As the first family of country music, the Carter Family remains one of the genre’s most influential acts of all time. Hailing from Maces Springs, Virginia, in the foothills of the Appalachians, the Carters — led by A.P. Carter and rounded out by his wife, Sara, and sister-in-law Maybelle —… Source: Music News

Throughout N.W.A’s brief career, it was Ice Cube who served as the group’s main political firebrand — a shit-starter of the highest order, unafraid to take on systemic injustice and institutional hypocrisy. But on “Animals,” Dr. Dre’s track off his recently released Compton, it’s the Beats mogul and reclusive producer who delivers one… Source: Music News

Leaving festivals like Woodstock and Monterey aside, there is no more famous gig in rock & roll history than when the Beatles played Shea Stadium, an orange and blue ass pit of a venue in front of 56,000 mostly teenyboppers on August 15th, 1965. It is a gig one might even term… Source: Music News

Metric released “The Shade” — the anthemic first single off their forthcoming sixth album, Pagans in Vegas — back in May, and now the Canadian synth-pop band have debuted a prophetic video for the song. Watch the new clip below. In the video, the band is seen playing on a sun-drenched rooftop. The performance footage… Source: Music […]

“I’ve always been the odd one out in Garbage,” Shirley Manson says matter-of-factly, her Scottish accent slightly emphasizing the word “always.” “Even now, I’m the odd one out. I was never part of the gang. I’m much younger than the guys in the band. I had a different upbringing. They’d… Source: Music News

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alabama, Blackberry Smoke, the Oak Ridge Boys, Travis Tritt, Wynonna and Ted Nugent were among more than two dozen acts taking the stage last night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the 40th anniversary of Charlie Daniels’ legendary Volunteer Jam. But it was a surprise appearance by Eric Church… Source: Music News

Electro-R&B experimentalist FKA twigs channels her inner David Lynch in a 16-minute short film featuring four tracks from her new EP, M3LL155X. The twigs-directed videos for “Figure 8,” “I’m Your Doll,” “In Time” and “Glass & Patron” are woven into an eye-popping exploration of what a statement calls “the process of… Source: Music News

The Allman Brothers-curated Peach Festival returns for its fourth season of jammy vibes, screaming fiddles and drum circles this weekend, but, according to Gregg Allman, don’t expect this to be the moment where his band, who took their final ride to midnight at the Beacon Theater last year, comes together for… Source: Music News

Keith Richards has played and sang on several of Tom Waits’ albums, from 1985’s Rain Dogs to 2011’s Bad as Me. “He’s a one-off lovely guy and one of the most original writers,” Richards has said. For Rolling Stone’s special issue, Keith Richards: The Ultimate Guide to His Music & Legend… Source: Music News

Lana Del Rey has taken her campy sadness to new heights with the seaside music video for her new single “High By the Beach.” In the clip, Del Rey spots a helicopter hovering above her lavish beach mansion. She then begins restlessly moping around her sparse home, throwing herself onto her… Source: Music […]