John Mayer performed his new song “Last Train Home” live for the first time on Jimmy Kimmel Monday night. With a full backing band lined up behind him, Mayer played through the Toto-esque track on a pink guitar, adding riffs in between the band’s synths and bongo drums. “I’m not a …
Read More »Watch Lynyrd Skynyrd Play 'Free Bird' at Their First Show Back in 15 Months
Fifteen months after they last performed a live concert, Lynyrd Skynyrd returned to the stage on Friday to shake off the rust. The titans of Southern rock closed out Night One of the Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam, a country-leaning multi-day festival in Panama City Beach, Florida, that featured headlining sets …
Read More »Wiz Khalifa Says He Might Put on His Own MMA Fight
Wiz Khalifa, who is one of the world’s top recording artists, is an avid fighting enthusiast. So much so that he’s placed his financial backing into the Professional Fight League (PFL) as part of its ownership group. After starting as a boxing fan and subsequently gaining attraction to MMA, Khalifa …
Read More »Kesha Plots Summer Tour
Kesha has announced a U.S. tour that will take place in August. The 11-date trek will kick off August 13th with a previously-announced show the First Interstate Arena at Metro Park in Billings, Montana. It will wrap August 29th at the Promowest Pavilion at Ovation in Cincinnati, Ohio. The tour …
Read More »Watch Willie Jones Perform 'Down by the Riverside' on 'Kimmel'
Willie Jones appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to offer a rousing performance of his track “Down by the Riverside.” Performing with his live band, Jones delivered the song from an outdoor stage in Shreveport, Louisiana. The song appears on the Louisiana native’s recent album Right Now. In March, Jones gave …
Read More »DeSantis Brags About Florida Budget That Includes Billions in Federal Funds He Opposed
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved Florida’s $101.5 billion budget, which includes a large chunk of Covid-19 federal relief funds from the American Relief Plan, which DeSantis once described as “Washington at its worst.” Most of the approximately $9 billion federal relief funds will go to police, teachers and first responders, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Cast in David O. Russell Film
Taylor Swift has been cast in director David O. Russell‘s upcoming film at New Regency. As Variety reports, the singer joins an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, and Zoe Saldana. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter) will helm …
Read More »Hear Nick Cave Reflect on Grief in 'Letter to Cynthia'
Nick Cave has shared his poetic spoken-word track “Letter to Cynthia” online. The track, from Cave and Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis‘ recent vinyl 7-inch Grief, out via Cave Things, is based on a letter sent to Cave’s Red Hand Files website. ‘In Fall 2018 Cynthia sent this question to …
Read More »Creator of 'Sober 21' Zine Elia Einhorn Talks Getting and Staying Clean in the Music Industry
Elia Einhorn was about to turn 21 years sober when he set out to fill a vacuum he’d noticed in the music world: There were few places sober musicians could turn to for day-to-day advice and help navigating a world where alcohol and drugs often flow freely. Addiction and recovery …
Read More »Yola Showcases Black Female Strength on New Song 'Stand for Myself'
Yola has released “Stand for Myself,” the title track from her upcoming sophomore album that’s due out July 30th. The single arrived with a vibrant music video directed by Allister Ann, showing the singer trapped inside a dark, enclosed space and gradually freeing herself with her self-empowerment. “I’m alive, alive, …
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