Will Ani DiFranco wear a dress? It’s the day before the Broadway premiere of Hadestown, one of the year’s most talked about new musicals, and DiFranco doesn’t know what she’s going to show up wearing to the show’s red carpet. “I have this closet full of ancient dresses that I …
Read More »Neil Young Pens New Book Detailing Quest to Save High-Quality Digital Music
Between recording new material with Crazy Horse and digging through his fertile archives, Neil Young managed to make time to pen another book: To Feel the Music: A Songwriter’s Quest to Save High-Quality Audio finds Young discussing digital music, from his short-lived Pono device to the Neil Young Archives, as …
Read More »Hear Bastille's New Hangover Cure 'Joy'
British synth-pop outfit Bastille find euphoria in the dawn of a new day after a long night on their new song, “Joy,” from their forthcoming album, Doom Days out June 14th via Virgin Records. Doom Days is set over the course of a single night and “takes the listener on …
Read More »Review: Mountain Goats Conjure Sad Wizards and Other Fading Heroes on 'In League With Dragons'
Since he first started releasing music as the Mountain Goats back in the Nineties, John Darnielle has been putting out albums at the speedy clip of a power-pop tune-machine, even as he explores fully realized concepts that might suck up a decent chunk of a lesser artist’s entire career. His …
Read More »Watch Kid Cudi Enlist Kanye West for Coachella Medley
During his Saturday night set at Coachella‘s Sahara tent, Kid Cudi brought out Kanye West to take on a gamut of tracks. The rappers performed “Ghost Town” from West’s 2018 album Ye and later played the duo’s Kids See Ghosts tracks “Freeee (Ghost Town Pt. 2)” and “Reborn.” They also …
Read More »Watch Sebadoh Skewer Conspiracy Theorists in 'Raging River' Video
Sebadoh send-up the tin foil hat crowd and technology-induced conspiracy theorists on their new song, “Raging River,” set to appear on their upcoming LP, Act Surprised, out May 24th. “Raging River” finds bassist Jason Loewenstein unraveling dystopian lyrics — “You can say it ain’t so/No light no shadow/Things they don’t …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Reschedule Canceled North American Tour Dates
Fleetwood Mac have rescheduled the East Coast and Canadian portion of their North American tour, which they were forced to postpone after Stevie Nicks came down with the flu. The new run starts October 28th at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It also includes a new date, October 30th at …
Read More »Beyonce on Michelle Obama: She 'Inspires All of Us to Do Better and to Be Better'
Beyoncé praised the grace, brilliance and hard work of Michelle Obama, saying the former First Lady “inspires all of us to do better and to be better” in a short essay for Time‘s annual “100 Most Influential People” issue. At the start of the essay, Beyoncé recalled meeting Obama on …
Read More »Hear Donovan Woods' New Acoustic Version of 'Truck Full of Money'
Donovan Woods has given his song “Truck Full of Money” an extensive overhaul, turning the cinematic track from his Juno-winning album Both Ways into an intimate acoustic ballad. This new version, premiering on Rolling Stone Country today, is the first release from The Other Way, an acoustic companion album to …
Read More »Hear Tame Impala's Buoyant New Song 'Borderline'
Tame Impala have dropped “Borderline,” a track the band previously performed live on Saturday Night Live. The song follows “Patience,” a single released in March, which marked Tame Impala’s first new music since 2015’s Currents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpbblMR_jUo&feature=youtu.be “Borderline” captures the band’s signature psychedelic vibe. The track has a euphoric, uplifting melody …
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