Music News
Tool play first show in nearly two years, kicking Off 2022 US tour in Eugene, Oregon: Review + Setlist [Consequence of Sound]
Elvis Costello says he won’t perform “Oliver’s Army” anymore, tells radio stations not toplay it [Consequence of Sound]
Alana Haim on ‘Licorice Pizza’: “Working with Tom Waits was like being in the presence of a god” [NME]
20 albums to get excited about in 2022, according to NME
The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is going to pop star Lionel Richie [NPR]Pavement detail deluxe reissue of Terror Twilight, share previously unreleased song ‘Be the Hook’ [Spin]
Opera singer Maria Ewing, known for her dramatic intensity, has died at age 71 [NPR]
An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart [NPR]
Watch the trailer for Foo Fighter's film Studio 666
Aldous Harding has announced her anticipated fourth album, Warm Chris, out March 25 [Brooklyn Vegan]
Fountaines D.C. perform "Jackie Down the Line" : the Irish post-punks play their new single. [Consequence of Sound]
Muse has released their first song in 4 years. [Pitchfork]
Aquarium Drunkard Book Club; a monthly gathering of recent (some not) music-centric recommended reading
The Ronettes icon Ronnie Spector has died [NME]
Music History
[Courtesy of Marqueemag.com, on-this-day.com, calendar.songfacts.com ]
January 10
2016: David Bowie dies at age 69 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer.
January 11
1992: Nirvana make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. They leave a mark: after performing their hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit," they play "Territorial Pissings" for their second song, then trash their instruments and anything else they can find on stage.
January 12
1999: Britney Spears releases her first album, ...Baby One More Time.
January 13:
1968: Johnny Cash
plays two shows for inmates at Folsom Prison in California. Unlike his
previous prison concerts, they are recorded and packaged into his
acclaimed live album At Folsom Prison.
January 14:
1984: Madonna makes her first appearance on American Bandstand. When asked by Dick Clark about her ambitions (blonde or otherwise), the singer replies: "To rule the world."
January 15
2018: Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan dies in London at 46 years old.
January 16
2021: Producer Phil Spector, 81, dies after getting coronavirus in prison, where he was serving time for killing the actress Lana Clarkson in 2003.
Last thing...
I'm thinking about future content. Is anyone into vinyl or SACDs? Stream? If so, what platform?
What have you been listening to this week?
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