Bob Dylan turned 80 on Monday, but he didn’t publicly mark the occasion in any way beyond posts on his Instagram and Facebook pages promoting his Heaven’s Gate Whiskey. The rest of the world, however, was happy to fill in the gaps and tributes poured in from all quarters. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Willie Nelson Proves Less Is More at All-Star Nashville Tribute
TV tapings can be a drag. But amid the set changes and staged introductions from host Ed Helms at Saturday night’s all-star tribute to Willie Nelson in Nashville, there were some true moments of musical spontaneity —particularly from the guest of honor. Titled Willie: Life & Songs of an American …
Read More »Lukas Nelson Defends His Dad Willie's Beto O'Rourke Endorsement
Last week, Willie Nelson announced he is endorsing Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who stands a chance to unseat Ted Cruz in November, and will headline a rally for O’Rourke on September 29th in Austin. “My wife Annie and I have met and spoken with Beto and we share his …
Read More »Neil Young, Daryl Hannah Western Movie to Premiere at SXSW
Neil Young has kept a pretty low profile over the past year, but it turns out that at least for some of that time he was working on a western movie,Paradox,that will premiere at South By Southwest in March. The film was directed by Daryl Hannah. Young stars alongside Willie …
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