The Hold Steady released two new songs to their Bandcamp. First, “The Stove and the Toaster” is a stomping rocker punctuated with piles of guitar licks, a piano interlude and brass. Singer Craig Finn narrates a story about all sorts of nefarious characters and revenge plots. During the chorus he …
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Just days after wrapping up her tour dates opening up for Harry Styles and releasing the glitzy video to her latest single, “High Horse,”Kacey Musgraves has announced the North American leg of her headlining Oh, What a World Tour. The upcomingrun of dates, which begin January 9th, 2019, in Indianapolis, …
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The members of System of a Down are finally detailing why they haven’t issued any new music since 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize albums after more than a decade of speculation. First, guitarist Daron Malakian – who is promoting an upcoming album by his side project Scars on Broadway – said …
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Two weeks before Paul Simon retires from touring, the legendary singer-songwriter will release his new album In the Blue Light. The album finds Simon and his longtime producer Roy Halee reinterpreting 10 lesser-known songs and personal favorites from his solo catalog with help from instrumental ensemble yMusic, guitarist Bill Frisell, …
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Cardi B announced the birth of her first child with husband Offset. Kulture Kiari Cephus was born on Tuesday, July 10th. The rapper, who recently hit Number One for the second time in a year with the song “I Like It,” announced the birth of her daughter on Instagram with …
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Halfway through a note-faithful performance of Pink Floyd’s 17-minute “Dogs,” Roger Waters and his band took a wine break. They put on grotesque swine masks – Waters’ looked a bit like the singer from Slipknot – gathered around a table and went about their piggily business, until the singer-songwriter lifted …
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When Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock landed in South Korea to perform at the Peace Train Music Festival right below the border of North Korea in late June, he didn’t know what to expect. He’d never stepped foot anywhere in South Korea, let alone the heavily militarized demilitarized zone where …
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When Joshua Hedley made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in April, the honor realized a dream of the Florida native: to sing country music on the genre’s most hallowed stage. His journey to the Opry circle is charted in a new episode of the series My Opry Debut, …
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When Ray Charles released A Message From the People in 1972, America was still reeling from the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. The Civil Rights movement had made unprecedented progress during the Sixties, ending legal segregation for good and kickstarting a new era of tolerance. Not everyone seemed to …
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Vinnie Paul, drummer and founding member of the heavy metal band Pantera, died at the age of 54 Friday night, the band announced on Facebook. No immediate cause of death was provided. “Vincent Paul Abbott aka Vinnie Paul has passed away,” Pantera wrote. “Paul is best known for his work …
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