The video for hardcore country-rock artist Tim Montana‘s “Mostly Stoned” couldn’t get more weird. And that’s before a title card flashes on the screen telling you that it was directed by Charlie Sheen. But Montana revels in the unorthodox. His songs can veer toward old-school country or screamy metal (think …
Read More »Beck Enlists Dev Hynes to Direct His Surreal 'Uneventful Days' Video
Dev Hynes pays tribute to Beck‘s ever-shifting imagery with his reverent video for the latter’s new song “Uneventful Days.” The Blood Orange songwriter fills the hazy clip — which also includes intro “Hyperlife” — with subtle winks to Beck’s visuals and overall aesthetic: In one scene, a man stares at …
Read More »Hear Kendell Marvel Talk Working With Dan Auerbach on Chris Shiflett's Podcast
This week’s installment of Walking the Floor finds Kendell Marvel returning to the show for a third time, having most recently chatted with podcast host Chris Shiflett during an episode recorded backstage at Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks Festival. The pair’s newest conversation revolves around Solid Gold Sounds, the solo album …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Pusha T and HBO's 'Succession' Are the Media Merger of the Year
Schadenfreude may be universal, but the keen, delightful unease of watching HBO‘s Succession — whose second season wraps this Sunday evening — is particularly amplified for anyone who works in media, the industry of total chaos over which the show’s magnificently out-of-touch plutocrats preside. In response to deep obsession and/or …
Read More »Diahann Carroll, Pioneering 'Julia' Actress, Dead at 84
Diahann Carroll, the groundbreaking actress who starred in Dynasty and Julia, has died at age 84. She was one of the first black actresses to have a major role on television. Carroll’s daughter Suzanne Kay confirmed that her mother died at home in Los Angeles following a long battle with …
Read More »New Mexico Aims to Set a New Bar for Affordable Higher Education
New Mexico isn’t going to wait for federal action to make public colleges and universities more affordable. On Wednesday, the state went ahead and said it hopes to make them all tuition-free. Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the ambitious plan to allow all of the state’s residents to attend …
Read More »Ken Burns: Inside the Filmmaker's Epic 'Country Music' Series
Earlier in 2019, Ken Burns and his Florentine Films collaborators Dayton Duncan and Julie Dunfey took a whirlwind bus trip that whisked them around and across the entire state of Tennessee in a few short days. Their itinerary included several places with significant ties to the history of country music: …
Read More »Yola's New Road Town
It was hard to miss Yola at July’s Newport Folk Festival. The brightly dressed, earthy-voiced singer appeared on multiple stages at the legendary Rhode Island event, dropping in on sets by the Highwomen — where she got the biggest cheers of the -supergroup’s show — and Dolly Parton, who welcomed …
Read More »Watch Freddie Mercury's Animated 'Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow' Video
Two white blood cells fall in love in the surreal, animated video for Freddie Mercury‘s “Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow,” a single from the late singer’s 1985 solo debut Mr. Bad Guy. The clip was released on Thursday to honor what would have been the late singer’s 73rd birthday. …
Read More »Pink Floyd Ready Massive 'The Later Years' Box Set
Pink Floyd‘s entire output following the departure of Roger Waters will be the focus of the massive new box set The Later Years, a 16-disc collection that boasts the David Gilmour-led band’s studio LP and live albums, concert films, unreleased rarities, live performances and more. The Later Years, out November …
Read More »