Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia will be honored in a nine-day livestream event hosted by the Rex Foundation and the Jerry Garcia Family. The event, christened Daze Between, will feature exclusive live music performances and storytelling, and will take place August 1st through 9th this year to mark the 25th anniversary …
Read More »Luke Combs Reschedules All Tour Dates for 2021
Luke Combs has rescheduled all of his remaining 2020 tour dates until 2021, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The “Lovin’ on You” singer was originally supposed to be headlining the What You See Is What You Get Tour through December. “Never in a million years did I think the show …
Read More »How Hardy Became Nashville's Most Clever New Redneck Songwriter
Back when he was a fledgling songwriter with a new publishing deal, Michael Hardy was hanging out with his dad and a friend at the Nashville drinking establishment Tin Roof. He had only a few dollars to his name, so he bought a tall PBR for six bucks and nursed …
Read More »Jake Johnson's Foul-Mouthed Basketball Coach Leads New Netflix Comedy 'Hoops'
A foul-mouthed basketball coach played by Jake Johnson is the star of Hoops, Netflix‘s new animated comedy series from writer and producer Ben Hoffman. Johnson, who previously worked with Hoffman on New Girl, voices Coach Ben Hopkins, a petty and bad-tempered coach who is desperate to prove himself by training his underperforming …
Read More »Hayley Williams, Elton John Chat About Artistry on Apple Music
Hayley Williams joined Elton John on his Rocket Hour Apple Music show this week to chat about her latest album, Petals for Armor, and how she’s grown as an artist. On writing the new record and capturing her life at age 31, Williams said: “Even as you write you’re putting down something …
Read More »PJ Harvey Drops Raw 'Down By the Water' Demo
Gearing up to reissue of her entire catalogue, PJ Harvey shared a demo of “Down By the Water” from To Bring You My Love, which will be reissued on September 11th via Beggars Archive/Too Pure Records. The demo sounds extremely similar to the album version, down to the ominous guitar and …
Read More »'Glee' Cast Mourn Death of Actress Naya Rivera
Friends, colleagues and former costars of Naya Rivera are mourning her death after the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office recovered her body on California’s Lake Piru Monday following a six-day search. The 33-year-old actress and singer, best known for her role as Santana Lopez onGlee, is believed to have drowned while …
Read More »Watch Nick Cave's Haunting Trailer for 'Idiot Prayer' Concert Film
Nick Cave has shared a new trailer for Idiot Prayer: Alone at Alexandria Palace, a live solo performance filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s set to premiere July 23rd. The clip, released Monday, offers a glimpse at Cave’s isolated set at the iconic London venue. It also features him reading …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Dave Hause, 'Your Ghost'
When Dave Hause and his brother and collaborator Tim decided to write “Your Ghost” in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, they knew they had to get it just right. Two white guys from Philly writing about racial injustice and police brutality could land with a thud. So …
Read More »Charlie Daniels, Southern Rock Pioneer and Fiddle Great, Dead at 83
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Daniels, who played bass and guitar on Bob Dylan’s 1969 Nashville Skyline LP and would go on to pioneer the burgeoning Southern rock movement with his namesake Charlie Daniels Band, died Monday at 83. His publicist confirmed Daniels’ death from a hemorrhagic stroke to Rolling Stone. …
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