When John McCauley first sat down to watch his life depicted on screen, he didn’t particularly enjoy it. “Deeply uncomfortable” is how the singer-songwriter describes the experience of watching Straight Into a Storm, a new documentary about Deer Tick, the band he has fronted since 2004. “I don’t go online …
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Two extraordinary vocalists meet on “Keeping Score,” the new collaboration between Dan + Shay and pop star Kelly Clarkson that appears on the country duo’s forthcoming self-titled album. Penned by duo member Dan Smyers with Jordan Reynolds and Laura Veltz, “Keeping Score” stresses the importance of existing in the moment …
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John Bonham’s drum part in Led Zeppelin‘s “Good Times Bad Times” is one of classic rock’s most legendary grooves. And, thanks to the skipping kick-drum part in the verse, one of the trickiest to pull off. That’s just one reason we’re so impressed with the above video of eight-year-old drummer …
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Serpentwithfeet’s influences make him dangerously cool and impossibly contemporary. His debut was co-released on Tri Angle Records, home of Haxan Cloak, Forest Swords and Lotic, as well as a fitting match for his cutting-edge electronics. As a vocalist, his quavering vibrato is trained in opera and classical music, but it’s …
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American R&B veterans hoping to reach a mainstream audience face a brutal slog. Rap dominates the market, reducing any singer’s chance of landing a hit. And within R&B, the landscape is harshly segmented by age – any singers above 30 not named Beyonce are automatically shunted to Urban Adult Contemporary …
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Neko Case‘s clarion pipes remain the calling card, but on her 8th studio LP, between lyrics and vocal arrangements, they’ve never channeled more imagination or sense of purpose. A set of rangy folk-rock, per usual, Hell-On is attuned to the disasters of the moment; it opens pondering the nature of …
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Buddy Guyenlists fellow guitar gods Keith Richards and Jeff Beck on the blues legend’s “Cognac,” the latest preview from Guy’s upcoming album The Blues Is Alive and Well. The five-minute six-string showcase doubles as a bluesy drinking session between the trio of Rolling Stone‘s 100 Greatest Guitarists as Guy howls …
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Elvis Presley‘s legendary television special Elvis, better known as the “’68 Comeback Special,” will be screened in movie theaters this summer to mark the 50th anniversary of its airing. The screenings will take place on Presley’s death, August 16th, and again on August 20th. The owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, …
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Jeff Goldblum is preparing to record his debut jazz LP with Decca Records. The actor first impressed label executives with his piano work last October while accompanying soul-jazz vocalist Gregory Porter on a version of Nat King Cole’s “Mona Lisa” during a promotional appearance for Thor: Ragnarok on the BBC’s …
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The house band for Friday night’s kickoff concert celebrating the new Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was one for the books. Led and assembled by Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb, the all-star players included Amanda Shires, Robby Turner and …
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