Foreigner are heading to Las Vegas’ Venetian Resort in 2020 for a 10-show run at the Venetian Theater. Five concerts will take place between January 24th and February 1st, and another five are slated for April 17th through April 25th. “If you take a look at Foreigner’s catalog, there are …
Read More »How Amy Ray Helped Becky Warren Launch Her Songwriting Career
Early in her musical career, singer-songwriter Becky Warren had a band called the Great Unknowns that — like their name implies — didn’t make a huge splash, but they did make at least one high-profile fan in Amy Ray. The Indigo Girls co-founder was given a copy of their album …
Read More »Violent Femmes' 'Hotel Last Resort' Balances Funny Business With Good Feelings
Has there ever been a rocker more comically perpetually unsatisfied than Gordon Gano? Nearly 40 years have passed since the Violent Femmes debuted their freaky, silly hybrid of folk and rock, and these days they’ve settled comfortably into a style that’s a bit like Bob Dylan meets Monty Python (or …
Read More »Swedish Government Dismisses Trump Criticism of A$AP Rocky Charges
UPDATE: A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty to assault charges in Sweden on Tuesday, Associated Press reports. The rapper and two others are accused of allegedly throwing a man across a street during an altercation in Stockholm last month. Swedish news agency TT reports per AP that President Trump sent a …
Read More »Linda Ronstadt Talks Sexism in Rock in New Documentary Trailer
Greenwich Entertainment and CNN Films have released the official trailer for Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, a documentary exploring the life and career of retired super-star singer Linda Ronstadt. The film is in theaters this September. From her initial burst onto the scene as lead singer of the …
Read More »Exhaustive Johnny Cash Website Compiles His Music, Tour Dates
In August 1995, Johnny Cash wrapped up an eight-show run that month with a concert at the now defunct Bud Light Amphitheatre in Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania. Such Cash trivia makes up the newly relaunched johnnycash.com, an exhaustive online archive that’s billing itself as “Everything You Need to Know About the …
Read More »Janelle Monae Will Star in Amazon's 'Homecoming' Season Two
Janelle Monáe will star in Season Two of Amazon‘s psychological thriller Homecoming,Variety reports. Monáe will take over from Season One lead Julia Roberts, who will stay on as executive producer of the series under her Red Om Films studio. Season Two will find the show making a narrative departure from …
Read More »Watch Freddie Gibbs Get Back Into the Drug Game in New 'Giannis' Video
Freddie Gibbs tries to get back into the drug game in the new video for “Giannis,” the latest clip (featuring Anderson .Paak) off the rapper’s LP with Madlib, Bandana. The “Giannis” video was directed by Nick Walker and M. Corey Whitted, and continues the story started in the 2014 video …
Read More »The Highwomen: In the Studio With Country's Ballsiest New Supergroup
“That’s a fucking hit,” calls out Dave Cobb in his customary denim uniform, seconds after the last note of the Highwomen’s debut single, “Redesigning Women,” plays through the speakers on the console at RCA Studio A. “There’s no excuse why this can’t be on the radio,” he says, turning toward …
Read More »Inside Beyoncé's Bold Bet to Get Americans to Listen to African Music
Yemi Alade had a cold. Last month, the Nigerian star, who recently passed the one-million-subscribers mark on YouTube, flew to Los Angeles to work on a project by Beyoncé. But when Alade landed, she discovered she no longer had a singing voice. “I couldn’t understand what had happened to me,” …
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