Dave Grohl with Foo Fighters. Live @ Madison Square Garden , NYC (Photo: Paul Bachmann)
Our recap of the stories we featured during the past seven days includes a lockdown-themed collaboration between Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl, and new UK dates for The Libertines.
Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have shared a new track entitled Eazy Sleazy, looking on the past twelve months in an old school rock kinda way.
“It’s a song that I wrote about coming out of lockdown, with some much needed optimism,” Jagger says. “Thanks to Dave for jumping on drums, bass and guitar, it was a lot of fun working with him. Hope you all enjoy Eazy Sleazy”
Greentea Peng has confirmed her debut album for release on June 4th.
Recorded at the lower than industry standard frequency of 432 Hz, sessions were overseen by exec Earbuds as producers such as Swindle, SAMO & KIKO and Mala made their own contributions to the LP’s sound.
A 40th anniversary release of The Specials’ single Ghost Town has been announced by Chrysalis Records.
One of the UK’s most influential labels has already been remembered by the relaunched Chrysalis with re-releases of staples such as The Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure, and now perhaps the signature 2 Tone anthem will be reissued too.
The Libertines by Roger Sargent
The Libertines will heading out on the road during November and December, stopping for two nights at the site of their fondly remembered shows at the same time of year back in 2003.
The performances at London’s O2 Forum come on December 10th and 11th, surrounded by visits to other cities such as Leeds, Edinburgh and Cardiff.
A 45-minute piece of original music entitled Memories Of The Age Of Anxiety has been shared by Arcade Fire.
It might prove to be the perfect antidote for the more impatient of their fans who are continuing to wait for some solid news on the band’s first studio album since 2017’s Everything Now.
The death of rapper DMX was sadly confirmed on April 9th. He was 50.
DMX had led a new generation on Def Jam as the millennium dawned, landing a long run of US number one albums with the label beginning in 1998.
