It looked/sounded like this:

Oh, just @joanjett playing Smells Like Teen Spirit with Dave Grohl, @KristNovoselic and Pat Smear to close out @caljamfest after a great @foofighters set. No big deal. #Nirvana #RIPKurtCobain #CalJam18 pic.twitter.com/KtNRYIw8M6

— Rock Cellar Magazine (@RockCellarMag) October 7, 2018

This Saturday, January 4, Grohl, Novoselic and Smear will join forces once again as part of a star-studded benefit concert put on by The Art of Elysium. It’s set for the Hollywood Palladium and features a great array of artists, including those previously mentioned, Beck, Marilyn Manson, Cheap Trick, L7, Violet Grohl (Dave’s daughter) and more:

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This is a first and probably a LAST!! We are offering a very limited number of general admission tickets to HEAVEN! Curated this year by @wah_music honoring @tophergrace and @ashley_hinshaw. Tickets available via the link in our bio. HEAVEN is ROCK AND ROLL!!! Check out this line up!!! This Saturday, January 4, 2020!

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Dave Grohl’s daughter, Violet, joined her dad and his band on stage at the Leeds Festival this past summer, where she helped out with “My Hero”:

Via the foundation’s official site:

The Art of Elysium was founded in 1997 to support artists working for the benefit of others.

For over twenty-one years, we’ve paired volunteer artists with communities in Los Angeles to support individuals in the midst of difficult emotional life challenges like illness, hospitalization, displacement, confinement, and/or crisis. We serve medically fragile children, teens, adults, seniors, those dealing with social, emotional and mental health issues, and the homeless.

Our team members at The Art of Elysium work with volunteer artists to craft creative, tailor-made programs for the populations we serve. We currently offer 110 community programs a month, serving over 30,000 individuals a year. Volunteer artist are then eligible for support services, ranging from artist salons and networking events to showcases and distribution opportunities. We currently serve 2,510 artists a year in Los Angeles.

Tickets for this event are not cheap, as it’s a benefit fundraiser with a “black tie” dress code, but if you’re interested in what’s sure to be an exciting night of musical entertainment, click here for more details.

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That’s the date of a special concert commemorating five decades of the band’s music, and The Brothers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Allman Brothers Band is a truly once-in-a-lifetime event, produced by Live Nation.

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AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! The Brothers – Celebrating 50 Years of the music of The Allman Brothers Band will perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City for one night only March 10, 2020. The Brothers— Jaimoe, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Marc Quinones—will be joined by Duane Trucks and Reese Wynans and special guest Chuck Leavell. Tickets go on sale to the general public next Friday, January 10 at 10am. Stay tuned for presale info. #music #legacy #allmanbrothers #family #theroadgoesonforever #nycmusic #thegarden

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Via the news release:

It notably marks the first time in more than five years that these legendary players will be together on stage to perform their iconic hits, and the first time since the passing of founding members Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks.

More on the event and what makes it a truly special moment in the band’s heralded career:

Joining The Brothers for the 3/10/20 event will be keyboardist Reese Wynans (who played in the Second Coming with future ABB founding members Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley, and was a part of the early 1969 jam sessions which led to the formation of ABB) and Duane Trucks, Derek’s brother (and current drummer for Widespread Panic). Chuck Leavell joined ABB in 1972 (following Duane Allman’s passing) and played with the group until a hiatus in 1976; he’s been with the Rolling Stones since 1981.

Portions of the proceeds will benefit The Big House in Macon, GA which was the band’s home from 1970-1973 and now serves as their official museum.

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This year’s mega-fest put on by Goldenvoice will be headlined by Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean and Travis Scott, the key names on a stacked and varied roster of talent that includes the artists below.

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Weekend 1 is sold out 🌴Register for Weekend 2 presale at Coachella.com. Presale starts Monday 1/6 at 12pm PT

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One notable omission, however, is My Chemical Romance, despite rumors that the recently reunited punk/emo band would play the polo fields.

