Apparently, one documentary isn’t enough to explore Woodstock 1999.
Following last year’s Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, which premiered on HBO, Netflix is now taking on the ill-fated music festival with a three-part docuseries titled Clusterf**k: Woodstock ’99. You can watch the trailer streaming now on YouTube.
A description for Clusterf**k reads, “Utilizing rare insider footage and eyewitness interviews with an impressive list of festival staffers, performers and attendees, this docuseries goes behind the scenes to reveal the egos, greed and music that fueled three days of utter chaos.”
All three episodes are set to premiere August 3 on Netflix.
Woodstock ’99 featured performances by bands, including Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit, but it became infamous not for its music, but for the riots and violence that erupted during the festival.
Pearl Jam has canceled the band’s Wednesday concert in Vienna, Austria due to frontman Eddie Vedder‘s throat being “damaged” amid the ongoing, historic heat wave in Europe.
“Due to the extreme circumstances at the last outdoor site outside of Paris (heat, dust, and smoke from the fires) our singer Ed Vedder’s throat was left damaged,” the “Even Flow” rockers write in a statement. “He has seen doctors and had treatment but as of yet, his vocal cords have not recovered.”
“This is brutal news and horrible timing…for everyone involved,” the statement continues. “Those who work so hard to put on the shows as well as those who give their precious time and energies to attend…As a band, we are deeply sorry and have tried to find options to still play. And Ed wants to play. There’s just no throat available at this time.”
Those who purchased tickets to the Vienna show will be refunded at the point of purchase. Pearl Jam’s next scheduled show is set to take place Friday, July 22 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Pearl Jam previously canceled dates on their U.S. tour after drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Jeff Ament tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this year.
Christopher & Toni Cornell; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Toni Cornell, the daughter of the late Chris Cornell, has shared home video footage to celebrate what would’ve been her father’s 58th birthday.
The clip, which was posted to Toni’s Instagram, shows the Soundgarden frontman singing Eminem‘s“Not Afraid” and “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna along with Toni and her younger brother, Christopher.
In a caption accompanying the video, Toni and Christopher write a message to their father, reading, “You were always playing music for us, singing with us, dancing with us.”
“Losing you was one of the hardest things we had to go through,” the Cornell children write. “They say it gets easier with time, but as the days and years go by, and since we last saw you, we are missing you even more.”
They add, “Happy Birthday to the greatest dad and most incredible human whose life continues to leave an incredible mark on everyone he touches.”
Chris Cornell died by suicide on May 18, 2017 at age 52. Eerily, Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington, who had become friends with Cornell, also died by suicide on July 20, 2017, which would’ve been Chris’ 53rd birthday.
If you are in crisis or know someone in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, by calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or by visiting 988lifeline.org. You can also contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
The Cliff Burton Estate has teamed up with music merchandising company KnuckleBonz and craft brewery Calicraft Brewing Co. to create a new beer inspired by the late Metallica bassist.
Dubbed Cliff ‘Em All, the 6.4% ABV IPA was brewed with simcoe and citra hops and is described as “hoppy, bold and crushable.”
A portion of the proceeds from the beer will be donated to the Cliff Burton Music Scholarship Foundation for Rising Youth Musicians.
“Continuing the mission of Cliff’s father, the late Ray Burton, the Cliff Burton Foundation is centered on fostering the next generation of musical talent,” the Burton family says in a statement. “We hand pick young individuals from around the world with the same enthusiasm for music and dedication to their craft as the late bassist Cliff Burton had. Cheers to Cliff and Ray Burton who loved a good beer!”
The Cliff ‘Em All IPA is available now to pre-order via CraftShack.com.
Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is gearing up to release his first new music since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sambora was interviewed earlier this month by Red Carpet News at the 2022 Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London, and he revealed, “I have a new record that’s ready to go, and I’ve been kind of holding it through the pandemic. And I’d say in the fall we’re gonna put it out.”
