by Brad | Aug 10, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
U2
- U2 confirm release of new album, Songs of Experience, and world tour (CoS)
- Adele is reportedly in talks to headline the Super Bowl in 2017 (NME)
- Bob Weir announces new tour and solo album, Blue Mountain (UCR)
- Bon Iver will reportedly debut their new album live on Friday (Spin)
- Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock fell asleep driving and caused a 5-car pileup (A.V. Club)
- Gregg Allman cancels tour dates due to health issues (Paste)
- Vampire Weekend’s Rostam shares new song “Gwan” (Pitchfork)
- Hear Jeff Tweedy’s interpretation of Carl Sandburg poem (Rolling Stone)
- Blues Traveler’s John Popper undergoes emergency spine surgery (CoS)
- Alt-J’s Thom Sonny Green issues update on band’s third album (NME)
- Eric Clapton announces new concert recording, Live in San Diego (UCR)
- Deerhunter will be touring North America this October (Spin)
- Watch Chris Martin cover Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets Of Philadelphia” (Stereogum)
- Green Day to return with a “Bang, Bang” on Aug. 11 (Paste)
- War on Drugs’ Anthony LaMarca selling vintage Fender Jaguar for charity (Pitchfork)
- Pete Townshend preps 1986 live DVD featuring David Gilmour (Rolling Stone)
- Producer Butch Vig credits Dave Grohl’s drumming for Nevermind sound (CoS)
- Prince estate denies plans to sell his Paisley Park home (NME)
- Soundgarden just released an EDM remix of “Spoonman” (Spin)
- Ringo Starr says he voted in favor of Brexit (UCR)
- Conor Oberst announces new solo album (A.V. Club)
- David Bowie, Anohni, Radiohead among nominees for 2016 Mercury Prize (Paste)
- Watch Beach House’s interview and performance on Charlie Rose (Pitchfork)
- Sufjan Stevens covers Prince’s “Kiss” with Moses Sumney (CoS)
- Led Zeppelin cannot recoup their legal fees from “Stairway To Heaven” trial (NME)
- There’s a Ska version of Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (Spin)
- Peter Gabriel combines and expands previously released Live DVDs (UCR)
- Watch Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis shred with Pearl Jam in Boston (Stereogum)
- Superduo Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam release single, “In a Black Out” (Paste)
- Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop share new song, Eurythmics cover (Pitchfork)
- Peter Hook pens massive New Order-era autobiography (Rolling Stone)
- Eddie Vedder covers The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” (CoS)
- The Strokes’ Nick Valensi is in a new band called CRX (Paste)
- Chvrches share interactive 360° studio tour (Pitchfork)
- Jerry Garcia Foundation donates artwork for birthday month (Rolling Stone)
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The Rolling Stones – Havana Moon Cinema Trailer
The Muppets’ Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem Outside Lands 2016
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by Brad | Jul 27, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
- Temple of the Dog embarking on first-ever tour (Paste)
- Father John Misty responds to Strand Of Oaks’ subtweet (Stereogum)
- Jack White to make vinyl history by playing the first record in space (CoS)
- Listen to a lost Beatles demo found in brown envelope after 52 years (NME)
- Are Bon Iver teasing new music? (Spin)
- Bruce Springsteen set to release very different solo album (UCR)
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra “The Nazis elected their leader democratically” (Pitchfork)
- See Eddie Vedder perform with Peter Gabriel, Sting at Seattle show (Rolling Stone)
- George Harrison estate not happy about Trump use of “Here Comes the Sun” (Paste)
- Thom Yorke wants to lull you to sleep with this bedtime playlist (AV Club)
- Christian ministry says Thom Yorke is the anti-christ (CoS)
- Keith Richards documentary maker says Keith put a sword to my throat (NME)
- Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell says he hates EDM (Spin)
