It’s been nearly 15 years since Randy Rogers bumped into Wade Bowen at a gig in San Marcos, Texas. At the time, both songwriters were greener than the Texas Hill Country. Rogers had just wrapped up the sessions for his first studio album, Like It Used to Be, and Bowen was… Source: RollingStone Link: Wade […]
Fresh off their own controversy over their song “Girl Crush,” the members of Little Big Town are sending out their support to friend Tim McGraw in the wake of his recent media firestorm. The “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” singer is being criticized by gun rights advocates for agreeing to play… Source: RollingStone Link: Little Big […]
Indie rock’s favorite goofball Mac DeMarco will follow up his 2014 breakout album, Salad Days, with a new mini-LP titled, Another One, scheduled for release August 7th via Captured Tracks. Another One is available for pre-order now, and early purchasers will receive bonus instrumental tracks. DeMarco self-recorded the new eight-song effort at his… Source: RollingStone Link: Mac […]
Once an afterthought for many international artists, India has quickly emerged as a hotbed for electronic dance music — and, in a sign of its growth, the first Indian act has played the influential Coachella festival. If not for DJ Ritesh D'Souza's shout-out to an Indian friend, it is unlikely that most at the show […]
Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Will Hoge and newcomer Rainey Qualley are among the country-flavored artists set for the inaugural Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, held this fall in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. But the music and arts event is far from just a country concert. Indie rock acts the… Source: RollingStone Link: Willie […]
On Monday, April 20th, Waka Flocka Flame announced his candidacy for President of the United States in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone. It’s only fair to say that this news took the world by storm. Millions of people were excited to see the Flockaveli rapper in the race. They called,… Source: RollingStone Link: Waka Flocka […]
The forthcoming iteration of Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero Live, is not just the series’ first installment in five years, but a major overhaul that promises a less cartoonish, more realistic experience of rock and roll glory. In a new behind-the-scenes video, the developers at FreeStyleGames talk about tapping… Source: RollingStone Link: Go Inside […]
The debut album from the punk and metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers will feature appearances by a dizzying number of guests, including current and former members of Foo Fighters, Slipknot, Dead Kennedys, Fear, Minor Threat and others. “Hung Out to Dry” – the gritty, breakneck-paced first track to come off… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Dave […]
Julia Wolfe descended hundreds of feet underground, into a dank, dark cavern with gleaming black walls: a Pennsylvania coal mine. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Pulitzer-winning music a tribute to Pennsylvania coal miners
When country newcomer Kelsea Ballerini was narrowing down tracks for her debut album, The First Time, out May 19th, she saw a cohesive theme coming together: positivity. So it took a lot of other people convincing her to include a very personal song born of sorrow, “Secondhand Smoke.” “I haven’t been… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]