Willie Nelson & Family welcomed the Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh to the stage on Sunday night to sing a set-closing medley of early country-gospel standards “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” and “I’ll Fly Away.” The performance took place at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, as part of the …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Kesha, 'Rich, White, Straight Men'
At her best, Kesha can skillfully balance irreverence and savagery. Songs like “Blah, Blah, Blah,” “Sleazy” and “Woman” have shown her at the pinnacle of that talent, with the punk of pop meshing biting lyrical jabs with a brilliant sense of humor about herself and whomever or whatever she’s roasting. …
Read More »See 'Stranger Things' Cast Summarize Season 3 in One Word on 'Fallon'
The Stranger Things cast appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday night to discuss the series’ upcoming third season as much as they could without revealing spoilers. In the hot seats were cast members Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink, …
Read More »Watch Mark Ronson Perform 'Late Night Feelings' With Lykke Li on 'Colbert'
Mark Ronson appeared on The Late Show to perform his recent single “Late Night Feelings,” a track off his new solo album of the same name. Lykke Li, who appears on the song, joined Ronson for the stylish performance, which saw all the musicians clad in white under a heart-shaped …
Read More »The Avett Brothers Take a Ride With Death in New 'High Steppin'' Video
Seated behind the wheel of an antique Ford truck in a red rhinestone suit, Scott Avett stretches his arms across the cab and out the window, singing high and proud about being a “high steppin’, high bettin’, love givin’, love gettin’” kind of man. It’s not long, though, before he …
Read More »Steve Miller Collects Unheard Tracks for Career-Spanning Box Set 'Welcome to the Vault'
Steve Miller will place his biggest hits alongside a slew of previously unreleased tracks on a new box set, Welcome to the Vault, out October 11th via Sailor/Capitol/UMe. The three-disc, one DVD collection will span Miller’s six-decade career and boast 38 previously unreleased recordings including demos, rehearsals, outtakes and live …
Read More »See Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton's Animated Video for 'Smoky Mountain Rain'
In 1980, two of the biggest country-to-pop crossover acts, Ronnie Milsap and Dolly Parton, recorded for Nashville’s RCA label. Both had major hits that year — Parton with the Donna Summer-penned “Starting Over Again,” and the movie smash “9 to 5,” and Milsap with the Number One singles “My Heart,” …
Read More »'Substantial' Lock of Beethoven's Hair Heads to Auction
A lock of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair, which the composer cut off himself and gave to a pianist in 1826, will hit the auction block this Tuesday. Sotheby’s will auction off the unique item, an oval frame containing a “substantial” lock of Beethoven’s gray and brown hair. The hair has …
Read More »'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings' Goes Deep Inside Bob Dylan's Legendary Rock & Roll Medicine Show
From the rough, spontaneous energy of the rehearsals that open this box to the set’s barely-tamed-tornado climax, on stage in Montreal, Bob Dylan‘s Rolling Thunder Revue barely lasted a season: seven weeks in the frenzied autumn of 1975. And no song captures the distance and velocity of Dylan’s legendary touring …
Read More »Brian Wilson Postpones Tour Saying He Feels 'Mentally Insecure'
Brian Wilson has postponed his upcoming tour dates to take care of his mental health. In a note to ticketholders to his June Pet Sounds and Greatest Hits Live tours, he wrote on his website that he did not take the decision lightly. His plan is to “rest, recover and …
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