Travis Scott is on a mission to put his name everything he can. Reese’s Puffs, Nerf Guns, Air Jordans, Fortnite, key chains, water bottles, most types of apparel — nothing is safe. The Houston rapper is a king of capitalism and his thirst to emblazon his likeness on an increasing …
Read More »Tyler Childers Jams With Ricky Skaggs, Travelin' McCourys in New Spotify Sessions
For his first Spotify Singles appearance, Tyler Childers enlists bluegrass greats the Travelin’ McCourys for a string-band rendition of his hard-charging song “House Fire,” a highlight off his latest album Country Squire. Childers also teams up with Ricky Skaggs for a rousing cover of Skaggs’ 1982 hit “Highway 40 Blues.” …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey Read Her Spoken Word Poem 'L.A. Who Am I to Love You'
Lana Del Rey professes her devotion to Los Angeles in “L.A. Who Am I to Love You,” a spoken word piece from her new audiobook of poems Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass,out Tuesday. “I left my city for San Francisco,” Del Rey declares in the opening lines, across Jack …
Read More »Jesse Dayton Is a One-Man Band on New EP 'Gulf Coast Sessions'
“It’s pretty dangerous out here,” Jesse Dayton says, calling from his home in Texas, where coronavirus infections are surging. Dayton lives in Austin, and he’s been doing his best to lay low, venturing out only for solo workouts and Harley rides — he wears a mask underneath his helmet. But …
Read More »See Ziggy Marley's Livestream Concert of Bob Marley Classics
Ziggy Marley staged a socially distanced livestream performance of his late father Bob Marley’s music as part of the continued celebration of the reggae legend’s 75th birthday. The hour-long concert featured Ziggy’s renditions of Bob classics like “One Love” and “Get Up, Stand Up” alongside his take on lesser-known favorites …
Read More »The Unsinkable Chrissie Hynde
It’s a Friday evening in mid-May, and Chrissie Hynde was supposed to kick off a U.S. tour tonight in support of the Pretenders‘ latest album, Hate for Sale. Instead, she’s stuck in her London flat, singing Bob Dylan’s “Standing in the Doorway” over the phone to the band’s lead guitarist …
Read More »Hear Joan Jett's Rollicking Rendition of T. Rex's 'Jeepster'
Joan Jett has shared a cover of T. Rex‘s “Jeepster,” part of the upcoming tribute compilation Angelheaded Hipster, out September 4th via BMG. Featuring Marc Ribot on guitar, Thomas “Doveman” Bartlett on piano, and Jim White on drums, Jett takes the Electric Warrior track to new heights. “You slide so …
Read More »Miranda Lambert's 'Dark Bars' Lyric Video Captures Nashville's Struggling Nightlife
Miranda Lambert sets her new single “Dark Bars” to stark images of Nashville’s shuttered nightlife, an industry that has been struggling since both a deadly tornado tore through portions of the city in March and the onset of the coronavirus. Filmed on location at bars that had closed for the …
Read More »Watch Ludwig Göransson Space Out in New Video for 'Mandalorian' Theme
Ludwig Göransson blasts off into the Star Wars universe in order to create the theme for The Mandalorian in a new music video showcasing the composer’s work on the Disney+ spinoff. In the Isaac Ravishankara-directed visual, the Oscar-winning composer/Childish Gambino producer constructs his Spaghetti Western-inspired theme instrument-by-instrument, from the drums …
Read More »Joshua Ray Walker Turns Deep Thought Exercises Into Beer Joint Music
When Joshua Ray Walker was a kid in Dallas, Texas, his mom took a job doing marketing at motorsports events. Every weekend, he’d tag along with her to monster truck competitions, motorcycle rallies, car and boat shows —anything that had a loud engine really. “Basically any redneck sport you can …
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