Still in the midst of a sold-out European tour, the Cadillac Three are throwing their weight behind “Graffiti,” a new single that blends the grit and grease of the band’s blue-collar influences with the punch and polish of the Top 40 songs frontman Jaren Johnston has been writing for other… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear the […]
Jack White knows which direction his obsessions with American folk, blues and country steered him as an artist. “When you get back to Howlin’ Wolf, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson – it basically begins there, and that’s the best it ever was and the best it’s ever going to be,” White… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack White, […]
For Carly Rae Jepsen, career moves are all about trusting one’s instincts. In 2012, when her brain freeze-inducing single “Call Me Maybe” slingshotted her to the top of the charts, the Canadian pop star rush-released her breakthrough sophomore album Kiss, heading on her international “Summer Kiss” tour the following year and… Source: RollingStone Link: Carly Rae […]
Elton John has released “In the Name of You,” a soulful track from his upcoming 33rd LP, the T Bone Burnett-produced Wonderful Crazy Night. “You” alternates between smoky, groove-heavy verses and a classic-styled John chorus, peaking midway through with an explosive electric guitar solo. Wonderful Crazy Night, out February 5th, finds… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
In support of today’s release of New City Blues, Aubrie Sellers made her television debut Thursday night on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, turning in a guitar-heavy version of one of the LP’s standout tracks, “Light of Day.” Sellers infused the already dark tune with some of the same punk-edged… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
The Beatles’ rooftop concert was the climax of a project originally titled Get Back. It was conceived as exactly that, a return to their rock roots in a desperate effort to restore unity when business and personal chaos threatened to destroy the band. A documentary crew filmed the Beatles rehearsing… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles' Famous […]
Coldplay and Beyoncé headed to India and celebrated Holi, the festival of colors and love, in the gorgeous video for “Hymn for the Weekend,” their collaborative cut from the band’s A Head Full of Dreams. The video arrives just over a week before the band and the pop star perform together at… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Coldplay, […]
In addition to being his first platinum-selling album in nearly 30 years, Lionel Richie’s 2012 release Tuskegee was remarkable for illustrating the distinctly broad influence he’s had in popular music. By pairing him with country artists like Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Shania Twain on his classic hits, it positioned him as an… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris Stapleton, […]
It was during a food festival in 2013 that Charles Kelley first sang “Southern Accents,” the title track and Bible Belt tribute from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ 1985 release. “I’d always loved that song, and I always thought it would make a good country song, but I never thought about… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Listening to the debut album from Brooklyn trio Sunflower Bean is a bit like flipping through some smart stoner’s impeccably refined record collection. All the correct drone-rock references are present: the Velvet Underground at their beachiest, the Autobahn liftoff of vintage Seventies Kraut-rock, the Eighties drug-punk of Spaceman 3, recent… Source: RollingStone Link: Human Ceremony