For all of Friday and most of Saturday last week, the Number One slot on iTunes’ country songs chart was occupied by a rail-thin singer-harmonica player named Chris Janson and his simple man’s salute to dreaming big, “Buy Me a Boat.” The song, which fantasizes about winning the lottery and… Source: RollingStone Link: How Unknown […]
Muse turn the tumultuous end of a relationship into a funky pop song on “Dead Inside,” the latest track from their upcoming LP, Drones. Frontman Matt Bellamy sings the chorus with his bandmates as a shocking, gang-vocal stinger to bass-heavy verses like, “I see magic in your eyes/on the outside… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Muse's […]
FKA Twigs used her YouTube Music Awards win to premiere her video for new track “Glass & Patron” as well as make a big announcement: The Mercury Prize-nominated singer will follow up last year’s breakout album LP1, one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums of 2014, with a new EP penciled… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch FKA […]
Action Bronson parodies some of the funniest scenes in Eddie Murphy’s classic 1988 film Coming to America – finding Bronson performing several roles, just like Murphy did in the film – in his “Baby Blue” video. The track, which was produced by Mark Ronson and features Chance the Rapper, appears on the Bronson’s… Source: RollingStone Link: See Action […]
During last year’s Country Nation World Tour, Brad Paisley paid tribute to the guitar heroes who came before him, often taking a few minutes during the middle of his set to shred his way through some of rock & roll’s most memorable riffs. Guitar licks from Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Reba’s upcoming album, Love Somebody, has what could be interpreted as the sequel to her Grammy-winning duet with Linda Davis, “Does He Love You.” She swaps lines with fellow vocal powerhouse Jennifer Nettles on the aching “Enough,” the title of which takes on several meanings: A woman has had enough… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Reba […]
The man who penned “Everyday I Write the Book” has officially penned one himself. Elvis Costello’s “unconventional but indelible memoir” Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink will arrive on October 13th, with the tome available as both a hardcover and an audiobook. Fans can pre-order now at the Penguin site. The book will find… Source: RollingStone Link: Elvis […]
With cast members like Charles Esten and Sam Palladio regulars at the Grand Ole Opry and playing Music City festivals, like this week’s Tin Pan South, ABC’s Nashville has fully blurred the line between life and art. The series will further expand its reach when it launches its second concert… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Nashville' Cast […]
The surprise headliner at Friday night’s Fader Fort was T-Pain, who played an astonishing 42 songs to close out the evening — quite possibly the most talked about event of a packed weekend. “The reason I’m here is to remind you motherfuckers who I am,” he said. With his first album in nearly… Source: RollingStone Link: SXSW […]
Florence Welch has kept herself out of the spotlight for a few years following the release and promotion of 2011’s Ceremonials, but she’s back and stronger than ever with “St. Jude,” the third full song and video off Florence and the Machine’s upcoming LP How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. The… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]