In this video, Columbia University Professor Jamal Joseph recites and remembers the precocious poetry of his godson, the legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. He reads from a booklet of Haikus written by Tupac in support of Jamal and other black panthers imprisoned during the early 1980s at Leavenworth Penitentiary. This Haiku booklet, to be offered in Sotheby’s auction The Art and Influence of Hip Hop, is at once a powerful expression of love and solidarity as well as a window into the burgeoning genius of a future superstar.
Taylor Hawkins Sings Queen’s “Somebody To Love” At Lollapalooza Argentina
The heart of the Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, passed away on Friday, and here he is singing Queen’s “Somebody To Love” just days before his death.
Phoebe Bridgers Launches Exclusive SiriusXM Show ‘Saddest Factory Radio’ On SiriusXMU
GRAMMY nominated singer/songwriter and Saddest Factory Records label CEO, Phoebe Bridgers and SiriusXM announced the launch of ‘Saddest Factory Radio with Phoebe Bridgers,’ a monthly show available on SiriusXMU (ch. 35). The show premieres Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m. ET.
Saddest Factory Radio will fall in line with the label’s aesthetics and promises “outside-of-the-box thinking and audio trust falls.” Host Phoebe Bridgers will guide listeners through artist-to-artist conversations and, of course, play her favorite songs. The show will also showcase Saddest Factory Records artists such as MUNA, Claud and more.
“In my personal life, I have always had a radio show,” says Bridgers. “Punishing my friends on road trips with hours of dirges and ambient music, I can’t wait to do it professionally.”
Bridgers started Saddest Factory Records in October 2020 following the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album Punisher. Since then Saddest Factory Records, a play on the word “satisfactory,” has championed a community of emerging talent.
Bridgers, herself, has garnered four GRAMMY® nominations for “Best New Artist”, “Best Alternative Album,” and “Best Rock Song” and “Best Rock Performance” for her single “Kyoto.” Punisher also earned Bridgers her first Billboard #1 on the Emerging Artist Chart.
Saddest Factory Radio will air the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. ET and PT with additional encores on the following Friday at 10 a.m. ET, Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, Sunday at 6 p.m. ET, and Tuesday at 12 a.m. ET.
Five Classic Uptown Records Albums From Jodeci, Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, & Christopher Williams Are Available Again
Celebrating one of the most storied labels in R&B and hip-hop, Universal Music Enterprises reissues a suite of five classics from Uptown Records available now. The label proudly presents the definitive versions of these albums with unreleased tracks, remixes, and more. Guy’s The Future (Expanded Edition), Heavy D & The Boyz’s Big Tyme (Expanded Edition), Jodeci’s Forever My Lady, Jodeci’s Diary of a Mad Band (Expanded Edition), and Christopher Williams’s Changes (Expanded Edition) arrived at all DSPs today.
Embodying the spirit of the “New Jack Swing” movement, New York R&B phenomenon Guy—Teddy Riley, Aaron Hall, and Damion Hall—shined on their second full-length offering, The Future. After landing on November 13, 1990, it captured #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart and scaled the Top 20 of the Top 200. It eventually went platinum and spawned the smash “Let’s Chill,” cracking the Billboard Hot 100 as well as ascending to #10 on the Hot Dance Single Sales Chart and #3 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart. Meanwhile, “D-O-G Me Out” reached #8 on the Billboard US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks and #15 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The Expanded Edition boasts a staggering 20 new tracks.
Meanwhile, New York hip-hop juggernaut Heavy D & The Boyz catapulted into the Top 20 of the Billboard Top 200 and seized #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart after hitting the streets on June 12, 1989. It went platinum off the strength of timeless East Coast bangers such as “We Got Our Own Thang,” “Somebody For Me,” and “Gyrlz, They Love Me.” It would be the swan song for late bandmate Trouble T Roy. The Expanded Edition touts 7 additional tracks.
Jodeci introduced themselves with their earth-shaking debut Forever My Lady on May 28, 1991. Upon release, it soared to #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums Chart and Top 20 at Top 200 at #17. Out of three Hot 100 singles, “Come and Talk To Me” climbed into the Top 15. This iconic R&B opus went triple-platinum in the US with sales of over 3 million and a total of 8 million copies worldwide. The Expanded Edition houses 24 more tracks.
