Jessica Pratt’s songs almost seem to bend time to her will. The West Coast folk singer-guitarist doesn’t need much more than her delicately played nylon-string guitar and mezzo-soprano voice to give her second album an uncanny impact. Pratt’s jazz-steeped singing and rich guitar harmonies can recall early Joni Mitchell, or…… Source: RollingStone Link: On Your […]
Like Dorian Gray with a blowout, nu-metal holdovers Papa Roach have made their latest album sound like an eerie time capsule from the early 2000s. Between the airy synth breakdowns copped from old Linkin Park LPs on songs like “Face Everything and Rise” and “Never Have to Say Goodbye” to…… Source: RollingStone Link: F.E.A.R.
With younger, fresher soulmen like Miguel, Frank Ocean and the Weeknd on the scene, Ne-Yo has been left grasping for relevance. In the intro to the deluxe edition of this sprawling album, he confusingly describes Non-Fiction as “complete fiction” about “real characters going through real things.” The music, sadly, can…… Source: RollingStone Link: Non-Fiction
The cost of syndicating shows like “House” will get a little cheaper. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Licensing Co. Wants Final Approval on .5 Million Settlement With TV Stations
Earlier today, Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus and Travis Braker released a statement noting that founding member Tom DeLonge had “indefinitely” left the band. DeLonge countered shortly after, posting on his Instagram, “I never quit the band,” calling the press release “weird” and questioning its legitimacy. In an exclusive, candid interview…… Source: RollingStone Link: Blink 182's […]
Primus will bring their psychedelic tribute to the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory back to North America for a spring run. The band will offer its own brand of chocolate bars and Oompa Loompas first in Minneapolis on April 8th then across the states before ending on May 7th at…… Source: RollingStone Link: Chocolate Bars […]
Years before he topped the country charts with his own songs, Lee Brice was writing them for other artists. After kicking off a co-headlining winter tour with Chris Young last weekend, Brice made a quick detour to Boston, where he joined Garth Brooks for a surprise performance of “More Than a Memory”…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
On Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, during a stop on her Certified Platinum Tour, Miranda Lambert proved she knows how to pick just the right tourmates. Both The Voice alum RaeLynn, who opened the show, and Arkansas native Justin Moore turned in sets that complemented their hostess in sound and…… Source: RollingStone Link: Justin Moore […]
Between 1975 and 1979, New York indie label Ork Records released seven-inches by some of the most influential artists of the punk, post-punk and power pop. Owned by Television manager Terry Ork, the label put out that band’s debut release, “Little Johnny Jewel,” the A-side of which is streaming below,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Vinyl Box […]
Calgary’s Viet Cong were formed by ex-members of the late-’00s art-noise band Women, and they display a similar love of dark humor and dissonant guitars. The new band’s debut arrives three years, almost to the day, after Women guitarist Christopher Reimer died mysteriously in his sleep at age 26. Viet…… Source: RollingStone Link: Viet Cong