British bandAlt-J have carved a spring tour around their upcoming North American music festival dates. The jaunt comes in two waves: First, Alt-J will tour the West Coast in April around their two Coachella sets. In June, the band returns for an East Coast trek revolving around Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam …
Read More »Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. Announces New Album 'Francis Trouble'
Albert Hammond Jr.announced his new album Francis Trouble, an LP inspired in part by the stillborn death of the Strokes guitarist’s twin. According to Hammond Jr., the album is about “the lingering effects that event has had in his life and music. In November of 1979, Hammond Jr.’s mother, Claudia, …
Read More »Logan Paul on Backlash: 'I've Never Been Hated By the Whole World'
Logan Paul said he is trying to do better after the backlash from his controversial December 31st video, which showed a man’s body hanging in Aokigahara, Japan’s suicide forest. “It’s been tough because ironically, I’m being told to commit suicide myself,” he said during a pre-taped interview with Good Morning …
Read More »Monkees' Michael Nesmith on Resurrecting His First National Band
Michael Nesmith couldn’t believe what he was seeing when he walked onstage at the San Bernardino, California, club Pappy & Harriet’s Palace earlier this month. It was his first gig with his early-Seventies country-rock group the First National Band since they split 46 years ago amid raging public disinterest, yet …
Read More »Record Label President Charlie Walk Faces Sexual Harassment Allegations
UPDATE: Charlie Walk has resigned from The Four, according to Deadline. He will appear on Thursday’s episode, as it was pre-taped, but he will not be on the finale next week. The Fox network has not yet disclosed how it will address the decision on air or if it will …
Read More »On the Charts: Fall Out Boy Capture Number One With 'Mania'
Fall Out Boy returned to the top of the Billboard 200 as the emo-pop band’s latest album Mania debuted at Number One with 130,000 copies. Mania marks the third straight Fall Out Boy album to reach Number One – following 2013’s Save Rock and Roll and 2015’s American Beauty/American Psycho …
Read More »CNN's Chris Cuomo: How a Political Son Became America's Toughest News Anchor
In 2013, when Chris Cuomo agreed to make the jump to CNN from his longtime post at ABC News, the anchor made one thing clear to his new employer: “I’m confrontational,” Cuomo remembers telling Jeff Zucker, the president of the network. “I will engage. That’s what I do.” And he’s …
Read More »Elton John Announces Retirement From Touring
Update:Elton Johnadded more shows to his epic Farewell Yellow Brick Road world tour after the first 60 dates sold out. The additional dates will go on sale February 16th. At an emotional New York press conference in January,John announced that he will retire from the road after a lengthy tour. …
Read More »See Kip Moore's Poignant 'Last Shot' Video
Kip Moore brings a live-for-today philosophy to light with his new video for “Last Shot,” as a tear-jerking tale of best friends and terminal illness plays out over the four-and-a-half-minute runtime. Directed by longtime friend and collaborator PJ Brown, the clip follows a group of four friends who’ve already shared …
Read More »Dierks Bentley Plots 2018 Mountain High Tour
Following the announcement of his ninth studio album The Mountain and the debut of new single “Woman, Amen,” Dierks Bentley has revealed plans for a summer tour. The 2018 Mountain High Tour will get underway May 17th with a show in Columbia, Maryland. Grammy nominees Brothers Osborne and “Greatest Love …
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