The Liberty LP has proven to be exceptionally fertile territory for Lindi Ortega, who is preparing to release Liberty: Piano Songbook, a track-by-track instrumental reinterpretation of the 2018 collection, on January 25th. Ortega already released a batch of stripped-down Liberty recordings late last summer, the three-song Liberty: Parkhill Sessions EP, …
Read More »Flashback: Roger Daltrey Sings 'Love Reign O'er Me' With an Orchestra
Earlier this week, the Who rolled out datesfor their 2019 Moving On! tour, on which they’ll be joined each night by local symphonies. “Be aware Who fans!” Roger Daltrey said in a statement. “Just because it’s The Who with an orchestra, in no way will it compromise the way Pete …
Read More »Metallica Prep New Beer Brand, 'Enter Night'
Months after debuting their own line of whiskey, Metallica have teamed with Stone Brewing to announce their own beer brand, “Enter Night.” Described as “a hoppy pilsner played through a distortion pedal,” the beer first appeared on the band’s fall 2018 tour dates and will gain full U.S. distribution in …
Read More »The Who Plot Symphonic U.S. Arena Tour, New Studio Album for 2019
When Pete Townshend’s management team came to him with a lucrative offer from Live Nation to spend much of 2019 on the road with the Who, he said he’d only agree to it under a single condition. “I said I was not going to sign any contracts unless we have …
Read More »Paul McCartney's Lost 'Bruce McMouse Show' Film Heading to Theaters
Paul McCartney‘s never-before-seen film, The Bruce McMouse Show, will play in select theaters around the world January 21st. The fabled project is a concert film crossed with an animated feature that centers around McCartney and Wings meeting Bruce McMouse, an animated mouse impresario. A teaser for the film is available …
Read More »Cassadee Pope Plots Return With New Album 'Stages'
It’s been more than five years since Cassadee Pope released her country debut Frame by Frame, issued in the wake of her win on season 3 of The Voice. On February 1st, she’ll release its proper full-length follow-up, Stages, as an independent artist. Produced by Corey Crowder, who has also …
Read More »Nas Releases Powerful 'Cops Shot the Kid' Video Featuring Slick Rick Cameo
Frenetic, intense and sobering, the “Cops Shot the Kid” video depicts the realities of police brutality and the way it exerts itself on the black community. The visual begins with Nas walking on a beach at sunset, as clips of police dogs barking, dead men lying in the street and …
Read More »'David Bowie Is' App Exclusive: Hear Gary Oldman Break Down Diamond Dogs Tour
Gary Oldman narrates a visual history of David Bowie‘s 1974 Diamond Dogs Tour in this exclusive clip from the upcoming David Bowie Ismobile app that turns the acclaimed museum exhibit into an augmented reality experience. The 1974 trek featured an amalgamation of “contemporary music and theatre several years ahead of …
Read More »Ray Charles' 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' Gets Multi-Format Reissue
Of the dozens of pop hits Ray Charles had during his remarkable career, his biggest was a soulful take on Don Gibson’s country classic “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which logged five weeks at Number One.Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1, the 1962 album featuring that now …
Read More »Marcus King's Southern Soul
When Marcus King was 15, he talked his way into the Asheville, North Carolina, club the Orange Peel to slip a demo to Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes — and nearly got himself arrested. “I snuck in with the caterers,” says King. “Now the owner and I are good friends, …
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