Rolling Stones: Inside the Secret Live Recording of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Remake →
Americana guitarist Larry Campbell talks about the “low-key” sessions resulting in an updated version of Springsteen’s classic album
Read MoreWMNF: From Allman Brothers Band to Asheville Jam: The Warren Haynes interview →
We’re thrilled to share a warm, in-depth conversation between Ed Greene (host of The Freak Show, Tuesdays 6–8 PM on WMF 88.5 FM) and legendary guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Warren Haynes.
Read MoreCollider: Steely Dan’s Classic Track Finds New Life in the Movie 'One Battle After Another' →
When a song lands perfectly in a major motion picture’s score, it can become its own character within the entire experience.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine: How The Band captured the true heart of America with ‘The Weight’ →
“We had two or three tunes, or pieces of tunes, and ‘The Weight’ was one I would work on,” Levon Helm explained.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: The Invention of Jane Birkin, French Girl →
In an excerpt from her new Birkin biography, ‘It Girl,’ Marisa Meltzer marks the moment when a 16-year-old Brit began her ascent toward becoming the ultimate French style icon.
Read MoreSan Francisco Classical Voice : Angelique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma Make a West African Dance Party with "Sarabande Africaine" →
Cal Performances couldn’t have engineered a better season kickoff than a joyous collaboration between Beninese superstar singer Angélique Kidjo and cello maestro Yo-Yo Ma. "Sarabande Africaine" explores a whole new set of shapes. On “Lonlon,” Kidjo delivered her original lyrics for Maurice Ravel’s Bolero with the requisite dynamic calibration. She was at her Parisian best on “La Foule,” which set the chanson standard indelibly linked to Piaf to a galloping vals Peruano groove. And her Yoruban lyric for a theme from Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 5, recited by Ma in English beforehand, transformed the melody into a supplication for the safety of girls in conflict zones.
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter : ‘Broken English’ Review: An Imaginative, Fittingly Eccentric Documentary Pays Starry Tribute to Marianne Faithfull →
An eternal “it girl” — charismatic, original and ahead of every curve right up until she died this year aged 78 — British singer-songwriter-actor Marianne Faithfull receives a fulsome, loving tribute with sui generis cinematic whatsit Broken English.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine : The U2 song The Edge said couldn’t get any better →
U2 might have the reputation of putting too much religious iconography beside many of their hits, but it makes complete sense why Bono refers to many of their songs as such when listening to a track like this. Nothing about it is meant to be religious in any way, but in terms of human connection and how we all relate to each other in this thing called life, this is practically a hymn for anyone wanting to see the world turn into a better place.
Read MoreSari Schorr News: The Unbreakable Tour 2025 →
Sari Schorr has embarked on The Unbreakable Tour 2025, marking a year of exciting firsts and highly anticipated returns.
The tour will see Schorr headlining her very first show in Ireland at the renowned Harvest Time Blues Festival, making her debut in Denmark at the prestigious Blues Heaven Festival, and performing for the first time in Croatia at Boogalooin Zagreb. Beyond these debuts, The Unbreakable Tour 2025 will take her extensively across Germany, with long-awaited returns to Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, along with special stops in Budapest and Bratislava.With each performance, Schorr continues to build an international reputation for her powerful voice and commanding stage presence, promising audiences unforgettable moments on every stage she graces.
FORBES : Carly Simon Charts Her First Hit On One List With A Decades-Old Tune →
Carly Simon is regarded as one of the most celebrated female voices in pop music history, both for her pioneering work as a songwriter and for her slew of hit singles. While Simon hasn’t released a new album in more than 15 years, she remains a legend and is highly regarded, especially among fellow singer-songwriters. Thanks to an exciting recent re-release of one of her most popular tunes, Simon is back on the charts in the United Kingdom — not with something brand new, but rather with a decades-old cut that has found a second life.
Read MoreAmerican Songwriter : The Story Behind the Only Song Kris Kristofferson Ever Wrote for Roy Orbison and Never Recorded Himself →
Between the 1960s and ’70s, Kris Kristofferson and Roy Orbison moved within the same musical circles, crossed paths, and always had a mutual respect for one another. “Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I’ve ever known,” said Kristofferson.