Diary of a Mad Band remains an American R&B classic from Jodeci. Uptown Records unveiled the record just before Christmas 1993 on December 21, and it gifted the world the historic first appearances from Timbaland, Missy Elliott, and Sista, while Redman also pulled up for a feature. Diary of a Mad Band notably marked the group’s second #1 on the R&B Album Chart. Plus, it would be highlighted by the #1 R&B smash “Cry For You,” #2 “Feenin’,” and Top 15 “What About Us.” Not to mention, “My Heart Belongs To U” charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart. It became quadruple-platinum in the United States, moving 6 million units worldwide. The Expanded Edition completes the vision with 15 extra tracks.
Christopher Williams first shared his second album, Changes, on December 29, 1992. Beyond peaking at #63 on the Billboard Top 200, it vaulted to #12 on the R&B Albums Chart. The single “I’m Dreamin” climbed to #1 on the Billboard US R&B Songs Chart and soundtracked the end credits of New Jack City. Plus, “Every Little Thing U Do” broke into the Top 10 of Billboard’s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks chart at #7. The Expanded Edition features 11 more tracks!
These stand out as just a snapshot of Uptown Records’ legacy. Founded by the late Andre Harrell in 1986, the label served as the first home to everyone from Mary J. Blige, Father MC, and Soul for Real to The Notorious B.I.G. It invariably set the blueprint for nineties R&B and hip-hop, and its influence grows stronger with each decade as evidenced by these reissues.
Be on the lookout for more soon.
Guy – The Future [Expanded Edition] Tracklisting
Her
Wanna Get With U
Do Me Right
Teddy’s Jam 2
Let’s Chill
Tease Me Tonite
D-O-G Me Out
Total Control
Gotta Be A Leader
The Future
Let’s Stay Together
Where Did The Love Go
Yearning For Your Love
Smile
Long Gone
Wanna Get With U [Club Version]
Her (7″ Mix)
Her (Extended Mix)
Her (House Mix)
Wanna Get With U (7″ Mix)
Wanna Get With U (12″ Mix)
Wanna Get With U (Hip-Hop Version)
Wanna Get With U (TR’s Dub)
Do Me Right (7″ Edit)
Do Me Right (Remixed Radio Edit)
Do Me Right (Piano Accapella)
Do Me Right (Extended Club Version)
Let’s Chill (Extended Remix Version)
Let’s Chill (The Seduction Soliloguy)
Let’s Chill (Chilled Vocal Version)
D-O-G Me Out (Single Edit)
D-O-G Me Out (Single Edit With Rap)
D-O-G Me Out (Mike Nice Dub Mix)
D-O-G Me Out (Wrecks N Effect Rap)
D-O-G Me Out (Canine Club Version)
D-O-G Me Out (Dogapella)
Heavy D & The Boyz – Big Tyme [Expanded Edition] Tracklisting
We Got Our Own Thang
You Ain’t Heard Nuttin Yet
Somebody For Me
Mood For Love
Ez Duz It, Do It Ez
A Better Land
Gyrlz, They Love Me
More Bounce
Big Tyme
Flexin’
Here We Go Again, Y’All
Let It Flow
We Got Our Own Thang (Peace, Love, & Heaviness Remix)
We Got Our Own Thang (Club Version)
We Got Our Own Thang (7″ Version)
We Got Our Own Thang (A Cappella)
More Bounce (Radio Remix)
Big Tyme (Radio Remix)
Big Tyme (Extended Remix)
Jodeci – Forever My LAdy [Expanded Edition] Tracklisting
Stay
Come And Talk To Me
Forever My Lady
I’m Still Waiting
U&I
Interlude
My Phone
Gotta Love
Play Thang
It’s Alright
Treat U
Xs We Share
Cherish (Hip Hop Version)
Stay (Extended)
Stay [Swing Drums]
Stay [Swing Bass]