Also, Danny Elfman on the bill looks like it’ll be a particularly exciting addition:

I guess the cat is out of the bag. @coachella 2020!

Danny Elfman… Past, Present and Future! From Boingo to Batman and Beyond!#coachella #coachella2020 pic.twitter.com/qVKk4Siq3z

— Danny Elfman (@dannyelfman) January 3, 2020

Here’s an alphabetical list of all the participating acts at Coachella 2020:

(Sandy) Alex G
100 gecs
21 Savage
88rising’s Double Happiness
Adam Port
Alec Benjamin
Ali Gatie
Altın Gün
Amber Mark
Amyl and the Sniffers
Anitta
ANNA
Anna Calvi
Ari Lennox
Aya Nakamura
BADBADNOTGOOD
Banda MS
beabadoobee
Beach Bunny
Beach Goons
Bedouin
Big Sean
Big Wild
BIGBANG
Bishop Briggs
black midi
Black Pumas
Black Coffee
BROCKHAMPTON
Calvin Harris
Caribou
Cariño
Carly Rae Jepsen
Cashmere Cat
Channel Tres
Charli XCX
Chelsea Cutler
Chicano Batman
Chris Liebing
City Girls
Code Orange
Conan Gray
Crumb
Cuco
DaBaby
Damian Lazarus
Daniel Caesar
Danny Elfman
Daphni
Dave
Denzel Curry
Detlef
Disclosure
Dixon
DJ Koze
DJ Lord
Doja Cat
Dom Dolla
Duck Sauce
Duke Dumont
Ed Maverick
ela minus
Ellen Allien
Emo Nite
Emotional Oranges
Epik High
Erick Morillo
Ezra Collective
Fatboy Slim
FKA twigs
Floating Points
Flume
Fontaines D.C.
Frank Ocean
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
Friendly Fires
GG Magree
girl in red
Giselle Woo & The Night Owls
GRiZ
Guy Laliberté
Hatsune Miku
Hayden James
Hot Chip
IDLES
Inner Wave
J.I.D
Jai Wolf
Jayda G
Jessie Reyez
Joji
Kim Petras
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Koffee
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Kyle Watson
Kynda Black
L’Impératrice
Lana Del Rey
Lane 8
Lauren Daigle
Ленинград (Leningrad)
Lewis Capaldi
Lil Nas X
Lil Uzi Vert
Lost Kings
Louis The Child
Luttrell
Madeon
Malaa
Mannequin Pussy
Mariah the Scientist
Marina
Masego
Matoma
Megan Thee Stallion
Melé
MIKA
Monolink
Mura Masa
NIKI
Nilüfer Yanya
Noname
Olivia O’Brien
Omar Apollo
ONYVAA
Orville Peck
Pabllo Vittar
Paco Osuna
Peggy Gou
Pink Sweat$
Princess Nokia
PUP
Rage Against the Machine
Raveena
Rex Orange County
Rich Brian
Roddy Ricch
Run The Jewels
Sahar Z
Sama’
Sampa The Great
Sara Landry
Sasha Sloan
Satori
SebastiAn
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Skegss
SLANDER
Sleaford Mods
slowthai
Snail Mail
Steve Lacy
Summer Walker
Swae Lee
Tchami
Testpilot
The Chats
The Comet Is Coming
The HU
The Martinez Brothers
The Murder Capital
The Regrettes
Thom Yorke | Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes
Tiga
TNGHT
TOKiMONSTA
Travis Scott
Viagra Boys
VNSSA
Weyes Blood
Whipped Cream
Yaeji
YBN Cordae
YUNGBLUD

Weekend 1 is already sold out via presale, but Coachella and Goldenvoice announced the following details for Weekend 2 purchasing:

For the first time ever, the festival introduces presale registration to allow anyone to sign up for first access to purchase their weekend two passes. Register at coachella.com and receive a unique presale code for the presale which begins Monday, January 6 at 12pm PT. 50/50 payment plan will be available at check out. Pay 50% at the time of purchase and 50% one month later. This is a presale and does not guarantee pass type, packages or camping. If any of the limited weekend two inventory remains, it will be available to the public beginning at 3pm PT on Monday, January 6, 2020. 