By the mid-1970s, as Kristofferson’s career was thriving as a songwriter and actor, he wrote one song specifically for Orbison, a fellow—and newly returned—Monument Records artist, in 1976.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine : The best track on ‘Aja’, according to Steely Dan →
There’s something entirely contradictory about labelling Steely Dan’s music as ‘Yacht Rock’. The label embodies something carefree, devoid of the stresses and anxiety of dry land life that can only be soundtracked by jazz-infused melodies. There’s an ease to the entire genre that was non-existent in the career of Steely Dan.
Read MoreAmerican Songwriter : The Album That Turned Bono and U2 Into “The Political Band” →
U2 has always had something to say and has also always acted upon their wishes and desires for the world. It is no hidden secret that Bono and the rest of the band are deeply involved in philanthropic humanitarian efforts. Though before they became political, primarily through their actions, they did it mainly with their words.
Read MoreAmerican Songwriter : Watch: Kris Kristofferson’s Last Recorded Concert Will Bring a Tear to Your Eye →
The world still hasn’t recovered from the tragic loss of one of country and folk’s finest songwriters and musicians, Kris Kristofferson. He lived a full and incredible life, and his music will live on forever in our ears and hearts. Kris Kristofferson performed his final concert at Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday party at the Hollywood Bowl in April of 2023. And the whole thing was quite a star-studded affair.
Read MoreLe Figaro : Grandeur Nature, le nouvel album de Florent Pagny, sortira le 12 septembre →
Un retour tant attendu. Un peu plus de trois ans après avoir annoncé à ses fans être diagnostiqué d’un cancer du poumon, Florent Pagny prépare la sortie du 21e disque de sa carrière. Intitulé Grandeur nature et composé uniquement de chansons inédites, il sera dévoilé le 12 septembre prochain, précise le chanteur français.
Read MoreThe New York Times : 40 Years After Live Aid, It’s Still Personal for Bob Geldof →
On Oct. 23, 1984, Bob Geldof, the lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, sat down at home in London to watch the evening news. It changed his life — and saved the lives of millions more. The BBC ran a report on what it called a “biblical famine” in Ethiopia caused by drought and exacerbated by civil war. Geldof was incensed and horrified. How could this be happening in the 20th century? And what could he, an angry pop star, do about it?
Read MoreForbes : Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman On ‘The Long Way Home’, Friendship And Unexpected Detours →
The final episode of The Long Way Home is now streaming on Apple TV+. Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman spent the entire summer traveling across Europe on their bikes and they visited about 17 countries, from Scotland to Sweden, Austria, Finland and France. We often say that going on a trip with a friend can become a great friendship -and personality- test, especially when the trip in question might include perilous situations and weather hazards. McGregor and Boorman have been best friends since the 1990s, so I asked them if they had learned something new about each other and about themselves during this fourth trip together.
Read MoreBBC : Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star →
Musical icon Angélique Kidjo has become the first black African performer to be selected for a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kidjo, who comes from the West African country of Benin and has won five Grammy awards, was among the 35 names announced as part of the Walk of Fame's class of 2026 list.
Read MoreFar Out Magazine : “It’s so beautiful”: Patti Smith on the song that almost slipped away
Professional songwriters always have to grapple with the moment their songs are given to somebody else. Any composition can feel like someone’s creative child, so when it has to be given away, it’s like the artist in question takes a part of you with them when they sing those words. And for an artist as intrinsically linked to her music as Patti Smith is, she understood that some songs needed to fall by the wayside after a while.
Read MoreThat Eric Alper : ‘This Wheel’s Still On Fire’ Exhibit Celebrates Levon Helm’s Enduring Legacy
The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame is honoring a rock-and-roll legend with its newest display, This Wheel’s Still On Fire: The Legacy of Levon Helm. The exhibit, curated by Museum Collective, will feature never-before-displayed items, including personal photographs, instruments from members of The Band, tour memorabilia, awards, and interviews with friends and fellow musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Max Weinberg, and more. This Wheel’s Still On Fire will also allow guests to follow in Helm’s footsteps and play the drums, as Ramble Band guest drummer and multi-instrumentalist Charley Dayton provides a video tutorial.
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