In a business where media training is all but an essential part of the artist development process, BJ Barham remains a refreshingly candid interview. While previewing his band American Aquarium’s new album Things Change this week, the North Carolina singer-songwriter also weighed in on his relationship with Jason Isbell, navigating …
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As the host of the Discovery Channel’s Survivorman, Les Stroud entertained viewers with his immersive approach to the wilderness – as in, he’d drop himself into a remote locale with only a few tools and challenge himself to make it out unscathed. But the Canadian-born Stroud also spreads his nature-first …
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Annual bluegrass festival DelFest wrapped up its 11th year on Sunday, bringing together dozens of artists and fans of the genre at Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland. The four-day musical gathering was host to both established grass legends and vanguard up-and-comers, with a healthy measure of onstage collaborations such …
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John Mayer embraces the magic of the green screen in the goofy new video for his latest single, “New Light.” The Fatal Farm-directed clip finds Mayer, looking like he just rolled out of bed, crooning the slick tune as he’s transported from a dusty farm road to a ski slope, …
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As a young rock fan in Madrid, Carlotta Cosials once made a scrapbook full of Arctic Monkeys lyrics. “When [2011’s] Suck it and See had just come out and nobody had a printer, I handmade this book,” recalls the singer-guitarist, 27. “Our obsession with lyrics began with Alex Turner.” Cosials’ …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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