December 2021

Sufjan Stevens called on all groups to go their separate ways after ten years together during her year-end roundup. Writing on Tumblr, Stevens has listed her favorite and least favorite albums from 2021 - although most of the entries…

Guest on Waste Some Time With Jason Green, former Hanoi Rocks / New York Dolls bassist Sami Yaffa spoke about his career history, Hanoi Rocks, and his new solo album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYZpMeG1YQQ…

Can we finally welcome the comeback of the theater and many other live performances in 2022, to join the artistic groups that have reopened in 2021? Fingers crossed and fervent wishes sent for an end to the pandemic, here are some of…

A year-end musical tradition that celebrates three decades in Brockville returns on Friday and while the format may be different, the emphasis on showcasing local talent continues. “Last…

This is one in a series of articles on each of the five finalists for the 2022-2023 Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Teacher of the Year.After Barbara Rupnik's dream of working for NASA didn't come true, she fell in love with…

Although he remains a prominent member of the music community, Henry Rollins quit recording music a long time ago. Here's why. When Henry Rollins appeared on Rick Rubin's premier podcast Scrached disk, he discussed a lot of…

Story of 4 groups told with music, concerts, vocal dramas, anime the rockin'on group, the editor of ROCKIN'ON JAPAN magazine and the organizer of the ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL event, are opening a teaser site for their!--INFOLINKS_ON-->…

News images of long lines at airports with nightmares of COVID-19 testing, delayed flights and exhausted passengers are putting the brakes on vacation travel at the busiest time of year. More than 2,000 flights were canceled globally on…

It all started with a bang, the sound of metal crashing onto the sidewalks of Washington, DC as hundreds of Trumpers stormed the Capitol. This continued into another pandemic year; for every two steps we took with vaccines and testing,…

Picture"We are understaffed," said Ronda Stevenson, an intensive care unit nurse at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis, who cried when she spoke about her Covid patients. "It's getting harder and harder."Credit...Kaiti Sullivan for The New…

Aswath Viswanathan December 25, 2021 - 8:36 AM Boston Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys have released an energetic new video for their song "Good As Gold". The song is from!-->!-->…

FIRST ROUND: MAJOR MUSIC EVENTS IN 2021Garth Brooks is back, baby! How did he describe the cancellation of his concerts at Croke Park in 2014 when he returned to the scene for a press conference in November? ROLLING / SAM BOAL…

Santa Fe native JQ Whitcomb will perform at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe on Sunday, December 26. (Courtesy of Eduardo Patino NYC) Editor's Note: Venue Plus continues “In Case You Didn't…

PictureMayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference last week in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. He announced Thursday that the Times Square celebration will continue, but with far fewer spectators.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York TimesNew…

AEW Dynamite (December 22, 2021) was from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. The show featured CM Punk teaming up with Sting and Darby Allin to get their hands on MJF and FTR, Kyle O'Reilly's surprise debut, and the TBS…

BTS's Suga shared his future plans as a musician, saying he hopes to stay with the K-pop group "until I die," according to a recent interview with Vogue Korea. The artist did not explain his reasons, but added: "I just like BTS", according…

PIN PEAK, SD, December 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / - As Americans grapple with supply chain issues, rising food prices and the resurgence of the coronavirus, the nonprofit Bright Path Strong is a beacon in time for vacations. In…

TID SEASON '21EVERY TIME I DIEBuffalo River WorksBuffalo, New York12.10.21 DAY 1 REVIEW AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY NATHAN KATSIAFICA It's holiday show season, and we have perhaps caught the biggest and heaviest!-->!-->…

The best reissues of the year include a full Beatles immersion experience, an array of Philadelphia…

An ambitious Pokémon GO trainer seeks to catch as many shiny Pokémon as possible and gives them names similar to famous musicians. A lover of word games…

Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment reporters on what's coming to TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.- Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin's…

