Dierks Bentley unveils another inspirational true-life story with the just-released video for “Living.” A gloriously panoramic depiction of the natural world, shot in Colorado, “Living” is the second in a four-part series of clips for which Bentley partnered with Apple Music to depict true stories of resilience, persistence and hope. …
Read More »New Orleans Jazz Fest 2018: David Fricke's Favorite Sets
It was a sobering way to enter the weekend. On April 26th, the day before the 49th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opened at the Fair Grounds race track, the news broke around town of the death of Charles Neville, the saxophonist and second eldest of the Neville …
Read More »U2's Stage Director Breaks Down the Band's New 'Experience' Tour
On Wednesday, U2 will take the stage at Tulsa’s BOK Center and kick off their Experience + Innocenceworld tour. It’s the culmination of months of rehearsal, though they originally envisioned the run taking place right after the Innocence + Experience Tour of 2015. But that was before they decided to …
Read More »Hear Ace Frehley's Gritty, Guitar-Driven New Song, 'Bronx Boy'
Ace Frehley proclaims himself a “street kid” on “Bronx Boy,” the gritty first single from his upcoming eighth studio album, due out this summer. “Bronx boy, just trying to exist/ I never played with toys, don’t give me bullshit,” he snarls over a raw hard rock riff and squealing guitar …
Read More »She & Him Unveil His, Hers Love Songs for 'Universal Love' Comp
She & Him, the folk duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, unveiled a new song with two versions, “She Gives Her Love to Me” and “He Gives His Love to Me,” for MGM Resorts’ expanding Universal Love project. Universal Love launched earlier this month and featured artists like Bob …
Read More »Judas Priest, Deep Purple Team for North American Tour
Judas Priest and Deep Purple will unite for a co-headlining North American tour. The 25-date trek launches August 21st in Cincinnati and concludes September 30th in Wheatland, California. General public tickets go on sale Friday, April 27th at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation. Citi cardmembers, using the Private …
Read More »Review: Sting and Shaggy Throw an Eclectic Reggae Party on '44/876'
Sting‘s last album, 57th& 9th, was a surprisingly straight-ahead, rock-oriented affair. Here, he pulls another detour, teaming up with Jamaican reggae-pop growler Shaggy. The sunny, nonchalant results often suggest Roxanne hitting a Sandals resort, trading her red dress for a string bikini and flip-flops. Extending his bona fides, Sting evokes …
Read More »Hear Pearl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament's Apocalyptic New Solo Song
Pearl Jam‘s Jeff Ament tries to escape flooding, fires and other form of life-threatening natural disasters in the grindhouse-inspired clip for his sinister new single, “Safe in the Car.” The track will appear on Ament’s upcoming solo album, Heaven/Hell. “Safe in the Car” coheres around sludgy guitars and funereal organ. …
Read More »Beyonce Expands HBCU Scholarship Program in Second Year
Beyoncé‘s Homecoming Scholars Award program (previously the Formation Scholars Award program) is expanding to eight schools in its second year with the help of a Google.org partnership. In the 2018-2019 academic year, one student from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Xavier University, Wilberforce University, Tuskegee University, Bethune-Cookman University, Texas …
Read More »Watch Bon Jovi Reunite With Richie Sambora For Rock Hall Performance
Bon Jovi delivered a ferocious selection of hits at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday. The performance marked the first time the band had performed in public with founding guitarist Richie Sambora since 2013 and bassist Alec John Such – also playing guitar …
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