Performing an unplugged show at Nashville’s City Winery last night, Miranda Lambert scaled back her usual production and ramped up the guest list, with nearly a dozen artists joining her throughout the night. Maren Morris, Ashley Monroe, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and hit songwriter Shane McAnally were among the musicians who spent… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
In 1936, writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans traveled to Alabama to document the lives of sharecropping families in the Great Depression for Fortune. The harrowing experience was eventually published in book form as Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, which has proven influential for future generations of writers. Among… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
NEW YORK (AP) — All Ennio Morricone asked of Quentin Tarantino, after committing to score his new Western, "The Hateful Eight," was that the director feature his music prominently and give it the space needed to convey its message. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Ennio Morricone music has starring role in Tarantino film
Radiohead will perform their new, as-yet-untitled album during a headlining set at Primavera Sound, set to take place at the Parc del Fòrum in Barcelona, Spain June 1st through 5th. Little is known about the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2011’s King of Limbs and news of its existence was tucked into a sentence in a… Source: RollingStone Link: Radiohead […]
BEACON, N.Y. (AP) — The annual Hudson Valley music festival that folk singer Pete Seeger staged for decades has been canceled this year because of financial difficulties, the environmental conservation group that hosts the event said Thursday. Source: Yahoo Music Link: NY group cancels 2016 music festival founded by Pete Seeger
The Eagles have made no announcement regarding the future of the band following the death of Glenn Frey earlier this week, but it’s nearly impossible to imagine them carrying on. “We built something that has lasted longer than anyone could have dreamed,” Don Henley wrote in a moving statement about his bandmate…. Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: The […]
Kanye West and Miley Cyrus’ remix of Yeezus track “Black Skinhead” has finally leaked, over two years after news of the collaboration first surfaced, Vulture reports. The remix dates back to 2013 and, according to an interview with frequent Cyrus producer Mike Will Made It, was cut immediately after the pop star’s notorious, twerk-filled performance at the MTV… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
A new documentary premiering at Sundance will allow Frank Zappa to speak for himself through archival footage. Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words presents performance footage and interviews with the late singer and composer in which he pontificates on what it means to be creative. “I make music because… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Frank […]
Chris Stapleton and Hank Williams Jr. will hit the road this summer, co-headlining an eight-date tour of amphitheaters across the American south and midwest. The news arrives shortly after a high-profile Saturday Night Live appearance by Stapleton, who rocketed into the public consciousness after a show-stopping CMA Awards performance last year,… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris […]
Even during the height of Electric Light Orchestra’s hit-making days in the late 1970s, only the most devoted rock fans knew the name Jeff Lynne. “I never pushed myself forward,” he says on the phone from his home in Los Angeles. “I could have gotten a big head, but it… Source: RollingStone Link: ELO's Jeff […]