By Simone Goldstone | Columnist NB Indy Soundcheck Three dark haired heads point to the bright screen. The humble children of Orange County, barely out of their teens, form the burgeoning group called Julie. On Zoom, Keyan Zand, Dillon…

Weekend Mix music critic John Hayden selects his best albums of the year.LITTLE SIMZ Sometimes I could be introverted When Mercury Prize-nominated MC Little Simz nominated Kendrick Lamar on Sometimes I Might Be Introverted, she firmly!--break-->…

Warner Music Group Corp. (NASDAQ: WMG) saw a significant drop in short-term interest in November. As of November 30, there was short interest totaling 3,240,000 shares, a decrease of 21.5% from the November 15 total of 4,130,000…

This holiday season, at Broadway World Cabaret, we've invited performers from the club and concert community to join us in reporting on events around the city. Artists who have a particular focus on their own work will join us in giving…

Achilles talks about the main inspirations, family influences and more: InterviewSeeking to make her own mark in the electronic dance industry, Achille (real name Matt Cross) has embarked on a journey like no other. Coming from a…

Week after week there are plenty of new rap songs no matter what time of year. It can be very difficult to stay aware of what's coming out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things easier for you. Instead of sorting out almost…

Longtime musician Stephen Parker's first love was sports, he said, rather than music. “I took piano lessons from my mom when I was young and hated it,” he said. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in…

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Jesse malin did her annual holiday show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York on Saturday (12/11), and this one was a boon for her former Generation D group mate Howie pyro, who fought for his life (you can help by donating to his GoFundMe).…

UNIFIED Music Group has announced the signing of chart-topping Australian group Boy & Bear with UNIFIED Artist Management and their booking agency Lonely Lands. The indie folk group formed in 2009 and has since grown into one of the…

The film, which tells the inspiring and tragic story of music star Tejano Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, has been inducted into the National Film Register of the Library of Congress. “Selena,”…

Astronauts - When You're Not That High (expand your own) 12 ″ / DL Outside now The new version of Astronauts lives up to the claim to be the best band. For fans of dubbed punk rock, chemical beats and a festival vibe.…

After the worldwide success Metallica enjoyed with the Black Album, the band took a hiatus to record new music (while playing concerts in the middle of this whole process). Once they started their own headlining run in support of 1996's…

There is magic in the air when a member of the E Street Band performs on the Jersey Shore while on vacation.The experience gives the season a little extra sparkle for music fans. E Street drummer Max Weinberg will perform two concerts,…

Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. A statewide mask mandate goes into effect Monday, forcing all businesses and public spaces that do not check the status of vaccines to require a mask.Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York TimesStarting…

Michael Nesmith is perhaps best known as a member of '60s rock sensation The Monkees, but he led an inventive and fascinating life outside of his time with the band. Let’s pay…

Ratinoff finds the To cure and feels better: Los Angeles post-punk rocker Ratinoff told us about his love for a Cure classic. Ratification: It was a very difficult call… I was between Ababy, 'Songs of faith and…

ASHLAND The Singing Kernels, the choir of hair salons in the region,…

The crowds are starting to fill up for Saturday's private party at a reopening Cantab Lounge in Central Square. (Photo: Marc Lévy) Cantab Lounge opened on Saturday for a party with friends and family that provided a glimpse…

New Brunswick RCMP have arrested two men and seized guns, drugs and money as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Carleton County.Police executed a search warrant Friday at a residence on Lockhart Mill Road in Jacksonville,…

We sat down with sophomore Logan Davis and his fellow Atlas End comrades.For Vanderbilt sophomore Logan Davis, working as a solo artist led to music that he summed up in one simple phrase: "a little trashy." However, bringing together…

MADISON, Wisconsin - The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today unanimously approved a new policy to develop strong collaborative relationships with the sovereign Native American tribes of Wisconsin.…

Neemz, "It's above me" (LP)The sound of Boston Editor-in-chief Knar Bedian said 23-year-old Tusmeen Abuhasan's debut album sounded "more like a victory lap" than a first.The Chelsea Curve is a favorite of "Bay State Rock" DJ…

