Lucie Silvas, whose rafter-shattering vocals and genre-defying musical landscapes distinguished her 2015 album, Letters to Ghosts, returns with her latest LP, E.G.O., out August 24th. The British-born singer-songwriter co-wrote all of the 12 tracks on E.G.O., which is an acronym for “Everybody Gets Off.” Writers and collaborators on the new …
Read More »Hear the War and Treaty's Celebratory New Song 'Healing Tide'
Last fall, the War and Treaty – the duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter – turned in an intense performance at Nashville‘s Cannery Ballroom that was a highlight of the annual AmericanaFest. The pair has taken that same approach with their forthcoming debut LP, Healing Tide, set for …
Read More »Izzy Stradlin Talks Skipping Guns N' Roses Reunion
Original Guns N’ Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin discussed why he opted out of the band’s ongoing reunion tour in a short statement toThe Wall Street Journal. “The current GnR tour has been a great success for the guys,” Stradlin said. “My non-participation was simply not being able to reach a …
Read More »10 New Albums to Stream Now: Pusha T, Shawn Mendes and more
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Pusha-T, Daytona “I predict snow/Al Roker,” raps Pusha-T on this seven-track project’s “If You Know You Know.” But Daytona is more than just drug tales from a rapper who has specialized in coke rap since the dawn of the Aughts. As a master of metaphor and …
Read More »J Balvin on Beyonce Collaboration: 'A Beautiful Cultural Move'
J Balvin spoke about working with Beyoncé on the remix of “Mi Gente” and solidifying reggaeton’s spot in the pop music landscape during an interview with Ebro Darden on Beats 1. “I just work with people that I love and respect, that inspire me to be a better person, a …
Read More »Grizzly Bear Extend Tour in Support of 'Painted Ruins'
Grizzly Bear have lined up a fall U.S. tour in support of the band’s latest album Painted Ruins, one of Rolling Stone‘s 50 Best Albums of 2017. Following the group’s co-headlining tour with Spoon this summer, Grizzly Bear will return to the road for a 10-date trek that kicks off …
Read More »Ariana Grande Manager Scooter Braun Calls Out Nashville on Gun Reform
Artist manager Scooter Braun has called on Nashville and country musicians to stand up for common sense gun-law reform, speaking at the annual Music Biz conference on Thursday. Braun, whose superstar clients include Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande – the pop star whose concert in Manchester, England, was the scene …
Read More »Gas, Ambient Techno Icon, Talks His Forward-Thinking, Longform 'Rausch'
As he prowled through gallery after gallery at the Museum of Modern Art, with each passing minute Wolfgang Voigt was becoming visibly agitated. The minimal techno legend and Kompakt label co-founder was looking for something simple but elusive in Midtown Manhattan: silence. A hallway of windows looks out on a …
Read More »Beastie Boys Detail Expansive New Memoir
The Beastie Boys‘ long-awaited memoir, the aptly titled Beastie Boys Book, will be released October 30th via publishers Spiegel and Grau. The group’s two surviving members, Mike D and Ad-Rock, penned the 592-page book, but also solicited contributions from an array of guests including Amy Poehler, Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze, …
Read More »Review: Jerry Garcia's 'Before the Dead' Is a Fascinating Origin Story
Among the buried treasures on Before the Dead, the most comprehensive collection of music Jerry Garcia learned and played prior to the formation of his most famous band, is a casual moment from 1961. At a 16thbirthday party for his girlfriend, Garcia and his new pal and fellow would-be troubadour …
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