Archive | April, 2016

See Frankie Ballard Serenade a Stripper in 'Cigarette' Video

Earlier this week, Frankie Ballard released his new video for “El Camino,” the kickoff song from this summer’s El Rio. Today, he’s moving down the track list with the album’s second track: the taut, guitar-heavy “Cigarette.” Although written by the country dream team of Chris Stapleton, Kip Moore and Jaren Johnston,… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Trey Anastasio Recalls Phish's Night Partying With Prince

Phish have covered Prince many times during the past three decades, playing “1999” while ringing in that same year at Madison Square Garden, plus dozens of versions of “Purple Rain.” Discussing what Prince meant to him, frontman Trey Anastasio recalls the night of November 11th, 1996, when Prince invited the guitarist and… Source: RollingStone Link: Trey Anastasio […]

Charley Pride Embarks on 50th Anniversary Tour

Fifty years ago, country radio shattered the color barrier as Mississippi native Charley Pride launched his groundbreaking career with his Top Ten debut hit, “Just Between You and Me.” Three years later he began a string of chart-topping tunes that eventually earned him CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1971…. Source: RollingStone Link: Charley Pride […]

Prince Hoped to 'Redefine Minneapolis Sound' Before Death

About a year before his death, Prince believed he had discovered a new sound. When he recorded the single “Baltimore” – a response to the mysterious and controversial death of Freddie Gray while in police custody – he had a unique idea for its music. He had recorded a guitar solo… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince Hoped […]

Hear Florida Georgia Line Blend Spirituality, Carnality on ‘H.O.L.Y.’

In an alternate timeline scenario, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley exited the Bridgestone Arena after last November’s CMA Awards — battered and bruised, shoulders slumped in defeat after helplessly watching Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake lay waste to the room in the performance spot before theirs. Their career… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Florida […]

Watch Krewella's Heavy 'Beggars' Video

EDM duo Krewella debuted their first single in a year: the raucous “Beggars.” The track follows up 2015’s “Somewhere to Run.” Blending hardcore and dubstep, the heavy new single furthers the Yousaf sisters’ fusion of rock with electronic music. The video shows them in a warehouse with a crowd of people… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The Jayhawks' Gary Louris on New Album and Embracing 'Outsider' Status

Long before Americana music had a name, it had the Jayhawks. Formed during the heyday of Eighties hair metal, the band offered something different: a sound rooted in American country, British folk, harmony singing and the group’s own version of roots-rock. Today, 30 years after the Jayhawks’ debut, an entire industry… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]

Honey

British soul rarely sounds this turned up. UK chart-topper Katy B’s third album is an ambitious collaborative effort featuring some of the biggest and buzziest producers around. Effortlessly moving between genres, she makes sure to put an R&B stamp on each song, keeping all the opposing styles and approaches from veering into… Source: RollingStone Link: Honey