Iggy Pop, whose solo recording career began with two albums produced by David Bowie, said in an interview after Bowie died that he saved him.
“The friendship was basically that this guy salvaged me from certain professional and maybe personal annihilation — simple as that,” said Pop. “A lot of people were curious about me, but only he was the one who had enough truly in common with me, and who actually really liked what I did and could get on board with it, and who also had decent enough intentions to help me out. He did a good thing. He resurrected me. He was more of a benefactor than a friend in a way most people think of friendship. He went a bit out of his way to bestow some good karma on me.”
In January 1980, when Wings flew to Tokyo for a tour of Japan, customs officials found approximately 8 ounces (200 g) of cannabis in his luggage. They arrested McCartney and brought him to a local jail while the Japanese government decided what to do. After ten days, they released and deported him without charge.
In 1997, he spoke out in support of decriminalisation of the drug: “People are smoking pot anyway and to make them criminals is wrong.” He did however, decide to quit cannabis in 2015, citing a desire to set a good example for his grandchildren.
Music Canada is pleased to announce the establishment of Music Canada Cares, an affiliated national organization that will lead Music Canada’s corporate social responsibility efforts.
Music Canada Cares is a dedicated non-profit focused on highlighting the extraordinary benefits of music to society. Music Canada Cares will work to promote equitable access to music education, and strive to improve the connection between Canada’s diverse music industry and communities.
Music Canada Cares’ first initiative is The Three Rs Music Program. The program will improve the inventory of musical instruments in Ontario’s publicly funded schools by rescuing gently used instruments, restoring them to a fully functional condition and reuniting them with students across the province.
The Three Rs Music Program will serve both English-language and French-language schools, with the goal of improving access to quality music education for youth across Ontario. The program prioritizes providing instruments to Indigenous, at-risk, and underrepresented communities.
Music Canada is a non-profit trade organization that represents the major record companies in Canada: Sony Music Entertainment Canada, Universal Music Canada and Warner Music Canada. Music Canada also works with some of the leading independent record labels and distributors, recording studios, live music venues, concert promoters, managers and artists in the promotion and development of the music cluster. For more on Music Canada, please visit www.musiccanada.com
They started off by trying to make me sound like a girl, which really played me out of position. I really thought at one point I could sound like Doris Day, and it took me a long time to accept the fact that I sound more like James Brown. And now I’m trying to convince everybody it’s OK for me to sound like James Brown. They all sounded either like they came from church or like girls. And I didn’t come from church, and I really don’t sound like girls as we know girls to sound.
Ah, the problems we blab on about. Nothing’s really changed.
In 1966, Bob Dylan employed an electric band backing him, following his “going electric” at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The musicians Dylan employed as his backing band were known as The Hawks; they subsequently became famous as The Band. He was being constantly heckled by folkniks or angry fans throughout the second, electric half of a concert. Even the press began to go along with the dissent of his fans. A review in the magazine Melody Maker of the May 5, 1966 concert in Dublin, Ireland stated that “It was unbelievable to see a hip-swinging [sic] Dylan trying to look and sound like Mick Jagger. For most it was the night of the big let-down.”
Well, this is cool. Childish Gambino is heading out on the road with Vince Staples for his This Is America tour starting in October, and fans who purchase tickets to a show are receiving two songs from him, “Algorhythm” and “All Night.”
9/6 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
9/8 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
9/10 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
9/12 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
9/14 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
9/15 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
9/19 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
9/22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
9/23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
9/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
9/27 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
9/29 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
9/30 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
10/2 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
10/3 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
10/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Gila River Arena
10/9 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
10/12 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
It began with a handful of East Berlin teens who heard the Sex Pistols on a British military radio broadcast to troops in West Berlin, and it ended with the collapse of the East German dictatorship. Punk rock was a life-changing discovery. The buzz-saw guitars, the messed-up clothing and hair, the rejection of society and the DIY approach to building a new one: in their gray surroundings, where everyone’s future was preordained by some communist apparatchik, punk represented a revolutionary philosophy—quite literally, as it turned out.
