Kendell Marvel has co-written some of Chris Stapleton’s most hard-hitting songs — “Either Way” and “Hard Livin’,” among them. One of their collabs now finds its way onto Marvel’s upcoming album Come On Sunshine: “Don’t Tell Me How to Drink” is a stomping and defiant rebuff to someone with the …
Read More »Björk to Offer Intimate Look Inside Her Back Catalog on New Podcast
Famous for her forward-thinking ability to consistently reinvent and remix her artistic output, Björk is doing something different for her latest project: looking to the past. Beginning next month, the groundbreaking Icelandic singer-songwriter will launch a podcast series devoted entirely to her expansive catalog. Björk: Sonic Symbolism will offer fans …
Read More »Flashback: One Direction Made Their VMAs Debut 10 Years Ago
Harry Styles may be one of the leading nominees at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but the singer received his first Moonman nod 10 years ago as part of One Direction. 1D made their VMAs debut in 2012, taking the stage to perform their hit single, “One Thing,” in …
Read More »Girlpool Announces Breakup, Cancels Select Tour Dates: 'We Are Each Other's Biggest Fans'
After exploding onto the Los Angeles DIY scene nearly a decade ago, indie duo Girlpool announced they will part ways following the conclusion of their upcoming tour. “After 9 years, we have decided to take a break from Girlpool and go our separate ways as songwriters,” the band said in …
Read More »Margo Price Takes a Psychedelic Journey in New Song 'Been to the Mountain'
Margo Price gets into her own trippy headspace with the new song “Been to the Mountain,” her latest indication of what direction she’ll be taking musically with the follow-up to 2020’s That’s How Rumors Get Started. Built around an insistent drum groove, “Been to the Mountain” combines a greasy low-end …
Read More »The Smithereens Unearth 'Lost Album' Nearly 30 Years After They Recorded It
New Jersey rockers the Smithereens have unearthed a “lost album” five years after the death of singer Pat DiNizio and nearly 30 years after they recorded it. Dubbed The Lost Album, the LP stems from a batch of unreleased songs the Smithereens recorded during fall 1993 studio sessions when the …
Read More »Muse's Matt Bellamy Recalls Attending One of Lady Gaga's Early Career Shows: 'I Have Always Been a Little Monster'
Matt Bellamy is activating his Lady Gaga stan card. “I always have been a monster,” the Muse frontman told Zane Lowe in a new Apple Music 1 interview. He gushed about seeing the singer live in Washington D.C. back in 2007 when she was playing to rooms of 500 people …
Read More »Robert Plant on Success, Getting Panned by Rolling Stone, and What 'Stairway to Heaven' Means to Him Now
W hen I reach Robert Plant on the phone, it’s a few days before he and Alison Krauss play Glastonbury. Plant has just arrived back in England in a great mood and describes his day so far in his very Plant-like way: “It’s summer solstice — it’s magnificent,” he exclaims. …
Read More »David Bowie's 'Moonage Daydream' Soundtrack to Feature Unreleased Live Tracks, New Mixes
Ahead of the release of the David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream, details of the film’s soundtrack have been revealed, with the companion collection boasting unreleased live versions, album cuts, interview excerpts, orchestral performances, and film-specific remixes of classic Bowie tracks. As a preview of the soundtrack’s exclusive “Moonage Daydream” mixes, …
Read More »A New Look at Cult-Favorite Folk Sisters the Roches
In the summer of 1971, a sibling folk duo attended Paul Simon‘s songwriting class at NYU and then found themselves singing backup on There Goes Rhymin’ Simon. More than 50 years later — and just after Soccer Mommy cited them as an influence on her recent album — the Roches …
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