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was also asked if he found it difficult not to be able to perform live or play music with other artists because of the health crisis.
“It was interesting for me because it was probably one of the first times there I had a chance to, forcibly, slow it down,” he admitted, noting that the downtime gave him the opportunity to practice a lot and write songs every day.
Sambora added, “I played a lot of piano too. So it was actually a decent time for me because it slowed me down on purpose.”
As for what fans can expect from his new music, Richie said, “I’m very proud of it. I don’t write bad songs anymore…it just doesn’t happen….[I]t’s not hard for me. I’m just lucky that way. And plus, I just write all the time, so it’s like a daily exercise for me.”
He concluded by telling fans, “Get ready, there’s some good stuff coming. I’m sorry it’s been so long, but the pandemic kind of held things up.”
Sambora’s last project was 2018’s Radio Free America, a collaborative album with his then-girlfriend, Australian guitar whiz Orianthi.
Here’s wishing a supernaturally happy birthday to Carlos Santana, who turns 75 today.
The legendary guitarist helped create a groundbreaking fusion of rock, blues, pop, Latin music and jazz with his namesake band Santana.
Santana came to global prominence after an incendiary performance at the 1969 Woodstock festival, which showcased Carlos’ blistering and intense playing. The group’s self-titled debut album came out that same month, featuring classics like “Evil Ways” and the instrumental “Soul Sacrifice.” The band’s next two studio albums, Abraxas and Santana III, topped the Billboard 200 and included such hits as “Black Magic Woman,” “Oye Como Va” and “Everybody’s Everything.”
From the early 1970s through the ’90s, Santana’s lineup changed frequently as the band’s popularity fluctuated.
Santana was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, then experienced a huge career resurgence thanks to 1999’s Supernatural. The album, which featured Carlos and company collaborating with various guest artists, yielded two #1 hits — “Smooth” with Matchbox Twenty‘s Rob Thomas, and “Maria Maria” with Wyclef Jean and The Product G&B. Supernatural topped the Billboard 200 for 12 nonconsecutive weeks and went on to win nine Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
More recently, Santana was saluted at the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in 2013.
Santana’s latest album, Blessings and Miracles, was released in October 2021. Following a similar template to Supernatural, Blessings and Miracles features collaborations with various guest artists, including Thomas, Steve Winwood, Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett and Diane Warren.
On July 5, Santana collapsed onstage during a show in the Detroit suburb of Clarkston, Michigan — reportedly because of heat exhaustion and dehydration — leading him to postpone a series of shows. The band currently is scheduled to return to the road this Saturday, July 23, in Paso Robles, California.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the official formation of Heart, and frontwoman Ann Wilson has revealed that plans are in the works for some kind of celebration marking the milestone.
“I’m not at liberty to say exactly what they are yet because it’s such early days, but sure,” Wilson tells Grammy.com. “It will be next year. And we’re doing a thing. Definitely. We’re still formulating it now.”
The celebration would mark the first time Ann and her sister, Heart co-leader Nancy Wilson, will have worked together since the band ended its Love Alive tour in 2019. The siblings have recently been at odds over the direction of the group, and both have been focused on solo projects during the last few years.
Nancy released her debut solo studio album, You and Me, in 2021. She also recently launched a new group called Nancy Wilson’s Heart that features powerhouse lead singer Kimberly Nichole and members of Heart’s most recent touring lineup.
Ann released a new solo studio album called Fierce Bliss in April and has been touring with her own backing band, The Amazing Dawgs, that mainly features a group of Nashville session musicians who accompanied her on most of the record’s songs.
Ann tells Grammy.com that she’s expecting to make another album with The Amazing Dawgs.
“What I can do now with these ideas I have is just get ’em down and go in with this group of excellent musicians,” she notes. “What we have is really energized, fiery and sharp. I think it’s working for us right now. It’s real.”
