Thurston Moore, of Sonic Youth, has a new band: Chelsea Light Moving. “Burroughs” is the first track from a session recorded in Western Massachusetts in the springtime of 2012. It was inspired by the last words of writer William S. Burroughs. Click here to listen.
Keane‘s recent show in Nashville at Marathon Music Works was shut down due to a power outage. It was reported that the crowd was evacuated through a back entrance.
The Black Keys are suing Home Depot and Pizza Hut over improper use of their songs reports Pollstar.
Pearl Jam paid tribute to Joe Stummer Saturday night when they closed the Isle of Wight Festival with their cover the Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros’ ‘Arms Aloft’. NME quotes Eddie Vedder as saying: “He would have loved this place,” Vedder went on to add: “We were thinking about it on the way here, and sad to say, it’ll be almost 10 years in December he’s not been with us.”
Alabama Shakes play Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight.
Tim Finn, of Split Enz and solo fame, is 50 today.
In case you missed this, Beach House were so impressed with one of their fans cover of their song “Lazuli” they posted it to their Facebook page.
