Fans of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will have the opportunity to pick up a limited-edition copy of the band’s 2008 EP Live at Twist & Shout 11.16.07via New West on vinyl this Record Store Day, but Isbell himself doesn’t recommend it. The Grammy-winning Americana singer-songwriter cautioned fans on …
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In advance of the March 11th reboot of American Idol, new judge Luke Bryan made an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers to plug the upcoming show and perform his song “Hooked on It.” A Southern-rock-flavored tune that deals in the formative experiences for small-town people, …
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U2 will reissue three of their releases on vinyl in April when the Irish rockers deliver new editions of 1997’s Pop, 2000’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind and the 1985 EP Wide Awake in America. All three reissues, which have been remastered and pressed on 180-gram vinyl, will come …
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Tracey Thorn remains one of the most vital voices in English pop – not necessarily a fate anyone would have bet on in the Eighties, even her early fans. In her excellent new solo album, with the droll title Record, the Everything But the Girl chanteuse tells tales of mid-life …
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Kacey Musgraves falls in and out of love in a pair of new songs, the first music to officially see release from her new LP Golden Hour. You can hear both songs, “Butterfly” and “Space Cowboy,” below. “Butterflies” has been a regular feature of Musgraves’ live shows for the past …
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British DJ Paul Oakenfold grabs his decks and treks up Mount Everest for the most unique show of his career in the new trailer for the documentary, Soundtrek Everest. The film chronicles Oakenfold’s 2017 trip to Nepal and eight-day hike to base camp – situated at 17,600 feet above ground …
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Brandi Carlile has released the music video for “The Joke,” the powerhouse lead single from her new album By the Way, I Forgive You. The emotional video, shot in black and white by Danny Clinch, features close-up portraits of a rotating cast of women, men and children singing (and dancing) …
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Amid the bevy of Prince auctions offering clothing, handwritten lyrics and other ephemera from Paisley Park, a former Minnesota studio owner is offering a truly unique item on eBay: A co-songwriting credit on Prince‘s first solo single “Soft and Wet.” Chris Moon, credited with co-writing the lyrics to the track …
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Daryle Singletary won country fans’ hearts by keeping tradition in his soul. Singletary, who died February 12th at the much-too-young age of 46, defied every country trend that came down the musical path during his more than 20-year career, including the numerous reincarnations of pop country and the later phenomenon …
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Jay-Z made a surprise appearance alongside the parents of Trayvon Martin at a Miami event that honored the late teenager Saturday. Standing next to Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton and father Tracy Martin at the Betty T. Ferguson Amphitheater, Jay-Z delivered a short speech to the hundreds of marchers at the …
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