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3 Musicians Who Dislike Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is one of those artists that is seemingly beloved by everyone. It’s hard to not vibe with The Boss’ sound with its anthemic drums, driving melodies, and relatable lyrics. However, he is not faultless, and a few of his fellow musicians have picked up on that. Find three musicians who dislike Springsteen, below.
Oasis Announces Cast as Their Last Support Act for UK and Ireland Tour in 2025
After a few weeks of searching for opening acts, Oasis has just announced their final supporting band for their upcoming 2025 tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It looks like English indie-rock outfit Cast will be joining the band on tour!. Cast will open for Noel and Liam Gallagher...
Los Lonely Boys Open Up About Their First Album in 11 Years, ‘Resurrection’—“When It’s All Broken Down, It’s About Believing in Each Other and in One Another”
Before they were a family trio, the group known now as Los Lonely Boys was a family quartet led by their father, Ringo Garza Sr. Today, the band, which features brothers Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Jr., is a Grammy Award-winning group famous for songs like “Heaven” and “Onda,” in the mid-1990s, before all the fame, they were backing up their dad in local clubs and learning the ropes. But as the brothers became more and more proficient as musicians and as a unit, their father realized something. He saw that it was time to let the birds out of the nest and watch them fly on their own. And soar they did, ever since their 2004 self-titled debut LP, all the way to today, some twenty years later, with their latest offering, Resurrection, which dropped this summer on August 2.
Review: beabadoobee Is In It For the Long Haul with ‘This is How Tomorrow Moves’
1.5 notes – Mediocre. Slayer, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Kanye West, Donovan, Black Sabbath, and ZZ Top. Those wildly disparate artists have little in common other than producer Rick Rubin, who was associated with some of their influential releases. Add beabadoobee to the list. The young, Taylor...
Watch Zach Top’s Powerful National Anthem at NFL Game, Capped off With Epic Helicopter Flyover
On Sunday, October 27, Zach Top performed the national anthem at the Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals game after playing a show in Pittsburgh the night before. Top took to the field and delivered a typically soulful rendition of the anthem for fans. To further rile everyone up, the performance included a helicopter flyover.
“Midwestern Mindtrips”: Why Bob Dylan Names John Prine Among His Favorite Songwriters Ever
Bob Dylan is hailed as one of the greatest living songwriters. His work has impacted countless listeners, inspired generations of artists, and sparked hundreds of covers. His lyrics even earned him a Nobel Prize for Literature. More than a songwriter, Dylan is a fan of music. As a result, he was just as impressed by the songwriting of John Prine as everyone else.
What are Aerosmith’s 5 Biggest U.S. Hits?
Aerosmith came burning out of Boston in the ’70s like some unholy cross between The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, proving that hard and dirty rock and roll could come from the States as well. Their resilience helped them overcome a fallow period in the early ’80s, so that they once again become one of the world’s biggest bands by the end of that decade going into the next.
Country Star Battling Cancer Reveals He’s Undergoing Operation While Performing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”
While exploring a promising solo career in country music, many remember Raul Malo for his time with the Mavericks. Although the lead singer of the band, Malo also helped write several singles for the group. Loving his time in the spotlight, the singer sadly announced he was diagnosed with cancer back in June. Taking time to focus on his treatment, the songwriter recently offered an update while showing his support for the New York Yankees as they look to win the World Series.
Exclusive: Jenna Paulette Finds Perspective, Backbone In Texas with ‘HORSEBACK’
2024 is a milestone year for cowgirl country singer Jenna Paulette – she signed a record deal with Leo33, had a baby girl with her new husband, and released her sophomore album, HORSEBACK. She rebuilt her life. Paulette was previously married to a suppressive man who told her that...
American Songwriter Throwback: Jim Morrison—Rock Icon’s Influence Continues Today
This article was originally published in the March/April 2004 print version of American Songwriter. Singer/songwriter James Douglas Morrison was an icon in life who became a modern-day myth after his shocking death at the age of 27. Morrison’s poetic, sensual, often mystical, and definitely visionary lyrics propelled the blues and jazz-inspired rock music of the Doors to the top of the charts with a strong cult-like following in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. His influence in strongly visual lyrics, uncompromising honesty, and the search within continues today.
