A 27-year-old man died after suffering a “medical situation” at the Bonnaroo campgrounds Saturday, organizers announced. A medical team at the Manchester, Tennessee festival were called to the campgrounds and found the man unresponsive and breathing. The Bonnaroo EMS team and Coffee County Emergency Medical Services arrived minutes later and …
Read More »Weyes Blood on Stunning New LP, the Titanic Sinking and Climate Change
When Natalie Mering was 12 years old, she stopped watching movies. The singer-songwriter, who performs under the name Weyes Blood (pronounced “wise blood”), didn’t watch a single film for three years. “I was like, ‘This is full of shit,’” the 31-year-old admits. “‘This is just setting everybody up for disappointment. …
Read More »Why Pink Floyd's Nick Mason Finally Went Solo at 75
The former drummer of Pink Floyd is sitting in the catering area backstage at the Beacon Theatre eating from a tiny bowl of pea soup about three hours before his new band, Nick Mason‘s Saucerful of Secrets, make their New York debut. The last time the 75-year-old played a venue …
Read More »30 Must-Hear Minutes From Radiohead's 17-Hour 'OK Computer'-Era Minidiscs
On Monday, Radiohead officially (and begrudgingly) released Minidiscs [Hacked], a 17-hour deep dive into the OK Computer birthing process courtesy of Thom Yorke’s own minidiscs. As the title suggests, the Bandcamp file dump came nearly a week after the 18 disc-length mp3s leaked onto the internet. While the origin story …
Read More »Preservation Hall Jazz Band Plot North American Tour
Preservation Hall Jazz Band have added a fall run to their 2019 North American tour itinerary celebrating the release of their new documentary, A Tuba to Cuba. The new dates start October 22nd at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut and wrap November 21st at UCSB Campbell Hall in Santa …
Read More »Dr. John, Hall of Fame Singer Who Brought New Orleans to the World, Dead at 77
Mac Rebennack, the New Orleans pianist, singer-songwriter and producer better known as Dr. John, died Thursday at the age of 77. The cause of death was a heart attack, according to his family. “Towards the break of day on June 6, 2019, iconic music legend Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., professionally …
Read More »Flashback: Shania Twain, Alison Krauss Sing 'Forever and For Always' at CMT Awards
When CMT debuted the genre-mixing concert series CMT Crossroads in 2002 with Americana darling Lucinda Williams and English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello performing each other’s songs, the network established a musical mutual admiration society that continues to this day. A year after CMT Crossroads premiered, the network was slowly but transitioning …
Read More »Mumford & Sons Release Dance-Filled Video for New Song 'Woman'
Mumford & Sons shared the video for their latest single “Woman,” starring Yeman Brown and Stephanie Crousillat as a pair of dancers captured on a handheld camcorder. It’s the third single from their 2018 album Delta. Choreographed by Kristin Sudeikis (and filmed in her Forward Space warehouse in New York), …
Read More »Hear Charles Bradley Invoke Obama on Posthumous Track 'Lucifer'
Innit Recordings has dropped Charles Bradley‘s final recording “Lucifer,” a track created alongside his recently released single “Lonely As You Are.” The new track, recorded during the final days of President Obama’s time in the White House, was co-written and co-recorded with James Levy. “Charles knew what he wanted to …
Read More »Rosalía Debuts Otherworldly New Video for 'Aute Cuture'
Spanish neo-flamenco singer Rosalía is still basking in the glory of her celebrated second LP El Mal Querer, which dropped last November — but she’s back to quench fans’ thirst for new music. Ahead of her performance at Primavera Sound on Saturday, she’s unveiled a surreal video for her new …
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