Watch The Avett Brothers Perform a Tribute to Jason Molina
Band paid tribute backstage in Dublin with a cover of "Hammer Down" read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Best Coast Cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Rhiannon”
The Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Just Tell Me That You Want Me, is bursting with well-known artists like St. Vincent, MGMT, The New Pornographers and many more. Included in that list is Best Coast, who provided a cover of “Rhiannon” for the compilation, which you can stream via NPR here... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Talib Kweli Play a New Song, Pay Tribute to MCA
Talib Kweli played a new song off his upcoming LP and paid tribute to the late Adam “MCA” Yauch at his recent performance at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch N.Y. Senate Pay Tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch
Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Hip hop fans all over the world have been mourning Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch’s untimely death, and N.Y. state senators are no different, SPIN reported.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayComedy Central to Air Bernie Mac Tribute
Comedy Central will air a tribute to groundbreaking comedian Bernie Mac on Feb. 21. I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac: A Tribute to Bernie Mac is a documentary, narrated by Mac himself before his untimely death in 2008, that will follow Mac’s career. read more
Found in: Comedy, NewsListen To A Track From Yim Yames and Friends' Woody Guthrie Tribute Album
The first track off of New Multitudes, which will be released Feb. 27, has been released. The quartets’ version of Guthrie’s “Old LA” is filled with folksy guitars and alt-country melodies. read more
Found in: Music, NewsMembers of My Morning Jacket, Son Volt and More Unite For Woody Guthrie Tribute Album, Tour
Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Gob Iron, Uncle Tupelo), Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket, Monsters of Folk), and Anders Parker (Varnaline, Gob Iron) have announced they will tour under in support of their album New Multitudes this upcoming spring. read more
Found in: Music, NewsSeattle Expected to Get Hendrix-Inspired Park
Jimi Hendrix will be the inspiration of a new park, which is set to be located in Seattle’s Central District, Komo News reported. The park is set to open in 2012 in honor of what would have been Hendrix’s 70th birthday. Designs for the park were revealed at a Dec. 1 at a public meeting that took place at the Northwest African American Museum. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsVarious Artists: The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
We’ve all listened, played and maybe even sung those lines by Hank Williams so many times that they’ve worn out. It’s a fate that hits a lot of great music. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix. You own all of their albums and rock radio plays their music so often that it’s over for you and it’d take years for you to hear any of this music with fresh ears again. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsRoger Taylor Putting Together Queen Tribute
Queen drummer Roger Taylor is sick and tired of bad tributes to his old band. And as Rolling Stone reported, he's going to take matters into his own hands for a 2012 tour. read more
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