Trouble No More, the new concert documentary film highlighting Bob Dylan‘s infamous gospel period, will hit theaters for a one-night-only event on Thursday, November 2nd. The movie, which recently premiered at the New York Film Festival, includes rare and previously unseen footage captured at Dylan’s Toronto and Buffalo, New York …
Read More »Watch Erin Enderlin's Raw, Acoustic Cover of 'Don't Rock the Jukebox'
Singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin’s gift for vivid storytelling, which comes as much from the country tradition of the Louvin Brothers as it does from the Southern novels of William Faulkner, has helped the Conway, Arkansas, native weave memorable tales for such artists as Lee Ann Womack (“Last Call”), Luke Bryan (“You …
Read More »Inside Egypt's LGBT Crackdown: One Band's Story
It was a beautiful night for Mashrou’ Leila. Over 35,000 concertgoers showed up to see the Lebanese band and two other Arab rock groups perform at the daylong Music Park Festival in an upscale suburb of Cairo, Egypt, late last September. During their set, spotlights glittered in carnivalesque colors and …
Read More »Hear Billy Corgan's Raw Cover of Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball'
Billy Corgan encored the recent Toronto stop of his Ogilala tour with a brash, acoustic version of Miley Cyrus‘ “Wrecking Ball.” The Smashing Pumpkins singer replaced Cyrus’ tearjerking melisma with his clipped, nasal deadpan. The bridge’s lyrics like “I never meant to start a war/ I just wanted you to …
Read More »Flashback: John Denver Recalls Sweet Reunion With Special Guitar
In 1971, John Denver, a former member of the folk-singing Chad Mitchell Trio, scored a Number Two pop hit with the pastoral “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” At the same time, the song was a minor country-chart entry, topping out at Number 50. Three years later, Denver would be the …
Read More »Walk the Moon Get Back to Their Rock Roots On New LP, 'What If Nothing"
Walk the Moon lit up the pop world in 2014 with “Shut Up and Dance,” a giddy love song that’s become a staple of baseball-stadium dance-cam breaks and sweaty parties thanks to its anthemic, commanding chorus and jittery, Eighties-inflected feel. With their new record What If Nothing, the Cincinnati-based band …
Read More »Rock Hall of Fame: Radiohead, Rage, Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode Lead Nominees
The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2018 are in, and the list includes Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode, Judas Priest, Kate Bush, the Cars, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, MC5, the Meters, the Moody Blues, Rufus …
Read More »Jason Aldean Cancels Three Shows Following Las Vegas Shooting
Jason Aldean, who was onstage in Las Vegas when a gunman opened fire on his audience, has canceled his next three concerts “out of respect for the victims, their families and our fans,” he said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Aldean was set to perform three shows this weekend in …
Read More »Josh Abbott Band Guitarist Rethinks Second Amendment After Vegas Tragedy
Hours after Josh Abbott Band left the main stage at Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas Sunday night, the unthinkable happened – instead of enjoying the performances from other friends and peers, the members of the Texas-based collective and their crew were running for their lives or ducking for …
Read More »Joe Scarborough: The Soundtrack of My Life, From Beatles to Replacements
Fans of Morning Joealready know co-host Joe Scarborough is a music nut, from the show’s music – Stones and Beatles songs regularly play the MSNBC show into commercial – to Scarborough’s frequent plugs for his gigs at New York City’s Cutting Room. The veteran commentator has been on a recording …
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