No matter whereLenny Kravitz is, he can write a song. “I write music on anything,” he says nonchalantly. “I write in my head, I write on the guitar, I write on the drums.” For the past three decades, the singer-songwriter has been seizing control of his inspiration and turning it …
Read More »Hear Lumineers Honor Tom Petty With Stark, Stirring 'Walls' Cover
The Lumineers unveiled a stripped-down cover of Tom Petty‘s “Walls” to mark the one-year anniversary of the rocker’s death. The track finds the Lumineers deftly transforming Petty’s ramshackle 1996 rocker into a simple folk-stomper, bolstered by acoustic guitar, accordion and tambourine. Lumineers singer and guitarist Wesley Schultz cloaks his vocals …
Read More »Good Charlotte, Dr. Phil Form Awkward Supergroup on 'Corden'
The most unlikely supergroup in rock history – pop-punk veterans Good Charlotte and TV personality Dr. Phil – made their bizarre debut on Thursday’s Late Late Show With James Corden. The show organized the joke team-up for a sketch starring Corden as a“renowned music performance enhancement coach” who tries to …
Read More »See Hugh Jackman Run for President in 'The Front Runner' Trailer
Hugh Jackman plays Senator Gary Hart in the new trailer for The Front Runner. Hart had presidential ambitions in both 1984 and 1988; in his second campaign, he was the Democratic favorite untilThe Miami Herald broke the news that he was having an extramarital affair. In just two minutes, The …
Read More »Lana Del Rey Defends Israel Performance: 'Music Is Universal'
UPDATE: Lana Del Rey has postponed her first-ever Israel performance following outcry over the concert.“It’s important to me to perform in both Palestine and Israel and treat all my fans equally,” she wrote in a Twitter statement. “Unfortunately it hasn’t been possible to line up both visits with such short …
Read More »With Brett Kavanaugh, Trump Has Found a Way to Repay the NRA
Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, is a conservative activist on gun issues, and, in particular, on AR-15s. His nomination to the nation’s highest court represents payback to the NRA, a group that spent more than $30 million to help install Trump in …
Read More »Why Most Country Fans Can't Hear Garth Brooks' New Song 'All Day Long'
Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks follows up his slick Number One ballad “Ask Me How I Know” with a blast of honky-tonk that’s more in line with what was on the radio when he first won Entertainer in 1991. “All Day Long” is “Rodeo” for 2018 Garth, …
Read More »