- The Allman Brothers Band may be reuniting (UCR)
- Listen to Chairlift’s new song “Get Real” (Pitchfork)
- INXS’ Michael Hutchence celebrated in upcoming film doc (Rolling Stone)
- David Bowie’s Lazarus to open in London (Paste)
- Watch Toro Y Moi play “Grown Up Calls” from Live From Trona concert film (Stereogum)
- The Killers bassist Mark Stoermer announces new solo album (NME)
- Dinosaur Jr. offer wake up call with new single “Goin Down” (CoS)
- Third Eye Blind mock Republicans with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performance (Spin)
- Paul Simon makes surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention (UCR)
- Oasis announce be here now reissue, share “D’You Know What I Mean” edit (Pitchfork)
- Watch Joe Perry’s return to Hollywood Vampires (Rolling Stone)
- Sun Kil Moon announces new album, debuts new song “God Bless Ohio” (Paste)
- Watch the Pixies perform three new songs off Head Carrier (AV Club)
- Father John Misty shares completed version of “Real Love Baby” (CoS)
- Ryan Adams played bluegrass covers of Slayer and Black Sabbath (Spin)
- Foals say they need to rock the boat for fifth album (NME)
- Plaintiff in Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” case files appeal (UCR)
- The White Stripes soundtrack first Justice League trailer (Pitchfork)
- The 1975 plot fall tour across North America (Rolling Stone)
- Don McLean pleads guilty to domestic assault charges (Paste)
- Of Montreal break out the ’80s sax on “My Fair Lady” (Spin)
- Producer Sandy Pearlman dies at 72 (UCR)
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Phantogram – “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore”
Campaign Songs (Oliver)
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by Brad | Jul 20, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
Wilco
- Wilco announce new album, Schmilco, share “If I Ever Was a Child” (CoS)
- Wilco celebrate their Star Wars anniversary with a new song, “Locator” (Spin)
- Beck announces fall tour (Pitchfork)
- Mick Jagger fathers eighth child at age of 72 (NME)
- Jeff Buckley’s record collection gets an interactive website (AV Club)
- Led Zeppelin to reissue BBC Sessions with eight unheard tracks (UCR)
- Jack White named to Nashville Gender Equality Council (Rolling Stone)
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters announce U.S. fall tour dates (Paste)
- Can you answer these Foo Fighters trivia questions? (CoS)
- Watch Michael J. Fox and Coldplay perform songs from Back to the Future (Spin)
- My Morning Jacket release new song “The First Time” off Roadies soundtrack (Pitchfork)
- Bono reportedly rescued by armed police during Nice terror attack (NME)
- JEFF The Brotherhood share new song “Punishment” (Stereogum)
- Sting plans a return to Rock on his next album (UCR)
- Bonnaroo ticket sales reportedly hit all-time low in 2016 (Paste)
- David Gilmour treats Pompeii to rare performance of “The Great Gig in the Sky” (CoS)
- The National’s Matt Berninger likens Donald Trump to Ronald McDonald (Spin)
- Prince bought the Purple Rain house (Pitchfork)
- Queens Of The Stone Age tease what to expect from next album (NME)
- Keith Richards thinks The Rolling Stones will be together until they die (UCR)
- Here’s your yearly update on the new Gorillaz album (AV Club)
- Hear David Crosby’s tender “Things We Do for Love” off new album (Rolling Stone)
- Listen to every J Mascis guitar solo from Dinosaur Jr.’s new album (Paste)
- Car Seat Headrest cover David Bowie’s “Blackstar” during in-studio session (CoS)
- Watch Paul McCartney and Bob Weir perform together live (NME)
- PJ Harvey shares thumping new song, “Guilty” (Spin)
- Queen’s publishers say Donald Trump ignored request to stop using song (UCR)
- Against Me! announce new album Shape Shift With Me (Pitchfork)
- See Rufus Wainwright’s cover “Hallelujah” backed by 1,500 singers (Rolling Stone)
- Watch the reunited Broken Social Scene play a new song, “Gonna Get Better” (Spin)
- David Bowie’s personal art and furniture collection will go up for auction (Paste)
