“Everyone coming together to do something cool,” Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea tells Rolling Stone about the annual Silverlake Conservatory of Music fundraiser, “it’s fuckin’ awesome.” On September 29th, the Los Angeles music education and community outreach center that Flea co-founded in 2001 will hold its annual fundraiser and …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson Talks 'Mid-Life Crisis' Acting Gig, Hints at New Music on 'Seth Meyers'
Sturgill Simpson made a return appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday night, but for the first time, he wasn’t stepping up to the microphone as the musical guest. Instead, the Kentucky native sat for an interview with Meyers in which they discussed his acting role on the …
Read More »How East German Punks Helped Destroy the Berlin Wall
American journalist and author Tim Mohr admits that when he first arrived in Berlin in 1992, he was clueless to the reality of what the post-Wall city would look like. “I thought all of Germany was Oktoberfest basically,” he told punk writer Legs McNeil at Brooklyn record store Rough Trade …
Read More »Hear Dolly Parton, Sia's Moving New Rendition of 'Here I Am'
Dolly Parton and Sia have teamed up for a new rendition of Parton’s “Here I Am.” The tune appears on the soundtrack for Netflix’s Dumplin’. Parton, who serves as the soundtrack’s executive producer, contributed six new compositions, which were co-written and co-produced by Linda Perry. The soundtrack will also feature …
Read More »Hear Mariah Carey's New Kiss-Off, 'GTFO'
Mariah Carey unveiled an understated new pop gem with a crystal clear message, “GTFO.” The track is set to appear on Carey’s next album, which is expected to arrive later this year. “GTFO” boasts an atmospheric slow jam groove from producer Nineteen85, who laces gauzy synths over a tick-tock drumbeat. …
Read More »Zac Brown Band, Alan Jackson Cancel Weekend Shows Amid Hurricane Florence Threat
With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Atlantic coast, a number of country artists have canceled weekend concert plans ahead of the storm. Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson have called off their upcoming shows in the area in anticipation of dangerous weather conditions. According to the band’s Twitter, Zac …
Read More »Hear Margo Price Call Out Imitators in New Song 'The Leftovers'
Margo Price has been taking the songs from her 2017 album All American Made to new heights live lately. On Tuesday, Price shared her first piece of new music since releasing her excellent second album. The song, “The Leftovers,” comes as part of Amazon Music’s new “Produced By” series, which …
Read More »Kane Brown Details New Album 'Experiment'
Kane Brown gets adventurous with Experiment, the upcoming follow-up to the singer-songwriter’s self-titled 2016 debut. According to USA Today, Experiment finds Brown working once again with Dann Huff, the producer and longtime guitar hero who helped turn Brown’s self-titled release into a platinum-selling success. Due out November 9th, Experiment picks …
Read More »On the Charts: BTS Capture Second Number One With 'Love Yourself: Answer'
BTS, the first K-pop group ever to top the Billboard 200, established some more chart history as their new albumLove Yourself: Answer debuted at Number One. Love Yourself: Answer, which arrives just three months after BTS hit Number One with Love Yourself: Tear, sold 185,000 total copies in its first …
Read More »Review: Kacey Musgraves, Huey Lewis and More Pay Tribute to Genre-Busting Country Icon Roger Miller
Genre borders weren’t a thing for Roger Miller, a songwriting phenomenon and enthusiastic smoker who died of lung cancer in 1992. He’s best known for his‘65 hit “King of the Road,” which topped the country charts here, the pop charts in England and Norway, and would be covered years later …
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