Earlier this month, Stevie Nicks learned that she was going to become the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on two occasions. “My biggest hope is that I have opened the door due to the fact that there’s 22 men who have gone in …
Read More »Jeff Goldblum Has a Number One Jazz Album. It Only Took Him 50 Years
Jeff Goldblum has a daily routine that includes working out in his home gym and spending an inordinate amount of time at the piano. “I play every day,” he tells Rolling Stone. “It’s part of my life. I know what gratification comes from a routine and making something a habit …
Read More »Phil Lesh, Trey Anastasio Anchor 2019 Peach Fest Lineup
The Trey Anastasio Band, String Cheese Incident, and Phil Lesh and Friends, featuring Warren Haynes, John Scofield and John Molo, are among the headliners at the 2019 Peach Music Festival. Set for July 25th through 28th, the event, originally launched by the Allman Brothers Band in 2012, returns to Montage …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Arin Ray and Babyface, 'Always'
The rising R&B singer Arin Ray teamed up with one of his genre’s most important figures, Babyface, to release “Always” on Friday. Their collaboration is smooth and impeccable, with a melody that evokes Al B. Sure!’s classic “Nite and Day” and winning backing vocals that suggest mid-Nineties P.M. Dawn. But …
Read More »Hear Elton John, Khalid Team on Slick New 'Young Dumb and Broke' Cover
Elton John and Khalid collaborated on a glossy cover version of the R&B star’s 2017 single “Young Dumb & Broke.” The duo recorded the song live at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the Spotify Singles series.The rock legend reimagined the smooth American Teen cut …
Read More »Ice Cube Talks Alt-Right, Border Wall and Kanye's Love of Trump
Last year, as people stormed the streets of Charlottesville with tiki torches as a symbol of white pride, Ice Cube didn’t flinch. “It was a weak attempt to scare people,” he says. “It’s just a very weak attempt to make people feel like something was about to happen, or that …
Read More »Warren Haynes' 30th Christmas Jam: 15 Best Things We Saw
On Thursday, in the frozen depths of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Warren Haynes steadily held up a wall of a home as the support beams were nailed down. Though an exact number couldn’t be found at the moment, the rock guitarist estimated it was somewhere north …
Read More »Kanye West Is Back to Saying Whatever it Takes to Get Your Attention on New XXXTentacion Song
Kanye West, the part-time musician and full-time provocateur, has spent the entirety of 2018 tearing down any sense of goodwill he still possessed in order to spite an amorphous set of enemies. His verse on XXXTentacion‘s “One Minute” is the latest example of a man fully aware of what he’s …
Read More »Hear Toby Keith's New 'Don't Let the Old Man In' From Clint Eastwood Movie
Toby Keith hatches a plan for remaining forever young — in spirit, at least — with “Don’t Let the Old Man In,” a slow-moving acoustic ballad that soundtracks a scene in Clint Eastwood‘s new movie, The Mule. Sung by Keith in an unforced baritone that’s suitably world-weary and weather-beaten, “Don’t …
Read More »James Blake Plots 2019 Headlining Tour
James Blake will embark on a headlining North American tour next February. The trek launches February 18th at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia and includes stops in cities like Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Seattle, Portland and Oakland, as well as a two-night stand in New York City, February 24th and 25th. …
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