World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 10/12/16

by Brad | Oct 12, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

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• The Rolling Stones officially announce Blue & Lonesome, forthcoming album of Blues covers (Paste)
• Ed Sheeran seeks to dismiss excessively verbose copyright lawsuit (Stereogum)
• Desert Trip: See photos of historic classic rock summit (Rolling Stone)
• Watch Vincent perform new song, “Cruel” at David Lynch festival (Pitchfork)
• These were David Bowie’s 25 favorite vinyl records (CoS)
• Alt-J post studio picture ahead of third album (NME)
• Watch Paul McCartney and Neil Young perform “A Day in the Life” at Desert Trip (UCR)
• Green Day play “Why Do You Want Him?” live for the first time in 15 years (Spin)
• Norah Jones: “2016 is a weird place to be” (Paste)
• Patton Oswalt rocks the stars and stripes in new Weezer video (AV Club)
• Depeche Mode plan new album Spirit, 2017 tour (Rolling Stone)
• Foxygen tease new music in new video (Pitchfork)
• John Lennon graphic novel revealed at New York Comic Con (NME)
• Adele: “Bon Iver’s music is one of the true loves of my life” (CoS)
• Rolling Stones Cover The Beatles’ “Come Together,” play new blues song at Desert Trip (UCR)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Kllinghoffer covers Radiohead’s “Spectre” live (Spin)
• Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien announces plans for a solo album (Paste)
• Brian Wilson talks mental illness, drugs and life after Beach Boys (Rolling Stone)
• Sleater-Kinney was an answer on Jeopardy! tonight (Stereogum)
• The Who compare themselves to Adele and Justin Bieber at Desert Trip (NME)
• The xx announce fall 2016 tour (Pitchfork)
• Roger Waters posts teaser video for upcoming Us and Them project (UCR)
• Watch Liam Gallagher threaten to slap an Oasis fan in new Supersonic clip (Spin)
• See Iggy Pop transform from high school debate king into Stooges wildman (Rolling Stone)
• Wings of Love: Lykke Li and Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt talk new supergroup LIV (Pitchfork)
• Of course Ken Bone was the drummer in a Christian rock band (CoS)
• The Strokes are working on a new album, confirms band member (NME)
• Roger Waters and The Who close out Desert Trip (UCR)
• Gorillaz release another multimedia story, The Book of Russel (Spin)
• See Billie Joe Armstrong awkwardly meet Joan Jett in Ordinary World clip (Rolling Stone)
• Watch Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker’s old band Mink Mussel Creek reunite (Pitchfork)
• Video of Father John Misty in college proves he wasn’t always so cool (CoS)
• Michelle Williams in talks to star as Janis Joplin (UCR)
• Here’s what Prince’s urn looks like (Spin)

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Phish – “Breath and Burning” (Fallon)

Norah Jones – “Flipside” (Fallon)

