Metric compile social media clips of their fans singing “Love You Back” in the new video for the Art of Doubt track. “The video for ‘Love You Back’ is performed by fans, each owning the song in their own way,” singer Emily Haines said of the video. “It’s addictive to …
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Southern rock and country artist Tim Montana has released a new video for his single “American Thread.” The Butte, Montana, native returned to his hometown to film the clip, which underscores the workingman vibe of the song, a mix of ZZ Top crunch and Kid Rock-like bravado. There are scenes …
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As Chief Creative Officer for Rodgers & Hammerstein, Ted Chapin tends to the catalog of two of the most revered writers in the world of musical theater. Since the pair’s Fifties heyday, a chasm has opened between Broadway and the Top 40, but Chapin isn’t one of those musical-theater-heads who …
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Florence and the Machine are still touring in support of last year’s excellent High As Hope, but if that’s not enough, they’ve just blessed fans with a pair of new tracks. “Haunted House” is the more demure of the two, a stirring example of singer Florence Welch’s particularly powerful approach …
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Deer Tick have announced tour dates in support ofMayonnaise, their forthcoming compilation album comprising covers, outtakes, alternate takes and new originals. The 17-date tour begins April and includes a stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium alongside Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real and another at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater with …
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When it comes to music videos, Rayland Baxter is seemingly always on the run. For his latest, Baxter dons a prison jumpsuit and a bicycle for a freewheeling fugitive romp in “Hey Larocco.” Filmed by Asher Moss in Key West, Florida, “Hey Larocco” is a spiritual descendent of Baxter’s most …
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Ashley Monroe has announced the forthcoming Sparrow (Acoustic Sessions), a five-song EP featuring unplugged performances of tunes from her 2018 solo album Sparrow — one of two acclaimed releases to feature Monroe last year. The first taste of the stripped-down recordings comes with an acoustic rendition of “Wild Love,” captured …
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Little more than a year after prominent country music publicist Kirt Webster was accused of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and inappropriate workplace conduct by more than 20 previous employees, the Nashville publicist boldly announced his return to work earlier this week in an interview with theTennessean. “Contrary to speculation, I …
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Last year, Stephen Malkmus and his band the Jicks released a great indie-rock album called Sparkle Hard, drawing some of his best reviews in years. Turns out that was only a warm-up for Groove Denied, the trippy electronic solo excursion he’s releasing in March. For longtime fans, the new LP …
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Chris Cornell‘s friends and family offered up many heartfelt tributes at Los Angeles’ Forum Wednesday night, but the one that captured his essence best improbably came from Jack Black. “Sometimes Chris Cornell would sing a note that didn’t exist,” he told the sold-out crowd. “Sometimes [he] would sing a note …
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