Kenny Chesney has firmed up plans for a stadium tour that will kick off next spring. The Here and Now: 2022 Stadium Tour are Chesney’s first live dates to be announced since having to table his 2020 Chillaxification Tour last spring as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. The Here and …
Read More »Soundgarden's Surviving Members Regain 'Temporary' Control of Band's Social Media
Soundgarden and the estate of Chris Cornell announced a “temporary” agreement Wednesday where the band’s social media accounts will transfer back to the band’s surviving members. In February, in response to another lawsuit between the band and the estate, Soundgarden said in a statement, “For more than a year, Soundgarden’s …
Read More »Surf Rockers La Luz Return With First Song in Three Years, 'In the Country'
Indie rock outfit La Luz has released their first new song in three years, “In the Country” via Hardly Art. The song is a rich, expansive bit of spaced-out surf rock with a serene refrain from singer/guitarist Shana Cleveland, “Why leave? We can have all we need/Growing out in the …
Read More »A$AP Rocky: Trump's Involvement In Rapper's Swedish Assault Trial 'Made It a Little Worse'
In Stockholm Syndrome, the new documentary on rapper A$AP Rocky’s 2019 fight with two men and subsequent assault trial in Sweden, the rapper recalls the moment things went from weird to surreal. “I’m sleeping in my halfway dream,” he says in the film. “I heard my name. I kind of …
Read More »Van Morrison and Eric Clapton Wonder Why They're the Only 'Rebels' Left in New Duet
A month after releasing his 28-song screed,Latest Record Project: Vol. 1, Van Morrison has once again teamed up with Eric Clapton for an ornery collaboration. Released under the moniker Slowhand & Van, “The Rebels” is a duet of “Where Have All the Rebels Gone,” one of the songs on Morrison’s …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Roar Back to Life on 'Path of Wellness'
Sleater-Kinney are back to their old tricks, which means trying out some new tricks. The Pacific Northwest punks grabbed the world’s imagination with the 1996 riot-grrrl bombshell Call the Doctor, but ever since, they’ve refused to repeat themselves. Everything about their new album is outside their zone, starting with the …
Read More »Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' New 'Flying on the Ground' Video
Noel Gallagher‘s High Flying Birds have dropped their new video for “Flying on the Ground.” The song is one of two new tracks that will appear on the band’s best-of album, Back the Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021), which arrives on Friday via Sour Mash Records. The clip expands …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' Returns to Number One on RS 200
Taylor Swift‘s Evermore returns to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart this week thanks to a vinyl release of the album, originally released in December. Expectedly, the lion’s share of Evermore‘s 239,200 units were driven by sales, with none of the tracks making the Top 100 …
Read More »Willie Nile Taps Steve Earle for New Song 'Blood on Your Hands'
Veteran singer-songwriter Willie Nile is marking his 73rd birthday Monday, June 7th, with a new song, “Blood on Your Hands,” featuring Steve Earle. “Blood on Your Hands” is a steady stomping rock cut that finds Nile and Earle trading searing verses about human nature’s more sinister qualities. “Blood on your …
Read More »Carrie Underwood Will Send You a Cameo Greeting for Charity
For $1,000, Carrie Underwood will wish you a happy birthday. The country music superstar is one of a number of country singers appearing on the video service Cameo for the month of June, part of a charitable partnership with the Academy of Country Music’s philanthropic organization, ACM Lifting Lives. Among …
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