Eddie Vedder clearly believes that one good turn deserves another. More than a decade ago, Vedder was boating in Hawaii with two female friends ('cos why not?) when their vessel overturned, leaving them stranded in a dangerous channel. Luckily Keith Baxter and his daughter Ashley spotted the three, and rescued them. More recently, Keith Baxter had a boating accident, with his leg almost completely sliced off. After surgery, Baxter developed a severe infection and has racked up a mess of hospital bills. In a random Christmas miracle, Ashley (Keith's daughter) recently ran into one of one of the women she rescued all those years ago, and mentioned what had happened to her father. The woman then launched a GoFundMe page to help with Keith's mounting medical bills, and roped in ol' Eddie, who matched the $70,000 raised by the page. It's a nice story to help round what has been a terrible year in music-related news â and can you believe we made it this far into the story without making a âcan't find a better manâ joke?
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The 65-year-old, who turned to conducting in later life after health problems, has been called a 'master' by his fellow musicians The Austrian cellist Heinrich Schiff, who performed with some of the world's major orchestras before health problems led him to turn to conducting, has diedat the age of 65. Ludwig Mueller of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra told the Austrian press agency on Friday that Schiff died overnight in a hospital in the country's capital. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...Photo by David Brendan Hall Next year, Spoon will release their ninth studio album and first since 2014's They Want My Soul. The Austin indie rockers spoke about the as-yet-unannounced album for EW's 2017 music preview. The band once again worked with producer Dave Fridman, who also helmed They Want My Soul. Together, they âcrafted multidimensional jams that showcase textured guitar riffs, warm keyboards, oddball studio effects, and ⨠[frontman Britt] Daniel's sandpaper-rough croon,â EW notes. âI love working with Dave because he makes a point to fuck things up,â Daniel is quoted as saying. âI feel like we are on to something-we're covering some new ground.â The album will mark Spoon's return to Matador Records, which released the band's 1996 debut, Telephono. Citing sources, Billboard reports that the new album is scheduled for a March release. In support, Spoon will return to the road next year. This week, they were announced to perform at Spain's Mad Cool Festival, taking place in Madrid next July. Below, watch Spoon perform a new song called âI Ain't the Oneâ during a concert in Mexico City earlier this year.
Adult Swim recently cancelled âMillion Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peaceâ after one season. The controversial sketch comedy show had gained a reputation for promoting racist, sexist, and bigoted viewpoints and symbolism. (Its creator, Sam Hyde, is an outspoken member of the so-called âalt-right,â a movement that embraces an ideology of white nationalism.) Before its cancellation, the show featured music by many artists, including John Maus, Molly Nilsson, Chastity Belt, Ovlov, 3TEETH, and Danny L. Harle. Maus even made a bizarre appearance on the show, soundtracked by his Molly Nilsson collaboration âHey Moon.â Pitchfork has reached out to Maus and his representatives for comment. Molly Nilsson wrote to Pitchfork that she was unfamiliar with âMillion Dollar Extremeâ when she was contacted about the use of their song. âObviously I should have done a better job looking into what the context was and its values rather than to trust an offer because it seemed 'serious,'â she wrote. She continued:
One episode ended with the Chastity Belt song âDrone.â In a Facebook post, Chastity Belt wrote that they âare appalled by the way MDE has used satire and it has caused us to seriously reflect on how humor is used as a tool of oppression.â They said they âknew nothingâ about âMillion Dollar Extremeâ when they agreed to license their song. Read the full statement here: Another episode featured an appearance from the Los Angeles-based industrial band 3TEETH. Alexis Mincolla provided the following statement to Pitchfork:
The Connecticut indie band Ovlov, who also appeared on the show, posted the following on their Facebook page: Pitchfork has also reached out to Danny L. Harle and his representatives. Adult Swim did not offer any additional comment on the cancellation.
Earlier this year, J. Cole's Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming, documentary aired on HBO. Between interviews with family and friends, who helped tell his story, he performed every song off 2014 Forest Hills Drive in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Now, he's shared a new documentary called Eyez. Stream the full 40-minute doc below via Tidal. Yesterday, Cole's fourth studio LP, 4 Your Eyez Only, appeared for pre-order on iTunes. It's scheduled for a December 9 release via (Dreamville/Roc Nation). |
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