Spiritualized return from a six-year hiatus this September with their latest LP And Nothing Hurt.On Monday, the Jason Pierce-led rock outfit shared a new single from the album, “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go.” Throughout his career with Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized, Pierce has doled out his unique brand …
Read More »Review: 'Be Yourself,' the Bright New EP From Taylor Bennett
“I’m an outstanding Afro-American bisexual havin’ shit,” raps Taylor Bennett on the title track of his new EP. The Chicago rapper shares a lot of the same elements as his brother, Chance the Rapper; both favor bright pop-rap with sweet, chiming pianos. But unlike the spiritually minded Chance, Taylor’s aspirations …
Read More »How Georgia's Race For Governor Will Be Won
When Georgia Republicans chose Brian Kemp, the state’s voter-suppressing Secretary of State, as their nominee for governor against Democratic supernova Stacey Abrams this week, they set up a November election that will be one of the nation’s most-watched and most entertaining. It will also be the nation’s most comically misunderstood. …
Read More »Cam Announces Headlining 2018 Road to Happiness Tour
“Road to Happiness,” the recently released single from “Burning House” singer Cam, is an acoustic-based meditation on life’s uncertain journey. But for anyone who has seen the California-born spitfire on stage, her upcoming Road to Happiness Tour will almost certainly not echo the song’s gentle restraint. With her month-long supporting …
Read More »Why the NFL Put Its New Kneeling Policy on Hold
Back in May, the NFL succumbed to pressure from the Trump administration by announcing that teams would be fined if all of their players did not stand for the National Anthem, though they did include a “compromise” allowing players to remain in the locker room. But the organization didn’t mandate …
Read More »Blackberry Smoke Ready 'Southern Ground Sessions' Acoustic EP
Blackberry Smoke‘s crunchy Southern rock may be made for fuzzed-out electric guitars, but their songs sure do translate well to being played acoustically. Now the Georgia crew is releasing a new EP, The Southern Ground Sessions, with just that in mind, including a stripped-down take of “Run Away From It …
Read More »Hear Zedd's Agile New Breakup Anthem 'Happy Now'
Producer/DJ Zedd has partnered with rising singer Elley Duhé for an understated breakup anthem, “Happy Now.” The track opens with a spindly guitar line that gives way to a snappy dance groove that buoys Duhé’s nimble vocals. But rather than building to a bombastic drop, “Happy Now” rides the memorable …
Read More »Joan Baez Extends Farewell Tour
Joan Baezannounced she’s extending her“Fare Thee Well” tour with an additional North American leg set to launch spring 2019. The new run starts with a previously-announced show April 10th at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham, Alabama, then continues April 12th at Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Baez …
Read More »Stanley Kubrick's 'Lost' Screenplay 'Burning Secret' Unearthed
A “lost” screenplay co-written by Stanley Kubrick in 1956 has been unearthed. Burning Secret, penned by Kubrick and novelist Calder Willingham, was adapted from a 1913 novella by Viennese author Stefan Zweig. It was originally planned as Kubrick’s next film following his noir classicThe Killing. However, Kubrick and Willingham instead …
Read More »Hear Tinashe Unload on Ex on New Single 'Like I Used To'
Three months after Joyride, Tinashe is back with a surprise new single “Like I Used To,” which the singer dropped onto digital music services Friday. The lyrics find Tinashe ruminating on the tail end of a relationship over a sleek, shimmery beat, with fans already speculating whether the single is …
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