David Duchovny was already an established actor when he first picked up the guitar, starting out by learning how to play the Flaming Lips’ “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.” The X-Files and Californication star had long been writing poetry, though, and within a few years he completed enough demos to… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear David […]
You would have thought that, 21 years after Kurt Cobain took his own life, there would be precious few facts left to unearth about the Nirvana frontman. Endless articles, several biographies and a few films of vastly varying quality have already walked us through his childhood in Aberdeen, Washington; told us how… Source: RollingStone Link: 9 Things […]
Zac Brown Band, "Jekyll + Hyde" (Southern Ground/John Varvatos/Big Machine/Republic Nashville) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Zac Brown Band eclectic on 'Jekyll + Hyde'
Chris Stapleton, "Traveller" (Mercury Nashville) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Stapleton's solo CD takes road less travelled
Singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott (a.k.a. Torres) detangles years of spiritual unrest on her stirring second album. She recorded the set in an old children’s nursery in rural England with co-producer Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey) and Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley, who help give her steely reflections a ghostly vibe. The scalding grunge… Source: RollingStone Link: Sprinter
What’s up with Philly lately? The most-mocked city in indie rock is suddenly bustling with fantastic young guitar bands like Hop Along. Their second album is a deep dive into raw emotions and ragged melodies. Frances Quinlan’s voice veers from a breathy whisper to a full-throated bourbon howl, from the… Source: RollingStone Link: Painted Shut
My Morning Jacket are contrarians: Southern rockers who have no truck with Nashville, jam-nation heroes who don’t really jam, classic-rock acolytes with indie-rock sensibilities. It’s made them a genre of one, and a band that can tap the past without sounding like throwbacks. The Waterfall is their latest case in… Source: RollingStone Link: The Waterfall
Mumford & Sons are the defining act of the past few years’ folk revival, but there’s always been more rock in their blood than that label suggests. Cathartic, heart-swelling anthems like 2010’s “Little Lion Man” and 2012’s “I Will Wait” are arena rock through and through, even if they are… Source: RollingStone Link: Wilder Mind
The awards show airs live May 17 on ABC. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Billboard Music Awards: Mariah Carey to Perform
Were you disappointed by the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight? Axl Rose feels your pain. And he’s determined to use his fame – or at least his Twitter account – to do something about it. On Monday, the Guns N’ Roses frontman launched into a lengthy (and well-cataloged) rant about the much-hyped bout, jabbing… Source: RollingStone Link: Axl […]