Stay [Acappella]
Stay [Instrumental]
Come And Talk To Me (Radio Remix)
Come And Talk To Me (Hip-Hop Remix)
Come And Talk To Me (Horny Remix)
Come And Talk To Me (Dance Remix)
Come And Talk To Me (Instrumental)
I’m Still Waiting (Swing Mob Radio Mix)
I’m Still Waiting (Swing Hip-Hop Mix)
I’m Still Waiting (Daddy’s Jeep Mix)
I’m Still Waiting (Daddy’s Hip-Hop Mix)
I’m Still Waiting (Jazz Version)
I’m Still Waiting (Instrumental)
Gotta Love (12″ Edit)
Gotta Love (Hip-Hop Mix)
Gotta Love (Daddy Hip-Hop)
Gotta Love (Daddy Hip-Hop Instrumental)
Gotta Love (Daddy R&B)
Gotta Love (Daddy R&B Instrumental)
Gotta Love (Swing R&B)
Gotta Love (Swing Bass)
Gotta Love (Swing Act)
Jodeci – Diary of a Mad Band [Expanded Edition] Tracklisting
My Heart Belongs To U
Cry For You
Feenin’
What About Us
Ride & Slide
Alone
Lately
You Got It
Won’t Waste You
In The Meanwhile
Gimme All You Got
Sweaty
Let’s Go Through The Motions
Jodecidal Hotline
Success
My Heart Belongs To U (Touchdown Working Remix)
Cry For You (Radio Version)
Cry For You (Extended)
Cry For You (Acapella)
Cry For You (Instrumental)
Feenin’ (Radio Version)
Feenin’ (Acappella)
Feenin (The Delta 70 B Boy Classic)
Feenin’ (E Double Gets Bizzy)
Feenin’ (Get Bizzy Instrumental)
Feenin’ (E Double Gets Bizz-E-R)
You Got It (Cosmac Dub)
Won’t Waste You (Nick Hussey Remix)
Christopher Williams – Changes [Expanded Edition] Tracklisting
All I See
Don’t U Wanna Love
Good Luvin’
Come Go With Me
When A Fool Becomes A Man
Changes
Where Is The Love
Let’s Get Right
Where Are U Now
Every Little Thing U Do
Please, Please, Please
Dreamin’
Come Go With Me (Unplugged Version)
Every Little Thing U Do (Radio Mix)
Every Little Thing U Do (Dawghouse Mix)
Every Little Thing U Do (Mr. Kent’s Mix)
Every Little Thing U Do (Clark And Tim Flip Da Bass)
Every Little Thing U Do (Supermen Mix)
Dreamin’ (Radio Mix)
Dreamin’ (Radio Mix Without Rap)
Dreamin’ (Hip-Hop Radio Version)
Dreamin’ (Crazy Hip-Hop Version)
Dreamin’ (A Capella Slap Bass Version)
CBS News Scares Everyone About San Francisco And LSD Back In 1967
Originally broadcast on August 22, 1967 as the inaugural edition of the short-lived CBS News series “Who, What, Where, When, Why,” here’s 50-minutes the show freaking everyone out about LSD in San Francisco.
Interpol Announces New Tour Dates In USA, Mexico, UK & Europe
This spring, Interpol will embark on their first tour in over two years with dates across the US, UK, and EU. A second night at London’s Roundhouse has been added for June 15th, following a previously Sold Out June 14th show.
The US leg of the tour kicks off in Dallas, TX on April 25 and concludes with multiple nights at Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. In between, Interpol will make stops in Denver, D.C., and Boston, among other cities. The band will also top the bill at Just Like Heaven at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, and headline performances at the two Primavera Sound Festivals in Barcelona and Porto. Find the complete itinerary below.
For US dates, Interpol will be joined by Tycho and Matthew Dear. In Mexico City, they will be joined by Dry Cleaning.
Interpol has just finished recording their seventh studio album with producers Flood & Moulder at Battery Studio, London.
