Beastie Boys’ sample-fueled masterpiece Paul’s Boutique was released on July 25th, 1989, and to honor the album’s anniversary, Seattle radio station KEXP is dedicating a full day of programming to the innovative LP on Friday, July 24th, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST. The station will play the full track list and… Source: Music […]
See Kelsea Ballerini Cover Britney Spears, N'Sync in Nineties Medley
Kelsea Ballerini is one of country’s newest female voices, and like a lot of country listeners she didn’t grow up on country alone. She shared a clip on Facebook today for #TBT, having fun with some of her bubblegum pop influences, straight from MTV’s Total Request Live playlist. “I think we should… Source: Music […]
Bring Me the Horizon on Ditching Metalcore for Poppy, Positive New LP
Bring Me the Horizon have changed a lot over the years, but never like this. When they formed in 2003, the band played thrashy, breakdown-studded songs influenced by the screaming, slashing sound of American metalcore. Gradually, the Sheffield, England, group began incorporating electronic passages, acoustic strumming, ominous keyboards and orchestral elements… Source: Music News
See Neil Young's Monsanto-Themed Mini-Documentary 'Seeding Fear'
Neil Young took on the corporation Monsanto, which manufactures genetically engineered seeds for agriculture, on his recent record The Monsanto Years. Now he has released a 10-minute short, Seeding Fear, which tells the story of a farmer named Michael White, who with his father Wayne, took on the corporation in… Source: Music News
Flashback: Tom Green's 'Bum Bum Song' Tops 'TRL'
It’s a little hard for people who weren’t paying attention to pop culture at the time to understand just how famous Tom Green was in the summer of 1999. Earlier that year, MTV took a chance when they hired the Canadian TV host – best known in his home country for… Source: Music News
20 Insanely Great Dolly Parton Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know
Underneath all the hair and makeup (and Botox and silicone), the self-deprecating humor and effervescent personality, lies an uncanny talent that has led Dolly Parton to become the most honored woman in country music history. In a career that has spanned almost six decades (and counting), the iconic entertainer has charted… Source: Music News
Flaming Lips, Sharon Van Etten to Cover Donovan on Tribute Album
The Flaming Lips, Sharon Van Etten, Lissie and more will join forces on a tribute album dedicated to Scottish folk star Donovan. Gazing With Tranquility: A Tribute to Donovan will be released on October 16th via nonprofit label Rock the Cause Records and will feature a roster of mostly indie artists reimagining the… Source: Music […]
Watch Ryan Adams Cover Foo Fighters, Talk Dave Grohl at Sydney Show
Ryan Adams paid tribute to Dave Grohl at a recent show with a cover of the Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These.” While performing at the Sydney Opera House, Adams brought up Grohl’s perseverance at finishing a set in Sweden after breaking his leg mid-show. “He was able to continue doing what he loved even… Source: Music […]
Flashback: See Shania Twain Flirt With Johnny Cash, Tim McGraw at CMAs
When Shania Twain’s self-titled debut album was released in 1993, it barely cracked the Top Sixty on the Billboard Country Album chart and had no significant hit singles. Switching producers to rock and pop veteran Robert John “Mutt” Lange (her soon-to-be future ex-husband), Twain and Lange penned the entire next… Source: Music News
See Prince's Peaceful, Powerful 'Baltimore' Lyric Video
“Peace is more than the absence of war,” Prince sings in “Baltimore,” the protest song he released following the death of Charm City citizen Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody. A new lyric video for the song, which the track’s singer Eryn Allen Kane released, plays up people’s… Source: Music News
