Mary Chapin Carpenter, whose debut orchestral album, Songs From the Movie, was released a year ago this month, will continue her acoustic trio tour dates this spring featuring special guests, folk-bluegrass singer Aoife O’Donovan and Irish acoustic band Lúnasa. The trek features Carpenter’s longtime friends Jon Carroll (on piano) and John…… Source: RollingStone Link: Mary […]
The Jesus and Mary Chain will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their fuzzy, landmark debut LP, Psychocandy, by playing it live on a tour this spring. The album contained the singles “Just Like Honey,” “You Trip Me Up” and “Never Understand,” and some versions included the international hit “Some Candy…… Source: RollingStone Link: The Jesus […]
Tom DeLonge, longtime guitarist and co-vocalist of the punk trio Blink-182, has left the group, his bandmates announced in a statement Monday. Suspicions began when the band revealed that Alkaline Trio guitarist/singer Matt Skiba was recruited to join Blink-182 at the group’s upcoming headlining set at drummer Travis Barker’s eighth annual Musink Festival…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tom DeLonge […]
The first Austin incarnation of the festival happens April 18 at Carson Creek Ranch. Two of Austin's greatest obsessions, indie music and craft beer, will get top billing when a Dallas-based festival hits town later this spring. The Untapped Festival will bring 65 brewers and headliners like Manchester Orchestra, Phosphorescent, Black Joe Lewis and Jean […]
Last October, Gretchen Peters was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. On Saturday (January 24th) at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s intimate Ford Theater, Peters shared some of the songs — and the stories behind them — that got her there. The latest to be honored in…… Source: RollingStone Link: Gretchen Peters […]
As Faith No More readies their first album since 1997’s Album of the Year, the band has booked its first North American tour in five years. The trek will kick off this April in Vancouver and includes two-night residencies in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City before wrapping…… Source: RollingStone Link: Faith No […]
Nearly two years after serving a short jail sentence for narcotics and weapons possession, Steve Earle headed back to the slammer. It was the summer of 1996, and Earle — who’d been spending much of his time as a free man in the recording studio, completing two of his best albums…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Watch […]
About a year ago, Nick Jonas hit a dead end. The Jonas Brothers’ days as purity-ring-rocking boy-band kings were long over, and the sibling trio had canceled a planned reunion tour and album in the face of low demand. “There were a couple of months of sitting around and doing nothing,”…… Source: RollingStone Link: Nick Jonas […]
“Music, it drives me almost more than food,” celebrity chef Mario Batali tells U2’s the Edge early in their conversation together. As a way to bridge and explore his two passions, Batali created Feedback Kitchen, an online interview series where the chef and artists like the Edge, Red Hot Chili Peppers’…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch The […]
The return of Music Monday features a guide to this week's album releases as well as the week's top new music videos from artists like Modest Mouse, Interpol, Ariel Pink, Charlie XCX, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Monday (1/26): This Week's New […]