The post-punk generation: Daniel Day-Lewis and Gordon Warnecke in “My Beautiful Laundrette” (1985). Credit: Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo While clearing boxes from my…

A good number of musicians have had tears in their eyes at their first concerts of 2021 - after a 16-month shutdown of live events fueled by the coronavirus - and Lauren Mayberry is no exception.But the concert that made this 34-year-old…

New Cumberland's Karen Cunningham (left) and Leroy Chevronet are all bundled up near First Choice America on Carolina Avenue to watch Saturday's Chester Hometown Christmas Parade. The…

British post-punk outfit to land in the US in March 2022 Photo: Holly Whitaker Posted on 08 Dec. 2021 After the release of their first album Light green field - which deserved a fair amount of praise here at Exclaim! -…

HYDEN, Ky. (WYMT) - After the entire school semester ended on Monday, the name of the Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music auditorium was unveiled as the "Osborne Brothers Auditorium" ."It's a tribute to them," said John…

ABBA sued the British ABBA MANIA tribute for trademark infringement. In a December 3 complaint, the Swedish pop quartet claimed the cover band intentionally misleads fans into believing they are approved by the real ABBA,…

If a certain punk band didn't get there first, then Anarchy in the UK would have made a great alternate title for I woke up right handed, the third EP this year — and the first for British super-indie XL…

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Tuareg quintet Imarhan released a song titled "Tamiditin (Japanese feat.)" From their third studio album, Aboogi, which is slated for release on January 28, 2022 on City!-->!-->…

December 5, 2021 Updated December 5, 2021, 8:36 PM A long line stretched from the front doors of the famous Paradise Rock Club to Commonwealth Ave. as impatient fans waited to be admitted into the hall on Saturday night. The…

The Atom Jacks performing live at The Hope & Ruin, Brighton 4.12.21 (pictured Watkins cris/PunkInFocus) (Click on the photo to enlarge) THE ATOM JACKS - HOPE AND RUIN, BRIGHTON 4.12.21 Local DJs and concert promoters Stay sick…

Pete Davidson and Machine Gun Kelly have enjoyed an adorable friendship for years. They supported each other, had joint talks and worked on several projects together. But which of the famous friends has the highest net worth?…

7:00 a.m.ETLindsey ThiryESPN close Covered the rams for two years for the Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Covered the NBA and college football and basketballINGLEWOOD, Calif .-- A trumpet sounded a vibrant beat…

Media has gushed this week that megastar Taylor Swift sent flowers and a fan letter to Don McLean after breaking Camden's singer's record for longest song to reach No.1 on the pop charts. His single "All Too Well" is 10 minutes, 30…

Two couples of musicians began to rehearse together during the lockdown. In less than a year, the band made their official debut, released three singles and are preparing for the release of…

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who became something of a savior for a disgruntled generation before his death by suicide in 1994From the early to mid-90s, Nirvana was the biggest band on the planet, Kurt Cobain was basically God, and grunge…

Like most teenage girls, a group of Montreal friends never tire of singer Billie Eilish. “I love her performance, the way she plays,” said 13-year-old Jade Ceausu-Raichman.Her friend Kayla Patak,…

Two powerful R&B groups who have helped define the great lexicon of American music come together for a performance at Austin's Ball Concert Hall. Temptations - named one of the Rolling stoneThe 100 greatest artists of…

Bono is at home, literally, talking about his first major acting role and the enduring mystery of what he…

It's time for another Bandcamp Friday, the excellent program began at the onset of COVID-19 as a way to support musicians who have seen their lives severely disrupted by the pandemic. It's the monthly day that Bandcamp forgoes its share…

Commercial News Digital Media By Chris Cooke | Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 BandLab Technologies is no more. Or, rather, BandLab Technologies is now a division of BandLab Technologies.…

Members of the Indigenous community on Tuesday applauded the opening of the much-anticipated Native Resource Center at San Diego State University. The event brought together more than 200 people, including many students, faculty, staff and…