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Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings Sue Ex-Guess Who Members over Alleged Cover Band Scheme

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A great pair of songwriters getting hosed by those who benefitted from their talent. Same old story.

“With this lawsuit, Randy [Bachman] and I hope to set the record straight and protect fans from imposters trying to rewrite history,” Cummings said in a statement. “Even after we’re gone, the legacy of the Guess Who will live on, and we want to make sure that legacy is restored and preserved truthfully.”Bachman added, “Burton [Cummings] and I are the ones who wrote the songs and made the records. It’s Burton’s voice and my guitar playing on those albums. Anyone presenting and promoting themselves as the Guess Who are clones who are ripping off our fans and tainting the legacy of the band. It’s about time for the real story to come out.”

Source: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings Sue Ex-Guess Who Members over Alleged Cover Band Scheme | Exclaim!

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The Unlikely Story of Toto’s Soundtrack for David Lynch’s Infamous Dune Adaptation

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SO good. Like only rich musicians can say it.

Lukather: I’ve never met Brian. Love his work, but he wrote a 30-second theme and basically got the same credit as us. They used him because of his name value, so people attributed our work to him and his work to us, and it was confusing. It was much hipper to say Brian Eno wrote the score than Toto at the time. If they didn’t like the movie, they’d go after us. If they liked it, they’d give Eno all the credit. I have no beef with Brian Eno, I have no beef with David. That’s what he wanted so he should have it. I love Brian Eno.TOP STORIES10 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to NowBy Hattie LindertBest New Music Albums From yeule and L’Rain, Plus Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Her Perfect 10 RecordBy PitchforkListen to Bad Bunny’s New Album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar MañanaBy Matthew Ismael Ruiz

Source: The Unlikely Story of Toto’s Soundtrack for David Lynch’s Infamous Dune Adaptation | Pitchfork

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Nashville music scene fractured by culture wars, lineups changed after political disputes: ‘Doors are shut’ | Fox News

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Of course the ‘stars’ are well trained, shall we say groomed. The weaker brained one will let the grooming go deep. Others will have a clear understanding of what is being done to them and how they are being used. They will rebel. Good.

Romeo Entertainment Group President R.J. Romeo agreed that the industry is “not immune” from the concerns of the larger country.”There’s more divisiveness in the country now than ever before. That’s going to show up in opinions on music and everything,” he said.Most notable entertainers go through extensive media and public relations training. Often, their responses are controlled and measured, but the temptations of social media and heated discourse have led artists to show more of their true selves, or “less polished” selves, as Romero described it.

Source: Nashville music scene fractured by culture wars, lineups changed after political disputes: ‘Doors are shut’ | Fox News

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Denmark Street: London’s Street of Sound — Paradise Road

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Important times for music. It will come back. It will. It really will….

Depending on your age, Denmark Street is checking the walls for band members-wanted notices; drooling over the displays of guitars in the music-shop windows; bourbon-tinged nights at the 12 Bar; unearthing out-of-print volumes on Dylan at Helter Skelter; collecting autographs outside the offices of Acid Jazz Records; eavesdropping on journalists conducting interviews at the Gioconda. For musicians and songwriters, Denmark Street was nothing less than the gateway into the business. Britain’s own Tin Pan Alley, Denmark Street was at one time alive with the sound of hammered pianos, and sung melodies and choruses. Its songwriters knocked out tunes on the fly and rushed to the street to sell them to pay for the next round of drinks. The street’s importance was such that the Melody Maker and the New Musical Express were both started here. The street’s heyday was the 1960s however, when musicians would shop for guitars in between visiting managers and publishers or recording in one of the studios. The Rolling Stones and The Kinks came here, so did Donovan and Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Elton John, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. A popular dive was La Gioconda, a cafe/bar in which most members of the nascent R&B revolution visited at some point or other – David Bowie was said to practically live there.In later years, the street declined in importance – although when Malcolm McLaren was looking for a rehearsal space for the Sex Pistols he was delighted to find room in Denmark Street, installing his upstarts in the heart of the traditional music industry like Greek soldiers inside the Trojan Horse. The street continues its music associations, mainly in the form of its many instrument shops. How long it can retain that heritage in the face of the rapacious demands of the London property market combined with the way we play and consume music, remains to be seen.The story of Denmark Street, London’s street of sound, is the story of popular music in Britain, and the people who made, bought and sold it.

Source: Denmark Street: London’s Street of Sound — Paradise Road

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Liam Gallagher says Mick Jagger, Bono and Robert Plant wouldn’t be able to headline Knebworth solo like he has, but “Freddie Mercury might” | Louder

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I actually like Noel better. He is less arrogant and more talented.

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has pondered the likelihood of other rock legends being able to headline solo gigs at Knebworth like he did earlier this year

Source: Liam Gallagher says Mick Jagger, Bono and Robert Plant wouldn’t be able to headline Knebworth solo like he has, but “Freddie Mercury might” | Louder

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Bob Dylan has a secret signal he uses when he doesn’t want to be spoken to

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The move, although not as subtle as fiddling with a ring or moving around a royal handbag, would see Dylan simply chuck his hood over his head.

“When he wears the hood, you’re not supposed to talk to him,” Burnette says. “I didn’t know that until one day we were in line to get on a plane at the airport. I tapped him on the shoulder. The drummer said, ‘No, no. He don’t talk to anyone when he’s got the hood on.’ I was like, ‘OK. I’m glad you told me.’”

Despite being one of the most famed stars on the planet, as Burnette explains, he has ways of making himself disappear.

“He’s slippery,” the guitarist continues. “He can walk in an airport … they lost him one day. They couldn’t find him anywhere. I’m in this little gift shop and I turn around, and there he is. He goes, ‘Hi, Billy.’ I was like, ‘How did you get in here?’ He moves around. It’s a weird thing.”

According to Bob Dylan’s former touring guitarist, the folk legend has a certain move to let everyone know when he’d like to be left alone

Source: Bob Dylan has a secret signal he uses when he doesn’t want to be spoken to | Louder

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As pummelling as 12 rounds with Tyson Fury: our first reaction to new Metallica single Lux Æterna | Louder

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Meet the new Metallica. Not a million miles away from the old Metallica – in the greatest possible way.That’s our first reaction to Lux Æterna, the first single from Metallica’s upcoming 11th album, 72 Seasons, which dropped earlier today with absolutely no advance warning. Surprised? Yep, us too.

Source: As pummelling as 12 rounds with Tyson Fury: our first reaction to new Metallica single Lux Æterna | Louder

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Peter Grant interview: Life with Led Zeppelin and the death of John Bonham | Louder

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I never saw them though I do remember them coming through town. I thank my old buddy in the States (Tim Chatham) for having the wisdom to sit me down in his parent’s place and turn me on to one of the Greatest Rock bands of all time!

“I had a hell of a battle at the Bath festival. I’d researched where the stage would be and when the sun would set behind it, and Zeppelin had to go on dead on eight o’clock. It was running late, and other people wanted to go on, but I said: ‘No, Zeppelin are going on at eight o’clock, and that’s it.’“What happened was that they went on in daylight, so you get that ‘broad’ view, then as the sun set and it got darker we could bring the lights up so that it was the focal point.“I’m not sure that Robert’s idea worked, though – throwing the tambourines out to the audience. They were bouncing on Hells Angels’ heads! But they were alright, because I’d made mates with them.

Source: Peter Grant interview: Life with Led Zeppelin and the death of John Bonham | Louder

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