Beck tried out some funky dance moves at a recent Montreal concert when his band launched into the title track of Prince’s 1982 album 1999 The video (via Stereogum) shows about a minute of Beck’s 2005 Guero single “E-Pro” before it cuts and the essence of the Purple One takes over…
In 1969 there was no bigger star in country music than Johnny Cash and although he had scored a few pop hits throughout his career the peak of his pop-chart success came with the Number Two smash “A Boy Named Sue” recorded live at San Quentin Prison That same year…
When metal pugilists Mastodon are working on a record they don’t like to go easy on their riffs “We just kind of smash them together and see what sticks” guitarist-vocalist Bill Kelliher says “We’re not like ‘Mastodon 101′ in the studio and talk about what kind of record we’re going…
Over 30 years after writing hits like “Good Times” and “Le Freak” Nile Rodgers has once again become one of dance music’s hottest names In the last year and a half the former Chic guitarist has worked with artists as big as Daft Punk Pharrell Avicii and Disclosure Here you…
Jay Z and Young Jeezy expound on all that’s happened in their lives from cruising the block to trotting the globe on “Seen It All” the latest song from the Atlanta rapper’s upcoming album of the same name Both MCs recall their seedier days slinging dope to make ends meet…
A country boy with a punk-rock heart Cory Branan fires twin barrels of barroom boogie woogie and honky-tonk twang on “You Make Me” the kickoff track from his upcoming release The No-Hit Wonder 20 Best Things We Saw at Jazz Fest 2014 Jason Isbell Like most of his music “You Make Me”…
In an effort to make Google Play Music more appealing the company has acquired the music streaming service Songza which offers curated playlists customized for situations like “Taking a Sunny Stroll” “Boosting Your Energy” or appropriately “Watching Soccer” all for free Google has no plans to alter the service according…
Spoon are introducing a new incentive program for vinyl lovers offering a three-song 10-inch record on the spot for those who pre-order the band’s upcoming album They Want My Soul at their neighborhood independent record store The 45 RPM 10-inch will feature They Want My Soul’s first single “Do You”…
Downtown Nashville event space Avenue was transformed into a 1955 high school homecoming dance on Tuesday as the country music industry gathered to celebrate a song that pays homage to a time before email cell phones digital downloads and GPS devices Exclusive Video of Miranda Lambert’s Rolling Stone Cover Shoot The most…
Before ABC’s Nashville begins filming its upcoming third season Charles Esten who plays singer-songwriter Deacon Claybourne on the musical drama will headline his own summer tour The actor-musician has appearances scheduled in Texas Wisconsin Ohio Indiana and Utah with his Nashville co-star Clare Bowen who plays his niece Scarlett on…
