Diana Gordon has debuted an acoustic version of her single “Rollin.” She performed the stripped-down take on her track on Wednesday, March 4th at Rolling Stone‘s “Women Shaping the Future” event. For the new version of “Rollin,” a grunge-y bass line leads off the song before Gordon pulls an Alanis …
Read More »Nashville's Tin Pan South Festival Postponed in Response to Tornado, Coronavirus Spread
Update (3/25): The 2020 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has been rescheduled for October 19th to 24th in Nashville. Details including performers and venues will be announced soon. ## Nashville’s Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has postponed its 2020 incarnation following the destructive tornado that hit town earlier in the …
Read More »See Kiss Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Los Angeles Concert
Kiss paid tribute to Kobe Bryant Wednesday during the band’s concert at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, a.k.a. “the House That Kobe Built.” During the encore, guitarist Paul Stanley stripped off his customary Kiss garb and donned a yellow Los Angeles Lakers jersey with Bryant’s name and #24 on it. “We’re …
Read More »Watch Van Morrison, Eric Clapton and Nick Mason Jam at London Charity Gig
An incredible lineup of musicians — including Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Rick Wakeman, Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler and Nick Mason — came together at London’s 02 Arena on Tuesday night for the Music for the Marsden charity show, which raised money to fight cancer. Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker …
Read More »Watch Kim Gordon Bake a Bernie Sanders Cake in New PSA
Kim Gordon bakes a Bernie Sanders-branded cake in a new PSA, urging fans to vote for the presidential candidate on Super Tuesday, March 3rd. The surreal clip features the songwriter’s recipe for a Sanders victory: Medicare for All, Green New Deal, Ban For-Profit Prisons, Cancel Student Debt and Women’s Rights. …
Read More »Lil Baby Proves Why He's Atlanta Rap's Biggest Recent Success Story on 'My Turn'
“I’m on my way, I’m going fast,” Lil Baby promised us on his debut single“My Dawg.”The Atlanta rapper was describing his excitement to get home and have sex, Three years later, the line could just as easily stand as the perfect epigraph for the breakneck speed at which has career …
Read More »New Podcast Explores the Life and Crimes of Rodney Alcala, 'The Dating Game Killer'
With flowing hair, a butterfly collar and an avid interest in photography and skydiving, Rodney Alcala seemed the ideal candidate for The Dating Game. In fact, Bachelor Number One won in 1978, scoring the affections of bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw with more than a few sexual innuendos. Luckily for Bradshaw, she …
Read More »Coronavirus Is Here: What We Know So Far
Over the past few weeks we’ve been confronted with daily reports about the coronavirus, but a lot of the information out there is confusing or contradictory. To start with, it’s a coronavirus, not the coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a coronavirus is part of a large virus …
Read More »Lady Gaga Fights for Compassion in 'Stupid Love' Video
Lady Gaga is back with brand new music — her first single since her acting turn in A Star Is Born and its mega-hit anthem “Shallow,” and her first non-theatrical music since her 2016 album, Joanne. In the fantastical new video for “Stupid Love,” Lady Gaga battles warring factions to …
Read More »Leon Bridges and Khruangbin Catch Rays in New 'Texas Sun' Video
Khruangbin and Leon Bridges catch rays, literally, in the new video for “Texas Sun,” the title track off their collaborative EP. The video, directed by Philip Andelman, features a man driving across expansive Texas from sunrise until sundown, during which he pulls over in a prairie and he erects a …
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