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For his second studio album on Warner Bros. Records, neo-bluesman Gary Clark Jr. produced the album himself and recorded it in his hometown of Austin, TX.

The art of Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne debuts in a piece to be exhibited in American Visionary Art Museum’s The Big Hope Show in Baltimore in October

The Emmy Awards have given grunge rock some props by nominating Kurt Cobain doc Montage of Heck and the Foo Fighters series Sonic Highways.

Wilco is giving away digital downloads of its new album Star Wars for free from now through August 13. Or you can buy it soon. Or both

The Pink Floyd guitarist has a new album (out 9/11) and single (out 7/17), both titled Rattle That Lock. Four date US/Canada tour in March/April 2016

John Fogerty has counter-sued his ex-CCR bandmates, who sued him in 12/2014. At issue is the use of the “Creedence Clrearwater” name & his CCR songs