Music News
David Byrne and Montaigne share new song “Always Be You” [Pitchfork]
Mark Lanegan remembered: Iggy Pop, Peter Hook, Garbage, Greg Dulli and more pay tribute [Spin]
Tool enrage fans by selling signed vinyl for $810 [Stereogum]
Patti Labelle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert [NPR]
Duff McKagan joins Eddie Vedder and the Earthlings to perform The Pretenders’ ‘Precious’ in Seattle [Spin]
Music History
[Courtesy of calendar.songfacts.com ]
February 21
2001: Johnny Cash
gets out of the hospital, where he is treated for pneumonia, and makes
it to the Grammy Awards that night, where he wins for Best Male Vocal
Country Performance for "Solitary Man" - his tenth Grammy.
February 22
2021: Daft Punk, the electronic music duo that formed in 1993, announce their split via a video called Epilogue, where we learn they have self-destruct buttons.
February 23
1974: Aretha Franklin becomes the first artist to have songs peak at each of the first 10 spots on the Hot 100 when "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" fills in the gap at #3.
February 24
1992: Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Courtney Love of Hole are married in Hawaii, with a non-denominational, female minister conducting the ceremony.
February 25
1985: British synthpop duo Tears For Fears release their sophomore album, Songs From The Big Chair, featuring the hits "Shout" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World."
February 26
2001: Daft Punk's second album, Discovery, marks a change in their musical direction from house to electronic disco. Taking a leaf from fellow European electronic artists Kraftwerk, they choose to hide their faces - performing and appearing in music videos wearing stylized robotic helmets.
February 27
1971: Janis Joplin's album Pearl hits #1 in the US, where it stays for nine weeks. Joplin died of a heroin overdose three months before the album was released.
Fifty Years Ago Today...
Nick Drake's third and final album, Pink Moon was released on February 25, 1972. Drake was born in 1948 in Rangoon, Myanmar to musically accomplished parents who supported his musical career. Drake suffered from depression, became reclusive and was reluctant to perform his songs live. Some say he lacked confidence and charisma necessary to be a live performer, but would have thrived in the digital age. His albums did not see commercial success while he was alive. He was an elusive person; his parents, friends and colleagues not knowing much about him. His death, at age 26, was declared an overdose from an antidepressant and likely a suicide, although his family disagreed. His fame came after his death. The Cure is said to have taken their name from Drake's line "a troubled cure for a troubled mind." His songs made their way into commercials and movie soundtracks. Thanks to Napster, he developed a large fan base. In 1999, his song, "Pink Moon" made it to the Billboard Hot 100.
Question: In the spirit of Tool's $800 signed vinyl, does anyone here have any signed vinyl, CDs, or music memorabilia by an artist or band? Feel free to share!
Also...What have you been listening to this week?
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