From Nashville cats who play clean as country water to Bible Belt rappers who chronicle the wheelings and dealings of the Dirty South, musicians have a long history of setting the pace, pulse and people of Dixie to music. Here, we bring you the best of the old, sweet songs… Source: RollingStone Link: Southern Comforts: […]
Near the end of his February 27th show at New York’s Town Hall, singer-pianist Mac Rebennack – the New Orleans R&B medicine man also known as Dr. John – opened what was obviously a slow, dark ballad with an extended run on his piano: robust flourishes of anguish in the middle… Source: RollingStone Link: Dr. John […]
The awards show will take place at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 25. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Radio Disney Music Awards 2015: Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, One Direction Among Nominees
Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Will Butler will release his debut solo LP Policy on March 10th, but before the album hits shelves next week, Butler has offered up a stream of Policy’s eight tracks (via Pitchfork). In a statement, Butler describes Policy as “American music — in the tradition of the Violent Femmes,… Source: RollingStone Link: Stream […]
Our guide to this week's album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Best Coast, Bob Dylan, and Action Bronson, plus brand new streaming music from the likes of Built to Spill, M83, Faith No More, Matthew E. White, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article […]
While hundreds of bands will be struggling to emerge from obscurity at SXSW 2015, one set of oddballs will be celebrating a 40-year home there. Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents, a feature-length documentary about the infamously anonymous avant-garde pop group will have its world premiere at the… Source: RollingStone Link: We're an […]
Madonna has some solid advice for Kanye West, who co-produced several tracks on her new album, Rebel Heart, including the excellent “Illuminati”: “Don’t go to awards shows looking for justice,” she says in interviews for Rolling Stone’s new cover story. “That’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack…. Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna to […]
It’s a freezing winter afternoon in the Southeast, but Anderson East is burning up. “This whole tour has been ‘the tour of sick,’” he says during a layover in North Carolina, several hours before the Alabama native is scheduled to open up another sold-out show for Sturgill Simpson. “It’s nasty. Us… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Of all the hipsters and wiseasses that populate Portlandia, high-brow know-it-alls Kath and Dave are the most hilariously grating. In a new teaser for this week’s episode, the arrogant couple – played by Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen – attempt to impress Paul Simon with their knowledge of folk music, but they end… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul Simon […]
Depeche Mode founder Martin Gore will release MG, a solo LP of 16 electronic instrumentals, on April 28th via Mute. Gore began work on the album following the March 2013 conclusion of Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine tour, writing and producing the material at his home studio in Santa Barbara, California. In a… Source: RollingStone Link: Depeche […]