You can check out Ann’s 2022 tour schedule with The Amazing Dawgs at AnnWilson.com.
Headlining sets by Metallica and the reunited Porno for Pyros are among the performances that will air online as part of the Lollapalooza festival’s Hulu livestream.
Metallica’s performance will stream on Thursday, July 28, at 11:15 p.m. ET, while Porno for Pyros set will stream on Sunday, July 31, at 7:45 p.m. ET.
The streaming lineup also includes Dashboard Confessional, Machine Gun Kelly and many others.
Hulu subscribers can watch the broadcast July 28-31. For more info, visit Hulu.com/Lollapalooza.
If you’re attending Lolla in person at Chicago’s Grant Park this year, you can also catch sets by Green Day, and dozens more.
A new compilation from the NOW That’s What I Call Music folks — which focuses specifically on popular alternative-rock songs from the 1990s — will be released on August 5.
NOW That’s What I Call ’90s Alternative Rock! is an 18-track collection that will be available on CD and digital formats.
The album consists of memorable tunes from many rock acts that emerged in the 1990s, including Stone Temple Pilots‘ “Interstate Love Song,” Live‘s “Lightning Crashes,” Lenny Kravitz‘s “Are You Gonna Go My Way” and Blind Melon‘s “No Rain.”
The compilation also features hits from Blues Traveler, Spin Doctors, Sublime, Third Eye Blind, Gin Blossoms, Fastball, Lit, Cake, 311 and more.
NOW That’s What I Call ’90s Alternative Rock! can be pre-ordered now.
Here’s the complete track list:
“Are You Gonna Go My Way” — Lenny Kravitz
“My Own Worst Enemy (No S*** Mix)” — Lit
“Inside Out” — Eve 6
“Everything You Want – Vertical Horizon
“If You Could Only See” — Tonic
“Lightning Crashes” — Live
“Interstate Love Song” — Stone Temple Pilots
“No Rain” — Blind Melon
“All I Want” — Toad the Wet Sprocket
“Hey Jealousy” — Gin Blossoms
“Run Around” — Blues Traveler
“The Way” — Fastball
“The Distance” — Cake
“Semi-Charmed Live” (Radio Edit) — Third Eye Blind
“Down” — 311
“Steal My Sunshine” (Single Version) — Len
“Two Princes” — Spin Doctors
“What I Got” — Sublime
Queen‘s 1981 Greatest Hits compilation has long been the best-selling album in U.K. history, and now, the collection has reached a new milestone in the band’s home country.
According to the Official Charts Company, Greatest Hits has become the first album ever to reach the seven-million mark in sales in the U.K. The record-breaking sales figure includes physical sales, downloads and streams.
The album has amassed a whopping 1.26 billion total streams in the U.K. with “Bohemian Rhapsody” being the most-streamed track, notching over 240 million. Greatest Hits also has spent more than 1,000 weeks on the Official Albums Chart, making Queen the first British artists ever to achieve this feat.
In celebration of the sales milestone, Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor recorded a video thanking fans.
“We’re here to bring you the joyous news that Queen’s Greatest Hits album has sold 7 million copies, which nobody has ever done before,” says May in the clip that’s been posted on OfficialCharts.com. “No album has done this before in history. Thank you, we appreciate it.”
Adds Taylor, “The British public in their infinitely great taste have made this the biggest-selling album in history. Thank you very much; we’re humbled and honored. We salute you!”
In other Queen news, today is May’s 75th birthday. He has continued to lead the band alongside Taylor since the 1991 death of frontman Freddie Mercury and is responsible for many of the group’s major hits. May wrote six songs on Greatest Hits, including “Fat Bottomed Girls,” “Save Me,” “Now I’m Here,” “Flash” and “We Will Rock You.”
Queen and singer Adam Lambert currently are on tour in Europe. The band’s next show takes place Wednesday, July 20 in Stockholm, Sweden.
