Nashville treasure celebrating 100 years of country music institution, the Grand Ole Opry
When James Brown came to Nashville in 1979 to record vocals for “It’s Too Funky In Here”, he received an unexpected invitation. Country star Porter Waggoner asked him to stop by the Grand Ole Opry – not as an audience member, but as a...
Jeff Tweedy’s Twilight Override reviewed: Wilco frontman’s triple album is a gentle salve in stormy times
A 30-song triple album of mostly mellow consolation It was novelist and critic John Berger who first posited that “calm is a form of resistance”. Who knows if Jeff Tweedy was channelling that sentiment while creating the gentle behemoth that is Twilight Override, but...
Spain’s Josh Haden: “The entire band was smoking weed every day!”
Though Spain are known for their lethargic pace, this wasn’t always Josh Haden’s style. He’d previously been singer and bassist for Treacherous Jaywalkers, a punk act signed in the late ’80s to SST that he now describes as “boundlessly energetic, in a negative way.”...
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Plays Mulatu
His journey was meteoric Somewhere around the close of the 1950s, a 16-year-old Ethiopian boy arrived at Lindisfarne College, a boarding school in the Wrexham countryside. The young Mulutu Astatke had come to North Wales to earn a qualification in aeronautical engineering. But around...
Dutch independent radio stations announce 15-hour broadcast in to raise money for Palestine
Ten independent Dutch radio stations are joining forces for a special 15-hour broadcast to raise money for Palestine. Find all the details below. The live-stream, dubbed ‘Transmission For Palestine’, is set to air between 10am local time on Sunday (September 28) and 1am on...
Robert Plant & Saving Grace reviewed: a new fellowship and a new quest for the Zeppelin frontman
The only thing to do is to come home From West Midlands clubs to cavernous American stadiums, from the wasted land of the Sahara to the glitz of Nashville – not to mention the darkest depths of Mordor and over the hills where the...
Bruce Springsteen calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying he should be “consigned to the trash heap of history”
Bruce Springsteen has called for Donald Trump to be impeached, saying that he should be “consigned to the trash heap of history”. During a new cover interview with TIME, the legendary singer-songwriter was asked about his ongoing beef with the US president. READ MORE: Bruce...
Graham Nash On His 10 Greatest Songs
“I’m not going anywhere!” “It’s going to be a really good evening of songs and stories,” says Graham Nash of his current live show, which hits the UK on October 4. “I’ve got three people with me that are half my age, so I...
Bruce Springsteen: 172-page Definitive Edition. Updated!
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