- Tame Impala tease Currents Deluxe Edition (Pitchfork)
- Keith Richards criticizes The Beatles as a live band (NME)
- Sleigh Bells new song “Hyper Dark” (Stereogum)
- Leon Russell in stable condition after heart attack (UCR)
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Sting – “Next to You” (Kimmel)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “First World Problem”
The Strokes – “OBLIVIUS” (Official Lyric Video)
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by Brad | Jul 13, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
Joe Perry Photo by Zack Whitford
- Joe Perry is recuperating after falling ill at a Hollywood Vampires show (A.V. Club)
- Joe Perry expected to recover quickly, rejoin Hollywood Vampires on tour (UCR)
- The Shins share teaser of new music (NME)
- Pixies announce new Head Carrier LP, Share “Um Chagga Lagga” (Spin)
- Saint Motel announce new album, saintmotelevision (Paste)
- Led Zeppelin’s publishers seeking $613,000 in legal fees after lawsuit win (Rolling Stone)
- Local Natives premiere anthemic new song “Fountain of Youth” (CoS)
- Marvin Gaye What’s Going On documentary announced (Pitchfork)
- My Morning Jacket shares new song “Magic Bullet” (Stereogum)
- Ginger Baker is okay after open-heart surgery (UCR)
- Fender have designed a new signature bass with Flea (NME)
- Coldplay and Lianne La Havas’ cover Prince’s “Sometimes It Snows in April” (Spin)
- Unreleased Sufjan Stevens album discovered in dumpster (Paste)
- Chris Cornell’s alleged stalker arrested at Louisville concert (Rolling Stone)
- M. Ward, Conor Oberst, and Jim James reunite as Monsters of Folk (CoS)
- Belarus officials seem to think the Red Hot Chili Peppers are Metallica (A.V. Club)
- The National & Beirut members announce new LNZNDRF record (Pitchfork)
- Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” appears in new PetSmart commercial (UCR)
- First Aid Kit record song in Jack White’s Third Man retro vinyl recording booth (NME)
- Frances Bean Cobain’s Husband says he’s keeping Kurt’s MTV Unplugged guitar (Spin)
- Alt-J drummer Thom Sonny Green to release solo album, shares “Vienna” (Paste)
- The Revolution plot Prince tribute shows at Purple Rain venue (Rolling Stone)
- Prince’s death prompts Chaka Khan to enter rehab for prescription drug addiction (CoS)
- Wavves ban racists, homophobes, Trump supporters from shows (Pitchfork)
- Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy stepping away from the band (Paste)
- Ex-Franz Ferdinand guitarist starts new band Manuela and streams song (NME)
- Jeff Beck talks seeing Jimi Hendrix, topical new LP (Rolling Stone)
- Watch Arcade Fire’s first show in two years in its entirety (Spin)
- The 1975 follow a rough night out in “Somebody Else” video (Spin)
- Toro Y Moi to release Live From Trona Album and accompanying concert film (Paste)
- James Murphy’s Subway Symphony installed at park in New York (Pitchfork)
- Arctic Monkeys reveal AM-themed elephant sculpture for charity (NME)
- The Last Shadow Puppets improvised a song about their favorite band (CoS)
- Watch The Last Shadow Puppets cover The Smiths with Johnny Marr (Stereogum)
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Elton John – “A Good Heart”
Jon Bon Jovi Sing “Livin’ on a Prayer” With a Wedding Band
Courtney Barnett – “Elevator Operator”
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by Brad | Jul 6, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
The Shins
- The Shins have nearly finished their new album (NME)
- Beck details Strokes and Talking Heads-inspired new album, due out in October (CoS)
- Van Morrison announces new album, “Keep Me Singing” (UCR)
- Watch Coldplay and Prince Harry sing “Up&Up” at Kensington Palace (Spin)
- Queen’s Greatest Hits is the U.K.’s highest-selling album ever (Paste)
- Weezer embarks on a joint mission with NASA on “I Love The U.S.A.” (AV Club)
- Hear Jim James’ space funk odyssey “Everything (The Universe)” (Rolling Stone)
- Lollapalooza Colombia Canceled (Pitchfork)
