Sly & The Family Stone Documentary Set For 2019 Release...

“This documentary is a chance to share my story with all the wide-eyed dreamers.” - Sly Stone

A feature documentary about Sly & The Family Stone that has been in development for almost a decade may finally see the light of day sometime in 2019. Entitled “Dance To The Streaming Music” this documentary is directed by Brady Spensor who, after being introduced to Sly Stone by the legendary musician’s son, Sylvester Stone Jr decided to take on the project as a labor of love.

The film chronicles 10 years of the elder Stone’s later-life financial and legal struggles, leading up to the passage of the Music Modernization Act in October 2018. The new law that grants digital royalties to legacy artists like Sly & The Family Stone. It also chronicles the life and enduring legacy of the legendary band, Sly and The Family Stone and their impact on the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic music.

Features include exclusive new footage of Stone and the artists who were influenced by the band’s music, as well as, interviews with band members themselves. There is no tentative date as to when this documentary will be released but it’s being released by Winter State Entertainment, which is also behind another forthcoming film about the Vans Warped Tour and other musical biopics.

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The Cure – New Album and New tour...

Following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Cure has announced that new music is on the way for 2019. It’s been a decade since the band released their last album which was their 2008’s “4:13 Dream” but that doesn’t mean that they haven’t been performing, in fact, they have been quite active in the festival circuit and are renowned for their long epic live shows.

Front man Robert Smith has also been curating his own Meltdown Festivals throughout the years and in a recent SiriusXM interview, Robert Smith said, “that he felt motivated to get back in the studio following the “2018 Meltdown” Festival in London”, “Seeing all these new bands inspired me to do something new.”

Smith also told SiriusXM that the new album will mostly likely precede the tour, to give fans ample time for digestion and rumination. They plan on touring extensively in 2019 and will be playing up to 20 festivals in the summer alone starting with South Africa’s “Rock on the Lawns” festival. Smith said, “It’s very exciting times for us all around!”

2019 also marks the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut album “Three Imaginary Boys” and 30 years since their milestone album “Disintegration” was released. Also, be sure to watch The 34th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which takes place on March 29, 2019, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.