With echoes of old-timey string bands, singalong folk revivalists,boozy Americana roots rockers and big-box singer – songwriter softies, the Avett Brothers have carved out a remarkably successful 21st-century space for themselves. On each of their last three albums, producer Rick Rubin has helped shape their sound without changing the artisanal recipe. On… Source: RollingStone Link: True Sadness

In a historic referendum, Britain voted to leave the European Union, leaving a wave of economic uncertainty that has left many musicians and entertainment industry members crestfallen and outraged.  On Friday, British musicians like Blur’s Damon Albarn and British indie pop band Bastille used the stages of Glastonbury Festival as a platform. “Democracy failed… Source: RollingStone Link: Damon […]

Erykah Badu directed the humorous clip for her collaboration with Robert Glasper, “Maiysha (So Long).” Glasper’s versions of Miles Davis’ recordings, Everything’s Beautiful, is out now. In the video, Badu plays a “neurotic, beatnik chanteuse” named Sarah Bellam who is seen backstage before a show. She argues with her keyboardist and… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Schoolboy Q’s crew smokes weed, jokes around and cruises through the streets of Los Angeles in the rapper’s sprawling video for “By Any Means,” a track from his upcoming Blank Face LP. The clip finds Schoolboy’s friends running red lights, outrunning police and scoping out jewelry at a pawn shop.  Schoolboy alternates between… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The Cure’s ongoing world tour brought them to New York City’s Madison Square Garden this week for an incredible three-night stand. Without a new album to support, Robert Smith and his band group dug deep into their catalog and broke out classics like “Fascination Street” and “Disintegration” along with newer tracks… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What does it take to get an Oscar-nominated documentarian to direct a music video? Source: Yahoo Music Link: Oscar-nominated documentarian Liz Garbus makes a music video

Steven Tyler phoned into The Howard Stern Show Tuesday to discuss his new solo country LP as well as to confirm the rumors that Aerosmith are planning a farewell tour in 2017. “I love this band, I really do, and I want to squash every thought that anybody might have about this … We’re… Source: RollingStone Link: Steven Tyler […]

Jenny Lewis’s new band Nice as Fuck – featuring Au Revoir Simone’s Erika Forster and the Like’s Tennessee Thomas – has surprise-released its self-titled debut LP. The nine-track album is available to purchase on iTunes via Lewis’ record label, Love’s Way.   The album features their throbbing first single, “Door,” which… Source: RollingStone Link: Jenny […]

In 1999, singer Rob Thomas stepped away from his main gig in Matchbox 20 to record the song “Smooth” for guitarist Carlos Santana’s comeback album Supernatural. To call the result a smash is a little like saying the sun is hot — “Smooth” was a 12-week Number One and ended up… Source: RollingStone Link: See Rob […]

Fresh off winning a Tony Award for his roles as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, rapper Daveed Diggs is interested in using his time off the stage to work on projects as far away from the musical as possible. “[That’s] not any shade to Hamilton,” he explains. “The… Source: RollingStone Link: Clipping, […]