“Air” is filled with hypotheticals. As a relationship falls apart, Waxahatchee frontwoman Katie Crutchfield weighs the meaning of every action and the possibility within every choice, her careful articulation revealing not indecisiveness but empathy. When she draws out the line “You are patiently giving me everything I didn’t need,” you feel for…… Source: RollingStone Link: "Air"
As a member of the so-called “Class of ’89,” the name given to the new crop of soon-to-be-superstar country acts who all released their debut that year, Clint Black was an early shoo-in for class valedictorian, based on the remarkable out-of-the-chute success of his debut album, Killin’ Time. The set…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Clint […]
Björk’s 2011 Biophilia addressed the universe, from molecular to cosmic levels, and was presented in elaborate formats, including an interactive app. Her latest couldn’t be simpler: a breakup album, that most common pop coin. But with Björk, even simplicity is intricate business. Arranged for voice with orchestral strings and electronic…… Source: RollingStone Link: Vulnicura
Best known for writing such Number One hits as Luke Bryan’s “Drink a Beer” and Josh Turner’s “Your Man,” Chris Stapleton has announced his debut solo album. The record, titled Traveller, will be released May 5th on Mercury Records. Stapleton gave journalists and Nashville insiders a preview of the album…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hit Songwriter […]
On Friday, Eminem dropped a video for the guest-heavy SHADY XV track “Detroit Vs. Everybody.” Featuring Royce da 5’9″, Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf and Trick Trick, the song is an ode to the vet rapper’s hometown as much as a showcase of some of the city’s newest and most rapidly rising…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Eminem, […]
The owner of recordings by the Flying Burrito Brothers, Hot Tuna and New Riders of the Purple Sage has filed seven lawsuits against the major streaming companies, alleging they are playing music that was released before 1972 illegally. Among the defendants are Apple’s Beats, Sony, Google, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and…… Source: RollingStone Link: Apple, Sony, […]
When Rolling Stone premiered a track off King Tuff’s latest LP, Black Moon Spell, last fall, the band’s mastermind Kyle Thomas sent over a suggested blurb. Calling his track “another instant classic,” he described himself as “the mischievous gnome child of rock & roll.” So when we put Thomas in front of our…… Source: RollingStone Link: Becoming King […]
Can the King of Pop lift figure skating from its doldrums? That question will be answered this season as the International Skating Union allows athletes in all disciplines to perform to music with lyrics for the first time. Skating insiders say that the lyrical free-for-all is an attempt to boost television…… Source: RollingStone Link: Can […]
As we’ve come to expect from Kanye West, new music can arrive at any minute, like when the rapper dropped new track “Only One,” featuring Paul McCartney, on New Year’s Eve. At the iHeartMedia Music Summit in Burbank, California on Thursday, West premiered his rumored duet with Rihanna to an audience filled with music industry figures,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]
“In the land of Johnny Cash and Elvis” reads the top of the logo for the first annual Ink-N-Iron festival in Nashville. And its roster is filled with artists who pray to those two Tennessee deities… and a handful of singers who knew them. The three-day event, set for August 7th…… Source: RollingStone Link: Nashville […]