In a well-written episode all about identity, Nashville‘s residents are trying to figure out who they are and where they belong as they face the challenges presented by the past, present and future and come to terms with broken relationships. They’re also seeking to understand what it means to be …
Read More »Review: Let's Eat Grandma's 'I'm All Ears' Is Adventurous Bubblegum
One of pop’s central problems is that it’s always trying to be so damn popular. Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth aren’t, at least not in the usual boilerplate ways. They’re teenaged BFFs from Northeast England with a surrealist sense of humor, as their band name suggests. For the second Let’s Eat …
Read More »Brendon Urie Pledges $1 Million Supporting LGBT Youth
Brendon Uriepartnered with GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) to help create GSA (Gender & Sexuality/Gay-Straight Alliance) clubs in high schools across America. To mark the new alliance, Urie pledged $1 million dollars to GLSEN to launch the initiative. “For years my fans have inspired me with their …
Read More »Margo Price to Launch Pot Strain With Willie Nelson
As if Margo Price doesn’t already have enough cred, she can now add a special ordainment from the godfather himself: Her own special strain of Willie’s Reserve, the personal marijuana brand of Willie Nelson. Price opened up about the news in an interview with High Times, which revealed that the …
Read More »Hear Midland Cover Springsteen's 'Tougher Than the Rest'
Cover songs have played a role in Midland‘s shows for some time, allowing the band – whose sole album, On the Rocks, tops out around 45 minutes – to stretch each setlist to the length of a proper headlining gig. This week, the guys shine a light on their cover-heavy …
Read More »Infamous Stringdusters Set Fall Tour, Red Rocks Show With Yonder Mountain
The Infamous Stringdusters rarely take a break from the road. Already midway through a busy summer of festival dates and headlining shows, the Grammy-winning bluegrassers have announced another round of show dates, with plans to remain on tour throughout much of 2018. “We are in this together, and we are …
Read More »Ella Mai's 'Boo'd Up' Is the Song of the Summer
What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
Read More »See Zac Brown Band's Zesty Cover of Amos Lee's 'Supply and Demand'
Zac Brown Band congregate on the group’s bus for a sneak peek behind their on-the-road routine in their latest Behind Down the Rabbit Hole video, which takes its name from the Grammy-winning group’s current tour. On their way to play a sold-out show at Boston‘s iconic Fenway Park, the group, …
Read More »Cardi B's 'I Like It' Is the Song of the Summer
What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
Read More »Flashback: Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard Cover the Beatles' 'Yesterday'
Forty-four years ago this month, former Beatle Paul McCartney and the members of his current band, Wings, arrived in Nashville for a month-long vacation and rehearsal. McCartney and his entourage stayed at a farm just outside Music City owned by famed songwriter Curly Putman Jr. (“D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” “Green, Green Grass of …
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