Husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter overwhelm with a message of positivity and love on their debut. Produced by Americana luminary Buddy Miller, Healing Tide centers the Trotters’ joyous, gospel-style harmonizing with superb country-soul arrangements and powerful statements of devotion like “Are You Ready to Love Me,” where they happily …
Read More »Lindsey Buckingham Announces Solo Tour After Fleetwood Mac Firing
Lindsey Buckingham will embark on a North American tour this fall and release a new compilation, Solo Anthology – The Best of Lindsey Buckingham, October 5th via Rhino Records. Buckingham’s fall tour marks the musician’s first since he was fired from Fleetwood Mac in April. The trek launches October 7th …
Read More »Ruston Kelly Sings About Blackouts, Bad Decisions in New Song 'Faceplant'
Next month, Ruston Kelly will release his highly anticipated debut album Dying Star. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter has already released a couple of the album’s tracks, and just offered up another preview of the LP in the form of new tune “Faceplant.” The deceptively upbeat track tackles addiction and its consequences, …
Read More »The Space Force, Like Trump, Is a Consummately American Grift
In space, no one can hear you thank them for their service. In that sense, and probably no other, enlistees in the United States Space Force — an actual thing we Americans are doing now — will be making a big sacrifice. On Thursday, Vice President Pence confirmed in an …
Read More »See Brett Eldredge's Radiant 'Love Someone' on 'Kimmel'
Brett Eldredge dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night, offering up a swaying performance of his current single, “Love Someone,” as part of the show’s Mercedes Benz Concert Series. Dressed in black and white in contrast to the song’s feel-good vibe, Eldredge bounced around the outdoor stage while his …
Read More »Stephen Colbert Relishes in Paul Manafort's 'All-You-Can-Steal Buffet'
Stephen Colbert opened his Late Show monologue Tuesday with a celebration of Robert Mueller’s birthday and the best gift possible for his investigation, Rick Gates’ damning testimony against Paul Manafort. “Gates has already pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and on the stand, he made his former boss’ guilty …
Read More »Lollapalooza 2018: The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, Carly Rae Jepsen Highlight Day Three
On the third and hottest day of Lollapalooza 2018 so far, temperatures touched the upper 90s, but despite the steambath setting, fans were happy to get extra sweaty as they danced along to sets from the Weeknd, Dua Lipa and Carly Rae Jepsen. Prior to Lollapalooza opening for the day, …
Read More »How a Serial Killer Divided Toronto's LGBTQ Community
It was freezing out. January in Toronto — even at its best — is unforgiving. In the city’s suburbs, there’s very little that protects you from the frigid wind that blows through the trees and brush. On January 20th, 2018, reporters who were parked outside a two-story home in the …
Read More »Reba McEntire Named 'Career Maker' by Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Since her self-titled debut LP was released 41 years ago next month, Reba McEntire has spotlighted the songs of hundreds of writers, including Layng Martine Jr., who penned her first chart single, “I Don’t Want to Be a One Night Stand.” In recognition of her significant influence on the songwriting …
Read More »Hear Revamped Version of David Bowie's 1987 Song 'Zeroes'
The upcoming David Bowie box set Loving the Alien (1983 – 1988) has revealed its newly revamped take on “Zeroes,” a track off the full-album “2018 version” rerecording of the late icon’s 1987 LP Never Let Me Down. Prior to his January 2016 death, Bowie expressed a desire to rerecord …
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