The complex lyrics of Jennifer Nettles’ new song “His Hands” are made even more profound when sung as a duet which the powerhouse vocalist does with tourmate Brandy Clark each night on her That Girl trek The song begins with a story of falling in love with a “perfect gentleman”… Source
Welcome to Young Guns our series exploring the most notable guitarists from the next generation of six-string legends For more interviews with the guitarists inspiring us right now click here WHO Chris Letchford frontman of the instrumental progressive metal group Scale the Summit didn’t mind sacrificing his social life for guitar practice while growing… Source
While on tour in his native Australia last week Keith Urban stopped by the Monash Children’s Hospital in Melbourne to meet with some of the patients The “Somewhere in My Car” singer who returns to the United States with a July 11th appearance on Good Morning America’s summer concert… Source
The final concert of Queen’s first headlining tour will be released as the live album Queen Live at the Rainbow ’74 on September 9th The group recorded the 17-song set on March 31st 1974 at a sold-out gig at the 3000-capacity London venue the Rainbow where they were playing songs from… Source
It isn’t quite the reunion Genesis fans have been pining for but it’s still a reason to celebrate The beloved quintet lineup from the band’s classic prog-rock era (Peter Gabriel Phil Collins Tony Banks Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford) has joined forced for a new feature-length BBC documentary Genesis Together and… Source
She’s one of the most successful and powerful women in Hollywood so it’s hard to imagine Rita Wilson getting starstruck — especially not in a strip mall in suburban Nashville But inside the tiny 90-seat Bluebird Café the actress looks around a room of country music songwriters like she’s a… Source
Five years to the day after the release of The Beatles in Mono a box set of the group’s monaurally mixed catalog through 1968 the band is issuing a vinyl version of the box set Although the quartet put out stereo versions of their albums concurrent with the mono ones… Source
“As singers we all deal in pain” said Ray Charles “We’re all trying to push the pain through the music and make it sound pretty Jimmy Scott has more pain and prettiness in his voice than any singer anywhere” When Scott died on June 12th he left an extraordinary legacy of… Source
At 72 the Queen of Soul has been a royal mostly in repose laying low over the past decade; canceled shows and reports of ill health haven’t been encouraging But with news of a major LP nearing completion Aretha Franklin’s two-night run at Radio City Music Hall in New York… Source
From an early age Wynonna Judd was raised on country music and rock & roll performing with her mother Naomi Judd on their way to becoming the Judds one of the most successful duos in country music history — or as Wynonna likes to say “herstory” Born in Kentucky Wynonna… Source
