Coachella cleared out of Indio, California’s Empire Polo Fields, after two music-filled weekends so that the country festival Stagecoach could take over the grounds. The bill for this weekend’s event is stacked with generation-spanning performers, but two in particular seem to be cooking something up for the occasion. Just before …
Read More »Eight Struggles You May Face When Raising Capital for Your Business
One of the most difficult aspects of getting a business off the ground is finding the money to be able to do so. While there are a number of ways to fund a business — crowdsourcing, family and friends, investors, bootstrapping and more — each comes with their own pros …
Read More »Smashing Pumpkins Reveal Kiki Wong as Their New Guitarist After Nationwide Search
After receiving over 10,000 applications in their nationwide search for a new guitarist, the Smashing Pumpkins revealed Friday the newest member of their band: Social media-famous guitarist Kiki Wong. In January, the Pumpkins announced an open audition to fill the vacancy left by departing guitarist Jeff Schroeder, who had a …
Read More »Who Is Kathleen Hanna? Bikini Kill Legend Pops Up in 'Jeopardy!' Clue
Kathleen Hanna returned to the hallowed space that is the Jeopardy!clue board, serving as part of an answer to a question that, ultimately, none of the contestants were cool enough to get. The clue popped up during “Double Jeopardy” as the $1200 answer in the “Let’s Rock & Roll” category: …
Read More »How GloRilla Stopped Overthinking and Pushed Herself to Level Up With 'Yeah Glo!'
GloRilla started slipping into a rut after going a while without dropping new music — fans were clamoring for some more heat, and the Memphis rapper was overthinking how she could outdo herself as her biggest competitor. It knocked her confidence, but only for a moment. On the latest episode …
Read More »Danna Embraces Her Darkness and Ends Up Shining on 'Childstar'
On her new album Childstar, the Mexican pop star Danna introduces herself to fans in Latin America who thought they already knew everything about her. To start, the 13-track concept LP, which dropped last week, is the singer’s first project under her new stage name “Danna.” (She’s removed the “Paola” …
Read More »Bon Jovi, Forever Young, Comes Face-to-Face With Mortality in 'Thank You, Good Night'
You can’t watch Thank You, Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story and walk away with anything but respect for Jon Bon Jovi. The four-part, nearly five-hour documentary about the singer-songwriter and his namesake New Jersey rock band (streaming now on Hulu) unflinchingly addresses the vocal problems that plagued Bon Jovi’s …
Read More »Bess Atwell Is Learning To Be at Peace With Herself
“Got a lot to be forgiven for, gave a lot of hell,” Bess Atwell sings on “Release Myself,” the second track of her upcoming album Light Sleeper. Her whimsical vocals float poised and steady atop a wall of rousing guitar riffs, as the Brighton, U.K.-based singer-songwriter reflects on the idea …
Read More »See Ne-Yo Showcase Hits-Filled Songwriting Catalog With Tiny Desk Concert
Ne-Yo performed his own hits, singles he penned for artists like Rihanna and Beyoncé, and debuted a new song during the R&B singer’s Tiny Desk concert that NPR Music shared Friday. The hitmaker and his eight-person backing band kicked off the 23-minute set with a trio of his 2000s tracks …
Read More »Cris Jacobs Rediscovered His Joy for Bluegrass by Cold-Calling Jerry Douglas
On the edge of Baltimore, where urban sprawl slowly transitions into Mid-Atlantic farmland, sits the home of singer-songwriter Cris Jacobs. In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies. “It feels like we’re in the country,” Jacobs tells Rolling Stone. “Even though we’re not.” Last …
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