World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 6/15/16

by Brad | Jun 15, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

The Avett Brothers

• The Avett Brothers share frenzied new jam “Satan Pulls the Strings” (CoS)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new song “We Turn Red” is a poppy tour of the U.S.A. (Spin)
• Watch Bob Dylan cover Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” (Pitchfork)
• The Tallest Man On Earth shares new song “Time Of The Blue” (Stereogum)
• Paul McCartney mourns death of Wings guitarist Henry McCullough (Rolling Stone)
• Two Door Cinema Club share new single “Are We Ready? (Wreck)” (NME)
• Eric Clapton explains recent health issues (UCR)
• Record stores across the world hosting Radiohead event next week (Paste)
• Ed Sheeran sued for $20 million for allegedly stealing X-Factor winner’s song (Spin)
• Flea had to relearn bass after breaking his arm on a snowboarding trip (CoS)
• Watch Father John Misty and Dean Ween jam together (Pitchfork)
• Jimmy Page, Robert Plant appear in court for “Stairway To Heaven” trial (Stereogum)
• Jury set in Led Zeppelin plagiarism trial, after huge fan is dismissed (UCR)
• Kaiser Chiefs release new single “Parachute” and confirm Stay Together (NME)
• Hear Fleetwood Mac’s early version of “Gypsy” (Rolling Stone)
• Pearl Jam play surprise Nashville show, Jack White joins them (Paste)
• Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste offers condolences following Orlando shooting (Spin)
• Lorde co-writes Broods’ new song “Heartlines” (Pitchfork)
• Queens of the Stone Age locked in and working on new material (CoS)
• Ultra-rare Prince album shatters Discogs Marketplace record (AV Club)
• Bob Weir: Homophobes, ISIS supporters share same hatred (Rolling Stone)
• Watch Billy Corgan debut two new songs (NME)
• New film to focus on Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St. sessions (UCR)
• Gorillaz tease special new album, push release date back to 2017 (Paste)
• The Stone Roses share another new single, “Beautiful Thing” (Spin)
• Bon Iver will debut new music at Eaux Claires Festival (CoS)
• Neil Young onstage: ‘F–k you, Donald Trump’ (Rolling Stone)
• Rostam Batmanglij makes live debut in New York (Pitchfork)
• Two unreleased Frank Zappa albums on the way soon (NME)
• Thom Yorke crashes garden party, plays half-hour acoustic set (AV Club)
• Tony Visconti apologizes to Adele (UCR)
• Frightened Rabbit announce fall U.S. tour (Paste)
• James Iha shares two spine-tingling tracks: “Leah and Pearl” and “The Photo Lab” (Spin)
• Jack White is a photographer now, and he’s pretty damn good (CoS)
• Animal Collective’s Deakin shares new song “Harpy (Blue)” (Pitchfork)
• See Red Hot Chili Peppers talk special pre-show rituals (Rolling Stone)
• Bon Iver announce Patti Smith as support for one-off gig (NME)
• New Gary Wright album features unheard performances by George Harrison (UCR)
• Bonnaroo announces 2017 dates (Paste)

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Carpool Karaoke (Corden)

Kurt Vile – “Pretty Pimpin'” (CBS This Morning)

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 9/28/16

by Brad | Sep 28, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

The Rolling Stones / Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com

• The Rolling Stones will release live album from their historic Cuba performance (Paste)
• Hear Jim James’ soulful protest song “Same Old Lie” (Rolling Stone)
• Green Day are “Still Breathing” on new song (CoS)
• Listen to Bon Iver’s new song “8 (circle)” (Pitchfork)
• Beck’s new album has reportedly been pushed back to November (NME)
• Don Henley says an Eagles reunion could happen (UCR)
• Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin sang Pearl Jam and Patti Smith (Spin)
• MGMT comeback pushed back to 2017 (Stereogum)
• Bob Dylan to release new 1966 live recordings as 36-disc set (Paste)
• Moby previews upcoming LP with New Wave song (Rolling Stone)
• Temple of the Dog share alternate mix of “Say Hello 2 Heaven” (CoS)
• Dirty Projectors return with video for new song “Keep Your Name” (Pitchfork)
• Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie: We’ve got seven tracks for a new album (NME)
• Watch Nirvana’s Nevermind baby grow up via anniversary photo shoots (Spin)
• Van Morrison says he has so many unreleased songs it makes my head spin (UCR)
• Watch Green Day play Revolution Radio songs live for the first time (Stereogum)
• Andrew Bird & Fiona Apple debut a new song they wrote with a five-year-old (Paste)
• See Jackson Browne’s moving Bruce Springsteen cover (Rolling Stone)
• Beck’s entire discography is getting reissued on vinyl (CoS)
• Ryan Adams pens 15th anniversary tribute to Gold (Pitchfork)
• Former Bushmills Brand ambassador Bon Iver wishes Beyoncé wouldn’t sell out (Spin)
• Robin Pecknold calls Justin Vernon a hypocrite over Beyonce sponsorship diss (NME)
• Joe Perry’s new solo record is in the can (UCR)
• R.I.P. Buckwheat Zydeco (AV Club)
• American Wrestlers debut new song “Amazing Grace,” announce tour dates (Paste)
• Watch Stevie Wonder recall nickname The Temptations gave him (Rolling Stone)
• Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions share “Let Me Get There” (CoS)
• Adele says that quitting smoking has made her voice weaker (NME)
• Bon Iver and the National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner perform in Paris (Pitchfork)
• Bruce Springsteen names his five favorite Springsteen songs (Spin)
• Musicians band together for first-ever concert across america to end gun violence (Paste)
• U2 rocks the vote in Las Vegas with Donald Trump sample (AV Club)
• Regina Spektor shares new single “Older and Taller” (CoS)
• See Morrissey’s earnest Ramones cover at Brooklyn concert (Rolling Stone)
• Father John Misty is no longer on Twitter or Instagram (Pitchfork)
• Robert Plant joins concerts for Refugees tour (UCR)
• Jack Garratt shares the letter he received from Barack Obama (NME)

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The Pretenders – “Holy Commotion” (Official Video)

Band Of Horses – “Casual Party” (Fallon)

Empire Of The Sun – “High And Low”

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