Keith Richards will reunite with the X-Pensive Winos at the annual Love Rocks charity concert, taking place March 10 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The lineup for the sixth annual event also boast Mavis Staples, Hozier, Warren Haynes, Melissa Etheridge, Allison Russell, Larkin Poe, Tyler Bryant, the …
Read More »Yusuf/Cat Stevens on Songwriting, Spirituality, and Climate Hope
Plenty of songwriters spent the early 1970s looking for some kind of truth, but none of them sang about that quest with as much authentic conviction as Cat Stevens. On songs like “Where Do the Children Play?,” “Miles from Nowhere,” “The Wind,” and “Father and Son,” the London-born artist spoke …
Read More »Steve Poltz Leans Into Dylan-esque Wordplay on the Tongue-Twisting Song 'Can O' Pop'
Steve Poltz puts Dylan-esque wordplay and the electric acid-test colors of the Sixties on display in his new song and video for “Can O’ Pop.” It’s the latest track off the San Diego-raised, Nashville-based songwriter’s upcoming album Stardust & Satellites, out Feb. 18. “Can O’ Pop” is a fizzy delight, …
Read More »Mary J. Blige to Headline 2022 Roots Picnic
The Roots Picnic will mark its first in-person event since 2019 on June 4 and 5 at the Mann Center at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. The fest will feature a headlining set from Mary J. Blige and the Roots, who will share the stage for the first time. The stacked lineup …
Read More »'F-ck It, We Might as Well Make a Horror Movie': Dave Grohl on New Rock & Roll Chiller 'Studio 666'
Around three years ago, a film-marketer friend of Dave Grohl’s was in a meeting with a “huge movie studio.” When Grohl’s name came up, the studio floated the outlandish idea of a Foo Fighters horror movie. Grohl’s initial reply? “I said, ‘That’s the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever heard in …
Read More »See Bob Mould Rail Against Evangelical Hypocrisy in Solo Electric 'Forecast of Rain'
Bob Mould has surprise-released The Ocean, a new EP containing solo acoustic renditions of three songs. Two come from his recent past — “The Ocean” and “Forecast of Rain” both featured on his 2020 album Blue Hearts — and one from his Hüsker Dü days, “Divide and Conquer” from 1985’s …
Read More »Kanye West 'Takes Accountability' for Abusing Caps Lock, Sharing Kim's Texts
In Kardashian World, Valentine’s Day started with the news that Kanye West and Julia Fox had reportedly called it quits. Then, West pulled up to his ex Kim Kardashian‘s house with a truck full of flowers and wrote that the two “don’t have beef.” After that, it seemed, all Kardashian …
Read More »Even Guy Fieri Can't Resist the Emotional Flavor Bomb of a Good Phoebe Bridgers Song
Guy Fieri took a detour on his way to Flavortown and ended up getting emotional to Phoebe Bridgers because celebrities: They’re just like us. In a video posted to TikTok, Fieri takes a car ride, solemnly looking down in his signature spiked hair and white sunglasses as the opening lines …
Read More »California Knows How To Party: Dr. Dre Leads One of the All-Time Great Super Bowl Halftime Shows
Well, that was awesome. The Super Bowl halftime show finally opened up to hip-hop—this was the first time the rappers got to bumrush center stage, instead of serving as a sideshow. And it was a triumph. Dr. Dre presided over an all-time great Super Bowl blowout, rocking alongside Snoop Dogg, …
Read More »'It's a Full-Circle Moment': Epik High on Their New Album and 2022 Tour Plans
When it came to making their 10th studio album, Epik High had a clear goal in mind: stick with the honest themes of self-love, loneliness, and confidence that have made them one of South Korea‘s most popular hip-hop acts since debuting in 2003. “Epik High has always been best at …
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