Of all the moments that might mark the peak of Adele’s meteoric career over the past year, her personal favorite triumph was a performance at one of London’s most famous venues in September. Now — after she underwent emergency throat surgery and had to cancel a few tours — you can revisit Adele performing at the top of her game in the new film Live At The Royal Albert Hall. In addition to pro-shot footage of the 90-minute set (including her cover of the Steeldrivers’ “If I Hadn’t Been for Love”), the release comes complete with behind-the-scenes footage and an audio version of the show on CD, arriving on DVD and Blu Ray on November 28th.
For those of us that missed out on shows from this year’s 21 tour, this looks to be an excellent consolation prize. Preview the flick in the trailer below:
Metal/hard-rock pioneers Black Sabbath announced today that their long-rumored 2012 reunion is true. Reconvening at Los Angeles’ Whiskey a-Go-Go (where they played their first U.S. show over 4 decades ago), original members Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward revealed their plans at a press conference: a world tour next year, a headlining set at England’s Download Music Festival, and a forthcoming Rick Rubin-produced album.
After months of live previews and the arrival of two official music videos, Florence and the Machine’s forthcoming Ceremonials album is finally here to stream, officially and for free. Now playing on Florence Welch and co.’s official