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Polly Anthony, the former president of Epic Records, passed away over the weekend following her battle with pancreatic cancer. Anthony was known for helping to launch the careers of performers such as Korn and Macy Gray, while also working with other musicians including Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine and Shakira. -
Andrew Lloyd Webber's New Musical Focuses on Scandal and The Sexual Revolution in England
Sex sells as well in theater as it does in any medium, and Andrew Lloyd Webber looks to tai advantage of the fact for his new musical Stephen Ward, which will open in London during December. -
Gwar Covers Billy Ocean and The Who for The AV Club's Undercover Series; Charlie XCX Plays Backstreet Boys
The AV Club's Undercover series has been generating artistic interpretations and humorous curiosities for four years now, and the most humorous of the curiosities have been provided by alien thrash band Gwar for the previous two years. Last year, the militant mutants rocked out to their own version of Kansas's "Carry on My Wayward Son," and this year they landed with Billy Ocean's "Get Out of My Dreams, Get Into My Car." -
YouTube Will Host Inaugural Music Awards Show With Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire
YouTube is getting its own music awards show. And that makes sense. Were it not for YouTube, artists such as Justin Bieber might never have been discovered. On Nov. 3, the online video moguls will launch the inaugural, 90-minute event live on New York City's Pier 36. -
Stream New Sleigh Bells and Cage The Elephant Albums One Week Early
SNS Two of the biggest names in alternative rock are releasing their newest albums to the public a week early. . . at least for streaming purposes. If you're a Sleigh Bells or Cage The Elephant fan you can check out Bitter Rivals and Melophobia, respectively, below. -
Dierks Bentley Adds Luke Bryan and Brett Eldredge to His Miles & Music For Kids Concert
Dierks Bentley will once again rev up his hog for charity, and he's going to be bringing country stars Luke Bryan and Brett Eldredge along with him. The trio will be among the musicians performing at Bentley's eighth annual Miles & Music for Kids event, which consists of a motorcycle ride and ending with a concert. This year's ride will begin at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Columbia, TN and ride into Nashville for the concert at Riverfront Park. -
'All is Lost' Sountrack, scored by Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, released today
The Soundtrack for Robert Redford's new film, All Is Lost, scored by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's frontman Alexander Ebert, was released today. The soundtrack features 10 original compositions and a new song with lyrics called, "Amen." All tracks were written, composed and produced by Ebert. This is Ebert's first solo release since 2011's Alexander. -
Flood Relief Album Featuring Furthur, Widespread Panic, Umphrey’s McGee and More Will Benefit Victims of Colorado Flood
The 28-track album, Rivers Rising: Front Range Flood Relief 2013, will benefit the damage caused by the floods via United Way Foothills. Available for purchase on Livedownloads.com, the complication features many jam bands known for their ties to the area including Further, The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's McGee, Slightly Stoopid, Railroad Earth and many more. All of the tracks are recorded from live performances. -
Reading and Leeds Gives Hints on Bands to Play Festival During 2014: Sabbath? Clapton? Yuck?
The Reading and Leeds music festivals may have ended just more than a month ago, but organizers have gotten a jump on scheduling this year's festivities. Chief organizer Melvin Benn told NME that his group has already booked two of next year's acts, and are well on their way to getting the third. -
100 German Orchestras Strike to Protest Orchestra Shutdowns, Stagnant Pay
More than 100 orchestras across Germany went on a 24-hour strike on Monday. They are protesting the recent closure of a number of orchestras across Germany, most recently the shuttering of radio orchestras in the southwest... -
Open House Chicago Offers Live Music Inspired by the City's Architecture
Musicians from Access Contemporary Music will perform music written expressly for several venues on the Open House Chicago tour, October 19-20... -
The Flaming Lips Will Drop Two EPs, A Collaboration With Tame Impala and a Sci-fi Concept Album Inspired by the Film 'Ender's Game'
Ever prolific, The Flaming Lips will be busy the next few months putting out two new EPs. For the first project, the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala will be covering each other songs. The second EP the band is working on is called Peace Sword, the first big release from the group since April's Terror. Right up the Flaming Lip's ally, the album is a sci-fi concept album inspired by the forthcoming film, Ender's Game, which comes out Nov. 1.
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