Hot on the heels of last week’s live performance together at the iconic Fillmore in San San Francisco, Wynonna and the Big Noise have teamed up with Grateful Dead founder and guitarist Bob Weir for a refreshingly potent studio version of the Dead’s “Ramble on Rose.” With lyrics from the …
Read More »Mariachi Star Alejandro Fernández Plots 'Hecho En México' World Tour
In honor of his upcoming album, Hecho En México, the beloved Mexican balladeer Alejandro “El Potrillo” Fernández has announced dates for an expansive headlining tour across the United States, Canada and Europe. Hecho En México is due for release on Friday the 14th — or, appropriately, Valentine’s Day. Produced by …
Read More »Janet Jackson Plots 2020 Black Diamond World Tour
Janet Jackson will kick off her 2020 Black Diamond World Tour this summer in North America, the singer announced on Monday. The tour will feature all-new songs from her upcoming studio album,Black Diamond, set for release later this year, as well as a special performance for the 30th anniversary of …
Read More »10 Things That Went Wrong In Iowa
Democrats’ Iowa caucus produced endless bitterness but no uncontested winner. Here are 10 ways the caucus process went wrong. Misapportioned “State Delegate Equivalents” The formula for determining the number of delegates a candidate receives in Iowa is based upon the number of “state delegate equivalents” received in each precinct. That …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots Unplug and Lose Their Identity on New Album, 'Perdida'
Although it would have seemed unimaginable in the Nineties, the decade when Stone Temple Pilots rode the grunge wave to the top of the charts with Big Riffs and Scott Weiland’s Bigger Voice, the band seems to have entered an awkward “Jethro Tull phase” on their eighth album, Perdida. Yes, …
Read More »'Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet': Comedy From 'Sunny' Creators Is Not Just Fun and Games
For most of its 14 seasons and counting, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has been a comedy that out-Seinfelds Seinfeld in its aversion to hugging and learning. The humor still works after all this time precisely because the Gang rarely grows or changes in any tangible way. But every now …
Read More »Watch David Lee Roth Perform 'Panama' at Kickoff of 2020 Tour with Kiss
Kiss with special guest David Lee Roth launched their 2020 arena tour on Sunday night at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Roth played a truncated version the show he debuted in Las Vegas last month, including a rendition of “Panama,” one of seven Van Halen classics in the …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Drive-By Truckers, 'Babies in Cages'
It’s hard to write a protest song that doesn’t come off as reductive, all the more so in an era when there’s so much to protest. Drive-By Truckers strike the right balance on the not-so-subtly-titled track “Babies in Cages,” off their new album, The Unraveling. With a decidedly more subdued …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: Too Free, 'ATM'
If you’ve ever lost yourself to a house banger, eyes closed on a sweaty 6 a.m. dance floor, then you know exactly the body feeling that a track like Too Free’s “ATM” elicits. If you haven’t, close your eyes with your headphones turned all the way up: Now you know. …
Read More »Tame Impala Soundtrack Many, Many Weddings in 'Lost in Yesterday' Video
Kevin Parker and his backing band for Tame Impala perform at a rose-tinted wedding reception in the new video for “Lost in Yesterday.” Directed by the duo Terri Timely (Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey), the clip shows the same wedding reception played over and over again with more extravagant details …
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