Stevie Nicks was sitting on Sly Stone’s bed one afternoon in early 1976 when she wrote “Dreams.” Stone’s studio — inside the Record Plant in Sausalito, California — was down the hall from where she and the rest of Fleetwood Mac were recording Rumours, and she’d often go there for …
Read More »Watch Black Eyed Peas Cruise Streets of Los Angeles in '4EVER' Video
The Black Eyed Peas go for a late-night drive in Los Angeles in their new video for “4EVER.” The track features Canadian singer Esthero and comes from their latest LP, Masters of the Sun Vol. 1., which marks a return to the group’s hip hop roots, as well as the Black Eyed …
Read More »Nathaniel Rateliff, Dwight Yoakam Set for Inaugural Under the Big Sky Festival
Country and Americana fans have a new reason to make the trek to the great wide open of Montana this summer, with news that the brand-new Under the Big Sky Festival will take place in July with performers including Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Dwight Yoakam, and Cody Jinks. …
Read More »The Beatles' Final Concert: An Eyewitness Looks Back
“It was another day at the office,” Ken Mansfield says, recalling the Beatles‘ impromptu rooftop concert in January 1969. There’s not even a hint of sarcasm in his voice. The group staged the gig atop Apple Records’ London office at 3 Savile Row, 50 years ago today, with the intention …
Read More »Billie Eilish Gets Creepy in New 'Bury a Friend' Video, Details Debut LP
Blue-haired pop avant-gardist Billie Eilish has announced her upcoming album,When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, outMarch 29 via Darkroom and Interscope Records. The album follows her 2017 EP, Don’t Smile at Me, as well as a smattering of standalone tracks such as 2018’s “When the Party’s Over” …
Read More »Hear Josh Ritter's New 'Old Black Magic' From Jason Isbell-Produced LP
Earlier this month, Josh Ritter announced plans to release a new Jason Isbell-produced album, promising a collaborative effort with Isbell’s revered band the 400 Unit. On Tuesday, Ritter revealed that the album, titled Fever Breaks, will be released April 26th, and gave the first glimpse of the project with the …
Read More »Tim McGraw to Headline Pre-Super Bowl Concert in Atlanta
Country superstar Tim McGraw has signed on as a musical guest during Super Bowl LIII’s official pre-game festivities, headlining the NFL Tailgate Party in Atlanta Georgia on Sunday, February 3rd. Super Bowl LIII will be played at Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles …
Read More »Someone Started a Fire at Comet Ping Pong, the Infamous Pizzagate Restaurant
Comet Ping Pong, the pizza parlor at the center of the 2016 election’s bizarre “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory, can’t catch a break. An unidentified suspect broke into the restaurant on Wednesday and intentionally set fires, D.C. police said. According to theWashington Post,arson investigators found burned matches on the floor below curtains …
Read More »Hear Kurt Vile's Dreamlike New Song 'Timing is Everything (And I'm Falling Behind)'
Kurt Vile revels in the thunder on his dreamy new song “Timing Is Everything (And I’m Falling Behind),” issued via Amazon Originals. “Open the floodgates of a downpouring rain in my brain,” the singer-songwriter sings amid a signature swirl of twangy, psychedelic guitar licks. “Forecast is ominous clouds of black/But …
Read More »Teyana Taylor's NSFW 'WTP' Is the Battle Rap of Ballroom Videos
Welcome to ‘Will I Get Fired For This?,’ an occasionally recurring column in which staff writer Charles Holmes — whose duties include but are not limited to watching and writing about music videos — watches a new music video that he fears will get him fired. Read the previous entry …
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