NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The country duo Maddie & Tae took on gender stereotypes in their first platinum single, "Girl in a Country Song," and now they are targeting another overused effect in today's country music: electronic drum machines. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Country music provocateurs Maddie & Tae come out swinging

Founded in Hoboken in 1984 by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, restless indie experimenters Yo La Tengo grew out of a series of early-Eighties cover bands with never-repeating setlists. As the group expanded its palette and shuffled its lineup, the cover songs remained and have featured on nearly every Yo La Tengo… Source: RollingStone Link: Yo La […]

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit the streets with hip-hop pioneers Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee and Melle Mel in the humongous, charmingly ridiculous video for “Downtown,” which also features Foxy Shazam vocalist, Eric Nally. The clip and punchy, funky track bear an initial resemblance to Macklemore and Lewis’ breakout hit “Thrift Shop,” opening with… Source: RollingStone Link: Macklemore, […]

Dr. Dre rubs his mountainous right deltoid through a snug black T-shirt, not quite allowing himself to wince. His shoulder hurts. He has an online radio show to record, a sort-of-secret album to mix, a call from Jimmy Iovine coming any minute. But in the middle of an overscheduled July… Source: RollingStone Link: N.W.A: American […]

With opening slots on cross-country tours by Lee Brice, Chris Young and Miranda Lambert, Clare Dunn — one of Rolling Stone Country’s Artists You Need to Know —  is gearing up for a busy fall. Along the way, she’ll also make her major-label debut with a new EP, whose five… Source: RollingStone Link: See Clare […]

Bono sings U2’s “Song for Someone” from a vantage point in the clouds in the new video for the group’s latest Songs of Innocence single. As a man trips and falls on the earth below, the frontman croons words of support, reaching into the night sky to grab a star as… Source: RollingStone Link: See Bono […]

Taylor Swift’s 1989 world tour has featured an epic roster of special guests, with names getting bigger and weirder as it’s progressed. For her final show at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, Swift brought out actress Lisa Kudrow, who reprised her famous Friends character Phoebe Buffay. With acoustic guitar in hand, Swift introduced… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

When Stevie Ray Vaughan died 25 years ago today, he was on the verge of a second act comparable to his friend Eric Clapton’s. After years of substance abuse, during which he managed to record three stunning albums of virtuosic Stratocaster sizzle with his longtime band Double Trouble, Vaughan was clean… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 Great […]

Ashley Monroe made a late-night appearance on Conan on Wednesday, unveiling another of the tracks from her acclaimed new LP The Blade. The Tennessee native and her band, all dressed in black, delivered a darkly seductive version of “I Buried Your Love Alive,” which Monroe penned with Nashville Songwriters Hall… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Ashley […]

Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator announced he has been banned from the United Kingdom after canceling a string of shows in the U.K. and Ireland, including sets at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. “Based on lyrics from 2009 I am not allowed in the U.K. for 3-5 years (although I was there… Source: RollingStone Link: Tyler, […]