The shows were over, but for Phil Kaufman, the headache was just beginning. Then the road manager for the Flying Burrito Brothers, one of the bands credited with finding the common ground between rock & roll and honky-tonk country, Kaufman had just returned home to Los Angeles, after some Burrito-related …
Read More »Noname Reveals Tracklist for 'Sundial,' First Album in Five Years
Noname has long held her third album close, but as its August 11 release approaches, she has shared the 11-song tracklist. She posted a spacey graphic on Instagram, with titles like “Black Mirror,” “Potentially the Interlude,” and “Gospel?” Its features include Common, Jay Electronica, Billy Woods, Eryn Allen Kane, Ayoni, …
Read More »Conservative Trolls Want to Talk About Rap Music Instead of Jason Aldean. Don't Take the Bait
All week long, a culture war has been raging around country star Jason Aldean‘s “Try That in a Small Town,” a turgid power ballad wrapped around an unsubtle warning to protesters and other outsiders: “Try that in a small town, see how far you make it down the road.” To …
Read More »Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry Announces Solo Music, Tour During Band Hiatus
Lauren Mayberry is stepping away from Chvrches to make music on her own for the first time. On Thursday, the musician reflected on the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut LP, The Bones of What You Believe, as she announced plans to tour as a solo artist — but assured …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet Are Back And (Spoiler!) They Still Want to Be the New Led Zeppelin
There’s no way around it, so just let’s say it: On album number three, Greta Van Fleet still want to get the Led out. Despite being praised or damned for its fealty to the hammering of certain gods, the Michigan band is still not remotely backing down from its mission. …
Read More »Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion
A Nebraska teen who enlisted her mother’s help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Celeste Burgess was 17 years old and 24 weeks pregnant when she took Mifepristone and Misoprostol that her mother purchased online. In May, the now …
Read More »CBP Admits Death of 8-Year-Old Migrant Child Was Preventable: Report
A border patrol official has conceded that a 8-year-old girl who died in U.S. custody would still be alive had officials reacted differently to her parent’s pleas for medical intervention, according to a statement given to CBS. In May, 8 year old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez and her family spent …
Read More »BTS' Jung Kook Performs a Sweet Cover of Oasis' 'Let There Be Love'
BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge consistently delivers exciting and unexpected covers from artists. And on Thursday, BTS‘ Jung Kook visited London to perform a rendition of the Oasis classic “Let There Be Love” on the radio show. Backed by a soft piano, the Korean pop star’s sweet vocals shone as …
Read More »A Day in the Life of a Modern-Day Songwriter
When I started my music career more than a decade ago, it was as a singer/songwriter, living and working in Blackpool in the North of England. I was very driven and wrote hundreds of songs in a couple of years. It wasn’t practical for me to record and release every …
Read More »See Billie Eilish Join Paramore for 'All I Wanted' at Los Angeles Gig
Paramore’s North American tour continues to dole out surprises on a nightly basis as Billie Eilish joined the band in Los Angeles for “All I Wanted.” During the encore at the Kia Forum, Hayley Williams and company launched into the Brand New Eyes track, with Eilish hopping onstage to the …
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