Southern Journey (Revisited)
The original Southern Journey was a schlep undertaken by the American musicologist Alan Lomax in 1959. He and his then partner, English folksinger Shirley Collins, lugged an Ampex 601 reel-to-reel recorder though Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia and North Carolina, collecting performances...
Nubya Garcia Source
Plenty of ink has been spilt on the subject of London’s jazz scene over the last couple of years, but you’ve got to concede that the hype is broadly justified, backed up as it is by an impressive, ever-growing stack of wax. Moses Boyd,...
Dana Parker’s 3 to 7 Drop Self-Titled Album
Dana Parker just released an intricate collection of sounds under the form of a new album titled 3 to 7, which is also the name of the EDM collective he founded years ago. 3 to 7’s new album is an 8 track collection, combining...
Lana Del Rey explains how she got Joan Baez to duet with her on ‘Diamonds & Rust’
Lana Del Rey has explained how her live duet with Joan Baez last October came about, revealing that Baez “fucking outlasted me” when they went out to a club together after the show. Baez joined Del Rey on stage at the Greek Theatre in...
Billie Eilish leads star names supporting ‘Just Vote’ campaign in the US
Billie Eilish is among the star names backing the ‘Just Vote’ campaign in the US ahead of November’s presidential election. Global Citizen and the voter registration body HeadCount are behind the initiative, which is encouraging young people in the US to register to vote...
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine says Bruce Dickinson gave him advice following cancer diagnosis
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has discussed reaching out to Iron Maiden‘s Bruce Dickinson for advice following his 2019 cancer diagnosis. In a new interview published by Forbes, Mustaine explained that the discussion between the two heavy metal musicians took place shortly after Mustaine was...
Donald Trump mocked for “absolute irony” of playing ‘Fortunate Son’ at rally
Donald Trump has been widely mocked after playing Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s ‘Fortunate Son’ when arriving at a campaign rally in Michigan. The 1969 track was released at the height of the Vietnam war and offers a scathing take on military deferments and the safe...
Disturbed share cover of Sting’s ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith In You’
Disturbed have released a cover of Sting‘s hit 1993 song, ‘If I Ever Lose My Faith in You’. The metal outfit have a long-running interest in older pop hits, having covered the likes of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘The Sound Of Silence’, Tears for Fears’...
Marshmello and Demi Lovato team up for new awareness song ‘OK Not To Be OK’
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