Sharon Jones Quizzed on NPR’s “Wait Wait...

Sharon Jones was a guest on NPR‘s quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” She discussed her pre-musical career as a wedding singer and corrections officer, gave advice to Hillary Clinton (“I’m just going to tell her, loosen up, Hillary, loosen up”), ribbed Donald Trump (“Yeah, one of my slogans is make America dance again”), and was quizzed on handshakes of all kinds. You can listen to her appearance below via NPR.  Jones is the subject of a new documentary, Ms. Sharon...

Tom Morello, the Smashing Pumpkins’ Jimm...

Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell’s annual Lollapalooza festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and the band was at the festival tonight to perform. They brought out Rage Against the Machine (and more recently, Prophets of Rage) guitarist Tom Morello to perform “Mountain Song.” Later in the set, the Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin also appeared to guest on “Jane Says.” Watch it all go down below. In a recent video, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan released a video promising “big stuff” from the band happening soon....

John Cale, Amanda Palmer, More Honor Dav...

David Bowie was honored in the latest installment of “BBC Proms”—an annual series of orchestral concerts. It took place last night at London’s Royal Albert Hall and featured performances from John Cale, Amanda Palmer, Marc Almond, Laura Mvula, Anna Calvi, and others covering songs from across Bowie’s discography. Watch clips from the show below. Read Pitchfork’s Afterword on David...

Laurie Anderson, Anohni, Mark Kozelek Pe...

Today, Laurie Anderson and Hal Willner’s daylong Lou Reed tribute, “The Bells: A Daylong Celebration of Lou Reed,” kicked off at Lincoln Center in New York City. It started with a tai-chi class led by Reed’s personal instructor, Master Ren GuangYi. Earlier in the day, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, Jon Spencer, Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye, New York Dolls’ David Johansen and more performed. There was also a live reading of some of Reed’s lyrics. Readers included Steve Buscemi, Anne Carson, Willem Dafoe, Julian Schnabel and more. Right now, Laurie Anderson,...

Beenie Man Not Performing at OVO Fest Du...

Beenie Man was originally scheduled to perform in Toronto today at the second night of Drake‘s OVO Fest 2016, but has announced that he has been denied a Canadian visa due to Zika virus. According to an Instagram post, the dancehall artist is also suffering from dengue fever in addition to the Zika virus. On Ticketmaster, the festival promises “a slew of surprise special guests” in addition to the other headliner, Machel Montano. Jah know…dah week ya deal wid me a way!! ⚠ No visa fi mi Canada show (I apologize again to my fans in case you haven’t seen...