Kanye West explained what it was like to collaborate with Paul McCartney on the songs “FourFiveSeconds” and “Only One” in a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest (via Complex). “We just went in and we vibed out,” the rapper said. “As you can see, I might be a little bit more ‘angst’… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]

Courtney Love chatted with David Letterman during Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show, promoting her first appearance on the Fox musical-drama series Empire. But the host’s line of questioning quickly veered toward Love’s personal life – including her now-mended relationship with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, her past drug use and the acclaimed… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney Love […]

Boz Scaggs recorded his new album, A Fool to Care, over four days in Nashville, drawing inspiration from the music of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas – his home state. The record’s first single, however, travels west, vividly describing an evening in California’s Bay Area. “‘Last Tango on 16th Street’ is a poignant… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Eddie Van Halen, making music is all about having good ears and a talent for experimenting with guitars and amps to create just the right sound. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Eddie Van Halen talks immigrant roots, innovation in music

While Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires gear up for a March recording session with producer Dave Cobb — whose Nashville studio has helped spawn some of the decade’s best roots albums, including Isbell’s Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music — the Americana power couple is tossing a bone to fans… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Jason […]

System of a Down, Linkin Park, Snoop Dogg and Slayer will headline this year’s Amnesia Rockfest, set to take place from June 18th to the 21st in Montebello, Canada. Amnesia has also tapped three artists to perform their classic albums: The Offspring will play 1998’s Americana, Rancid will recreate 1995’s And… Source: RollingStone Link: System […]

The idea of penning a love letter to one’s beloved may be outdated, thanks to e-cards, phone messages and texts, but a note from Johnny Cash to wife June Carter Cash may make the case for reviving the tradition. Proving he was not only a talented performer and songwriter, in 1994 Cash composed… Source: RollingStone Link: Johnny […]

As Empire’s ratings continue to grow each week, the hip-hop drama has begun to roll out its many guest stars who shake up Empire Entertainment and the Lyon family. Following appearances by Naomi Campbell and Cuba Gooding Jr., Courtney Love is preparing for an arc that will begin in the… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney Love […]

“Ray Charles said, ‘You’re a better singer at 50 than you are at 30, because your whole life shows up in your voice,’” Rosanne Cash recited upon accepting her third Grammy award Sunday night, and fourth of her career. Best Americana Album, Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots… Source: RollingStone Link: Rosanne Cash […]

Following up his take on Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for Christmas and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” for Halloween, Ten Second Songs’ Anthony Vincent sticks with the holiday theme by covering 20 love songs in 20 different styles in time for Valentine’s Day. Beginning with Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out… Source: RollingStone Link: '10 […]