Drummer Biff Adam, who was an integral member of Merle Haggard’s legendary backing band for four decades, and also served as the singer’s publicist and bus driver for several years, died Saturday, March 7th, after battling congestive heart failure. Adam’s daughters, Debi Stalder and Connie Ishman, shared the news on …
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The Monkees are launching their 2020 tour on April 3rd at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, the same day that their new live album The Mike and Micky Show is arriving in stores. The set was recorded on the duo’s 2019 tour and features big hits like “Pleasant Valley Sunday” …
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On Thursday, Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free — his longtime collaborator at TDE — announced the arrival of a new business endeavor. Their respective Instagrams feature the two announcing themselves as the founders of pgLang, a “service company,” along with three, cryptic posts and a link to the company’s website. …
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Since the presidential race started, Bernie Sanders has amassed a throng of endorsements from musicians prominent enough for a potential festival lineup to rival Coachella. Chuck D’s Public Enemy Radio, the latest addition to that group, performed for Sanders’ Los Angeles Convention Center rally Sunday night before Super Tuesday, delivering …
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If you’ve taken a look at the charts or turned on the radio at all this year, the story is blindingly clear: Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” is 2020’s first dominant hit. Released at the tail-end of 2019 on Roddy’s debut album, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, “The Box” took everyone …
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Steve Earle examines the physical strength and life-risking bravery of Appalachian miners in “Devil Put the Coal in the Ground,” the first preview of the singer’s new album, Ghosts of West Virginia. The follow-up to the Texas-born singer-songwriter’s 2019 Guy Clark tribute album, Guy, Earle and his band the Dukes’ …
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Following a recent two-week country radio Number One with “The Bones,” Maren Morris has announced dates for her headlining RSVP: The Tour. Named for a song from Morris’ 2019 CMA Award-winning album Girl, the tour gets underway June 5th in Boston and runs through mid-October, with stops including Red Rocks …
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The Italian Renaissance comes to life in “Thanks for the Dance,” the title track to Leonard Cohen‘s posthumous LP, released last fall. Directed by photographer Harley Weir, the clip features Girl Meets World actress Rowan Blanchard as a bride, slowly sliding down a grassy hill with her silk veil trailing …
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Tenille Townes is paying tribute to generations of women working in agriculture with the new song “In My Blood.” The release coincides with the beginning of National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Week and celebrates the 50 years of women in FFA. Driven by acoustic guitar strums and a welcoming …
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Selena Gomez reminds a former lover that she is not easily forgotten in “Feel Me.” While the song was officially released as a Rare vinyl bonus track and unveiled on streaming servicesat midnight on Thursday, it’s been in circulation since the singer delivered it live during her Revival world tour …
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