electrical current through the burger. This is just crazy. Here’s a pic and a video if you want to delve into it more:
Beginning today, June 14, 2019, Phish is launching their own station on SiriusXM called Phish Radio on Channel 29. The first broadcast is their live performance from Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Page McConnell had this to say:
“My bandmates and I are thrilled to have a home at SiriusXM where Phish fans can hear music from over three decades of us making music together. We’re excited to make Phish Radio an extension of who we are as a band and a welcome home for fans old and new.”
