Margo Price will never forget the first time she heard Tom Petty on the radio. She was ten years old at home in Illinois, desperately searching for something “real and raw” amongst the indulgent hits of her childhood. “I very specifically remember hearing ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance,’” Price tells Rolling …
Read More »George Martin's Film Scores, Orchestral Works to Be Released
The orchestral works of late Beatles producer George Martin will be released on a new album, George Martin: The Film Scores and Original Orchestral Compositions, November 10th via Atlas Realisations/Pias Classics. A limited edition double vinyl LP will be available in January 2018. Conductor Craig Leon and the Berlin Music …
Read More »Tori Amos on Her Mother's Stroke, 'Master Showman' Donald Trump and More
“Events have been happening very quickly in the last year, and it was about me being open to different energies and really listening,” Tori Amostold Rolling Stoneduring an August sit-downin New York’s Flatiron District. The artfully eccentric singer-songwriter says that unpacking and understanding this time period – both on a …
Read More »Flashback: Led Zeppelin Rehearse 'Black Dog' in 2007
Led Zeppelin’s 2007 concert at London’s 02 Arena wasn’t their first reunion since drummer John Bonham died in 1980. The surviving members played a sloppy set at Live Aid in 1985 and a slightly better one at the Atlantic Records 40th anniversary bash three years later. The lucky guests at …
Read More »What's Next for Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series?
Now that details onBob Dylan’s new gospel-era collection Trouble No More: The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 / 1979–1981 have surfaced, his team can turn their attention to future archival projects. Nothing is definite, but next year could finally see the release of a long-awaited documentary about the famed Rolling Thunder …
Read More »Morrissey Plots 'Low in High School' U.S. Fall Tour
Morrissey announced a 16-date U.S. tour in support of his upcoming Low in High School LP, due out November 17th. The tour begins October 31st in Portland, Oregon. After performing in Seattle, San Francisco and Paso Robles, Morrissey stops for two previously announced shows in Los Angeles at the Hollywood …
Read More »See Carly Pearce Explain Surprise Hit Ballad 'Every Little Thing'
With the release of her debut single “Every Little Thing,” Carly Pearce has been turning heads in Nashville. The song – a ballad – has impressed critics and fans alike, and roared into country radio’s Top 10. It’s no easy feat, considering the track’s classic sound built on Pearce’s bluegrass …
Read More »Watch Fall Out Boy's Outlaw Thriller 'The Last of the Real Ones' Video
Fall Out Boy paired their upbeat new single “The Last of the Real Ones” with a disturbing video following two outlaws dressed in llama costumes. The criminal duo drive out to a deserted locale, start a fire and bludgeon bound-and-gagged bassist Pete Wentz to death with a shovel. “The Last …
Read More »Four Tet Announces New Album 'New Energy'
Veteran electronic musicianFour Tet announced his new LP New Energy Wednesday by unveiling a sprawling new track titled “Scientists.” The track slowly weaves a hypnotic synth melody before it abruptly halts near the halfway mark. After re-centering itself, “Scientists” blossoms, integrating a discombobulated female vocal sample and saxophone. Before announcing …
Read More »Lorde Praises Peter Green-Era Fleetwood Mac, Classic Rock Love on 'WTF'
Lorde explained how her synesthesia caused her to listen to lots of classic rock albums in a recent interview on WTF With Marc Maron.“Synesthesia is like when senses overlap,” she explained. “You know what’s quite good for synesthesia? Weirdly guitar music is not so overwhelming. I could listen to Neil …
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