What is it about dashed expectations that breed singer-songwriters? As the Sixties dream cratered, a golden era peaked in Laurel Canyon — think Joni, Jackson, Sweet Baby James — with a tendency towards wistful solipsism. Now, a new one is blooming as the American experiment contemplates its doom. Father John …

Michael Cohen is going to testify before Congress whether he wants to or not. A day after President Trump’s former attorney and “fixer” postponed plans to testify before Congress voluntarily on February 7th, the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena that will effectively force Cohen to testify next month. Though …

Beck recorded an ornate cover of Colourbox’s “Tarantula,” a song later made famous by This Mortal Coil, for his contribution to a compilation of songs inspired by Alfonso Cuarón’s Oscar-nominated film Roma. The song is a slow build, as orchestral strings and piano provide a moody bed for Beck’s reverb-saturated …

WASHINGTON —This country may be run by a rabid climate denier, but when it comes to the existential issue of our time, most Americans aren’t taking their cues from President Trump. Quite the opposite: More Americans than ever say climate change is real and that they’re worried about it. Those …

Eric Church‘s 2019 Double Down Tour — which finds the singer-songwriter playing two nights in each city — kicked off on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska. For three hours each night, Church tapped into all phases of his career, from the hard-nosed confidence of his first two albums to the introspective …

Yola was at home in Bristol in December of 2015 when she realized her kitchen was beginning to fill up with flames. “I was walking around burning like a human torch, and my first instinct was, ‘Ahhh!’” says the British singer-songwriter, who had accidentally set a new kitchen appliance on …

Country troubadour Brent Cobb got Rocky Mountain high for cover of Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels,” delivering a sun-dappled performance of the classic hit in Telluride, Colorado, in a newly posted installment of his ongoing “Meat and Potatoes Sessions” warm-up videos. Playing back-porch style – if one’s …

Kiss will take the stage at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles for a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers. The show will take take place February 11th and it will air on Kiss’ SiriusXM channel, Kiss Army Radio, February 12th at 5 p.m. ET. An encore performance …

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been removed from Roku after the streaming platform faced fierce criticism from users, The New York Times reports. Last year, Jones’ InfoWars channel, as well as his other media projects, were scrubbed from most major social media platforms and streaming services for violating various rules …

Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, led an unremarkable life before allegedly kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents in their Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, 2018. Patterson has been charged with two counts of first degree intentional homicide, one count of kidnapping and one count of armed burglary after being …