Courtney Love slammed the lack of women on alternative rock radio, bemoaned the difficulties many rock bands face now and told Girls star Jemima Kirke in an interview for Humanity magazine: “I’m the last chick on alternative radio that they’ll play, and it’s really kind of stupid.” While speaking about her new single, “Miss Narcissist” and… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney […]
On last year’s The Avenues, Lera Lynn crooned her way through a moody mix of Americana and throwback pop, swirling up a sound that owed as much to Patsy Cline’s classic twang as Raymond Chandler’s noir screenplays. Appropriately, she’s now contributing music to the second season of HBO’s True Detective, whose first… Source: RollingStone Link: Listen […]
Nadine Ramsey is hoping to pass zoning amendments that allow for live music at Quarter restaurants and more. The city's new comprehensive zoning ordinance, yes the laws that regulate live music in bars and restaurants (among other things), may get a few tweaks in the near future, Richard Webster reports, as councilwoman Nadine Ramsey rolls out her […]
Three more tracks from the upcoming Nina Simone tribute album, Nina Revisited, find Lauryn Hill, Usher and Jazmine Sullivan putting unique spins on the jazz legend’s songs. Hill, who co-produced the compilation, transforms Simone’s vocal showstopper “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” from a pensive piano ballad into a lush… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Lauryn […]
Lady Gaga dropped the jazz standards and joined New York rock outfit the Dirty Pearls for a gloriously sloppy rendition of a staple from the great American metal songbook, Van Halen’s “Panama.” As Blabbermouth points out, a fan-shot video captured the performance, which took place during a Dirty Pearls gig at NYC’s Gramercy Theater over… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
On the (sparkly cowboy boot) heels of today’s release of her long-awaited Pageant Material LP, Kacey Musgraves has announced the upcoming dates for her upcoming tour, the Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue. Kicking off in Atlanta on August 27th, the trek will visit six countries and include such… Source: RollingStone Link: Kacey Musgraves […]
For the better part of 40 years, the music of David Byrne has served as a gateway from the mainstream to outsider sounds: punk, African funk and sample-based collage, to name just a few. Now 63, Byrne still very much represents a conduit between worlds, only the conversation is moving… Source: RollingStone Link: David Byrne, […]
Six years after Dâm-Funk revived the G-Funk era with his epic 2009 debut Toeachizown, the Los Angeles producer finally returns with his long-in-the-works second studio album Invite the Light. Damon Riddick’s 20-track new LP, due out September 4th, will feature guest appearances by his 7 Days of Funk cohort Snoop… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Dam […]
Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Brad Paisley will headline FarmBorough 2015, drawing up to 50,000 fans to New York’s Randall’s Island this Friday through Sunday. It’s the city’s first-ever major country music festival, coming on the heels of a wave of Big Apple success for the genre. In 2013, Nash… Source: RollingStone Link: FarmBorough 2015: […]
While Corey Smith’s new album, While the Gettin’ Is Good, is his first working with a Nashville producer in Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band), the Jefferson, Georgia, singer-songwriter went back to his bare-bones roots to help promote the LP. With just his acoustic guitar, Smith played his album… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Corey […]