For more festival information and updates, please visit www.coachella.com.

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Come on in, the water’s fine… . #FF2020 #FF25 #happynewyear

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What could this mean? New music? At various points in 2019, there were things said about a potential new Foo Fighters album, the follow-up to 2017’s Concrete and Gold.

Drummer Taylor Hawkins (who released his own star-studded solo album with Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders), said in August that Dave Grohl had already worked on “A Lot of Demos” for a new record, for example.

But the imagery of the mic stand in a bathtub — which could easily be a photo from a few decades ago — is especially intriguing for a different possible reason. Maybe this post doesn’t actually have anything to do with NEW music at all, and instead has everything to do with the band’s celebration plans for the 25th anniversary of Grohl’s self-recorded and self-produced self-titled debut album, which hits that milestone in 2020.

That would explain the #FF25 hashtag …

That album, featuring songs and material Grohl had worked on as a member of Nirvana before the band ended when Kurt Cobain died in 1994, catapulted the Foo Fighters name into the rock realm.

Led by alt/grunge songs like “I’ll Stick Around” and “Big Me,” the record helped establish the cheeky sense of humor that has accentuated both Grohl and the Foos’ work ever since.

It was a big record, and helped Grohl shape the Foo Fighters into the eventual globe-trotting rock and roll institution that they are to this day — so surely he and the band have big plans for 2020 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

And it all started, probably, with this photo of a microphone in a bathtub.

Now, we wait for more …

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This year’s NAMM Show is coming up in two short weeks, January 16 – 19, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California — and Rock Cellar will be there! If you’ll be taking part in the festivities, do pay us a visit at our booth in Hall C., No. 6347.

Here’s what it looked like last year;

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Gearing up for another busy @NAMMShow! Come say hello this weekend (Hall C 6347) and if you’re early, you might get a free gift…👀 #NAMMShow #freestuff @thenammshow

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If you’re interested, we set up a Facebook Event page — click here for more. And as a heads up, know that we will be offering a special, limited edition free gift each day at our booth! So if you want “in” on that, be sure to visit us and get your own Rock Cellar-branded tote bag.

Here’s a handy preview of the 2020 show from NAMM, to give you an idea of what’s in store:

This year’s conference is looking pretty solid already, with Joni Mitchell set to receive a very special honor over the weekend — to name just one of the incredible events and appearances scheduled for the Show.

And click here for additional information and details about the 2020 Show, including badge registration and more.

See you there! And if you can’t make it, follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts for details throughout the weekend.

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They’ll be releasing a new album in 2020, according to Casablancas, who prefaced the news with this blurb (as quoted by Stereogum):

Yeah, we’ve got a new album coming out soon! 2020, here we come. The 2010s, whatever the fuck they’re called, we took ‘em off. And now we’ve been unfrozen and we’re back. If you really love someone, you’ll be frozen with them. You know what? I don’t know what I say generally, and I ramble a lot, but I love you guys, and it’s a real honor to share the stage and this night with you guys.

The Strokes then treated fans to a preview of the record with a song titled “Ode to the Mets,” which seems appropriate given the band’s NYC pedigree.

The band was also joined on the evening by Mac DeMarco, who helped out on a rendition of “Modern Girls and Old Fashioned Men,” a song the Strokes had not performed live since 2003.

This ought to be pretty exciting news for indie/rock fans, as few bands that made it big at the beginning of the 2000s were treated with the fanfare the Strokes amassed with their 2001 debut, Is This It. Stay tuned!

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Whether you’ve figured out your New Year’s Resolution yet or not, it’s important to head into 2020 full bore, ready for new experiences and challenges.

