Lil Yachty continues to release new music videos at a torrid pace with the arrival of the Vince Staples-featuring “In My Stussy’s,” the latest visual off the rapper’s Lil Boat 3.5. In just the past two weeks, Yachty has already dropped videos for Lil Boat 3.5’s “Asshole” and “Royal Rumble,” …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic Sometimes Get Together and Jam as Nirvana
The Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear said he, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic occasionally get together and privately play as Nirvana during an interview with Howard Stern Thursday, February 11th. Stern prompted the revelation after asking Smear — who joined Nirvana in 1993 — if he ever missed playing with the …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Killer Mike, Quincy Jones Named to NIVA Advisory Board
Dave Grohl, Quincy Jones, Killer Mike, and Jimmy Jam were among the artists named to the National Independent Venue Association’s new advisory board. Fitz and the Tantrums’ Noelle Scaggs, Christian McBride, and music execs like Lyor Cohen, Wendy Ong, and Boris Patronoff will also serve on the NIVA advisory board. …
Read More »Brian Eno, Beach House, Santigold to Score Omega Mart Exhibit
Brian Eno, Beach House and Santigold are among the musical artists contributing to upcoming Las Vegas exhibit Omega Mart, as Brooklyn Vegan reports. Produced by Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment group Meow Wolf, the permanent exhibition will open in experiential complex AREA15 on February 18th. The supermarket-themed exhibition is described …
Read More »This Live 'Rhiannon' Is Stevie Nicks at Her Witchiest
Fleetwood Mac‘s The Dance gets all the (well-deserved) attention for being Fleetwood Mac’s best live album. But the band’s first live release, 1980’s Fleetwood Mac Live, is overdue for some rightful acclaim of its own. Ahead of an upcoming deluxe reissue, let the band’s live take on “Rhiannon” show you …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Joeboy, 'Better Thing'
Joeboy has a knack for the sticky, sub-three-minute single — see his breakout hit “Baby” from 2019, and last year’s “Call.” His voice is not overpowering, but it quavers effectively to communicate longing. And the singer maximizes the impact of his harmonies by picking beats with just a few musical …
Read More »Eric Church Releases New Song 'Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones,' Gives Tour Update
Eric Church will give one of the biggest performances of his career on Sunday when he sings the National Anthem at the Super Bowl alongside Jazmine Sullivan. Today, Church made it clear that he doesn’t want it to be his only performance of 2021. “Hey guys, we are working on …
Read More »Flashback: Joan Baez and Marianne Faithfull Sing 'As Tears Go By' in Bob Dylan's Hotel Room
The rock documentary was practically invented by filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker when he tagged along with Bob Dylan for his U.K. tour in April and May 1965 and shot fly-on-the-wall footage. Ninety-six minutes wound up in his 1967 film Don’t Look Back, but that was just a fraction of what …
Read More »Buying Beats for Viral Songs Is Becoming a Popular (and Messy) Business
Caleb Hearn and Jason Messer used to be inseparable. “We did everything together,” says Hearn, a 20-year-old singer from King, North Carolina. But on February 18th, 2017, when Messer asked his friend to go hiking in nearby Hanging Rock State Park, Hearn had to bow out — he had a …
Read More »Watch Ray Wylie Hubbard Make Long-Awaited 'Austin City Limits' Debut
Since emerging from the Texas outlaw scene in the early Seventies, Ray Wylie Hubbard has written some of the genre’s smartest, funniest — and most overlooked — classics. A favorite of Jerry Jeff Walker and Eric Church, Hubbard explores everything from his wild past to his deep knowledge of Christianity, …
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