As the release of their collaborative album The Marfa Tapes draws near, the trio of Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall are popping up with live appearances. On Wednesday, they performed the song “Geraldene” on The Ellen DeGeneres Showand followed it with the Thursday announcement of a new documentary. …
Read More »Taylor Swift Notches Another Week at Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Taylor Swift held on to the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the second week in a row. The musician pulled in 138.4 million song streams during the week of April 16th through the 22nd. That’s down significantly from the 228.1 million she raked in …
Read More »The Mars Volta's 'La Realidad de los Sueños' Is a Time Machine, a Treasure Chest, a Key
Discovering the Mars Volta has always felt like finding the key to another dimension teeming with monsters and magical arcana; twisted fables and dangerous lore. It’s fitting, then, that their new career-spanning boxset, La Realidad de los Sueños, resembles some kind of trippy, seemingly bottomless treasure chest — an aural …
Read More »Sam Williams Sings 'Can't Fool Your Own Blood' on 'Colbert'
Singer-songwriter Sam Williams doesn’t shy away from the family name in his television debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. For his performance of “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood,” the grandson of Hank Williams performs in the eerily empty Franklin, Tennessee, home where the country great once lived. Rather …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Tirzah, 'Send Me'
The British musician Tirzah constructs hushed songs that echo regardless. Across a handful of releases — an excellent string of EPs followed by her 2018 debut Devotion — the singer born Tirzah Mastin, alongside her longtime collaborators Mica Levi and Coby Sey, unfurl emotions with the patience and care of …
Read More »Angel Olsen Comes Out: 'I'm Gay'
Angel Olsen took to Instagram on Friday to announce that she’s gay, posting a photo of her partner on the site. The post featured several pictures of her partner, including their loafers and tattoos. Olsen also posted a photo of herself on her Instagram story, writing “I’m gay!!!!!” https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvRyf1jwhB/ Olsen recently …
Read More »David Bowie's 1970 Recordings Collected for New 'Width of a Circle' Compilation
David Bowie‘s The Width of a Circle, a collection of non-LP singles, alternate versions, and BBC sessions that he recorded in 1970, is set for release on May 28th. The late singer’s latest archival compilation boasts 21 unreleased recordings, including many culled from a 14-song session for John Peel that …
Read More »Mick Jagger Recruits Dave Grohl for New Song on Pandemic Life, 'Eazy Sleazy'
Mick Jagger has enlisted Dave Grohl for a new song, “Eazy Sleazy.” The track finds Jagger tackling life during the pandemic, with a mix of frustration, exhaustion and humor. In one verse, he sings about refusing to try a TikTok dance and falling on his ass in a samba class, …
Read More »DMX Only Wanted to Fly
In 1980, the United States Department of Justice brought a case against the city of Yonkers, arguing that the New York suburb had effectively institutionalized segregation through housing and education policy. Yonkers was home to a decent portion of low-income housing, but it was all concentrated in the minority neighborhoods …
Read More »Soulful Singer Yaya Bey Drops 'The Things I Can't Take With Me' EP
Brooklyn R&B singer Yaya Bey has released The Things I Can’t Take With Me, an EP following last year’s full-length Madison Tapes and preceding an album in the works. “[The album] is going to be about the journey home to self,” Bey explained in a statement. “But on the way, …
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