It’s also time for your favorite classic music artists to send their well wishes on social media, which many did throughout Tuesday in the hours leading up to New Year’s Eve festivities around the world.

Fresh off a triumphant year of touring, the Rolling Stones threw fireworks of their own into the mix with this post:

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Wishing you all a very happy New Year and we'll see you in 2020! #happynewyear #therollingstones #2020

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Mick Jagger adopted a similar tone in his post:

Hope you all have a safe and happy New Year, looking forward to seeing you in 2020! #happynewyear pic.twitter.com/iZejn6KGxG

— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) December 31, 2019

Peter Frampton threw a party in his studio, a well deserved break after his farewell tour earlier in the year:

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Am I over-engineered? @chuck_ainlay AND @george_massenburg. George dropped by to borrow a special new mic. Yes, they fought over it. At least he didn’t need a guitar. Great to have them both at my place. #legends Happy 2020 to all!!!

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Brian May of Queen felt at peace …

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Happy New Year dear folks. May it bring you everything you need most. Bri

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Joe Walsh kicked back with some surfboards in a post befitting the guitarist’s laid-back vibe:

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Wishing everyone a happy and healthy new year!!

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2019 Rock Cellar TV interviewee Dewey Bunnell and Gerry Beckley of the band America capped off a busy 2019 with this post:

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What a year 2019 has been for us, all thanks to you! We started our 50th Anniversary tour and got to take it all over the world to familiar places and new ones, too. We released a few new collections, including a pretty sweet live box set and film from London that were very proud of! Gerry put out a record of his own, too! All in all, 2019 was an exceptional year for Team America, and we can’t wait for what’s to come in 2020. We love you all, & we’ll see you in the new decade! 📷: @iamerichalvorsen

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Commenting on how the flow of time is overwhelming, Susanna Hoffs shared this flashback:

So long 2019. Hello 2020 🎉 pic.twitter.com/DJbvc1v41z

— Susanna Hoffs (@SusannaHoffs) December 31, 2019

Ringo Starr, meanwhile, sent wishes of peace this New Year’s Eve:

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Happy New Year’s Eve be safe peace and love 😎✌️🌟❤️🎶🎵🍒🦏🥦🐘💕☮️

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And a second one, with pups!

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I wish everybody a 2020 2020 peace and love peace and love. 😎✌️🌟❤️🎵🎶🕺🏼🥦💕☮️

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The Who‘s pages celebrated the band’s new album, WHO — which Roger Daltrey discussed with us in length recently:

2019 has been a brilliant year, bring on 2020! Which 'WHO' track is soundtracking your new year? https://t.co/3sDfhk54D9 pic.twitter.com/Tz1Hv1kRTa

— The Who (@TheWho) December 31, 2019

Def Leppard struck a pose …

How are you ringing in the new year tonight? pic.twitter.com/w9jk8Y3Qbm

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) December 31, 2019

Frank Sinatra’s official account shared a timely one …

It was a very good year… so long, 2019! 🎉🥂 pic.twitter.com/pJM2KAAhgj

— Frank Sinatra (@franksinatra) December 31, 2019

And this was just the tip of the iceberg as far as social media posts go for New Year’s wishes — as everybody does it these days!

Happy New Year to you and yours!

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The spring fest is set for April 10-12 and 17-19 in Indio, California, and a recent report from Us Weekly listed Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean and Travis Scott as the expected headliners. That has now been corroborated by Consequence of Sound, which reported Monday night that Coachella ’20 will feature, among many other acts:

Rage Against the Machine
Travis Scott
Frank Ocean
Thom Yorke
My Chemical Romance
Lana Del Rey
and Flume.

Many of these acts’ names have been circulating around the internet for a few weeks now, including the very active Coachella Reddit fan board. And ever since My Chemical Romance announced its reformation and reunion show on Oct. 31, their name became one of the most discussed as well (the reunion show looked like a blast, by the way).

