Music Archives: 06/2020

Coachella Festival 2020 set to be cancelled

The event had been postponed in March

Jun 10, 2020

The moment Kate Bush joined David Gilmour on stage to sing Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’

Astounding

Jun 10, 2020

Manchester music venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla to close

90% of independent music venues could shut down due to pandemic

Shocking

Jun 10, 2020

Noel Gallagher is in talks to host his own podcast

We’d listen

Jun 10, 2020

Revisit Janis Joplin’s epic cover of jazz standard ‘Summertime’ from back in 1969

Remembering when Janis Joplin made her debut with Big Brother and the Holding Company

54 years ago today…

Jun 10, 2020

Jimi Hendrix Copenhagen, May 1967 portrait

Listen to Jimi Hendrix’s phenomenal isolated guitar on ‘Purple Haze’ and marvel in his genius

Iconic

Jun 10, 2020

The Who’s Pete Townshend calls The Beatles “flippin’ lousy” in rarely seen 1966 interview

And argues The Who have no quality

Jun 10, 2020

Iggy Pop covers ‘Family Affair’ to mark his 73rd birthday

U2 frontman Bono writes a passionate fan letter to Iggy Pop: “It felt so bold and bracing to hear you sing”

Read the letter, here.

Jun 9, 2020

Sony Music Group announces new $100million social justice fund for Black Lives Matter

Fall Out Boy donate $100,000 in support of Black Lives Matter

A huge gesture.

Jun 9, 2020

The Beatles - Paul McCartney - NME show, 1965

Revisit Paul McCartney’s incredible isolated bass on The Beatles track ‘Hey Bulldog’

Exceptional

Jun 9, 2020

Gorillaz are _enraged_ by police brutality and the death of George Floyd

Gorillaz share new song ‘Friday 13th’ featuring Octavian

Stream, here.

Jun 9, 2020

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore opens pop-up record shop in London

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore shares new 9-minute song

Stream, here.

Jun 9, 2020