The Band’s Classic ‘Stage Fright’ Album to Get 50th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVAs the COVID-19 pandemic approaches its one-year anniversary of ravaging the globe and disrupting workflows, PBS is coming into 2021 strong with a robust slate for what network president and CEO Paula Kerger calls one of its “brand-defining programs”: “Masterpiece.”“When you ask people what they think about when they hear ‘PBS,’ many people will say ‘Masterpiece’ and in fact consistently it’s one of the most popular programs from an audience size

The Black Keys have released the 10th anniversary deluxe edition of their acclaimed sixth album ‘Brothers’ – listen below.The reissue, which arrived in the UK yesterday (January 1) via Nonesuch Records, features two previously unreleased tracks: ‘Keep My Name Outta Your Mouth’ and ‘Black Mud Part II’.The updated version of the album by the duo comprising Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach also includes rare track ‘Chop And Change’, which was originally part of the Twilight Saga:

José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” has been given a star-studded music video to celebrate its 50-year anniversary.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSince the Beatles split in 1970, seemingly every known scrap of their history has been scrutinized and curated for public consumption — every minute of studio tape, every radio broadcast, home and concert recording; every photo and document and snippet of film footage — with one huge exception: the “Let It Be” film.There are several reasons for this, but only one matters: “Let It Be” is a downer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe self-titled third album from British singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka won Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize earlier this year and is up for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammys. Kiwanuka toured Europe behind the 2019 album but saw the U.S.

Joe Biden will never forget his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, and daughter, Naomi Biden, who were killed in a tragic crash on Dec. 18, 1972.On what marked the 48-year anniversary of the crash on Friday, Joe visited their gravesites, located at a cemetery near the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRare collaborations between Bob Dylan and George Harrison will be included on a deluxe reissue entitled ‘Bob Dylan – 1970’ that is due on February 26, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announced Friday.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEminem has “surprise-dropped” so many albums in the past couple of years that the arrival of a rumor has basically become the official announcement. And sure enough, days after very detailed rumors broke about the impending release of a follow-up to his most recent surprise-dropped album, “Music to Get Murdered by,” it arrived.

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that he received the COVID-19 vaccine! The 81-year-old Lord of the Rings actor was given the first of two doses at London’s Queen Mary’s University Hospital on Wednesday (December 16), the Evening Standard reported. “It’s a very special day, I feel euphoric,” Ian said after receiving the vaccine.

“It’s a very special day, I feel euphoric,” Sir Ian McKellen said after receiving the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Queen Mary University Hospital in London, England, per the Evening Standard. With more than 1.65 million people dead from COVID-19, Sir Ian, 81, said it was everyone’s duty to get vaccinated and help stop the spread of the disease.

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed that he received the COVID-19 vaccine!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen it comes to music, TikTok is not your usual platform, so it’s not surprising that its first year-end report has a different approach. And considering the company’s famous secrecy, it’s also not surprising that the data supporting many of the lists in its year-end report is a little vague.Thus, we were pleasantly surprised that after we skeptically asked for more data, they sent our request to their U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe charts are usually filled with holiday fare each mid-December, but this year is over the top even by that standard. While Shawn Mendes’ “Wonder” debuted at No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLast Friday, Death Cab for Cutie released “The Georgia EP” — exclusively on Bandcamp for one day only, with all proceeds going to Fair Fight Action, Stacey Abrams’ voter’s rights organization that promotes fair elections around the country through voter education, election reform, and combating voter suppression.The EP netted proceeds of more than $100,000 within that brief window of time, according to figures released Tuesday.“We want to extend a huge thank you to

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTaylor Swift’s new album isn’t the only surprise release of the week: Chris Cornell’s estate has dropped a full album of covers performed by the late Soundgarden frontman called “No One Sings Like You Anymore,” which the announcement describes as Cornell’s “handpicked collection of 10 cover songs, which he personally selected and sequenced to celebrate artists and songs that inspired him.”Recorded in 2016, the collection, which is his last fully completed studio

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“I never believe an Avalanches album is coming until I actually see it,” a friend said when discussing the group’s third album in 20 years — and it’s hard to blame her.In 2000, the Australian trio released its debut album, “Since I Lost You,” arguably the greatest masterpiece of sampling art since the Beastie Boys’ Dust Brothers-helmed 1989 landmark, “Paul’s Boutique.” The album was meticulously crafted from more than 3,500 vinyl samples and remains a unique audio