For the past seven years, Robin Taylor Zander has been playing rhythm guitar in his father’s band, Cheap Trick. The remarkably versatile musician has also played drums, bass, and lead guitar when other members of the group had to step aside for illness or personal matters. “It’s all just been …
Read More »Chlöe x Halle Reunite for Hit-Filled Mixtape Medley Showdown on 'That's My Jam'
Chlöe x Halle’s large-scale endeavors as solo musicians have found the two sisters in the center of constant comparisons and makeshift competitions in the pop arena. But during their latest appearance on Jimmy Fallon‘s That’s My Jam, Chlöe and Halle Bailey faced off in the only kind of showdown they’re …
Read More »Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers Lead 2023 All Things Go Festival
Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, and Carly Rae Jepsen lead the lineup for the 2023 All Things Go Festival, which will return to Merriweather Post Pavilion, just outside Washington D.C., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Rogers and Jepsen top the bill on day one, which will also feature Tegan …
Read More »Johnny Marr Will Tell the Story of His Life Through His Guitar Collection in New Book
Johnny Marr will use his extensive guitar collection as a jumping-off point for a new book about his life and career, Marr’s Guitars, out Oct. 17 via Harper Design (pre-order here). In Marr’s Guitars, Marr will pair different guitars with chapters of his life, each instrument associated with a particular …
Read More »Honoring the Musical Genius and Transgressive Power of Little Richard
The first thing film director Lisa Cortés did when she found out Magnolia Pictures had picked up her documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything, was send a cosmic shout-out to the rock ‘n’ roll icon. “I said, ‘Thank you, Little Richard!’” she confesses. Cortés, whose gripping portrait of the singer …
Read More »Orville Peck Schedules Summer 2023 Tour Supporting Latest Album 'Bronco'
Orville Peck has scheduled a collection of tour dates for summer 2023 in support of his second studio album Bronco, released last year. The Bronco tour will begin on June 20 with an opening show at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York and will conclude on Aug. …
Read More »Pras Michel Makes Bold Decision to Testify in His Own Federal Conspiracy Trial
The Fugees‘ Pras Michel discussed his relationship with Malaysian financier Jho Low and said he voluntarily met with FBI agents regarding China’s efforts to extradite a prominent dissident after making the bold decision to testify at his own federal trial on Tuesday, April 18. It’s rare for defendants to take …
Read More »Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Is Back for the First Time in Four Years
Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads Guitar Festival is set to return for the first time in four years, taking place Sept. 23 and 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The lineup boasts an array of young and old talent, including Gary Clark, Jr., Sheryl Crow, H.E.R., Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, …
Read More »Everything But the Girl Pick Up Where They Left Off While Keeping It Fresh On 'Fuse'
Who would have guessed? Everything But The Girl have returned in one of the year’s most surprising—and welcome—comebacks. The married London duo of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt quit making music together in 2000, taking time to raise their family while working separately. Fuse is their first collaboration since 1999’s …
Read More »Zach Bryan and Travis Tritt Meet 'Eye to Eye' to Talk Out Twitter Beef
Zach Bryan and Travis Tritt have finally managed to have some sort of civilized conversation over the existence of trans people, speaking “eye to eye” after exchanging a few Twitter volleys earlier in the week. The conversation between the two cisgender, presumably straight men took place in Texas over the …
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