JoJo is stuck in quarantine like the rest of us, and to encourage everyone to stay inside and practice good common sense, she’s shared a video of her singing a new version of her signature song “Leave (Get Out)”: a corona-themed ditty titled “Chill (Stay in).” Performed a cappella at …
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John Lennon was feeling lonely in the fall of 1970. The Beatles had ended in tears, primal-scream therapy was putting him in touch with his childhood pain like never before, and it often felt like it was just him and Yoko Ono against the world. You can hear it all …
Read More »New Orleans Jazz Fest 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
UPDATE: Organizers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival canceled the 2020 fest Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic, a month after initially postponing this year’s festival until the fall. “It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special at the Festival, but we …
Read More »Alice Cooper's Message of Hope: 'We'll Get Through This Together'
Alice Cooper was making his way across Germany last week, headlining a tour that also featured Cheap Trick, when he learned that the country was prohibiting gatherings of more than 1,000 people due to coronavirus worries. The tour was canceled, and he and his crew immediately had to navigate their …
Read More »How Coronavirus Is Destroying the Livelihood of Music's Behind-the-Scenes Workforce
Paul Klimson, a veteran audio engineer who’s worked with artists like Justin Timberlake, the Roots, and Eric Clapton, was putting together a docket of upcoming shows across multiple venues last week. Then, suddenly, they were all axed in one go. A “text came through that wiped out $11,000 in gigs …
Read More »Bikini Kill Reschedule Tour Due to Coronavirus — Again
UPDATE (4/2):Bikini Kill previously rescheduled their March tour to May due to the spread of COVID-19, but now they have moved those dates yet again. The tour will now kick off in November. Newly announced tour dates are below. *** Bikini Kill have announced that they’ll be rescheduling their March …
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