Sammy Hagar and the Circle have recorded a cover of Bob Marley‘s “Three Little Birds” as part of their ongoing Lockdown Sessions series. “I love this band more every day,” Hagar wrote on Instragram. “These guys are sooooo much fun and this song makes me happy.” Their previous digital collaborations …
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Stevie Wonder paid tribute to fellow soul legend Bill Withers with a cover of “Lean on Me” during Global Citizen’s One World: Together at Home special, which raised over $127 million for COVID-19 relief. Wonder also played a portion of his own “Love’s In Need of Love Today” during his …
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Johnny Marr performed a stripped-down, instrumental take on the Smiths‘ “The Headmaster Ritual,” then offered a virtual guitar lesson as part of Fender’s ongoing Artist Check-In series. The clip opens with Marr offering a quick breakdown of the gear he’s using before launching into the Meat Is Murder opener. Prior …
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Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and his family hosted another digital event celebrating the release of the new novel Theater for Dreamers, by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s wife and longtime creative collaborator. The book takes place on the Greek island of Hydra in the early Sixties, and features Leonard Cohen, who …
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Todd Snider has said that he wouldn’t have a career without John Prine. In his early days as an open-mic singer, Snider studied Prine’s songwriting constantly, and he met his hero and worked for him as a runner while Prine was recording 1991’s The Missing Years. Prine soon signed Snider …
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James Taylor and Jackson Browne have postponed their joint summer tour due to coronavirus concerns. The trek, originally slated to kick off on May 15th in New Orleans, will be rescheduled in the coming months. Current tickets will be automatically honored toward the new dates. “As this summer’s tour of …
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In light of the COVID-19 crisis, Donita Sparks is launching an online variety show on which the L7 guitarist-vocalist will perform and feature special guests. Titled The Hi-Low Show With Donita Sparks, the series will stream every Friday through We Are Hear: On the Air on YouTube, starting April 3rd, …
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It’s not Trey Anastasio’s quarantine album, but Phish will debut their new LP Sigma Oasis during a livestream on April 1st; although the jam band is known for their prankster ways, this does not appear to be an April Fools’ hoax. The impending arrival of Sigma Oasis was revealed Tuesday …
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After the announcement of John Prine‘s hospitalization due to COVID-19 on Sunday night, Joan Baez performed her classic cover of his song “Hello in There,” dedicating it to the singer-songwriter. “I want to sing a song for John Prine — who is a friend and a fellow singer-songwriter — and …
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Elvis Costello performed “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” from his home in Vancouver, where he’s spent the last two weeks in self-quarantine. Filmed for Artists4NHS, all proceedswill go to the UK National Health Service (NHS) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After opening with his classic, Costello discussed the …
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