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 9/28/16

by Brad | Sep 28, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

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• The Rolling Stones will release live album from their historic Cuba performance (Paste)
• Hear Jim James’ soulful protest song “Same Old Lie” (Rolling Stone)
• Green Day are “Still Breathing” on new song (CoS)
• Listen to Bon Iver’s new song “8 (circle)” (Pitchfork)
• Beck’s new album has reportedly been pushed back to November (NME)
• Don Henley says an Eagles reunion could happen (UCR)
• Eddie Vedder and Chris Martin sang Pearl Jam and Patti Smith (Spin)
• MGMT comeback pushed back to 2017 (Stereogum)
• Bob Dylan to release new 1966 live recordings as 36-disc set (Paste)
• Moby previews upcoming LP with New Wave song (Rolling Stone)
• Temple of the Dog share alternate mix of “Say Hello 2 Heaven” (CoS)
• Dirty Projectors return with video for new song “Keep Your Name” (Pitchfork)
• Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie: We’ve got seven tracks for a new album (NME)
• Watch Nirvana’s Nevermind baby grow up via anniversary photo shoots (Spin)
• Van Morrison says he has so many unreleased songs it makes my head spin (UCR)
• Watch Green Day play Revolution Radio songs live for the first time (Stereogum)
• Andrew Bird & Fiona Apple debut a new song they wrote with a five-year-old (Paste)
• See Jackson Browne’s moving Bruce Springsteen cover (Rolling Stone)
• Beck’s entire discography is getting reissued on vinyl (CoS)
• Ryan Adams pens 15th anniversary tribute to Gold (Pitchfork)
• Former Bushmills Brand ambassador Bon Iver wishes Beyoncé wouldn’t sell out (Spin)
• Robin Pecknold calls Justin Vernon a hypocrite over Beyonce sponsorship diss (NME)
• Joe Perry’s new solo record is in the can (UCR)
• R.I.P. Buckwheat Zydeco (AV Club)
• American Wrestlers debut new song “Amazing Grace,” announce tour dates (Paste)
• Watch Stevie Wonder recall nickname The Temptations gave him (Rolling Stone)
• Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions share “Let Me Get There” (CoS)
• Adele says that quitting smoking has made her voice weaker (NME)
• Bon Iver and the National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner perform in Paris (Pitchfork)
• Bruce Springsteen names his five favorite Springsteen songs (Spin)
• Musicians band together for first-ever concert across america to end gun violence (Paste)
• U2 rocks the vote in Las Vegas with Donald Trump sample (AV Club)
• Regina Spektor shares new single “Older and Taller” (CoS)
• See Morrissey’s earnest Ramones cover at Brooklyn concert (Rolling Stone)
• Father John Misty is no longer on Twitter or Instagram (Pitchfork)
• Robert Plant joins concerts for Refugees tour (UCR)
• Jack Garratt shares the letter he received from Barack Obama (NME)

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The Pretenders – “Holy Commotion” (Official Video)

Band Of Horses – “Casual Party” (Fallon)

Empire Of The Sun – “High And Low”

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 9/21/16

by Brad | Sep 21, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

Adele

• Adele: I owe 90% of my career to Amy Winehouse (Rolling Stone)
• Bon Iver debuts new song “8 (circle)” on Fallon (CoS)
• Sting’s “50,000” was inspired by the deaths of David Bowie and Prince (UCR)
• My Morning Jacket’s Jim James announces his second solo album (AV Club)
• Coldplay to release new version of A Head Full Of Dreams album (NME)
• Phantogram sink into “Same Old Blues” on new song (Spin)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers announce 2017 North American tour (Paste)
• Hear lost Temple of the Dog song “Angel of Fire” (Rolling Stone)
• Gorillaz launch Instagram account, career-spanning timeline (Pitchfork)
• Elton John plans to stop releasing new albums (UCR)
• Thom Yorke unveils new solo song “Coloured Candy” (CoS)
• Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago checks into rehab (AV Club)
• Lineup for Prince Tribute Concert officially announced (Paste)
• Green Day postpone first gigs of tour as infection strikes band (NME)
• Smiths drummer Mike Joyce fights british supermarket over pig candy (Pitchfork)
• Dirty Projectors are back (Spin)
• See Ike & Tina Turner’s explosive James Brown cover (Rolling Stone)
• La Sera announce new Queens EP, share title track (CoS)
• Neil Young protests Dakota Access Pipeline with new song, “Indian Givers” (UCR)
• Warpaint share new song “Whiteout” (Stereogum)
• Adele not touring again for another ten years (NME)
• Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr reminisce (Spin)
• She & Him announce second holiday album, Christmas Party (Paste)
• Watch Jeff Tweedy Crack Jokes on @Midnight (Pitchfork)
• Iggy Pop to revisit Post Pop Depression for concert film, live album (Rolling Stone)
• Man Man frontman Honus Honus goes solo on new single “Oh No!” (CoS)
• Bruce Springsteen was so depressed he didn’t want to get out of bed (UCR)
• Laura Jane Grace gets Topshop to pull $700 Against Me! jacket (Stereogum)
• Courtney Barnett says her next album might be just me and a piano (NME)
• Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is a ex-punk family man in ordinary world (Spin)
• Listen to Beach Slang cover Japandroids’ “Younger Us” (Pitchfork)

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Kings Of Leon – “Waste A Moment”

Jack White – “Sugar Never Tasted So Good” (Later with Jools Holland)

