Lanco made their television debut this week, leaving behind the band’s snowbound headquarters of Nashville for California to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The song, of course, was “Greatest Love Story,” singer Brandon Lancaster’s autobiographical tribute to a pair of high-school sweethearts who reunite – and marry – later …
Read More »Hear Eric Church Collaborator Jeff Hyde's New Solo Song 'Henry Ford'
Country fans might not be familiar with the name Jeff Hyde, but they’ve most likely heard his tunes. Hyde is not only Eric Church‘s longtime acoustic guitar player, but a Grammy-nominated songwriting partner whose Number One hits include Church’s vivid gems like “Springsteen” and “Record Year.” Now Hyde is stepping …
Read More »Bonnaroo: Eminem, the Killers, Muse Headline 2018 Festival
Eminem, the Killers and Muse will headline this year’s Bonnaroo, scheduled to return to “the Farm” in Manchester, Tennessee from June 7th – 10th. Future, Bassnectar, Sturgill Simpson, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Sheryl Crow, Paramore and Khalid are also on this year’s lineup, which also features Bon Iver performing “two …
Read More »Crossover Country Singer Mickey Gilley Injured in Car Accident
Country singer Mickey Gilley – known for a string of Seventies hits as well as his Eighties crossover success in the wake of the film Urban Cowboy – is recovering at home after he and his son Michael were involved in a car accident on Wednesday morning. According to KFDM, …
Read More »Why Beatles' Star Club Tapes Best Represent the Group's Bar-Band Spirit
Any deep-delver into the Beatles‘ catalog is familiar with those raging pockets of sound where this band, so often remembered for their beautiful melodies and graceful harmonic transitions, could be one badass mother of a group. It’s easy to list favorites indicative of this hell-for-leather slant: the guitar duel on …
Read More »Dan Fogelberg Tribute Album: Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Honor Late Singer
“I always thought my music had to be flawless,” Garth Brooks told the Boston Globe in 1991. “One of my biggest influences was [Dan] Fogelberg, and if you ever listen to his stuff, it’s particularly flawless – all the harmonies are perfect.” Dan Fogelberg’s legacy was, without a doubt, bolstered …
Read More »Watch Khalid's Evocative New Video for 'Saved'
A heartbroken Khalid longs after an old flame in the melancholy new video for “Saved.” The video begins with rejection as Khalid calls his ex on the phone, getting only her answering machine. The rest of the video alternates between isolated images of Khalid – brooding on the beach, staring …
Read More »Net Neutrality: How a Repeal Could Kill the Careers of Indie Musicians
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on whether or not to repeal Net Neutrality, a decision about Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that could impact – among so many other pillars of our country’s modern democracy – the future of music. And independent musicians, those who run …
Read More »Taylor Swift Talks 'Symbolic' Lawsuit, Groping Trial, Sexual Assault
Taylor Swift was among the “Silence Breakers” named as Time‘s Person of the Year, a cohort of women who stepped forward and spoke out about sexual misconduct and harassment. For the corresponding article, Swift – who also appeared on the cover alongside Harvey Weinstein victim Ashley Judd and others – …
Read More »Watch Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings' Rousing 'Sail On!' Video
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kingsunveiled the new video for “Sail On!,” a standout track off the late singer’s final LP Soul of a Woman. Like the band’s intimate “Call on God” video, the brassy “Sail On!” relies on archival footage of Jones recording the song with her band at Brooklyn’s …
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