Michael Stipe Shares Demo for New Song With Aaron Dessner, “No Time for Love Like Now” (jambands.com)

Michael Stipe and Aaron Dessner have shared a demo for a new song they co-wrote, “No Time for Love Like Now.” The demo was uploaded to Stipe’s YouTube channel.

Read more and listen to "No Time for Love Like Now" @ jambands.com

Lockdown Sends Album Sales to All-Time Low But Vinyl Stays Strong (UCR)

U.S. album sales hit what’s thought to be the lowest weekly sale of all time as the coronavirus pandemic hit retail figures. But vinyl sales continued to deliver impressive results, with Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Beatles appearing near the top of a sales chart.

Read More @ Ultimate Classic Rock:  https://ultimateclassicrock.com/album-sales-all-time-low/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

On the turntable this Sunday...Amorica

Amorica (stylized as amorica.) is the third studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes. Spawned from the band's unreleased, scrapped album Tall, Amorica was released November 1, 1994 on American Recordings and reissued in the UK in 1998 with two bonus tracks. The record notably featured a cover that displayed a woman's crotch wearing a United States flag thong with pubic hair sticking out, taken from the cover of the July 1976 issue of Hustler magazine. The album was subsequently banned from chain stores like Walmart and Kmart, resulting in the cover being censored with a solid black background, displaying only the thong. Amorica reached gold status in the United States, shipping 500,000 copies.

The Amorica album came as a re-recording of a previous Black Crowes project tentatively titled "Tall,” which was produced by Chris Robinson. Rich Robinson stated, “Chris and I got into a huge fight over it because he wanted to produce it and I’m like, no, but he did it anyway because the rest of the band was sort of on his side.” Chris also stated, “Rich obviously has his head up his ass about what 'Tall' was because I wanted to produce the band. I really wanted to take away the big Black Crowes sound, I mean, there were guitars there, but they weren’t the main thing...I had Jellyfish singing on a lot of things with me, big harmonies...and there were French horn players on there, and lots of percussionists, different things and Amorica is more Rich's ideas from "Tall" really and my ideas were kind of scraped off there.” (Classic Rock, July 2001) The "Tall" songs were released (featuring new mixes by Paul Stacey) as part of the 2006 compilation The Lost Crowes (the original mixes of the "Tall" material circulate on bootlegs).

Other songs recorded during the Amorica sessions were "Feathers," "Tied Up and Swallowed" and "Chevrolet" (a Taj Mahal cover). These tracks were later released as b-sides, bonus tracks or on compilation albums.

Trey Anastasio Shares 13-Minute New Song, "Lotus" (jambands.com)

Trey Anastasio has shared another new song, “Lotus,” his sixth new release since beginning his self-quarantine.

Read more and listen to Lotus @ jambands.com

UCR: Listen to Pearl Jam's New Album 'Gigaton'

It took six and a half years, the longest stretch ever between Pearl Jam albums, but Gigaton is finally here, and you can stream it below

Read More @ Ultimate Classic Rock: Listen to Pearl Jam's New 'Gigaton' Album

Dave Matthews Kicks Off Pay It Forward Live Series TONIGHT Thursday, March 26th

We are pleased to announce that Dave Matthews will give the debut performance on Verizon’s Pay it Forward Live, a weekly streaming series in support of small businesses affected by COVID-19. The entertainment series will include music, gaming, comedy and more in support of small businesses affected by COVID-19 and will kick off on Thursday, March 26, at 8:00 p.m. ET with Dave’s performance.

(Jambands.com) Dave Schools Shares “First In Last Out” Spotify Playlist, Paying Tribute to Road Crew

Widespread Panic's Dave Schools has shared a new Spotify playlist dubbed "First In, Last Out," paying tribute to the hardworking crew who make live music happen...

“In exchange for the tunes, Schools also requests fans donate to the Garrie Verdeen Memorial Emergency Relief Fund to help Athens, Ga. entertainment workers during this uncertain time.

Read more at jambands.com

Relix: Track By Track: Marcus King 'El Dorado'

Marcus King was in Phoenix, during an extended touring stretch, when he received the call.

“I was told that Dan Auerbach wanted to get together and do some writing,” King discloses of the 2017 call...

Please follow the link to Read Dean Budnick's Full Article on Relix

Ultimate Classic Rock: How Kenny Rogers Helped Form The Eagles

Don Henley recalled the debt of gratitude he owed country-pop star Kenny Rogers, who died aged 81 on Mar. 20.

Before he was a member of the Eagles, Henley was in a band named Shiloh. Rogers secured the group a record deal in 1969, and, while taking on the role of producer of their self-titled 1971 album, he brought them to Los Angeles, where Henley first interacted with his future Eagles colleagues....

Read Martin Kielty's article @ Ultimate Classic Rock

FREE Widespread Panic Webcasts Every Sunday on nugs.tv!

Widespread Panic recently announced the Never Miss A Sunday Show webcast series on nugs.tv.

The band has teamed up with nugs.tv to re-broadcast webcasts of past WP shows for FREE.

To kick off the Never Miss A Sunday Show series, the first webcast will be from 06/30/2019 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO tonight-Sunday, March 22nd at 8pm ET!

While you watch, please consider making a donation to one of these great causes:

The Garrie Vereen Emergency Fund, established to support musicians, artists, crew, venue and bar employees, and everyone who make the world-renown Athens, GA entertainment industry thrive.

Conscious Alliance: A longtime partner of Widespread Panic's Feeding People Through Music food and fund drives, CA feeds families in communities that need it most.

Please read more on the band's official website.