Carrie Underwood’s the Storyteller Tour requires a lot of moving parts both onstage and off, but the basic premise of her current trek is a simple one: an “in-the-round” setting that provides each concertgoer with the best experience possible. Simpler still is the storytelling aspect of the show and country… Source: RollingStone Link: See Carrie […]
If Rita Wilson’s well-received 2012 collection AM/FM was an introduction to her as a singer, with its tasteful arrangement of pop and country covers, her self-titled second album should serve as an intro to Wilson the serious songwriter. The actress, producer and musician initially started working on the album, which will be released… Source: RollingStone Link: Rita […]
Former Runaways guitarist and heavy metal icon Lita Ford recounts her life story in her new memoir Living Like a Runaway. But beyond the sex, drugs and rock & roll lifestyle Ford recounts in her typical candid style, the singer-guitarist also details a hardscrabble life marked by domestic abuse, the death… Source: RollingStone Link: Sex and […]
Ambient music pioneer and producer extraordinaire Brian Eno has announced his new album The Ship, his first solo LP in four years. According to Eno, the Titanic disaster inspired the album’s 21-minute title track and its three-tiered suite “Fickle Sun,” which finds Eno covering the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Set Free.” The… Source: RollingStone Link: Brian Eno […]
Hey, what gives, fellas? INXS and Duran Duran weren’t around in 1975. This ascendant U.K. quartet ground their second album in sleek dance rock that often feels like it was sculpted on a gaudy Eighties budget as the bandmates tried hard not to get too sweaty in their aqua-neon sport… Source: RollingStone Link: I Like […]
“All I want to do is bottle it to sell,” Santigold tells us on the smiling, reggae-inflected tune that opens her third record. It’s a fitting boast from an artist whose stylish mix of dubby hip-hop and neon-tinged New Wave has been used to hawk cars, insurance and Bud Light… Source: RollingStone Link: 99¢
Yo Gotti dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday to perform his hit single “Down in the DM.” For the appearance, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker accompanied the rapper, providing live hi-hat and snares on the social media-inspired track. Although widely respected in hip-hop and a rap pillar in his native Memphis, Gotti… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
The inaugural American Music Prize has revealed its shortlist of 12 debut albums ahead of the announcement of the final winner on March 2. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Shortlist revealed for debut American Music Prize
Get reviews of albums by Mavis Staples, Animal Collective and more. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Rick Springfield's New Album Represents 'Another Side of His Eclectic Music Career'
“Weird Al” Yankovic will follow his massive 2015 world tour with a 78-date North American trek in support of his 2014 Grammy-winning album, Mandatory Fun. The proceedings begin June 3rd at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida, continue throughout the summer and end with a September 24th date at Radio City Music Hall in… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Weird […]