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Originally released in 1980, Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” has now been a spine-tingling crowd-pleaser for 35 years — and if that sounds hard to believe, you’re not alone. Even Daniels is surprised that his tale of a greedy old hermit and a gruesome murder has lasted… Source: Music News

It’s mid-afternoon on an October day and Neko Case has her work cut out for her: She must sign 500 copies of her new vinyl box set, Truckdriver, Gladiator, Mule. “My wrist is feeling supple,” she says with a big laugh. “It feels pretty NASCAR.” Today marks the first time the auburn-haired,… Source: Music […]

The Game’s sixth album, and the decade-late sequel to his multi-platinum debut, is mostly a chance for the Compton MC to treat the the last 25 years of West Coast rap as his own personal playground.  Part high-concept (tracks flow as seamlessly as a hip-hop opera), part low-concept (the reigning… Source: Music News

The music of Ringo Starr was celebrated on January 20th, 2014 at a tribute concert in Los Angeles, an event that also saw the Beatles drummer honored with the Lifetime Of Peace & Love Award on behalf of the David Lynch Foundation. That tribute show featured the Head and the Heart, Joe… Source: Music News

If the words “Real Estate side project” don’t exactly make for the most thrilling tagline for a new indie rock record in 2015, that’s only because Martin Courtney, the singer-guitarist for the New Jersey band, is a bit late to his own crew’s going-solo party. Now, after several respectable musical… Source: Music News

With longtime listeners left disenchanted by this year’s tepid Gang Of Four reboot, there’s only one thing left for a devout post-punk fan to do: Shop around. Enter London trio Shopping, who appropriate the stern, politically-charged legacy of Eighties bands like the Au Pairs or Delta 5 — as well… Source: Music News