Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme led his first “Desert Session” in 1997, a year after he left stoner-metal firebrands Kyuss, when he invited members of Monster Magnet and Soundgarden, among others, together for an improvisational jam in Joshua Tree, California. After that, he regularly organized different groups …
Read More »Garth Brooks Performs 'Callin' Baton Rouge,' Tells Jimmy Carter Story on 'Ellen'
Garth Brooks stopped by The Ellen Degeneres Show for a rowdy rendition of his 1993 hit “Callin’ Baton Rouge.” Playing alongside fiddle players with matching cowboy hats, the long-time country music star tore up the Burbank soundstage with a bonafide hoedown. Brooks chatted with Ellen about his work with the …
Read More »Flashback: See the Trailer for Cowboy Jack Clement's 1972 Horror Movie
In September and October 1970, Nashville songwriter, producer, music publisher and record-label executive “Cowboy” Jack Clement added independent film producer to his long list of credits, as he and a New York-Hollywood film crew descended upon the grounds of a sprawling estate in the tony Nashville suburb of Brentwood and …
Read More »Torres Announces New Album 'Silver Tongue'
Torres has announced the details of her upcoming fourth studio album, Silver Tongue. Due January 31st, the album was self-produced by Mackenzie Scott, a first for the 28-year-old singer-songwriter. The albums’ lead single “Good Scare,” finds Scott singing about the daunting fear of embracing new love with a heavy dose …
Read More »Crystal Gayle Sings With Loretta Lynn, Interprets Country Staples on 'You Don't Know Me'
As country singers go, Crystal Gayle has long been a sparkling diamond in a rhinestone world. While the singer’s recently released You Don’t Know Me beautifully showcases her elegant, middle-of-the-road vocal delivery — a quality that led her to become one of the most successful crossover artists of the late …
Read More »Watch Kanye West Discuss His 'Service to God' on 'Kimmel'
Kanye West made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live and took the opportunity to discuss his new album Jesus Is King, which was delayed after its promised midnight release. The rapper also talked about his recent discovery of Christianity and his new IMAX movie. When asked when Jesus Is …
Read More »Jenny Lewis Gets Carried Off by Giant Pink Bunny During 'Rabbit Hole' Performance on 'Fallon'
Jenny Lewis took to the stage on The Tonight Show Wednesday night to perform “Rabbit Hole,” a cut off her latest album, On the Line. The singer performed in a sparkly disco dress and a Sixties-style bump in her hair, singing repeatedly to a former suitor, “I’m not gonna go down the …
Read More »Watch Alicia Keys Perform 'Show Me Love' on 'Kimmel'
Alicia Keys took over the stage at Barclays Center in New York City to perform her song “Show Me Love” as part of Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s Brooklyn special. Accompanied by a live band and several backup singers, Keys performed the sultry ballad on piano and vocals before stepping out from …
Read More »David Byrne's 'American Utopia': A Heady Swirl of Hope for Our Anxious Times
Fans of David Byrne are used to his ability of pinpointing life’s dumb incongruities and elevating them to something that could be either joyfully menacing or pleasurably disorienting. Rather than wearing an ironic mantle of aloofness, Byrne — who led Talking Heads through the 1970s and Eighties, and has followed …
Read More »Pink Floyd Unearth 'Money' In-Concert Film From 1994 Tour
Pink Floyd have unearthed the in-concert film that appeared on screens during the band’s performance of “Money” on their 1994 tour, one of the many audiovisual oddities featured in the upcoming box set The Later Years. The quirky clip is like a Hipgnosis-designed album cover come to life, with a …
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