3 Americana Albums That Sum up the State of the Genre Beautifully
In 2019 when Pacific Northwest songwriter and performer Brandi Carlile won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for her LP By the Way, I Forgive You, a change was in the air. For a genre of music that at times is undefinable—is it folk? is it rock?—Carlile and her success somehow signified a new sense of ownership.
3 of the Greatest Bob Dylan Covers in ‘The Voice’ History
The Voice is not only America’s premier televised music competition, it’s also the world’s. Thanks to its mass popularity, thousands of contestants have performed, hundreds of episodes have been filmed, and numerous musicians have been crowned champions. However, before anyone ever gets crowned champion they must pass through each of the competition’s five stages. Which includes live covers of some of the world’s most well-known songs. A popular artist the contestants often pick is none other than Bob Dylan.
The Legendary Artist Eric Church “Stalked” Until They Joined Concert for Carolina Lineup
Country star Luke Combs sprang into action after Hurricane Helene ripped through his home state of North Carolina. The “Fast Car” hitmaker immediately dialed up Eric Church, who also hails from the Tar Heel State. The two put together the Concert for Carolina, raising a whopping $24 million toward hurricane relief. And the way Church tells it, he really had to put in some work to secure this legendary headliner.
Exclusive: Creed’s Scott Stapp Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut, “I Wish My Grandparents Could Have Seen That”
Scott Stapp perched on the edge of the green velvet couch in his backstage dressing room at the Grand Ole Opry Wednesday night, having just walked off the stage from his Grand Ole Opry debut. Friends surrounded The Creed rocker in his dressing room after his set. He got emotional...
Ranking the 5 Best Album-Closers by Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello developed over the years from a guy whose sound was somewhat narrowly defined to someone who hit just about every genre in the book over the course of his career. One thing that didn’t change over the years: his ability to deliver a stellar closing track. This...
The Story Behind the Song The Band’s Rick Danko Wrote With Bob Dylan in a Basement
Between the release of his seventh album, Blonde on Blonde in 1966, a motorcycle accident shortly thereafter, and his next release John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan retreated to his home in Woodstock, New York, and started playing with the Band. Sessions eventually moved to the basement of Big Pink, the home shared by the Band’s Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel. It’s where the Band would write their 1968 debut Music from Big Pink and eventually record The Basement Tapes with Dylan.
5 Fabulous Albums Released 35 Years Ago This Month
A rock veteran bouncing back from a slump, a singer/songwriting legend getting some help from an arena rocker, an artist raising the stakes after a stunning debut, two interpreters beyond compare coming together, and power poppers churning right along: Those were the folks responsible for some of the most memorable music of October 1989.
Taylor Swift Released ‘1989’ 10 Years Ago Today: Here’s the Track That Made Me a Swiftie
Ten years ago today (Oct. 27,) Taylor Swift put a resounding end to the media discourse surrounding her country music bona fides. Her fifth studio album, 1989, swapped out plaintive banjos for pulsing synthesizers and big-city dreams. With its opening title track, “Welcome to New York,” 1989 marked much more than a geographical shift. It was the first of many artistic reinventions in a career that has come to be defined by them.
Post-Millennial Classics: “I Know the End,” the Apocalyptic Closer to a Masterful Phoebe Bridgers Album
It’s not often that an album receives such immediate and universal praise like the kind Phoebe Bridgers’ 2020 album Punisher got. Like other classic albums, it benefits from a stunner of a closing track in “I Know the End.”. What is the song about? How did it...
4 Bands To Check out if You Like the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead has long since disbanded, and few bands since have garnered as substantial and dedicated of a fanbase as they did. That being said, their hefty discography is still limited, and quite a few diehard and casual fans alike might be craving something adjacent to Grateful Dead. We’re here to help! Let’s take a look at four bands like Grateful Dead to check out if you need some solid fusion rock music.
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