The Josh Abbott Band — the latest generation of Texas country torchbearers making inroads into the mainstream with songs like “Oh, Tonight” and “Hangin’ Around” — have just announced their ambitious fourth full-length album, Front Row Seat, out November 6th. “Ambitious” not only for its confidently twangy sound at a… Source: RollingStone Link: Josh Abbott […]
The world’s least likely Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan, Patti Smith, recorded a surreally sincere elegy for the goofy Adult Swim show, which will end later this month. “I’d never dreamed I’d be in Aqua Teen/13 seasons, what did it mean?” she sings plaintively to a gentle piano part. “A… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Patti […]
Walking into a midtown Nashville coffee shop for her first cup of the morning, Kelsea Ballerini seems already sufficiently caffeinated as she excitedly talks about her new rescue dog, Dibs. (Yes, he’s named after the latest single from her debut album, The First Time.) She’d been walking the pup earlier… Source: RollingStone Link: Kelsea Ballerini […]
Following the 20th anniversary of Alanis Morissette’s landmark album Jagged Little Pill, the singer-songwriter will release a collector’s edition of the LP, complete with unreleased demos and a full live concert from the year of its release. The collection will be available via Rhino on October 30th. “I’m super excited to share… Source: RollingStone Link: Alanis […]
Panda Bear is streaming a new track, “No Mans Land,” part of a surprise new five-song EP, Crosswords, which is available to download now. “No Mans Land” finds Panda Bear operating in familiar territory, with warped snares, glitchy synths and a melange of surreal noises forming a psychedelic pop orchestra that’s as cacophonous… Source: RollingStone Link: Panda […]
James Taylor’s new album, Before This World, is his first collection of original songs in 13 years, though he wasn’t exactly taking it easy during that stretch — he toured regularly, released live and cover albums, and helped raise twin boys, now 14. But a few years ago, Taylor realized that he needed… Source: RollingStone Link: James Taylor: […]
If the notion of any current country performer labeling himself an outlaw was ever laughable, it would never be more so when considering David Allan Coe. In reform school by the age of nine, and charged with such offenses as armed robbery and auto theft, Coe would be in and… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: David […]
Canadian cowboy Corb Lund has grown a cult following with his off-kilter twang and Southern-gothic-meets-city-streets sense of storytelling. Now well into his forties, the singer-songwriter, who grew up on a ranch in Alberta, has partnered with producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson) for his newest LP, Things That Can’t Be Undone…. Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Corb […]
In the eyes of the cultural mainstream (and most of the music business), 1980s Los Angeles was simply a sea of spandex, a synthetic breeding ground for cookie-cutter hair-metal hopefuls vying to be the next Ratt, Poison or Warrant. But the music of Jane’s Addiction reflected a much different reality. Like the Doors… Source: RollingStone Link: Jane's […]
The grim reaper swings his scythe literally in the video for “Dying Song,” a brooding cut off the upcoming album by the super-project Metal Allegiance. It’s a morbid scene, with Death zeroing in on a teenager in a field, a middle-aged man at home and a young girl with a… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Phil […]