While country classics like Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” “I Walk the Line” and “A Boy Named Sue” stand as the music legend’s most recognizable, popular work, it’s the albums he recorded with producer Rick Rubin for American Recordings that cemented his legacy. On March 24th, the six albums will be… Source: RollingStone Link: Johnny Cash's […]

Bloc Party’s latest indefinite hiatus has apparently ended: Frontman Kele Okereke confirmed the British indie rock outfit is at work on their fifth album, previewing a new track, “Exes,” while speaking with Australian radio station Triple J, (via Stereogum). “It’s sounding like nothing that we’ve done before but that’s what everyone always says,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Bloc […]

A new Leonard Cohen live album, Can’t Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour, will feature two tunes the singer-songwriter has not released anywhere else and two previously unreleased covers. New songs “Never Gave Nobody Trouble” and “Got a Little Secret” feature midway through the LP, recorded onstage and during soundchecks… Source: RollingStone Link: Leonard […]

Out with the old and in with the new Eli Young Band. The veteran group’s new musical chapter is full of experimentation, as heard via Turn It On, their new four-song EP that finds the four bandmates working with new producers and blurring genre lines. “We felt like ‘Turn It On’… Source: RollingStone Link: Eli […]

When Clean Bandit formed in 2008, they were a Cambridge-based string quartet with an open ear for garage and R&B. Pop success didn’t seem likely at the time, but last year their breezy dance cut “Rather Be” spent four weeks as the Number One single in the U.K. This week,… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Clean […]

Not since the Civil Wars’ brief but brightly burning career has a male-female duo displayed such a captivating chemistry. But while the Civil Wars were more rooted in ethereal acoustic folk, Striking Matches fully embrace their rock & roll influences. The duo — made up of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Striking […]

J. Cole will route the latest leg of his Forest Hills Drive tour through Toronto for Drake’s OVO Fest this summer, bringing along guests Big Sean, YG and Jeremih as well, Pitchfork reports. This year’s event will take place on August 2nd and 3rd, with Drake headlining the second night. The August 2nd… Source: RollingStone Link: Drake […]

Some go to South by Southwest to catch the next big thing, but when Jimmy Kimmel moved his show to Austin this week he decided to go a little more native, with a performance from one of country’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley. The singer played renditions of “Crushin’ It” (watch… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Brad […]

After spinning hits like Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” and Ariana Grande’s “Problem” into patchwork pop quilts, Ten Second Songs mastermind Anthony Vincent enlisted his fans for the latest edition of his series of songs sung in 20 different styles. “City Street” is Vincent’s latest, and first original, composition. The song was co-written with fans,… Source: RollingStone Link: '10 Second […]

Noel Gallagher is an easy target, if only because he gleefully takes aim at just about everything in his sights. In recent years, he’s pointed his abrasive Mancunian accent at Jay Z, The X Factor and, most famously, his own brother, Oasis frontman Liam. Scroll through enough of his soundbites and it’ll… Source: RollingStone Link: Looking Back […]