- Liam Gallagher says he wants to reform Oasis, but Noel is refusing (NME)
- Arcade Fire hit the stage for first concert in two years at Barcelona’s Razzmatazz (CoS)
- Paul Simon ponders retirement: Showbiz doesn’t hold any interest for me (UCR)
- St. Vincent rocked a toilet costume onstage last night (Spin)
- Lawyer who sued Led Zeppelin suspended from practicing law (Paste)
- Jack White announces Pearl Jam Third Man Records vault package (Stereogum)
- See David Gilmour play “One of These Days” for first time in 22 Years (Rolling Stone)
- Swedish festivals hit by over 40 cases of sexual assault (NME)
- Paul McCartney, Robert Plant petition EU over YouTube copyright practices (CoS)
- Apple patents technology to stop concert filming and photos (Paste)
- Listen to Jeff Beck’s new song, “Scared for the Children” (UCR)
- Angel Olsen goes roller skating in new “Shut Up Kiss Me” music video (AV Club)
- Elvis Presley guitarist and right-hand man Scotty Moore has died (Spin)
- Avett Brothers’ Scott Avett on what true sadness means to him (Rolling Stone)
- Fred Armisen making Talking Heads Stop Making Sense parody (Pitchfork)
- Official Olympic theme song for Rio 2016 unveiled (NME)
- Public Access T.V. provide a summer shoutalong with “Sudden Emotion” (CoS)
- New documentary looks at Keith Richards’ early years (UCR)
- Watch Justin Vernon in a high school battle of the bands from 1998 (Stereogum)
- David Byrne’s Contemporary Color documentary coming to theaters in 2017 (Paste)
- Mumford & Sons gutted after sexual attacks at Sweden fest (Rolling Stone)
- Why drinking caffeine the day after a concert may be bad for your hearing (CoS)
- Prince’s Purple Rain shirt and jacket sold for $96,000 each (Pitchfork)
- Visit the Prince online museum (Paste)
- Cream drummer Ginger Baker recovering from heart surgery (Rolling Stone)
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Sturgill Simpson & Colbert go to a Waffle House
Parquet Courts – “Human Performance”
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by Brad | Jun 27, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
Led Zeppelin courtesy of Atlantic Records
- Led Zeppelin win in “Stairway to Heaven” trial (Rolling Stone)
- Thom Yorke is surprised people still care about Radiohead (AV Club)
- Jim Irsay buys Prince’s Yellow Cloud guitar for $137,500 at auction (Paste)
- It looks like Aerosmith are going to call it quits after their next tour (Spin)
- Radiohead encourage use of phones at concerts, ask fans to Periscope performance (CoS)
- Beach Boys’ first recordings collected on new album (UCR)
- The 1975 & Chvrches discuss how Brexit might affecting their touring plans (NME)
- A look at the new Frank Zappa documentary Eat That Question (Pitchfork)
- See Avett Brothers’ fiery “Satan Pulls the String” on Fallon (Rolling Stone)
- Colin Hay enlists a Cuban animation legend for this exclusive video premiere (AV Club)
- Bernie Worrell keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic dead at 72 (Paste)
- Taylor Swift rescued Dave Grohl from looking stoned in front of Paul McCartney (Spin)
- UK media is shocked grown woman Adele curses (CoS)
- Steven Tyler releases title track from We’re All Somebody From Somewhere (UCR)
- Death Cab For Cutie share first demo for “You Are A Tourist” (NME)
- Watch Radiohead’s new Identikit short film (Pitchfork)
- Hear Ramones’ early demo for “I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You” (Rolling Stone)
- Watch The Last Shadow Puppets cover David Bowie at Glastonbury (Stereogum)
- Sinead O’Connor found safe after second police search this year (Paste)
- Sinéad O’Connor calls bulls**t on reports of Chicago suicide scare (Spin)
- Glastonbury honors Prince, Bowie, and Lemmy with magnificent sculptures (CoS)
- Lily Allen’s new songs are some of her best ever, says Mark Ronson (NME)
- Jenny Lewis’ band Nice as F–k surprise-release debut LP (Rolling Stone)
- Father John Misty writes incredible essay about Jenny Lewis’ new band (Pitchfork)
- Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam & more sign open letter to Congress for gun control (Paste)
- David Byrne: “It’s not about taking away everyone’s guns” (Spin)
- Bloomington based Hoops share “Cool 2″ (Stereogum)
- Jimi Hendrix estate wins partial injunction against makers of Purple Haze liqueur (UCR)
- The Claypool Lennon Delirium make their TV debut on Corden (CoS)
- Michael Jackson talks Prince rivalry in new recordings (NME)
- Twin Peaks take a bluesy “Walk to the One You Love” on Conan (Spin)
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The Strokes – “Threat of Joy” (Official Music Video)
Two Neil Youngs on a Tree Stump
Porches – “Car”
Cobert Ticketmaster
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by Brad | Jun 22, 2016 | The WTTS Blog
- Arcade Fire’s new album out probably next spring (Pitchfork)
- Listen to Bastille’s new single “Good Grief” (Paste)
- Anthony Kiedis saved a baby’s life while filming Carpool Karaoke (CoS)
- Hear Phantogram’s new single “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” (Rolling Stone)
- Did Robert Plant turn down $14 million for Led Zeppelin Desert Trip reunion? (UCR)
- Death Cab for Cutie explains why the band walked off stage mid-song (Spin)
- Radiohead listening event in Istanbul attacked, band responds (Stereogum)
- The Black Keys drummer says music should cost as much as an avocado (NME)
- Tears for Fears working on new album, announce tour (Pitchfork)
- Grouplove announce new album Big Mess, plus a world tour (Paste)
- Police busted two guys who were running a huge drug operation at Bonnaroo (CoS)
- Watch Billy Joel dedicate rare “You’re Only Human” to Orlando (Rolling Stone)
- PWR BTTM perform “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in Orlando (Spin)
- Tom Petty updates Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” after Orlando (UCR)
- Streaming-only albums will now be eligible for Grammys (AV Club)
- Watch as unreleased Prince music is played at a Versace fashion show in Milan (NME)
- Twin Peaks and Goose Island make special beer for Pitchfork Festival (Pitchfork)
- Rhapsody changes name to Napster (Paste)
- Young the Giant deliver mellow new song “Titus Was Born” and video (CoS)
- Jenny Lewis’ new supergroup Nice As F**k open the door (Spin)
- Led Zeppelin Stairway trial gets ugly as plaintiffs rest their case (Rolling Stone)
- Led Zeppelin ask judge to stop “Stairway To Heaven” plagiarism trial (NME)
- My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel announces new solo album 4th of July (Pitchfork)
- Phil Collins announces new memoir, Not Dead Yet (UCR)
- Listen to Two Door Cinema Club’s single “Are We Ready (Wreck)” (Paste)
- There might be free tickets sitting in your Ticketmaster account right now (AV Club)
- Ticketmaster posts initial list of concerts eligible for free vouchers (CoS)
- “Let Her Go” singer Passenger plots introspective new LP (Rolling Stone)
- ZZ Top to release Greatest Hits Live (UCR)
- Foo Fighters will sue insurers of gigs canceled after Paris terrorist attacks (Spin)
- Peter Gabriel shares new song “I’m Amazing” (Stereogum)
- Kurt Cobain art exhibition planned (Pitchfork)
- Prince’s manager planning theatrical spectacular featuring unreleased music (NME)
- San Fermin singer Charlene Kaye announces debut solo EP, shares “Honey” (CoS)
- Radiohead rehearsed every song we’ve done before world tour (Rolling Stone)
- Tom Petty hopes to present expanded Wildflowers on future tour (UCR)
- Eddie Vedder was rockin’ in the free world at a Chicago Cubs benefit (Spin)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Dark Necessities” (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
The Beatles EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS (Trailer)
Did Led Zeppelin Steal The “Stairway To Heaven” Riff? (Colbert)
Dinosaur Jr. – “Tiny” (Official Video)
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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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