Rage Against the Machine, meanwhile, also had reunion buzz back in early November, with a slate of live performances popping up on the 2020 schedule as well, two of them designated for Coachella — and by all reports, that’s definitely happening in the new year.

Many among social media and the rumor mill expect Goldenvoice to fully announce the entire 2020 Coachella roster and details imminently — perhaps as soon as the end of this week, if not early next week — so stay tuned!

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Of course, it was just “a song” at one point — a song that received a music video treatment that suited its dissonant-but-hauntingly-catchy riffs, Kurt Cobain’s jagged guitar and vocal delivery and overall tone of disaffected youth. The lead track on 1991’s Nevermind was the moment Nirvana ceased to be a band and became a phenomenon.

It hit at the perfect time, and would launch the “grunge” trio to global stardom and Cobain, much to his eventual dismay, the status of “spokesman of a generation.”

And recently, the video hit a milestone that seems both unbelievable and totally believable, with its 1,000,000,000th stream on YouTube. That’s one BILLION, if you didn’t catch all the zeroes.

The imagery of this video, the first directed by Samuel Bayer, captured Nirvana in its element. The lens filter made everything look like it was underwater and buried beneath piles of dirt, angsty teens filling what was made up to be a school gymnasium while Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novovselic thrashed about.

Nearly three decades later, the video remains one of the most unforgettable ever — and even inspired “Weird Al” Yankovic to mimic the song with his “Smells Like Nirvana” parody, which has gone on to be one of his signature tunes, as well.

The casting call for the original Nirvana video was simple and straightforward, and imagining young Nirvana fans who came across it, obviously unaware of the impact the video would have on the world at large, is fascinating.

In eclipsing a billion views — which, again, seems ridiculous, but is very true — “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became just the second music video from the 1990s to reach that figure.

The other? Guns N’ Roses’ epic “November Rain” clip from 1992.

It’s worth pointing out that the ubiquity of YouTube is undeniable, as even with a billion views these videos from the ’90s don’t come close to some of the most-viewed ever, which have racked up tens of billions apiece, ranging in styles and sounds.

In reaching a billion views, “Teen Spirit” averaged over 450,000 views per day in 2019, part of a larger trend of Nirvana-related videos surging on the video platform:

Over the last 12 months Nirvana has racked up over  730M views, earning massive views in the United States (150M) along with countries like Brazil (70M), Mexico (64M), France (31M) and the United Kingdom (26M)

It’s the song that won’t die, from an era of rock and roll that refuses to be forgotten — a fitting accomplishment for one of the most visceral breakthrough/crossover hits in music history.

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A message on Innes’ official website confirmed the news:

It is with deep sorrow and great sadness that we have to announce the death of Neil James Innes on 29^th December 2019.

We have lost a beautiful kind, gentle soul whose music and songs touched the heart of everyone and whose intellect and search for truth inspired us all.

He died of natural causes quickly without warning and, I think, without pain.

His wife Yvonne and their three sons  Miles, Luke and Barney and three grandchildren Max Issy and Zac give thanks for his life, for his music and for the joy he gave us all.

After years establishing himself in the burgeoning English entertainment scene of the 1960s, Innes began his work with Monty Python in the mid-70s, contributing to some of their albums and television performances, even writing songs for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, appearing in the film in a handful of small roles as well.

Innes was also a key participant of the Rutles, a pastiche of the Beatles that he formed with Monty Python’s Eric Idle, touring and recording music for years.

News of Innes’ passing prompted social media posts from his Python pals, among them Michael Palin:

And John Cleese:

Utterly dismayed to hear about Neil Innes. Right out of the blue…

A very sweet man, much too nice for his own good

Lovely writer and performer. When he worked with Python on our stage show, I listened every night to "How sweet to be an Idiot" on the tannoy

Very sad…..

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) December 30, 2019

May Neil Innes rest in peace, and may his work remain an inspiration to many.

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