But as these young kids tried to form bands and became more visible, security forces—including the dreaded secret police, the Stasi—targeted them. They were spied on by friends and even members of their own families; they were expelled from schools and fired from jobs; they were beaten by police and imprisoned. Instead of conforming, the punks fought back, playing an indispensable role in the underground movements that helped bring down the Berlin Wall.
This secret history of East German punk rock is not just about the music; it is a story of extraordinary bravery in the face of one of the most oppressive regimes in history. Rollicking, cinematic, deeply researched, highly readable, and thrillingly topical, Tim Mohr’s Burning Down the Haus brings to life the young men and women who successfully fought authoritarianism three chords at a time—and is a fiery testament to the irrepressible spirit of revolution.
We’re guessing that this one is coming as absolutely no surprise to anyone if you’re fan of Metallica; next up in their line of reissues is …And Justice For All! The group been rereleasing our albums remastered for the most advanced sound quality possible along with special deluxe editions including previously unreleased audio and video recordings. Next up is …Justice, coming to your favorite music retailer, Metallica.com and the Probity Merch UK/EU Metallica Shop on November 2nd with pre-orders beginning today.
Available in both physical and digital versions, there will be multiple options to suit your taste – double LP on 180-gram vinyl, CD, cassette, 3-CD expanded edition and deluxe box set, all remastered as overseen by Greg Fidelman. The 3-CD set includes the remastered album, two discs including never before released rough mixes, demos and live tracks, and an expanded booklet including unseen photos taken by the master, Ross Halfin. The limited edition, one-pressing-only deluxe box set includes the remastered CD and double LP versions of the album, “One” 10” vinyl picture disc, triple live LP set featuring a newly mixed version of the band’s iconic show from Seattle ‘89 by Greg Fidelman, 4 DVDs, 11 CDs of unreleased demos, rough mixes, interviews and live tracks, many of which have never been available and were pulled from our personal collections. There’s also a 120-page hardcover book with rare and never-before-seen photos from Ross Halfin’s vaults and friends and family, along with essays by those who were with us for the madness. Still not enough? The box also includes a set of four patches, a Pushead print, a tour laminate, lyric sheets and a download card for all the audio goodies included.
Pre-order your copy now and they’ll send you a digital remastered version of “Dyers Eve,” while pre-orders of the expanded and deluxe editions will receive an additional instant download of “Eye of the Beholder (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10, 1988).” Several additional instant grats will be sent to all pre-orders between now and November 2nd.
…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED)
AVAILABLE ON VINYL, CD, CASSETTE AND DIGITALLY
Blackened
…And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
One
The Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
The Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED): 3-CD EXPANDED EDITION
DISC ONE: …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED)
Blackened
…And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
One
The Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
The Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA.
…And Justice for All (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
Eye of the Beholder (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
One (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
The Shortest Straw (December 1987, Writing in Progress)
Harvester of Sorrow (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987 Demo)
To Live Is to Die (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
Dyers Eve (January 1988 Demo)
DISC THREE: LIVE FROM THE DAMAGED JUSTICE TOUR PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED EXCEPT WHERE NOTED
Blackened (Live – Seattle ’89) Previously released on Live Shit: Binge & Purge. Newly mixed by Greg Fidelman.
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
Leper Messiah (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
Eye of the Beholder (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
Seek & Destroy (Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988)
Creeping Death (Live at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – February 5th, 1989) Previously released as a b-side to one of the many singles for One. Newly remastered.
One (Live – Seattle ’89) Previously released on Live Shit: Binge & Purge. Newly mixed by Greg Fidelman.
…And Justice for All (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
Whiplash (Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988)
Breadfan (Live at Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA – August 30th, 1989) Previously released on The 6 1/2 Year Anniversary EP as part of The Good, The Bad & The Live box set. Newly remastered.
