On November 9th, IBMA award-winning bluegrass duo the Gibson Brothers will release their new album Mockingbird. The siblings’ 14th studio release, Mockingbird is the pair’s first via Dan Auerbach‘s record label Easy Eye Sound. Auerbach and David “Fergie” Ferguson co-produced the album. “I was raised on bluegrass music, and the …
Read More »St. Paul and the Broken Bones Are Finally Reckoning With the South
Sometimes, Paul Janeway admits, when touring the world with his band, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, he’ll find himself with this “weird desire” to return to a more simple life. Like, say, one spent working at one of the body shops in his rural hometown of Chelsea, Alabama. But …
Read More »Big & Rich's John Rich Blasts Nike Over Colin Kaepernick Ad
Country singer John Rich, one half of the duo Big & Rich, took to Twitter on Monday to criticize Nike’s new “Just Do It” ad campaign with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has been the face of NFL players’ controversial decision to kneel during the national anthem in protest …
Read More »Muse Preview New Album 'Simulation Theory' With Slick Song 'The Dark Side'
Muse speed through an intergalactic universe in the new video for their latest song, “The Dark Side.” The track will appear on the group’s upcoming album, Simulation Theory, out November 9th via Warner Bros. Records. “The Dark Side” finds Muse crafting another sleek, stadium-sized rock song, with singer Matt Bellamy’s …
Read More »Hear Paul Simon's New Take on 'Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War'
Paul Simon adds lush orchestral layers to “Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War” in a new version of the 1983 track. New York chamber ensemble yMusic offers textural elegance to the rerecorded take, which appears on the singer-songwriter’s upcoming 14th LP, In the Blue Light. The …
Read More »Loretta Lynn Announces Release Date for Delayed New Album 'Wouldn't It Be Great'
After a delay of 13 months, during which she has been recovering from a stroke, 86-year-old music icon Loretta Lynn will release her new studio LP Wouldn’t It Be Great. A showcase of songs written or co-written by the resilient Country Music Hall of Fame legend, the album is now …
Read More »Drake Visits 11-Year-Old Awaiting Heart Transplant
Drake met a young fan, Sofia Sanchez, at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital after the 11-year-old, who is awaiting a heart transplant, appeared in a video dancing to the rapper’s “In My Feelings,” CBS Chicago reports. The clip was part of the viral meme the #KiKiChallenge, in which Drake fans dance …
Read More »Unreleased Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Donovan Songs Lead Appleseed Recordings Comp
Unreleased cover songs by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello, Donovan and Tim Robbins highlight the massive compilation celebrating the 21st anniversary of protest music label Appleseed Recordings. In addition to Springsteen’s take on “We Shall Overcome,”Appleseed’s 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches exclusively features the rocker’s rendition of the Pete Seeger folk …
Read More »Aretha's Greatest Albums: 'Love All the Hurt Away' (1981)
Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16th at age 76, recorded more than 40 full-length albums in her six-decade career. It’s a deep catalog, crowded with indisputable classics and hidden gems. Rolling Stone’s music staff is paying its R.E.S.P.E.C.T.s to the Queen with tributes to our favorite Aretha LPs. Next …
Read More »23 Prince Albums, New Anthology Come to Streaming Services
Prince completists rejoice: The majority of the singer’s recorded output during the 1990s and 2000s has finally arrived on streaming services. Until now, a limited slice of Prince’s catalog was available on most streaming services. Luckily, that slice included his indispensable Eighties LPs like Dirty Mind, Purple Rainand Sign o’ …
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