Ellie Goulding returned to Late Show With Steven Colbert on Monday to perform her new single, “Flux.” She previously made her debut on the show last month when she delivered “Close to Me.” On Monday, Goulding and her backing band, which included backup female singers and a string section, appeared …
Read More »Watch Sara Bareilles Deliver Harmonic Power Ballad 'Fire' on 'SNL'
To coincide with the April 5th release of her new album Amidst the Chaos, Sara Bareilles made her Saturday Night Live debut as the musical guest of the Kit Harington-hosted episode. For her first song of the night, Bareilles performed her smoldering power ballad “Fire” at a piano accompanied by …
Read More »'Old Town Road' and the History of Black Cowboys in America
When folk-singer Dom Flemons began delving into the cultural history of African-Americans in the West a few years ago, he conceived the subject as a quirky passion project. “At first it was just casual research,” he says. “But when I found out one in four cowboys in the West were …
Read More »Review: Ramblers and Gamblers Come Alive on Jeffrey Halford's 'West Toward South'
Jeffrey Halford is a rock & roll lifer, a Texas-born, California-bred traditionalist trading in Americana mythologies. His solo album, West Toward South, serves them up not repurposed so much as distilled, harking back to a time when outlaws had more style and panache than today’s suits. “A Town Called Slow” …
Read More »How Black Lives Matter Mourned Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles
You will probably not find the Underground Museum if you are looking for a museum. It has a black, nondescript storefront entrance on a wide berth of West Washington Boulevard, leading visitors through its gift shop and into the main gallery space. The family-owned collective and cultural hub is known …
Read More »Eagles Plot Special 'Hotel California' Shows in Las Vegas
The Eagles will perform Hotel California in its entirety live for the first time during their only North American concerts this year, September 27th and 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Hotel California performance will be accompanied by a second set featuring some of …
Read More »Khalid Sets U.S. Arena Leg of Free Spirit World Tour
Khalid will embark on a headlining arena tour this summer in support of the rising singer’s upcoming sophomore album Free Spirit. The 32-date Free Spirit World Tour kicks off June 20th in Phoenix, Arizona and wraps two months later in Miami, Florida on August 17th. For the trek, Khalid has …
Read More »Read Def Leppard's Celebratory Rock Hall Induction Speech
Since forming more than four decades ago, Def Leppard became one of the best-selling bands in the world on the strength of mega-platinum albums like Pyromania and Hysteria and hard-rocking anthems like “Photograph” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” Tonight, they were finally recognized for their contributions to rock & …
Read More »Thomas Rhett Previews New Album 'Center Point Road' With 'That Old Truck'
Thomas Rhett looks back fondly on the vehicle that transported him into adulthood in “That Old Truck,” the latest release from his upcoming album Center Point Road. The follow-up to Rhett’s 2017 release Life Changes, Center Point Road will be available May 31st. A gentle, mostly acoustic number that veers …
Read More »Cate Le Bon Explores Welsh Coastline in New 'Daylight Matters' Video
Cate Le Bon takes to the Welsh coastline in her new video for “Daylight Matters.” Concealed in a hood, the indie-rocker saunters around her native country, aimlessly shuffling her boots in mud. “Love you, I love you, I love you, I love you,” she repeatedly sings, in an avant-garde style …
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