INTERPOL ON TOUR
25.4 – Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum*
26.4 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater*
28.4 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre*
29.4 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre*
30.4 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre*
2.5 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union*
3.5 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom**
5.5 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre*
6.5 – Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom*
7.5 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit*
8.5 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre*
10.5 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
11.5 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
13.5 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia*
14.5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre*
15.5 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre*
21.5 – Los Angeles, CA @ Rose Bowl, Pasadena – Just Like Heaven***
28.5 – Mexico City, MEX @ Palacio De Los Deportes****
8.6 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
9.6 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound
11.6 – Porto, Portugal @ Primavera Sound
12.6 – Berlin, Germany @ Templehof Sounds Festival
14.6 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse
15.6 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse
16.6 – Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
18.6 – Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel
19.6 – Landgraaf, Netherlands @ Pinkpop Festival
*plus TYCHO + Matthew Dear
**plus Matthew Dear
***plus The Shins, Modest Mouse, M.I.A and more
****plus Dry Cleaning
The Decemberists Announce Tour Dates Arise From The Bunkers! 2022 Tour
The Decemberists have announced a Summer 2022 North American tour ARISE FROM THE BUNKERS!
Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy described the upcoming tour in a note to fans:
“We’re wiping away the accumulated grime from windows and revealing, for the first time in a very long time, the glimmer of sunlight. We see the green dappled leaves, the soughing tree limbs, the pearly clouds dotting a wide sky. Is this re-emergence? Perhaps!
In celebration of such an event, we Decemberists felt a bit antsy to revisit the wide-open road, and do it sometime in the summer months, where we can sometimes be outside. Ergo: we are proud to announce The Decemberists’ first tour since — god, what was it — 2018, I think. ARISE FROM THE BUNKERS! TOUR 2022.
We’ll be applying our rusty fingers, feet, and vocal cords to songs from all across the width and breadth of our catalogue — and, should the muses oblige, we might try a few new ones out as well.”
THE DECEMBERISTS
ARISE FROM THE BUNKERS!
2022 Summer Tour
8/3 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
8/4 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park
8/6 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
8/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
8/12 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
8/13 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
8/15 – Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing
8/16 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
8/19 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
8/20 – Lafayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
8/21 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
8/23 – New York, NY – SummerStage
8/24 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
8/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
8/27 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
8/28 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
All dates include special guest Brigid Mae Power
Hayden James Announces Sophomore Album , North American Live Tour & New Single
Today, one of Australia’s most adored producers, Hayden James announces his forthcoming sophomore album, LIFTED to be released on April 8 via Future Classic. Accompanying the news, the house-connoisseur shares his latest single, “Hold Tight”.
LIFTED was fuelled by Hayden’s idea to create an energetic and uplifting collection that could help bring people together again after the tough years that have passed. Infusing the same emotion of his live shows into every moment on the project, Hayden’s inherently euphoric masterpiece is crafted to arrive with fans at a time where they need it the most. The record features special guests Boo Seeka, Jem Cooke, SIDEPIECE, Cassian, Elderbrook and more, plus Hayden’s previous single “Waiting for Nothing” feat. YAEGER. Exuberating positivity through his lush production, vocal textures and consistently energetic dance cuts, LIFTED is the product of hours of collaboration, emotion, and expanding his enduring legacy in dance music.
Dave Matthews Band Announces 2022 North American Summer Tour
Dave Matthews Band has announced its 2022 North American summer tour. The extensive outing will kick off on May 11 at the recently-opened Moody Center at The University of Texas in Austin, TX. The band will return to Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI for a pair of shows July 2 and 3. Additional two-night stands include West Palm Beach, FL; Noblesville, IN; Saratoga Springs, NY; Gilford, NH; Camden, NJ; Denver, CO and Los Angeles, CA.
Dave Matthews Band will return to the scenic Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA on September 2 to launch its traditional three-day Labor Day weekend celebration. The tour will conclude with two nights at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (September 19 & 20).
On Friday evenings during the tour, fans can tune in to DMB Radio’s “Friday Night Concert Series,” for weekly live broadcasts from across the country on the band’s dedicated channel on SiriusXM– Ch.30.
Over the past two years, Dave Matthews Band has planted over 2 million trees through its partnership with the Nature Conservancy. The band has committed to helping plant an additional one million trees in 2022. Concertgoers can join in this mission by adding an optional donation of $2 per ticket to plant a tree with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign – a major forest restoration effort with the goal of planting a billion trees around the world. The Dreaming Tree Wines, DocuSign and other tour partners have lent their support. For additional details, visit www.dmbtrees.org. Along with the tree campaign, Dave Matthews Band will once again join forces with REVERB to neutralize carbon emissions associated with both band and fan travel, resulting in a Climate Positive tour. Dave Matthews Band has a long history of reducing their environmental footprint, and neutralizing tour carbon going back to their first shows in 1991. Tour greening efforts and the band’s annual eco-village are in partnership with DocuSign.