…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED): DELUXE BOX SET
LP 1 & 2: …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED)
SIDE ONE
Blackened
…And Justice for All
SIDE TWO
Eye of the Beholder
One
SIDE THREE
The Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
The Frayed Ends of Sanity
SIDE FOUR
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Vinyl lacquers by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
LP 3: “ONE” 10″ PICTURE DISC
SIDE ONE
One
SIDE TWO
Seek & Destroy (Live at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – February 5th, 1989)
Artwork by Pushead
Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
LP 4, 5 & 6: SEATTLE ‘89
SIDE ONE
The Ecstasy of Gold
Blackened (Live)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
SIDE TWO
Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
The Thing That Should Not Be (Live)
SIDE THREE
Bass Solo (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
Fade to Black (Live)
SIDE FOUR
Seek & Destroy (Live)
…And Justice for All (Live)
One (Live)
SIDE FIVE
Creeping Death (Live)
Guitar Solo (Live)
Battery (Live)
SIDE SIX
Encore Jam (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
Am I Evil? (Live)
Whiplash (Live)
Breadfan (Live)
Recorded live on August 29th and August 30th, 1989 at Seattle Coliseum in Seattle, WA
Mixed by Greg Fidelman
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
Vinyl lacquers by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
CD 1: …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED)
Blackened
…And Justice for All
Eye of the Beholder
One
The Shortest Straw
Harvester of Sorrow
The Frayed Ends of Sanity
To Live Is to Die
Dyers Eve
CD 2: INTERVIEWS
KSDT Interview with Jason
Circus Magazine Interview with James
KNAC Report from LA Monsters of Rock
KHDX Interview with Kirk
Metal Forces Magazine Interview with Lars
CD 3 & 4: RIFFS, JAMS & DEMOS
DISC ONE
Blackened (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Blackened (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes II)
…And Justice for All (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
…And Justice for All (1988, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Eye of the Beholder (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Eye of the Beholder (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes II)
One (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
The Shortest Straw (1986, From James’ Riff Tapes)
The Shortest Straw (1986, from James’ Riff Tapes II)
Harvester of Sorrow (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
The Frayed Ends of Sanity (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
To Live Is to Die (1986, From James’ Riff Tapes)
To Live Is to Die (1988, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Dyers Eve (1986, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Dyers Eve (1987, From James’ Riff Tapes)
Blackened (October 1987, Writing in Progress)
…And Justice for All (October 1987, Writing in Progress)
…And Justice for All (October 1987, Writing in Progress II)
One (October 1987, Writing in Progress)
The Shortest Straw (October 1987, Writing in Progress)
…And Justice for All (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
One (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
Dyers Eve (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
Eye of the Beholder (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
To Live Is to Die (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
The Shortest Straw (December 1987, Writing in Progress)
Harvester of Sorrow (December 1987, Writing in Progress)
DISC TWO
Blackened (November 1987 Demo)
…And Justice for All (November 1987 Demo)
Eye of the Beholder (November 1987 Demo)
One (November 1987 Demo)
The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987 Demo)
Eye of the Beholder (January 1988 Demo)
The Shortest Straw (January 1988 Demo)
Harvester of Sorrow (January 1988 Demo)
Dyers Eve (January 1988 Demo)
To Live Is to Die (January 1988 Demo)
CD 5: ROUGH MIXES FROM THE VAULT
Blackened (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
…And Justice for All (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
Eye of the Beholder (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
One (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
The Shortest Straw (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
Harvester of Sorrow (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
The Frayed Ends of Sanity (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
To Live Is to Die (Acoustic Intro) (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
To Live Is to Die (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
Dyers Eve (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
Breadfan (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
The Prince (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
