Archive | March, 2016

Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin

Willie Nelson may be the king of outlaw country, but the LP that made him a household name was Stardust, his quintuple-platinum 1978 set of old-school pop standards like “Georgia On My Mind,” “All Of Me,” and “Blue Skies.” Blue-jeaned badasses might’ve sneered that their Whiskey River-running hero had gone… Source: RollingStone Link: Summertime: Willie […]

Star Wars Headspace

Zen master music producer Rick Rubin has played Yoda to countless musicians over the last decades. So he’s the perfect guy to executive produce an album of Star Wars-themed EDM. The possibilities for such a project are pretty limitless, and the best tracks here approach the beloved source material with… Source: RollingStone Link: Star Wars […]

Facebook Messenger adds music with Spotify song sharing

Facebook has announced it is to adding music to its Facebook Messenger features, starting with song sharing using Spotify reports TechCrunch. When Facebook Messenger users head to the "More" section in their Messenger chats, they will now find an option to open Spotify. Users simply need to click on this Spotify option to be taken […]

J. Mascis, Waxahatchee Tapped for Elliott Smith Tribute Album

J. Mascis, Waxahatchee, Lou Barlow, The Breeders/Belly’s Tanya Donelly and Juliana Hatfield are among the artists that will be featured on the forthcoming Say Yes! A Tribute to Elliott Smith album. It will be released on American Laundromat Records in the fall. The compilation houses previously unreleased cover songs, with the exception… Source: RollingStone Link: J. […]

Luke Bryan Set for 'CMT Crossroads,' New 'Dude Perfect Show'

CMT will resume its long-running Crossroads series this spring, continuing the show’s tradition of pairing country stars with artists from other genres for one-off performances and unlikely duets. First up is the pairing of Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles with upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick, who will kick… Source: RollingStone Link: Luke […]

Hear Sturgill Simpson's Hypnotic New Song 'Brace for Impact'

It’s fair to say that Sturgill Simpson won’t be issuing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music: Part Two for his upcoming full-length album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. Simpson revealed the album title and first single, titled “Brace for Impact,” earlier today on Apple’s Beats 1 with host Zane Lowe. Sonically it has… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Inside Bob Dylan's Historic New Tulsa Archive: 'It's an Endless Ocean'

Tulsa, Oklahoma, is about to become the center of the Bob Dylan universe. The singer-songwriter has sold a previously unknown treasure trove of 6,000 artifacts from his private collection — including handwritten lyrics, photographs, contracts and private letters alongside video and audio recordings — to the University of Tulsa and the… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Bob […]