Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale have assembled a unique chronicle of the pioneering New Wave group. Two new books – Devo: The Brand and Devo: Unmasked – will be packaged together to show the group’s trajectory both as a product, in the first volume, and as a musical …
Read More »Keith Urban's SXSW Speech: 10 Things We Learned
Keith Urban might not have expected to learn of a long-lost relative when he showed up at the Austin Convention Center on Friday afternoon (an audience member claimed someone in her family was related to the country star), but that’s just what he got, along with a number of pitches …
Read More »Hear Randy Rogers Band, Radney Foster Salute Pat Green With 'Three Days'
When Pat Green released his major label debut album Three Days in 2001, it introduced the singer-songwriter to a national audience, with its follow-up, 2003’s Wave on Wave, raising his profile even higher via the hit title track. But in his native Texas, Green was already a star, adored by …
Read More »Cam Plots Stripped-Down 'Listening Room Series' Tour
Cam will take a decidedly scaled-down approach to playing shows in 2018, hitting the road in April for the “Listening Room Series” Tour. The “Diane” singer’s new trek will visit more than 10 cities, many of them in her native California. Eschewing the full-band format of previous tours, the “Listening …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys Plot North American Summer Tour
Arctic Monkeys announced a North American summer tour. The brief trek launches May 5th with a date at Los Angeles’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery. After a series of European shows, the indie rockers will perform a headlining slot at Delaware’s Firefly Festival, followed by nine more concerts in the U.S. and …
Read More »See Margo Price's Call for Equality With 'Pay Gap' on 'Conan'
Leave it to Margo Price to always use her platform for a greater purpose. Last night, she appeared on Conan and sang about gender wage inequality with a performance of “Pay Gap,” from her sophomore LP All American Made. Flanked by her ace band and a few guest musicians, Price …
Read More »Sturgill Simpson to Make Acting Debut in CBS All Access Series '$1'
Sturgill Simpson is set to make his acting debut in $1, a new series on CBS All Access, the network’s online streaming and video on-demand subscription service. The show, a murder mystery set in a small Rust Belt town called Braden, stars Jeff Perry, Hamilton‘s Leslie Odom Jr., and John …
Read More »Avenged Sevenfold Plot Summer Tour With Prophets of Rage
Last month, Avenged Sevenfold wrapped a sold-out tour in support of their latest album, The Stage. The month-long trek found the group playing arenas around the country, but singer M. Shadows tells Rolling Stone that the metal outfit’s upcoming summer tour “will be our biggest trek yet. In terms of …
Read More »Review: Joan Baez Still America's Folk Queen on 'Whistle Down the Wind'
The incandescently vibrating soprano is worn down nearer a burnished alto after a half century of committed music-making and activism. Yet the takeaway from Joan Baez‘s latest – following her well-earned 2017 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – is how essential her work remains. On “The …
Read More »David Bowie Exhibit Details Exclusive Vinyl Releases, Rare Recordings
A selection of new, limited edition David Bowie vinyl records will be available at the Brooklyn Museum to mark the arrival of the exhibition, David Bowie Is, set to run March 2nd through July 15th. The limited edition releases include a seven-inch single of “Time,” “The Prettiest Star” and Live …
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