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 9/14/16

by Brad | Sep 14, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

Kings Of Leon

• Listen to Kings of Leon’s energetic new single “Waste A Moment” (Paste)
• David Bowie’s final recordings to appear on Lazarus Cast Album (Rolling Stone)
• Green Day greet the weekend with Revolution Radio title track (Spin)
• Bon Iver announce 2017 tour (Pitchfork)
• Listen to the new Pretenders single “Holy Commotion!” (UCR)
• Jack White fights back tears during emotional acoustic performance on Fallon (CoS)
• Bruce Springsteen is going on a book tour (AV Club)
• Nirvana’s Facebook page responds to Kurt Cobain is still alive conspiracy theory (NME)
• Hear Norah Jones’ powerful, political “Flipside” (Rolling Stone)
• Listen to Oasis’ legendary Mustique demo “Don’t Go Away” (Paste)
• Remember when Jimi Hendrix protested the National Anthem? (Spin)
• The Strokes’ Nikolai Fraiture launches new band Summer Moon (Pitchfork)
• Peter Gabriel releases new single “The Veil” (UCR)
• Third Eye Blind announce new EP, share “Company of Strangers” (CoS)
• The Kills share “Impossible Tracks” video (Stereogum)
• Duncan Jones confirms David Bowie’s ashes were not scattered at Burning Man (NME)
• Listen to Kevin Morby’s glossy new single “Tiny Fires” (Paste)
• Roy Orbison’s first career-spanning collection out in October (Rolling Stone)
• MTV to air music television (Spin)
• Andrew Bird soundtracks new gun safety video (Pitchfork)
• Watch Pete Townshend play “Rough Boys” from Face the Face (UCR)
• Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam make late-night debut with “1000 Times” (CoS)
• The Killers have started recording their fifth album (NME)
• Watch Nick Cave’s somber video for “I Need You,” from his recording studio doc (AV Club)
• Bob Weir escapes to “Gonesville” in his new cowboy-inspired tune (Paste)
• Depeche Mode detail massive video box set (Rolling Stone)
• Weezer and Wavves announce Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter Split 7″ (Spin)
• Iman says she’s holding up in first interview after David Bowie’s death (UCR)
• Billy Corgan working with Rick Rubin on solo album (Pitchfork)
• Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson announces solo project Dams of the West (CoS)
• Listen to Julian Casablancas-produced new single by The Growlers (NME)
• Watch Julian Casablancas talk government corruption with Henry Giroux (Rolling Stone)
• Led Zeppelin’s publishers still seeking to recoup legal fees (UCR)
• Listen to Regina Spektor’s new single, “Black and White” (Paste)

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Beck – “Wow”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Go Robot” (Official Video)

The White Stripes — “City Lights” (Official Video)

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 9/7/16

by Brad | Sep 5, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

• Jack White unearths acoustic version of The Raconteurs’ “Carolina Drama” (CoS)
• Jack White unveils interactive career-spanning timeline (Paste)
• Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming solo album won’t be anything like Nebraska (UCR)
• Watch The Shins perform new songs “Dead Alive,” “Rubber Balls” (Pitchfork)
• Dave Grohl’s Mom pens book about raising rock stars (Rolling Stone)
• An asteroid near Mars has been named after Freddie Mercury (A.V. Club)
• Bon Iver shares new track “33 GOD” (NME)
• Bon Iver reveals the secrets of new album 22, A Million at press conference (Pitchfork)
• Dawes reassure us that “We’re All Gonna Die” on new single (CoS)
• Stevie Nicks wants to perform “Landslide” at Hillary Clinton’s inauguration (UCR)
• Nick Waterhouse releases retro Leon Bridges collaboration, “Katchi” (Paste)
• Green Day announce North American, European tour dates (Rolling Stone)
• It’s official: Apple is removing the headphone jack from iPhones (Stereogum)
• The Strokes will release new music next year says Nick Valensi (NME)
• Sylvan Esso are slaves to the “Radio” on new song (CoS)
• SXSW announces first wave of 2017 artists (Paste)
• Ringo Starr’s White Album is most expensive vinyl ever (UCR)
• Watch Arcade Fire perform “Vampire/Forest Fire” in rare 2002 footage (Pitchfork)
• Stevie Nicks announces 24 Karat GoldS. tour (Rolling Stone)
• Thom Yorke is sick of finding creative ways to release music (Stereogum)
• Watch Ed Sheeran & Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid perform “Chasing Cars” (NME)
• Tokyo Police Club premiere new song “My House” (CoS)
• Complete collection of Lou Reed’s solo albums to be released in October (Paste)
• Watch Bat for Lashes cover Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy” (Pitchfork)
• Daryl Hall and John Oates get their Hollywood Star (UCR)
• Ferris Bueller’s Day Off soundtrack arrives after skipping the past 30 years (AV Club)
• Hear E.M.’s rare, acoustic “Radio Song” demo (Rolling Stone)
• Against Me!’s shares video for “333” (NME)
• Hipster President Barack Obama is hosting his very own music festival (CoS)
• The Revolution reunites in honor of Prince (Paste)
• Santana to release Live at the House of Blues Las Vegas (UCR)
• Listen to Frances Bean Cobain’s first public mixtape (NME)
• Bob Dylan to unveil enormous iron archway in Maryland (Rolling Stone)

