British R&B singer Jorja Smith will set out on a fall tour in support of debut album Lost & Found, her first full-length LP, which came out in June. The Lost & Found tour will be Smith’s fourth U.S. headlining trek and also follows a coveted opening slot on Bruno …
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Chris Shiflett veers away from country music and Americana in the latest installment of his Walking the Floor podcast, sitting down with glam-rock king Michael Monroe. The onetime singer of the Finnish group Hanoi Rocks – the greatest Eighties rock band that never was – talks at length about the …
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Prophets of Rage,the supergroup/“elite task force of revolutionary musicians”featuring members ofRage Against the Machine,Public EnemyandCypress Hill, question the nature of freedom and truth on their turbulent new song “Heart Afire.” “Can you feel it? Can you shoot?/ This cake and eat it/ Isolation, separation, got your education/ Grabbed this gun …
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Lilly Hiatt got a little assistance from friends Margo Price and Brandy Zdan on a fiery cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,” captured by a fan at Hiatt’s Nashville show last Thursday. Appropriately, Hiatt’s own “Records” leads off the 10-minute performance at the Basement East. A searing rocker …
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“Paul Franklin is one of the absolute masters of the pedal steel,” Chris Shiflett says during the opening of Walking the Floor‘s newest episode. “When I asked him to name some of the artists he’s played with over the years, he said it would be easier to name the artists …
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Ever since he was a 13-year-old kid in Vancouver performing at open mics, Seth Rogen has made a career out of comedy. But a couple years ago he decided to branch out into a new arena by adapting the comic book series Preacher into a television series for AMC. “It …
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UPDATE:Ariana Grande unveiled a new video for “The Light Is Coming,” her latest collaboration with Nicki Minaj. The Dave Meyers-directed clip is set in a dark forest and finds Grande and Minaj performing the track while illuminating their surroundings. ** Ariana Grande unveiled a snappy new collaboration with Nicki Minaj, …
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Matt “Guitar” Murphy, guitarist for the Blues Brothers and noted sideman for blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Memphis Slim, died Friday at the age of 88. Murphy’s death was first announced in by his nephew Floyd Murphy Jr, who performed alongside his uncle. “He was a strong …
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Alicia Keys has announced She Is the Music, a women-led music industry initiative for female advancement, Variety reports. The singer announced the organization’s formation during her speech at the National Music Publishers Association’s annual meeting on Wednesday, where she was being honored as Icon Songwriter. “I’ve joined forces with a …
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Brian Fallon needs to correct himself. “The kids are real excited,” the singer-guitarist starts to say when asked how the first few shows of the Gaslight Anthem‘s current tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of The ’59 Sound have been going. “I say kids, but they’re not kids, which I’m finding …
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