Archive | June, 2015

Meet Brian Wilson's Secret Weapon: Darian Sahanaja

Darian Sahanaja has been Brian Wilson’s keyboardist and musical director ever since the Beach Boy returned to the road as a solo artist in 1999, but some nights he still looks around the stage and can barely believe what he’s a part of. “It can be mind-blowing,” he says. “If… Source: RollingStone Link: Meet Brian […]

Dierks Bentley on New York City's Surprising Reaction to Country Music

Last Friday, Dierks Bentley headlined the opening night of FarmBorough, New York City’s first large-scale country music festival. His only regret was that this left him little time to hang out in Manhattan or Brooklyn. “I wish today that I could have cruised around,” he told reporters backstage before his… Source: RollingStone Link: Dierks Bentley […]

Venus

The tension between brooding country boy John Paul White and recovering Christian-pop singer Joy Williams gave the Civil Wars’ smoldering folk rock an archetypal sexiness. Williams’ first solo set following their split is archetypal, too — a woman dusts herself off for a journey of reinvention that feels very Eat, Pray,… Source: RollingStone Link: Venus

The Heart Is a Monster

Since their breakup in the late Nineties, Clinton-era alt-rockers Failure have gone from overlooked coulda-beens to cult heroes, numbering Tool and Paramore among their admirers. The band’s first album in 19 years justifies their rep. Spacey and sprawling yet packing plenty of guitar muscle, The Heart Is a Monster picks… Source: RollingStone Link: The Heart […]

Wildheart

With “Adorn,” 2012’s sexiest slow jam, Miguel emerged as a mohawk-pompadoured futurist, as rooted in past innovators like Marvin Gaye as in 21st-century production — a soul man with no “neo-” required. Wildheart is an even bolder move: an intoxicating master class in electro-porn R&B — the coin of the modern genre… Source: RollingStone Link: Wildheart

Summertime '06

The debut full-length from 22-year-old Vince Staples is an ambitious double album that sketches a vivid picture of Long Beach worthy of director John Singleton — bodies in the alley, ignored eviction notices and the “deadly game of tag” from his days as a teenage gangbanger. Staples flows effortlessly, suggesting a… Source: RollingStone Link: Summertime '06

Freedom

Refused’s 1998 album The Shape of Punk to Come was like Kid A for hardcore kids: It rewrote the rule book with its audacious mix of aggro rock, electronica, free jazz and hip-hop. The Swedish band broke up shortly after the record’s release, but 17 years and a Coachella-sparked reunion… Source: RollingStone Link: Freedom

Follow your favorite music artists with Shazam

Use Shazam to keep up-to-date with your favorite musicians. Now Shazam allows users to find out what music their top artists and bands are listening to, as well as be the first to know when these musicians release videos, new albums and singles. Stream directly to find out their latest musical discoveries and preferences. Source: […]