Justin Townes Earle has released the new song “Frightened by the Sound” from his upcoming album The Saint of Lost Causes. Earle’s ninth studio album, The Saint of Lost Causes is the follow-up to 2017’s Kids in the Street and will be released May 24th. Earle announced the album back …
Read More »Exclusive: How Bruce Springsteen Created 'Thunder Road'
My new book,Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs, tells the tales behind every officially released studio recording ofBruce Springsteen’s career so far. In addition to my years of Springsteen reporting, including five interviews with the man himself, the book draws on over 60 hours of brand-new interviews with musicians, …
Read More »Duran Duran Celebrate Roxy Music's 'Pulp Science Fiction' in Rock Hall Speech
Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor remembered the seismic shift of watching Roxy Music make their British TV debut and described their lifelong affinity for the band while inducting them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In a recent interview, Taylor recalled being mesmerized by Roxy …
Read More »Hear Modest Mouse's Gritty New Track 'Poison the Well'
Modest Mouse have released a new song, “Poison the Well,” ahead of their Record Store Day 7″. The gritty, static-laced rock number, which has a psychedelic tinge, is the band’s first release since their 2015 album Strangers to Ourselves. They previously teased the new music with a series of cryptic …
Read More »Watch Yola Showcase Debut LP on 'CBS This Morning'
Fresh off her standout SXSW set, Yolavisited Saturday’s CBS This Morning to perform three songs off her debut solo LP Walk Through Fire. The British singer, one of Rolling Stone‘s recent Artists You Need to Know, and her band stunned with a mini-concert with renditions of “Faraway Look,” “Love All …
Read More »Hear Chuck Mead's Cosmic New Song 'Close to Home'
Nashville-based honky tonk performer Chuck Mead has announced plans for his new album Close to Home, his first full-length release since 2014’s Free State Serenade. The LP’s head-bobbing title track is out today. Mixing a groove that’s part-T.Rex stomp and part-outlaw country swagger, “Close to Home” comes with a generous …
Read More »Prince Estate to Give Away Exclusive Vinyl Single at Minnesota Timberwolves Game
The NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves will cap off their final Prince-inspired “City Edition” game by offering fans an exclusive seven-inch vinyl version of “Rock and Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives in Minneapolis).” All attendees to the team’s Friday, April 5th game versus the Miami Heat will receive a collector’s edition …
Read More »DaBaby Is a Humble Marketing Genius and, Sometimes, a Cowboy
DaBaby understands his brand, even if you do not. His most recent album is titled Baby on Baby. The project’s artwork features a big DaBaby smiling as a miniature DaBaby sits on the brim of his hat. The third song on that album is “Goin Baby.” In years past, he’s …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Marissa Nadler and Stephen Brodsky, 'For the Sun'
“For the Sun” opens in the most ominous way: by pairing former Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky’s plodding, doom-rock guitar with gothy songstress Marissa Nadler‘s icy vocals. It’s an eerie combination that becomes more complex and surreal as the song goes on, with grim harmony backup vocals and thick swirls …
Read More »Rascal Flatts Issue Statement on Failed Restaurants Linked to Mobster
In January, Rascal Flatts informed fans that they would not be moving forward with a proposed series of Rascal Flatts-themed restaurants. This week, a massive exposé by the Arizona Republic explains why, linking the venture to an alleged mobster named Frank Capri, who, according to the report, bilked developers out …
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