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Luke Bryan's That's My Kind Of Night Tour is not off to a good start. Last night (Jan. 16), Bryan kicked off his extensive North American trek in Columbus, Ohio, but a stage collapse has already put the tour in jeopardy and left four crew members injured. -
Mandolin Virtuoso Avi Avital Talks New Album ‘Between Worlds’ and Carnegie Hall Debut
Mandolinist Avi Avital released his second Deutsche Grammophon album, 'Between Worlds,' on January 14. Between the release of his new album and his Carnegie Hall recital debut on January 17, it's a crucial time, both for Avital and for the instrument whose legacy he is trying to revitalize. -
Lou Reed, Paul Simon, and Arcade Fire cover Peter Gabriel on 'Scratch My Back & I'll Scratch Yours'
Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the performers you haven't heard of. -
Gwen Stefani joins Instagram, announces sex of third baby with husband Gavin Rossdale
Instagram has just gotten a little touch of "Spiderwebs." No Doubt frontwoman, solo artist and fashion designer Gwen Stefani joined the photo-sharing social network today (Jan. 17) and along with a stylish shot, Stefani also announced the sex of her third child. So, will it be a boy or girl in the Stefani-Rossdale household? -
WATCH: Andy Warhol's 8-Hour 'Empire' Screening at James Fuentes
Andy Warhol, the deliciously crass and unavoidably relevant pop-artist, continues his reign of unconventional artistry with a screening of the less than beloved Empire, a film featuring an eight-hour time-lapse of the iconic Empire State Building. -
Demos from Dain Bramage, Dave Grohl's Pre-Nirvana band, discovered
Dave Grohl has been involved with plenty of bands, but people will always bring it back to Nirvana. Even as Grohl enters his 20th year as the leader of the Foo Fighters, his reputation is still based more on his four-year tenure with Nirvana (fans of the latter band know he wasn't even with the band on its debut, Bleach). And of course, Grohl was involved with other groups before he came to Nirvana. One of those bands was Dain Bramage, and eight of its tracks from 1986 were recently dug up. -
John Lurie, Lounge Lizards and 'Bear Surprise' Creator, Releases New LP Via Amulet Records
Perhaps Classicalite has introduced you to John Lurie before: The Lounge Lizards, star of Jim Jarmusch films like Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law, whacky television fisherman on his show Fishing with John, or visual artist/accidental creator of the viral meme Bear Surprise. -
Classicalite Recording News: Smithsonian Folkways Re-Releasing All 'UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music' Titles
Care of Washington, D.C.'s most favored (and revered) archivist label, the full UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music will see the material world for the first time since 2005. Yes, indeed, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is re-releasing this entire catalog... -
Kanye West 'Yeezus' goes platinum despite album sales of less than 700k
Kanye West can add another platinum item to his collection. And no, it's not a custom wedding ring for the soon-to-be Mr. Kardashian. His sixth studio album "Yeezus" has just been certified platinum by the RIAA meaning the album has shipped over a million copies. -
Lee Ranaldo Orchestrates Sandy-Inspired 'Hurricane Transcriptions' for Australian Premiere with Ensemble Offspring
While the impact Hurricane Sandy had on the east coast lingers on, Americans west of Pennsylvania (and certainly down in Australia) may still have a hard time contextualizing the carnage. -
The Sound of Silk: Morgan Neville's New Documentary on Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble
Sure, everyone's talking about the Oscars, but color Classicalite more impressed about this upcoming film. Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom) is directing The Sound of Silk, a new documentary following the Silk Road Ensemble, which features world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. -
New Foo Fighters album is underway
The Foo Fighters are officially back in the studio, according to a post on Instagram, which simply states "It's F***ing ON" next to a row of ATR magnetic tapes, marked Foo Fighters LP 8. Based on the photo, it would appear the band is staying old school and recording with an analog, reel-to-reel tape. But despite the basic approach, frontman Dave Grohl has been claiming that the new record will be revolutionary.
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