Blur’s surprise 2015 reunion LP The Magic Whip will be the subject of the upcoming documentary New World Towers, and on Wednesday, the band shared another preview from the film. In addition to the Magic Whip recording sessions, New World Towers revolves around a pair of Blur gigs – at London’s Hyde… Source: RollingStone Link: Blur Talk […]

John Prine will headline next year’s MerleFest, making his first appearance at the annual roots festival in a decade. Also topping the lengthy bill are Dave Rawlings Machine, Jerry Douglas and the Wood Brothers.  The four-day event stretches from April 28th to May 1st, with performances taking place on more than… Source: RollingStone Link: John […]

One Direction have been slowly unveiling songs from their new album, Made in the A.M., which will come out Friday, and the latest is the plaintive track, “What a Feeling.” The mid-tempo tune finds the guys singing about how they can’t get close enough to the girl they love and how… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Australian rapper Tom Gaynor, better known as Allday, sat down with Rolling Stone as he prepared for his New York City show at Webster Hall in the latest installment of “RS Live.” Growing up in the early millennium, Gaynor couldn’t quite get into crunk artists like Lil Jon but instead found… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Julian Bunetta has been a longtime friend of and co-writer for One Direction and remains one of their closest musical allies. Since the boy band’s second album, Take Me Home, he’s gone from writing the songs for them to writing with the band and watching them grow along the way.  Along with discussing… Source: RollingStone Link: One […]

Andy White, the Scotland-born session musician who played drums on the Beatles’ debut single “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You,” passed away Monday in New Jersey after suffering a massive stroke. He was 85. White’s family confirmed his death to the BBC, adding that White would be remembered… Source: RollingStone Link: Andy White, […]

Glen Campbell will be forever linked to songwriter Jimmy Webb, who provided the Rhinestone Cowboy with signature hits like “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman” and “Galveston.” But it was Allen Toussaint, the legendary New Orleans musician who died earlier this week at 77 after suffering a heart… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]

Chris Young, "I'm Comin' Over" (RCA Nashville) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: New Chris Young album likable, not memorable

Originally released in 1980, Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” has now been a spine-tingling crowd-pleaser for 35 years — and if that sounds hard to believe, you’re not alone. Even Daniels is surprised that his tale of a greedy old hermit and a gruesome murder has lasted… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Charlie […]

The Game’s sixth album, and the decade-late sequel to his multi-platinum debut, is mostly a chance for the Compton MC to treat the the last 25 years of West Coast rap as his own personal playground.  Part high-concept (tracks flow as seamlessly as a hip-hop opera), part low-concept (the reigning… Source: RollingStone Link: The Documentary […]