The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, Pennsylvania, has hosted a deep and diverse lineup for the Peach Music Festival since the event was launched by the Allman Brothers Band in 2012, but the seventh annual rendition provided the most colorful bill yet. From Allman Brothers co-founder Dickey Betts and …
Read More »Diplo, Mark Ronson Team for New Silk City Song 'Feel About You'
Diplo and Mark Ronson recruited vocalist Mapei for their new house track “Feel About You.” It’s the second single from their collaborative project Silk City. Theproducers build a towering, multi-tiered groove under Mapei’s soulful croon, mingling disco strings with layered electronic beats and marimba-tinged synths. “Feel About You” follows the …
Read More »Hear Mandy Barnett's Slinky Cover of Mable John's 'More Lovin”
Anyone who saw singer Mandy Barnett playing the title role in Always… Patsy Cline or heard her splendid 2013 tribute LP to singer-songwriter Don Gibson is already aware of Barnett’s ability to deliver polished Nashville Sound classics with panache. The Tennessee native, who grazed the country charts in the late …
Read More »Pussy Riot Unveil 'Track About Good Cop' Video After World Cup Protest
Russian punk groupPussy Riot released a new song and video, “Track About Good Cop,” in the wake of their pitch invasion protest at Sunday’s World Cup final in Moscow. The song moves between shimmering euro-pop and abrasive bursts of dance-punk. The lyrics seem to allude to the statement Pussy Riot …
Read More »Jack White's Bat Inducted Into Baseball Hall of Fame
A bat used byJack Whiteat a charity baseball game outside Cooperstown, New York has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Warstic, the baseball bat company co-owned by White and current Los Angeles Angels second baseman Ian Kinsler, announced Friday that White’s game-used bat had been enshrined in the …
Read More »Whitney Houston's Mother Questions 'Unfathomable' Abuse Accusations
Whitney Houston‘s mother Cissy responded to allegations in the new documentary Whitney that the late singer’s cousin molested her during childhood. “By this statement we do not intend to defend, condone or excuse the crime of molestation.” Cissy Houston said in a statement to People. “We cannot, however, overstate the …
Read More »New York Names Street After Steely Dan's Walter Becker
Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker will be posthumously honored with a street co-named after him in New York. Becker died on September 3rd, 2017. He was 67. The Walter Becker Way sign will be placed on the street where he grew up in Forest Hills, Queens. New York City Council …
Read More »Fourth of July Concerts: Who's Playing, How to Watch
The Fourth of July is a crucial part of country music’s DNA, providing the setting for hundreds of all-American songs — from Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” to Toby Keith’s “American Soldier” — that bleed red, white and blue. It’s no surprise, then, that many of the genre’s icons …
Read More »See Morgan Evans, Kelsea Ballerini's Wild Adventure in 'Day Drunk' Video
If you have a lavish enough vacation, it may well follow that you’ll have to scrimp on your next music video. In Morgan Evans’ case, he pulled out a camera for his romantic new “Day Drunk” video more as a means to document a spectacular getaway with his new wife, …
Read More »Steve Soto, Adolescents Founder and Punk Veteran, Dead at 54
Steve Soto, a mainstay of the Southern California punk and hardcore scenes and the co-founder of two seminal outfits, the Adolescents and Agent Orange, died Wednesday. He was 54. While a cause of death has yet to be announced, the Adolescents’ Tony Reflex confirmed Soto’s death on Twitter. “With heavy …
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