As every true fan of The Office knows, Creed Bratton had a long and interesting life long before he joined up with the crew at Dunder Mifflin. Back in the Sixties, before some of his Office castmates were even born, Bratton was scoring big radio hits as a member of …
Read More »David Crosby: 'Trump Is Far More Dangerous Than Nixon'
The past few months haven’t seemed that different from the darkest days of 1968 to David Crosby. The biggest difference was that Nixon was a villain he was able to largely understand. Trump is a very different story. “I would paint the villain in darker colors this time,” he tells …
Read More »Willie Nelson, Paul Simon Announce 'A Night for Austin' Livestream Benefit
Willie and Annie Nelson are teaming up with Paul Simon and Edie Brickell for A Night for Austin, a television and livestream benefit to aid the Texas capital during COVID-19. Premiering on June 10th at 9 p.m. E.T., the two-hour benefit will feature performances by Nelson, Simon, James Taylor, Bonnie …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson to Perform Online Concert From Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
Sturgill Simpson will perform a free livestream concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The Sound & Fury artist announced the show via Instagram as a thank-you to fans who raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for three charities. Set for Friday, June 5th, at 7 p.m. CT, Simpson’s …
Read More »Labels Ignored BMW Kenny for Years, But Now They're All Trying to Sign Him
In 2017, Kenneth Coby played a bad show and decided to quit music. As Soundz, he had co-written and co-produced hit singles for Rae Sremmurd, Justin Bieber, and Trey Songz. But like many songwriters, Coby harbored dreams of being a solo artist, and he was on the road opening for …
Read More »Kiss' Paul Stanley Releases Debut Video With Soul Station Live Band
Kiss co-founder and frontman Paul Stanley has devoted the last few years to his new project, Soul Station, a 17-piece ensemble tribute group that performs R&B and soul classics. For most of its existence, Soul Station has been a live music project, performing their catalog at smaller venues and clubs. …
Read More »Lady Gaga, Blackpink Share Confectionary Club Track 'Sour Candy'
The long-anticipated collaboration between Lady Gaga and mega-popular K-pop group Blackpink is finally here. “Sour Candy,” from Gaga’s upcoming albumChromatica, dropped on Thursday morning, providing a sugar-sweet club track for all our at-home parties. “I’m sour candy, so sweet then I get a little angry,” Jennie and Lisa of Blackpink …
Read More »The 1975's 'Notes on a Conditional Form' Is a Meandering Search for Meaning
Learning to enjoy the 1975 has always required a certain suspension of disbelief. If you can believe that a boy-band-pretty synth-pop quartet from Manchester with a poodle-haired lead singer can create nuanced, voice-of-a-generation anthems hidden inside layers upon layers of irony and bombast, then consider yourself a fan. Matty Healy, …
Read More »Ray Wylie Hubbard, Ashley McBryde Team for 'Outlaw Blood' Video
Ray Wylie Hubbard and Ashley McBryde maintain social distancing guidelines in the video for their new collaboration “Outlaw Blood.” The song will appear on the beloved singer-songwriter’s guest-heavy album Co-Starring, due out July 10th via Big Machine. Hubbard lends his idiosyncratic singing style to a story about a tough woman …
Read More »Harry Styles Dedicates 'Watermelon Sugar' Video to the Much-Missed Act of Touching
Harry Styles has released a colorful, beach-set video for his latest single “Watermelon Sugar.” The track appears on the pop star’s sophomore album, Fine Line, released lastDecember. Filmed in January on a Malibu beach, the video opens with a cheeky dedication to “touching.” Styles is first seen walking up to …
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