Songwriters such as CMA award-winners Shane McAnally (“Follow Your Arrow”) and Bob DiPiero (“Gone”) have long been the lifeblood of Nashville’s music community, with “in the round” performances in an intimate setting having become one of Music City’s most hallowed traditions. For the past decade, DiPiero has hosted the CMA… Source: RollingStone Link: See Shane […]
“You know, to create new Refused music, it was not on my list of things to do,” says Dennis Lyxzén, phoning Rolling Stone from his home in Umeå, Sweden. The 42-year-old singer is discussing his band’s new album, Freedom – the existence of which is as much a surprise to him… Source: RollingStone Link: Refused on […]
This September, just as the dust from the summertime festival season begins to settle, the Americana Music Festival will descend upon the bars, clubs, record stores and parking lots of Nashville, bringing more than 200 bands and 20,000 fans with it. Held every year, the six-day event celebrates a genre whose… Source: RollingStone Link: Lee Ann […]
The NBA Playoffs have finally gotten interesting, with all four second-round series tied at a game apiece, LeBron James bringing back the headband and Draymond Green becoming the most-hated man in Memphis. The past few nights of on-court action have given basketball obsessives everywhere an excuse to thrust their lighters aloft… Source: RollingStone Link: Derrick […]
Blur performed their first New York-area gig in nearly 12 years on May 1st when they hosted a free concert at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg. At the intimate gig, played for a fraction of the fans the band will play to while headlining European music festivals this summer, the Britpop icons ran through… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Blur […]
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds touched down on The Tonight Show Wednesday night for a performance of “Lock All the Doors,” a soaring, streamlined cut off the band’s latest effort, Chasing Yesterday. If the song’s sweet, aching melody bears a resemblance to a classic Gallagher song, it’s because “Lock All the Doors” is… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Lorde has penned a long Tumblr post noting that she’s back in the studio beginning work on the follow-up to her breakthrough debut Pure Heroine. In the post, the “Royals” singer discusses her mindset going into her sophomore LP and how she’s found major inspiration from Robyn’s 2010 single “Dancing On… Source: RollingStone Link: Lorde Offers […]
“I like songs that make me feel tough. Like ‘Back in Black.’ You want to hear it again and get in a fight,” says Chris Stapleton, seated in his management company’s office next to his wife and onstage partner Morgane, who breaks up laughing at her husband’s bravado in describing… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris Stapleton […]
Taylor Swift will open the 2015 Billboard Music Awards by debuting the music video for her song ???Bad Blood,??? the awards announced today. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Taylor Swift to Debut ???Bad Blood??? Music Video at 2015 Billboard Music Awards
Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, Van Halen and Mariah Carey are also among the artists confirmed for this year's May 17 event. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Taylor Swift to open the 2015 Billboard Music Awards