Tennessee native Chris Young kicked off his I’m Coming Over Tour last night with a homecoming show in Nashville — as well as a special guitar-slinging guest in Brad Paisley. With Young teasing fans via social media that there would be a surprise, the moment came halfway through his first headlining… Source: Music News
Jewel on Dolly, Divorce and New Album 'Picking Up the Pieces'
When Jewel suggested to Dolly Parton that the two of them get together for a glass of wine sometime, the response was pure Parton. “She said, ‘No, honey…moonshine!’” recalls Jewel, beaming. The fellow songwriters were together in the studio to duet on the standout track “My Father’s Daughter” on Jewel’s new… Source: Music News
Dead Weather Guitarist Describes 'Let Me Through' Technique
The Dead Weather have shared another of their zany instructional videos detailing the construction of their new LP, Dodge and Burn. In their newest installment, guitarist Dean Fertita breaks down how the band crafted the album cut, “Let Me Through.” “The song was based around a bass riff that we just looped, and Alison… Source: Music […]
Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz: My Never-Ending Summer Playlist
Pete Wentz has been on the road for most of the summer with his band Fall Out Boy in support of their latest album, this year’s smash American Beauty/American Psycho. Which has given the bassist plenty of time to listen to other artists’ music during those long bus rides from one gig to the next. But Fall… Source: Music News
Antony Hegarty Blasts 'Shameful and Pathetic' Pope Francis
Pope Francis is facing criticism after the pontiff’s historic U.S. visit reportedly included a meeting with Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who has become a figurehead for those fighting against gay marriage in America. After the Vatican refused to confirm or deny the Pope’s meeting with Davis, Antony and the Johnsons singer… Source: Music News
Laurie Anderson on Her Ambitious Guantanamo Meditation 'Habeas Corpus'
Laurie Anderson, no stranger to storytelling or feats of artsy ambition, is preparing a momentous multimedia work about a subject as pointed and political as they come: the story of a long-suffering detainee from Guantanamo Bay. Under the title Habeas Corpus, the project involves the “telepresence” of an ex-prisoner, Mohammed… Source: Music News
Dodge and Burn
Robert Plant once described Led Zeppelin’s 1971 classic “Black Dog” as a “blatant, let’s-do-it-in-the-bath type thing.” This would also be an accurate appraisal of the third album by Jack White’s side project the Dead Weather — assuming that the only time you ever use the bath is for doing it… Source: Music News
See Lana Del Rey's Aquatic, Surreal 'Music to Watch Boys To' Video
Lana Del Rey swims, lounges and mugs for the camera in the impressionistic video for her Honeymoon tune “Music to Watch Boys To.” Although the clip features a few scenes that live up to the song’s male-objectifying title, the most curious vignette finds the singer reclining in a beach chair… Source: Music News
Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town to Play Veterans Day Benefit Show
Dierks Bentley leads a lineup of country stars saluting American soldiers in respectful, back-to-basics style this Veterans Day (November 11th). Â Gary Allan, Hunter Hayes, Jake Owen, Justin Moore, Kip Moore, Lee Brice, Little Big Town and the Band Perry will also take part in Stars and Strings, a stripped-down benefit concert… Source: Music […]
Watch Katy Perry Get Groped by Fan Onstage, Laugh Off Awkwardness
When Katy Perry invited an excited fan onstage during her Sunday performance at Brazil’s Rock in Rio Festival, the pop star probably wasn’t expecting to get kissed on the neck. But the young woman, Rayane, gave Perry an intimate, awkward greeting, as evidenced in the above YouTube video. “Come here, baby… Source: Music […]
