Jul 06 Music News Composer Ennio Morricone dies at 91 Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer who scored more than 500 films — seven for his countryman Sergio Leone after they had met as kids in elementary school — died Monday in Rome following complications from a fall last week in which he broke his femur. Morricone won his Academy Award for his work on Quentin […] By Mel Fisher Jul 06 Music News Composer Ennio Morricone dies at 91 By Mel Fisher
Jul 03 Music News WFPK Music News – Sufjan Stevens, The Go-Go’s, John Prine, Grateful Dead Sufjan Stevens announces his next album, plus new music and a documentary on The Go-Go’s, a posthumous honor for John Prine, and a rare collection of Grateful Dead studio outtakes. Inspired by the MTV news updates from the ’80s and ’90s, WFPK Music News is a short video news update for curious music lovers. Hosted […] By Tyler Franklin Jul 03 Music News WFPK Music News – Sufjan Stevens, The Go-Go’s, John Prine, Grateful Dead By Tyler Franklin
Jul 02 Music News Father John Misty to release one-day only EP of covers Father John Misty (aka Joshua Tillman) has something special planned for Bandcamp‘s No Share Revenue Day tomorrow! Tillman’s Anthem +3 will feature two Leonard Cohen covers (“Anthem” and “One of Us Cannot Be Wrong”), as well as Link Wray‘s “Fallin’ Rain” and Yusuf/Cat Stevens‘ “Trouble.” Father John Misty will donate all proceeds to both CARE […] By Mel Fisher Jul 02 Music News Father John Misty to release one-day only EP of covers By Mel Fisher
Jul 01 Music News Go-Go’s announce documentary and first new music in nearly 20 years We haven’t gotten new music from the Go-Go’s since God Bless the Go-Go’s in 2001, but that changes at the end of the month. The band will release a tune called “Club Zero” July 31st and the next day a new Go-Go’s documentary will premiere on Showtime. The latter will focus on “the group’s place […] By Mel Fisher Jul 01 Music News Go-Go’s announce documentary and first new music in nearly 20 years By Mel Fisher
Jul 01 Music News Grateful Dead surprise fans with digital-only release The Grateful Dead had already announced a 50th anniversary reissue of Workingman’s Dead, along with a previously unreleased live album on July 10th, but now fans have another reason to be excited! The band just shared a surprise, digital-only release of Workingman’s Dead: The Angel’s Share, which features studio rehearsal, chatter, demos, false starts, multiple […] By Mel Fisher Jul 01 Music News Grateful Dead surprise fans with digital-only release By Mel Fisher
Jul 01 Music News John Prine named Illinois’ First Honorary Poet Laureate The late John Prine has received an amazing posthumous tribute. He is the first person to be named Illinois’ honorary poet laureate! Governor JB Pritzker announced it was an honor to name the state’s first honorary poet laureate, saying “John Prine leaves behind an unparalleled musical legacy and was beloved by family and millions of […] By Mel Fisher Jul 01 Music News John Prine named Illinois’ First Honorary Poet Laureate By Mel Fisher