Tracy Bonham celebrates family life all over her fifth album — it’s full of gorgeous Americana twang, cut in Woodstock with guests like Langhorne Slim and Amy Helm. Nearly 20 years after “Mother Mother,” she testifies about the hopes and fears of being a rock & roll mama in tunes… Source: RollingStone Link: Wax & […]

Paul Simon played his beloved classic “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” when he appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this month, but his solo work extends well beyond the tunes you hear on classic rock radio. He’s been releasing solo albums ever since The Paul Simon Songbook… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]

Disclosure recruited a crew of high-profile vocalists – including Miguel, Sam Smith and the Weeknd – for their highly anticipated second LP, Caracal, out September 25th. But it’s “Royals” singer Lorde who adds her silky croon to “Magnets,” which she co-wrote with the electronic duo comprised of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence.  Lorde premiered the seductive… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

During his summer hiatus from Nashville, actor-musician Sam Palladio, who plays Gunnar Scott on the ABC drama, was exploring the latter half of his hyphenate, taking his original music on tour in his native U.K., sharing a stage with one of his musical heroes, Ron Sexsmith. In August, Palladio, who was… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Nashville' […]

It was 85 years ago today that Ray Charles was born in Albany, Georgia. A musical kid, he began banging on the piano as a toddler, training his left hand to play boogie-woogie bass patterns with help from a local storeowner named Wiley Pitman. After losing his eyesight as a seven… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Watch […]

Big Boi and Phantogram explore an intriguing role reversal on “Goldmine Junkie,” a soulful track from their collaborative album, Big Grams, due out September 25th. “Junkie,” a tale of broken hearts and romantic devotion, finds the Outkast rapper trying out a suave croon, with singer Sarah Barthel sliding into an unexpected rap… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Big […]

Fetty Wap rides a motorcycle, pops champagne, hangs out beneath an overpass and flirts with an underappreciated woman in his video for “My Way.” The skittering track, which revolves around a melismatic vocal hook, features a verse from Remy Boyz member Monty, who joins Fetty in the celebratory clip.  The video alternates… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

There’s been a big void in George Strait’s life over the past year, and it has nothing to do with his decision to retire from touring. Rather, he’d just like to see his name on the country charts again. Luckily for the King of Country Music, his chart absence is bound… Source: RollingStone Link: George […]

On a warm night in mid-August, a dozen New Yorkers sit behind iMacs on the fourth floor of a walk-up in New York’s fashionable Chelsea district. None have much musical experience, but they are all transfixed by their individual Abletons, the popular beat-making program that allows producers — professional and… Source: RollingStone Link: Can Anyone […]

It took a crisis to reunite New Order. The pioneering dance-rock group had ostensibly called it quits in the latter half of the Aughts, but in 2011, they learned that their friend, “Blue Monday” and “True Faith” video director Michael H. Shamberg, had taken seriously ill. So the band regrouped… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside New […]