Dave Matthews Band has sold more than 25 million tickets since its inception and a collective 38 million CDs and DVDs combined. With the release of 2018’s Come Tomorrow, Dave Matthews Band became the first group in history to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND – 2022 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
5/11 Austin, TX Moody Center at The University of Texas
5/13 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
5/14 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
5/17 Brandon, MS Brandon Amphitheater
5/18 Huntsville, AL The Orion Amphitheater
5/20 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilio
5/21 Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
5/25 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/28 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
5/29 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
6/3 Charleston, SC Credit One Stadium
6/4 Charleston, SC Credit One Stadium
6/6 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
6/7 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
6/10 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
6/11 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
6/17 Mansfield, MA The Xfinity Center
6/18 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theatre
6/21 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
6/22 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stag
6/24 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
6/25 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center
6/28 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
6/29 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
7/2 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/3 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/8 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
7/9 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Cente
7/12 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
7/13 Gilford, NH Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
7/15 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
7/16 Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
7/20 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
7/22 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
7/23 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
at Virginia Beach
8/30 Stateline, NV Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys
9/2 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
9/3 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
9/4 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
9/9 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/10 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
9/14 Phoenix, AZ Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/16 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/17 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/19 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
9/20 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Singers For Hope Raise Awareness For Mental Health with “This is My Song – For You”
The power of song can change hearts and inspire minds, and the power of community is a force to be reckoned with. Combine them and you’ll have a formidable tool to uplift, unify and empower — a feat 12 esteemed Canadian artists called Singers For Hope have accomplished with their new single and video, “This is My Song – For You.”
After two years of COVID-19 and moving just beyond the loneliness of lockdown, Canada’s population has become very fatigued, frustrated, and anxious on the whole; a recent study by the Angus Reid Institute reports 1 in 3 Canadians polled say they are struggling with their mental health.
Perhaps at no other time in our modern history have we needed the healing power of music more than right now so, when musicians Mike Goettler and Eric Baragar, two members of longtime Belleville, Ontario- area quintet Bentwood Rockers, came up with the idea for The Singers of Hope project in early 2021, they had little idea of how timely the resulting song and video would be. The two of them gathered other members from their band of local heroes, as well as other area artists with decades of performing and recording experience to contribute their time and talents.
“This quickly morphed into a community music project featuring some of the best talents in the Quinte/Peterborough area,” Goettler and Baragar share.
The Singers For Hope and their solo, group, and studio affiliations are:
Andy Forgie (Photograph, All You Need is Love)
Dan Thompson (Bentwood Rocker, Noah)
Tara Leavey (aka Phyllis Leavey recording artist)
Robyn Scott (country recording artist)
Dave Conley (worldwide solo piano/vocal, Sands of Time)
Mike Goettler (Bentwood Rocker, Sands of Time)
Tim Campbell (Tim Campbell Trio, Bentwood Rocker, Sands of Time)
Steve Smith (Bentwood Rocker, Sands of Time, All You Need is Love)
Ken Harnden (solo and group recording artist, Pinnacle Music Studios)
Mark Rashotte (Photograph, All You Need is Love)
Barry Haggarty (Bentwood Rocker, solo artist, Haggarty Sound Studios)
Eric Baragar (Bentwood Rocker, Sands of Time, BigBMusic Studio)
“This is My Song – For You” was created over a 10-month period in 2021 and recorded remotely due to pandemic safety restrictions. The tracking and arrangement took place in Eric Baragar’s BigBMusic Studio. Later, vocals and guitar parts were recorded in several remote locations including Tim Campbell’s Keynote Studios, Barry Haggarty’s Haggarty Sound Studios, and Mark Rashotte’s Empire Theatre Stage in Belleville, Ontario.
“This is My Song – For You” promotes the Enrichment Centre for Mental Health, a non-profit agency that strives to enhance the mental wellness and quality of life of people in Belleville’s diverse community, as a way to enhance community awareness. It’s a caring message from an artistic community dedicated to supporting and healing from our past two years of strife and isolation.