Neil Young and his backing band, Promise of the Real, will release the soundtrack to their upcoming Western film, Paradoxon March 23rd via Reprise Records. The album features Young performing in several configurations: with Promise of the Real, with an orchestra recorded on the MGM Soundstage, solo on electric guitar …
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David Byrne performed his American Utopia song “Everybody’s Coming to My House” with help from Stephen Colbert on Friday’s The Late Show. Bringing the former Talking Heads singer’s elaborate tour to the Ed Sullivan Theatre, Byrne staged a unique performance where he and his backing band moved freely around the …
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Country Music Hall of Fame members Alabama will embark on an extensive concert tour this spring and summer, crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada on the Hits Tour 2018. Promising longtime fans a show filled with many of the hit songs that made Alabama such a dominant force in country and …
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Eric B & Rakim announced a U.S. spring reunion tour, marking the hip-hop duo’s first full-scale trek in two decades. The group posted a since-deleted tweet with the dates on Monday; however, a rep for Rakim toldRolling Stone that theshows are“100 percent confirmed.” The 18-date tour launches April 8th in …
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Merriam-Webster proved that it is once again hip to the lingual zeitgeist with the addition of 850 new words to the 2018 edition of their dictionary. The dictionary’s editors, who have previously added popular words like “NSFW” and “ghosting” to its pages, dove deep into the cultural lexicon of the …
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Stone Temple Pilots kicked off their first tour with new singer Jeff Gutt Friday night in Santa Clarita, California, where actor Johnny Deppjoined the band onstage. Ultimate Classic Rock reports that the Hollywood Vampires guitarist performed a pair of tracks during the encore with Stone Temple Pilots: Core‘s Sex Type …
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UPDATE 2:“We are disappointed by the announcement today that the investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet and Ron Burkle has (again) walked away from its bid to buy the assets of The Weinstein Company,” a rep said in a statement. “Although we publicly predicted this outcome, the Board entered last …
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Six months after releasing The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell wrapped up 2017 with a trio of hometown shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Although billed as the cornerstone of his artist-in-residence program at the Nashville museum, the shows also served a wider purpose, shining a light …
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Is it illegal to fire people because of their sexual orientation? Ask most people this question and you’ll get the same answer from almost 90% of them – of course it is. Unfortunately, though, in most places in the country that answer is wrong and it is perfectly lawful to …
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Ashley Monroe offers the first taste of her highly anticipated new album, Sparrow, with the provocative “Hands on You,” a cut she co-wrote for the upcoming LP with veteran songwriter Jon Randall (“Whiskey Lullaby,” “Tin Man”). Punctuated by a thick, smoky groove, “Hands on You” finds Monroeregretting her actions – …
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