Three years ago, John Anderson received a phone call from Merle Haggard. “This is how it went,” he says, doing his best Hag impression. “‘I’m in the hospital, writing this song, and the more I write on it, hell, the more it sounds like you.’ I said, ‘You just finish… Source: RollingStone Link: John Anderson […]
For decades, rockers have looked to country music when they grew tired of brash flash or deafening volume — or they simply heard a George Jones record that blew their heads back with its sheer devastation. Country’s core strengths — intimate storytelling, realistic adult emotion, accomplished musicianship — have appealed to artists… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 Country […]
NEW YORK (AP) — When Larry David was showing his old "Seinfeld" pal Jason Alexander the quirks of his Broadway dressing room, the discussion naturally went to the toilet. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Jason Alexander prepares to sing 'the music of Larry David'
Blur have shared the music video for “Ong Ong,” the latest single on their reunion LP The Magic Whip, which finds the band dressing up as wacky 8-bit video game villains. “Ong Ong” follows an animated yellow smiley face emoji named Mr. OK – previously seen in Blur’s “Go Out” video – as… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Blur […]
Following a pair of splashy supporting roles in ’12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Prisoners,’ the 30-year-old actor takes the lead (and the mic) in the Beach Boys biopic. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'Love & Mercy' Star Paul Dano Talks About Tackling Music Legend Brian Wilson
Toronto indie rock heroes Metric have released a bounding, wiry new cut, “Cascades,” the latest offering from their upcoming album, Pagans in Vegas, which arrives on September 18th. In a statement accompanying the track on YouTube, the band called “Cascades” “the pounding heart of our new album,” adding, “As always, we encourage you to… Source: RollingStone Link: Metric […]
Tom Petty has unearthed and released a “new” song, “Somewhere Under Heaven,” the first from a trove of tracks that didn’t make his 1994 album, Wildflowers, but will comprise the upcoming collection, Wildflowers: All The Rest, Stereogum reports. “Somewhere Under Heaven” was co-written with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and finds Petty in familiar territory, singing… Source: RollingStone Link: Tom […]
Not a lot of people were focused on Duran Duran by the time that 1993 rolled around. It had just been 11 years since Simon Le Bon put on his iconic white suite and stepped onto a yacht for the “Rio” video, but this was now the peak of the grunge… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Simon […]
Iggy Azalea shared an official statement with Seventeen Magazine on why she canceled her first arena tour, citing her desire for a new creative direction and need for a mental break in a long message to fans. “I’ve had a different creative change of heart,” Azalea told Seventeen. “I want to start totally anew, and… Source: RollingStone Link: Iggy […]
Kellie Pickler has unveiled a brand new single called “Feeling Tonight,” the first taste of her in-the-works next album. Co-written by Sarah Buxton, Jimmy Robbins and Josh Osborne, the flirtatious track is a true summer jam, according to the singer. “It makes me feel happy,” Pickler tells Rolling Stone Country. “I… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]