Muse released their fourth live album, Live at Rome Olympic Stadium , on 29 November 2013 on CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray formats. In November 2013, the film had theatrical screenings in 20 cities worldwide. The album contains the band’s performance at Rome ‘s Stadio Olimpico on 6 July 2013, in front…
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Arcade Fire performed live at the YouTube Music Awards on November 3, 2013.
In November 2013, Gilmour and Mason revisited recordings made with Wright during the Division Bell sessions to create a new Pink Floyd album. They recruited session musicians to help record new parts and “generally harness studio technology”. Waters was not involved. Mason described the album as a tribute to Wright:…
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The band played a few live shows in early 2013, including Soundwave Music Festival in Australia and Lollapalooza Chile , though Keenan reported that they had still yet to complete any new tracks due to their other commitments. Later in the year, the band announced two separate compilation releases for…
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He stated in November 2013 that he was giving the matter of releasing solo material some “very serious consideration”.
On October 27, 2013, Lou Reed died at his home in Southampton, New York, aged 71. He had undergone a liver transplant earlier in the year. John Cale responded to Reed’s passing by saying, “The world has lost a fine songwriter and poet. … I’ve lost my ‘school-yard buddy ‘…
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In October 2013, Townshend announced the Who would stage their final tour in 2015, performing in locations they have never played before. Daltrey clarified that the tour was unrelated to the band’s 50th anniversary and indicated that he and Townshend were considering recording new material. Daltrey stated, “We can’t go…
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In October 2013, Townshend announced the Who would stage their final tour in 2015, performing in locations they have never played before. Daltrey clarified that the tour was unrelated to the band’s 50th anniversary and indicated that he and Townshend were considering recording new material. Daltrey stated, “We can’t go…
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In October 2013, Kele assembled a DJ Mix for !K7 ‘s Tapes mix series, released under the Bloc Party name.
Although the band initially worked with Tony Hoffer as the producer, the album was ultimately produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur). A total of seven different recording studios and four producers were involved in the two-year recording process for A New Morning , with the costs estimated at £1…
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