Santana will celebrate two important anniversaries in the band’s history on its upcoming tour: the 20th anniversary of their blockbuster Supernatural album and the 50th anniversary of their legacy-making performance at Woodstock. The trek, dubbed Supernatural Now, will kick off this June with a gig in Phoenix and snake across …
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Starcrawler sound like they’re caught between two worlds on “Hollywood Ending,” a glittery L.A. interzone between Seventies riff-rockers like Cheap Trick and the rougher, ponderous melodies of Dinosaur Jr. It’s an unusual pairing — not nearly as natural as the way grunge artists blended Aerosmith with Black Flag — but …
Read More »Faith No More's Mike Patton Cancels NFL Playoffs National Anthem Performance
Mike Patton was an unexpected choice to deliver the National Anthem prior to Saturday’s NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. However, the Faith No More singer ultimately pulled out of the high-profile performance hours before kickoff. “Sorry, football folks, I woke up feeling horrible,” …
Read More »RaeLynn Celebrates Her Wild Side on New Song 'Rowdy'
RaeLynn cuts loose on the new song “Rowdy,” the “Tailgate” singer’s first musical offering of 2019 and the latest taste of what she’s been working on since 2017’s Wildhorse. With rumbling, baritone guitar and bent notes in its menacing intro, “Rowdy” aligns itself with recent songs by Kane Brown, Luke …
Read More »Flashback: Crosby, Stills and Nash Play 'Deja Vu' at Woodstock 94
Original Woodstock organizer Michael Lang announced his plan earlier this week to stage another Woodstock in Watkins Glen, New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first one. It’ll be the first Woodstock since the disastrous Woodstock 99, but he swears things will be different this time. “Woodstock ’99 …
Read More »Watch Sasha Sloan's Lovelorn 'Faking It' Video
Sasha Sloan bemoans her ability to continue “Faking It” in the moody video for her latest single. The singer-songwriter will embark on a North American tour this spring. “Faking It” appeared on Sloan’s 2018 EP Loser. In the video, Sloan has what appears to be a normal relationship with her boyfriend …
Read More »Low Cut Connie Rips Up the Stage
When Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner was invited to meet his hero Bruce Springsteen backstage at the singer’s Broadway show, he was practically in shock. “I grew up in New Jersey in the Eighties, so you do the math,” says Weiner. Turns out Springsteen is a fan of the …
Read More »Ty Dolla $ign Indicted on Felony Drug Possession Charges After Atlanta Arrest
Ty Dolla $ign has been indicted on felony drug possession charges stemming from the hitmaker‘s Atlanta-area arrest on September 5th. Grand jury documents obtained by Rolling Stone reveal that the rapper-singer born Tyrone Griffin Jr. faces charges of felony cocaine possession, felony possession of Schedule I controlled substance and a …
Read More »Global Citizen's Nelson Mandela Tribute Brings in Pledged Total of $7 Billion
Following Sunday night’s Global Citizen Festival in South Africa, the anti-poverty initiative reportedly raised over $7 billion in commitments — seven times the group’s original projected goal of $1 billion. According to an impact report on Global Citizen’s website, the concert won pledges from organizations such as the World Bank, …
Read More »See Josh Turner, Sonya Isaacs Cover Hank Williams' 'I Saw the Light' at Grand Ole Opry
There are two places where country hitmaker Josh Turner no doubt feels most at home. One is in the realm of gospel music and the other is the Grand Ole Opry. Turner has been an official Opry member since October 2007 and recently returned to Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the …
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