Long known for his sonic and sartorial experiments as lead guitarist of Limp Bizkit, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wes Borland will strip away the body paint and perform new solo material at this year’s Moogfest, which takes place May 17th through 20th in Durham, North Carolina. Along with drummer Alex Rosson, …
Read More »See Kacey Musgraves' Glittering 'Butterflies' Video
Kacey Musgraves quickly follows the wounded heartbreak of the just-released video for “Space Cowboy,” with the giddy thrills of the new clip “Butterflies.” Like the latter, this one was also shot in Mexico City and directed by Courtney Phillips, but looks at love from a much more sunny perspective. The …
Read More »Flashback: Watch Eric Church Perform 'How 'Bout You' Unplugged in 2009
Eric Church turns 41 years old on Thursday, enjoying status as one of country music’s most acclaimed artists. Early praise from numerous media outlets accompanied the July 2006 release of the North Carolina native’s debut album, Sinners Like Me, from which four singles were issued. The first of them, “How …
Read More »Wall Street Is Betting on Music for the First Time in Decades
UPDATE: Spotify has reported its first quarterly earnings as a public company, posting – as expected – revenue of€1.14 billion ($1.36 billion) and a monthly active user base of 170 million, 75 million of whom are premium subscribers. But Spotify also reported a loss of€1.01 ($1.21) a share, compared to …
Read More »R. Kelly's Team Calls Time's Up Boycott 'Lynching of a Black Man'
R. Kelly‘s management responded to the organization Time’s Up’s call to boycott the R&B singer’s music because of the ways he has allegedly mistreated women. “R. Kelly supports the pro-women goals of the Time’s Up movement,” the statement read. “We understand criticizing a famous artist is a good way to …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Drops Out of James Taylor Tour Dates Due to Health Issue
UPDATE: Bonnie Raitt has canceled the first leg of her previously announced joint tour with James Taylor due to an unspecific medical condition. According to a statement posted on the singer’s Facebook on Monday, Raitt recently learned after a routine physical that she will soon need surgery; her prognosis is …
Read More »10 Best Rap Releases of the Month: April 2018
Rap Release of the Month Saba, Care for Me“I’m not mad at God, I just can’t get out of bed,” raps Saba on “Calligraphy,” a highlight from his melancholy yet engaging Care for Me. The album falls squarely into the Young Chicago Authors wing of the Windy City rap scene: …
Read More »Review: Keith Urban's 'Graffiti U' Is Work of Eclectic, Enlightened Man
Keith Urban has spent the past several years cementing his role as one of country music’s most genre-flexible veterans, teaming up with everyone from Pitbull to Kanye producer Jeff Bhasker on his 2016 smash Ripcord. Urban searches for crossover magic once again on Graffiti U, collaborating with a battalion of …
Read More »Watch 'Avengers: Infinity War' Play 'Guess the Avenger' on 'Kimmel'
Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s weeklong celebration for Avengers: Infinity War continued Tuesday with five more cast members – Scarlett Johansson, Dave Bautista, Mark Ruffalo, Danai Gurira and Tom Hiddleston – playing the game “Guess the Avengers” and talking about the new blockbuster. The five actors were asked questions like guess which …
Read More »Review: Neil Young's 'Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live'
In a rare 1975 interview, Neil Youngspoke at length to Rolling Stone‘s Cameron Croweabout the headspace informing his Tonight’s the Night LP. Feeling guitarist Danny Whitten was too fucked-up to play a session, Young had banished him from the studio. “That night the coroner called me from L.A. and told …
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