CD 6 & 7: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 24TH, 1988 + B-SIDES
DISC ONE
Creeping Death (Live)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
Whiplash (Live)
Fade to Black (Live)
Seek & Destroy (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
Encore Jam (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
Am I Evil? (Live)
Battery (Live)
DISC TWO
Encore Jam #2 (Live)
Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
Leper Messiah (Live)
Blitzkrieg (Live)
B-Sides
Breadfan (Remastered)
The Prince (Remastered)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) *
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live) *
Seek & Destroy (Live) *
Creeping Death (Live) *
Harvester of Sorrow (Live) **
One (Live) **
Breadfan (Live) ***
Last Caress (Live) ***
* Recorded live at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX on February 5th, 1989
** Recorded live at Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA on August 29th, 1989
*** Recorded live at Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA on August 30th, 1989
CD 8 & 9: LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10TH, 1988 + RADIO EDITS
DISC ONE
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
The Four Horsemen (Live)
Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
Eye of the Beholder (Live)
Bass Solo (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
Damage, Inc. (Live)
One (Live)
Seek & Destroy (Live)
…And Justice for All (Live) *Note: there is a tape cut on this track
DISC TWO
Encore Jam (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Fade to Black (Live)
Guitar Solo (Live)
Battery (Live)
Encore Jam #2 (Live)
Last Caress (Live)
Am I Evil? (Live)
Whiplash (Live)
Radio Edits
Eye of the Beholder (Radio Edit)
One (Radio Edit)
…And Justice for All (Radio Edit)
CD 10 & 11: LIVE AT LONG BEACH ARENA, LONG BEACH, CA – DECEMBER 7, 1988 + MORE
DISC ONE
Blackened (Live) *Note: there is a tape cut on this track
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live)
Leper Messiah (Live)
Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
Eye of the Beholder (Live)
Bass Solo (Live)
Master of Puppets (Live)
One (Live)
Seek & Destroy (Live)
DISC TWO
…And Justice for All (Live)
Encore Jam (Live)
Creeping Death (Live)
Fade to Black (Live)
Guitar Solo (Live)
Battery (Live)
Live at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL – November 18th, 1988
Last Caress (Live)
Am I Evil? (Live)
Whiplash (Live)
DVD 1: …AND CAMCORDER FOR ALL & “ONE”
…AND CAMCORDERS FOR ALL
FEATURING PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FOOTAGE SHOT ON LARS’ CAMCORDER
Intro
Barcelona
Leiden
San Francisco
San Antonio
Dallas
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Auckland
Osaka
Hoffman Estates
Richfield
Thornville
Greenville
Atlanta
Biloxi
Concord
Irvine (Night #2)
Irvine (Night #3)
São Paulo (Night #1)
São Paulo (Night #2)
“ONE”
2 of One Introduction with Lars
One
One (Jammin’ Version)
One (Live at the 31st Annual GRAMMY® Awards)
“ONE” B-ROLL
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Intro
Band
Lars
Kirk
James
Jason
More Band
DVD 2: LIVE AT SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1989
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
The Ecstasy of Gold
Blackened
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Harvester of Sorrow
The Four Horsemen
The Thing That Should Not Be
Bass Solo
Master of Puppets
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
…And Justice for All
One
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Battery
Encore Jam
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Damage, Inc.
Blitzkrieg
Breadfan
DVD 3: LIVE AT THE STONE BALLOON, NEWARK, DE – AUGUST 7TH, 1989
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED FAN-SHOT FOOTAGE
Backstage Shit
The Ecstasy of Gold
Creeping Death
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
The Four Horsemen
Harvester of Sorrow
Phantom Lord
Bass Solo
Master of Puppets
Fade to Black
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Last Caress
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath
Hit the Lights
Blitzkrieg
Damage, Inc.
Breadfan
DVD 4: JUSTICE ON WHEELS, MASA ITO INTERVIEWS, RAW LIVE FOOTAGE
JUSTICE ON WHEELS – A MUCHMUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Intro
The Road Crew
The Fans
The Band
The Video
MASA ITO INTERVIEWS
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Lars
James
Jason
Kirk
RAW LIVE FOOTAGE (LIVE AT JFK STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 11TH, 1988)
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Whiplash
Fade to Black
Seek & Destroy
RAW LIVE FOOTAGE (LIVE AT RPI FIELD HOUSE, TROY, NY – MARCH 15TH, 1989)
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Master of Puppets
One
RAW LIVE FOOTAGE (LIVE AT COPPS COLISEUM, HAMILTON, ONTARIO – APRIL 8TH, 1989)