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The Rolling Stones – Olé Olé Olé: A Trip Across Latin America (Trailer)

OASIS SUPERSONIC DOCUMENTARY (TRAILER)

Against Me! – “333”

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 8/31/16

by Brad | Aug 31, 2016 | The WTTS Blog

Bon Iver by D.L. Anderson

• Bon Iver premieres new song “33 “GOD”” (CoS)
• Bon Iver’s new song “33 ‘God’” samples Paolo Nutini (Pitchfork)
• Hear Led Zeppelin’s previously unreleased song “Sunshine Woman” (UCR)
• Listen to Wilco’s new Beatles inspired single, “Someone to Lose” (Paste)
• Sting says his new album is inspired by the “immortal” David Bowie (NME)
• John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman denied parole for ninth time (Rolling Stone)
• Liam Gallagher confirms plans to release solo album (Spin)
• Local Natives preview new album with soulful “Coins” (CoS)
• Jimmy Eat World shares new song “Sure And Certain” (Stereogum)
• Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam share new song “When The Truth Is…” (Pitchfork)
• Bruce Springsteen breaks his record for longest U.S. show twice in one week (UCR)
• Sleigh Bells detail Jessica Rabbit, share new track “It’s Just Us Now” (Paste)
• Coldplay pay tribute to Gene Wilder with “Pure Imagination” cover (NME)
• David Crosby plots fall tour behind Lighthouse LP (Rolling Stone)
• Eddie Vedder joins Elvis Costello, Band of Horses and more at Ohana Festival (Spin)
• Real Estate mixing fourth LP, share clip of new song (CoS)
• Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell is recovering after falling on stage (A.V. Club)
• Watch the National’s Matt Berninger and Andrew Bird cover Lou Reed (Pitchfork)
• The Rolling Stones’ EXHIBITIONISM set to make its North American debut (Paste)
• CRX, The Strokes’ Nick Valensi’s new band, announce debut album (NME)
• Warren Haynes, Avett Brothers set for All-Star Jerry Garcia tribute (Rolling Stone)
• CHVRCHES paid tribute to Harambe at Reading Festival this weekend (Spin)
• Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Morrissey turned into Garbage Pail Kids (CoS)
• Graham Nash opens up about rift with David Crosby, but won’t rule out reunion (UCR)
• Pixies, Courtney Barnett and more releasing tapes for Cassette Store Day (Pitchfork)
• Flea isn’t fazed by Fox News host (NME)
• Reports say LCD Soundsystem canceled Asian tour to work on new album (Paste)
• Remembering the Beatles’ final concert (Rolling Stone)
• Dave Grohl and Prophets of Rage Covered MC5’s “Kick Out the Jams” (Spin)
• Boxed In shares new song and video for “Forget” (Stereogum)
• Jack White plays in celebrity baseball game (Pitchfork)

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Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams” (Official Video)

Angel Olsen “Shut Up Kiss Me” (Colbert)

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 8/10/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 7/27/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 7/20/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 7/13/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 7/6/16

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

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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 6/29/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 6/22/16

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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World Class Rock Week-In-Review: 6/15/16

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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