Despite major success, Kane Brown feels like an outsider
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 13:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The Billboard charts and streaming services truly dig rising country star Kane Brown. But the industry voters at the Country Music Association Awards? Not as much. Despite being the genre's most...
Cash's 'She Remembers Everything' finds her ambition intact
Monday, 10 December 2018, 13:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Rosanne Cash, "She Remembers Everything" (Blue Note) Rosanne Cash brings in a fair share of collaborators on her latest album, both for songwriting and singing. T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello,...
The former Haley Bonar is wordless on 'Pleasureland'
Friday, 7 December 2018, 15:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
HALEY, "Pleasureland" (Memphis Industries) In 2016, she was Haley Bonar and "Impossible Dream" was her album of gliding power-pop and cinematic textures. Last year, she changed her name to Haley...
Boy George and Culture Club make return
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:26
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Boy George and Culture Club, "Life" (BMG) Like clockwork, every decade or two you can count on a Culture Club reunion album. In 1999, "Don't Mind If I Do" closed a 13-year gap and now, not even...
Ty Segall's 'Fudge Sandwich' is full of fun covers
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:15
Last update: about 9 years ago
Ty Segall, "Fudge Sandwich" (In the Red) Some people make playlists of their favorite songs, some folks' closets are full of mixtapes and some still make compilations on CD for themselves or...
Old-school R&B group The O'Jays get into a political groove
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:23
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The iconic R&B group The O'Jays has always made music for the heart. Now the group is going for the jugular on what it says is its last album. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees known...
The Bottle Rockets keep it real on basic 'Bit Logic'
Monday, 3 December 2018, 16:20
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Bottle Rockets, "Bit Logic" (Bloodshot Records) As the world is running down, the Bottle Rockets offer a no-nonsense view of their surroundings through Brian Henneman's sharp songwriting and...
Quavo on cutting collaborations, solo album, Migos and Drake
Friday, 30 November 2018, 14:42
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Quavo may be one-third of the uber-successful hip-hop group Migos, but he's also a rapper in high demand, appearing as a featured act on Top 10 hits by Post Malone, DJ Khaled, Drake and Liam...