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By: Staff – Today, The National has announced the release of their ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, due April 28, 2023 via 4AD. The 11-song album was produced by The National at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. Pre-order … Continue reading
Photos by: Kevin Winter, John Shearer, Kevin Mazur, Larry Busacca, Mike Coppola, Frazer Harrison – Last night, Taylor Swift headlined DIRECTV NOW Super Saturday Night, where she captivated the thousands of attendees the night before the Big Game with hit songs including “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (Fifty Shades Darker) and “Better Man,” which were performed for the first-ever time live, as well as “Bad Blood” … Continue reading
By: Staff – Grammy award-winning artist St. Vincent, and Ernie Ball Music Man, have announced additions to their critically acclaimed line of St. Vincent Signature Guitars. Envisioned and designed by St. Vincent (Annie Clark) with support from the award-winning engineering team at Ernie Ball Music Man, the unique electric guitar pushes the boundaries of design with singular voice to match. … Continue reading
By: Staff – Ryan Adams today announced details of his first album of all new original material since 2014’s Ryan Adams. The new album, Prisoner, which is set for release on February 17th via Pax-Am/Blue Note, will include the first single “Do You Still Love Me?” which is available today for purchase and as an instant grat with all pre-orders. Stream it … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Jaffray, B.C.-born country music singer-songwriter Dean Brody has reached country-music-superstar status. He is now an arena touring act, and with thirteen Canadian Country Music Awards and two Junos under his studded belt, he is one of Canada’s biggest country music exports. With his sixth album, Beautiful Freakshow, set for release on October 21st, his new Matt … Continue reading
By: Josh Terzino – Michael Franti knows all about the power of music. He knows how it can inspire, uplift and make people want to dance or cry. “Your mission in life should be to be yourself and to embrace the diversity of others” is a rule that the San Francisco based singer-songwriter-guitarist and philanthropist has diligently … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – Brian Fallon is back with his new solo album, Painkillers. Produced by superstar producer Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Frank Turner, Keith Urban), Fallon recorded the album earlier this year at Nashville’s Taxidermy Studios with Fallon fronting a band that included Walker, bassist Catherine Popper (Jack White, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Willie Nelson) and drummer … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – Adele, and vinyl dominated 2015 music sales, while album sales declined, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report. Adele’s 25 obliterated the first week Nielsen SoundScan record that NSync’s No Strings Attached album previously held (2.416 million sales,) with a ground-breaking 3.377 million units sold during release week. It also accounted for over … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – For years, Matt Berninger of The National kept a secret folder on his laptop called “The Moon.” The files in that folder were bits of music from Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Berninger and Knopf struck up … Continue reading
Photos by: Julian Avram – Chinese rock-pop singer-songwriter GEM, who released her fifth album, Heartbeat, on November 6th, 2015 via Hummingbird Music, and who has been praised as China’s Taylor Swift, performed at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last night as part of her ongoing X.X.X. Live Tour.
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