Last night, Demand Justice hosted a moving livestream performance to pay tribute to the late great Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and to urge Senators to honor her dying wish, “that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.”
Each episode of the new Netflix version of the series begins with the artist(s) themselves and a short visual biography of their careers. Somehow something so simple—the realness of it all—goes straight to your heart.
This week: Michelle Buteau: Welcome To Buteaupia, The Glorias, Emily In Paris, Song Exploder, Monsterland, Lovecraft Country, black-ish
We’d never use the word “staycation” but are you ready to escape to another city? Corona-world may have paused travel plans but that doesn’t mean you can’t go on a wifi world tour. idobi is delivering virtual Quaran-Care Packages from all around the globe, so you can eat the food, see the sights, and listen to the music in your living room. Annnddd you’ll already know which spots to hit once we get going again. Hi! I’m Alice, and I’ll be your guide today on a virtual tour of my hometown: Detroit, Michigan. Get your Buffs on and stay safe… Read more »
This week Josh & Trent dive into music from R.E.M.
One of the inspiring artists for the so-called, “emo,” scene or whatever one may want to call it was obviously Chris Carrabba. Being a fan of his from the days when he literally used to get booed off stage as he sat up there with an acoustic guitar – pre Swiss Army Romance days, to just the build up of performing on MTV’s Unplugged with R.E.M. to pretty much taking over a whole entire genre of music, Carrabba has done it all. And we can’t forget Further Seems Forever either. But now he’s in something new and… Read more »
Making mixtapes is a crucial part of the teenage experience and Josh is here to advocate for it. He’s made us a mixtape this week, full of sons from Dashboard Confessional, Nada Surf, R.E.M., and more.
Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45.
As a throwback to the old days of the two-song 45 rpm vinyl record, the iTunes Store launched a new “D45” section Tuesday, featuring discounted prices on packs of two digital song downloads. Just like old 45s, the iTunes D45 selection includes a popular single accompanied by a B-side song. Prices on the D45s range from $1.49 to $1.99. “iTunes is bringing this concept to a new age with D45s — two great tracks at an equally great price,” the iTunes Store reads. Music company EMI announced Tuesday that the release of D45s marks the 60th anniversary of the 45… Read more »
Some of the biggest names in music are contributing exclusive songs to RED(WIRE), a digital music magazine that launches on World AIDS Day ( December 1). U2, Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John Legend, R.E.M. and Bob Dylan are on board for the initiative, which is an outgrowth of the Bono-reared activist organization called (RED). All proceeds from subscriptions will benefit HIV-infected people in Africa; MSN.com will host a kickoff party December 1. For $5, users will receive a new issue of RED(WIRE) every Wednesday, featuring an exclusive song from a major musician, a song from a performer who… Read more »
