Noted MC and political analyst 2 Chainz returned to The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore for another installment of “2 Chainz Explainz,” in which he tackled the inner workings of Super PACs. Allowed to emerge from the murky cesspool that is American campaign finance law after the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, Super PACs… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Two of the most iconic voices of the Bakersfield sound, Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard had a musical kinship that ran deep. Their many collaborations included “Beer Can Hill” (also with Buck Owens), and a remake of “Swinging Doors,” with Yoakam also covering several of the Hag’s songs over the… Source: RollingStone Link: Dwight Yoakam […]

Longtime David Bowie drummer Dennis Davis has died after a battle with cancer. Bowie producer Tony Visconti confirmed the drummer’s death on Facebook. Davis first linked up with Bowie during the recording of 1975’s Young Americans and continued to work with the legendary musician on the road and in the studio. He played… Source: RollingStone Link: Dennis […]

Blake Shelton’s latest single “Came Here to Forget” describes the act of seeking a physical connection as a way to mitigate the pain of heartbreak, with the narrator icily distant from the object of his advances. On the other hand, “Friends” — Shelton’s song for the forthcoming animated Angry Birds… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Blake […]

Fifth Harmony delivered a stunning, intricately layered cover of Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s” during an appearance on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Thursday. The group’s full appearance is available to watch, with their cover of “Ex’s and Oh’s” starting at the 8:34 mark. The quintet traded vocal duties during the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

It’s tempting to say that American Idol, which closes out its final season tonight, went downhill after the 2010 departure of tart-tongued Brit Simon Cowell — the music-business lifer who transformed “cruise ship” from a benign vacation locale into a contempt-dripping insult, and who exhibited his tireless commitment to the… Source: RollingStone Link: How Pop […]

In the fall of 1969, when Ray Benson began putting together his long-haired country band Asleep at the Wheel, Merle Haggard’s “Okie from Muskogee” was at the top of the charts. “Okie” was a call to arms against exactly the sort of counter-cultural revolution Benson had in mind with the… Source: RollingStone Link: Ray Benson […]

Bob Dylan has served up a somber, slinking cover of Frank Sinatra’s “Melancholy Mood” as the first offering from his upcoming album, Fallen Angels. The song opens with a delicate guitar solo, which faithfully recreates the sloshed trumpet paean that introduces the 1939 original Sinatra recorded with the Harry James Orchestra. But rather than a lonesome… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Andrew W.K. knows his strengths. The “Party Hard” singer and proprietor of Santo’s Party House in New York City is the Michael Jordan of having a good time. In the past, he’s spread the party gospel both in his old Village Voice advice column, and on Twitter, where he deploys zen koans disguised as party tips on… Source: RollingStone Link: Andrew W.K. […]

Surrounded by giant pink cacti, Kacey Musgraves and her band visited the Late Late Show with James Corden Wednesday night to perform a sweet, soothing version of “High Time.” As the opening track on Musgraves’ Pageant Material, “High Time” sets the tone for the singer’s sophomore LP, extolling the virtues… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kacey […]