Mabon “Teenie” Hodges the guitarist and songwriter responsible for the Al Green hits “Here I Am (Come and Take Me)” “Take Me to the River” and “Love and Happiness” alongside a slew of tracks for influential soul label Hi Records died at 68 from emphysema complications according to Memphis newspaper the Commercial… Source
A group of budding musicians from all over the country is in Nashville this week with a star-packed schedule They wrote a song called “Bright Eyes” with the Band Perry on Monday On Tuesday they’ll hang out with the Swon Brothers at a downtown dance hall They are set to… Source
Rock & roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis is set to have a big year as the 78-year-old Killer will release Rock & Roll Time his third album in a decade and Jerry Lee Lewis His Own Story his memoir co-authored with Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Bragg on October 28th Moby Explains Why Jerry Lee Lewis […]
A second attendee of this year’s Electric Daisy Carnival was found dead at the Vdara Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday night after the annual EDM festival the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Drugs Death and Dance Music The death of 25-year-old Anthony Anaya follows the passing of 24-year-old Montgomery Tsang who was… Source
When he isn’t rapping or solving especially heinous crimes on Law & Order SVU you can probably catch Ice-T wreaking havoc on Call of Duty with his “Sex Money Guns” squadron — and maybe doing his patented “dick dance” The rapper spoke about his love of gaming on Conan Monday… Source
Rosanne Cash is going to Washington Tomorrow morning the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter — and daughter of Johnny Cash — will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on the matter of music licensing and illegal downloading 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time “Ring of Fire” Cash who is married to musician-producer John Leventhal… Source
Beatles drummer Ringo Starr got in touch with his former bandmate Paul McCartney when news broke that the latter was suffering a viral infection that forced him to postpone not just a string of Asian tour dates but also a US tour that was supposed to kick off in June… Source
Lana Del Rey has responded to a series of tweets that Kurt Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain wrote following Del Rey’s recent “I wish I was dead already” statement Cobain had admonished Del Rey that “the death of young musicians is nothing to romanticize” and after a Del Rey fan… Source
American Idol XIV will welcome back all three judges from its past season Harry Connick Jr Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban along with show host Ryan Seacrest Keith Urban The Rolling Stone Country Interview “Their interaction warmth and experience made them an absolute joy to watch” says show creator Simon Fuller “I… Source
Kip Moore is generally a laid-back guy but when scalpers started grabbing tickets to his upcoming headlining tour the “Dirt Road” singer got all kinds of riled up Moore who will headline this fall’s CMT on Tour has already put tickets for several dates on sale and in spite of… Source
