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fromQueerty
1 week ago

Country star Ty Herndon gets honest about his '90s cruising arrest & life in the closet - Queerty

Ty Herndon became the first openly gay male star in mainstream country music, facing significant challenges before and after his coming out.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

AI lectures, Old West folk heroes and Mark Twain: what is Bob Dylan up to joining Patreon?

Dylan's choice of Patreon over Substack is puzzling, as many major artists have opted for the latter to connect with fans and share their thoughts.
Music
fromArchitectural Digest
1 week ago

Frank Sinatra at Home: Nostalgic Photos of the Singer Off-Duty, Doing It His Way

"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family-and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually."
NYC music
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

James Brown Loved This Meat So Much He Expected His Entourage To Eat It When He Did - Tasting Table

James Brown's strong personality influenced his dining choices, favoring steak for himself and his entourage during tours.
Silicon Valley food
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

John Wayne's Favorite Food And Drinks - Tasting Table

John Wayne, the iconic cowboy, enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle, favoring steak and bourbon alongside classic literature and family time.
#chuck-norris
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Chuck Norris Was the Avatar of Manly Hyperbole

Chuck Norris became an internet meme due to his tough persona and iconic fight with Bruce Lee in 1972, evolving into a cultural symbol over decades.
Music production
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Luke Combs: The Way I Am

Luke Combs' album The Way I Am features familiar country themes with a polished sound, showcasing his storytelling ability and craftsmanship.
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Revisiting 'Ode to Billy Joe'-and the boy who jumped-50 years later

The 1976 film Ode to Billy Joe revealed a homosexual subplot absent from the original song, creating unexpected emotional impact for closeted viewers watching with their parents.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Ramones Cover Tom Waits on New Compilation

A compilation album featuring covers of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's songs will be released on May 29, featuring various renowned artists.
Silicon Valley food
fromTasting Table
2 weeks ago

Johnny Cash's Forgotten 1990s Fast Food Chain Jingle - Tasting Table

Johnny Cash performed a Taco Bell commercial jingle in 1992, promoting value menu items under a dollar while wearing his signature black suit and guitar.
History
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

America Could Learn a Lot from Its 'Bandit Queen' of the Wild West

Pearl Hart, America's female stagecoach robber in the late 19th century, challenged gender norms by pursuing a male-dominated criminal career and protesting her trial as unconstitutional due to women's lack of voting rights.
Music
fromDefector
1 week ago

Who Killed Rock And Roll? | Defector

1996 marked a significant shift in music, with rap rising in popularity and rock facing challenges amid changing cultural tastes.
Right-wing politics
fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Jack White on Politics: "When Dylan Said the Answer Was Blowing in the Wind, He Didn't Tell You What the Answer Was"

Jack White distinguishes political speech from political art, believing music conveys messages through metaphor and character rather than direct statements.
SF music
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Anti-War Musician Country Joe McDonald, Dead at 84

Country Joe McDonald, founder of Country Joe and the Fish and creator of the anti-war anthem 'I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag,' died at 84 from Parkinson's disease.
London music
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

'Godmother of rock and roll' inspires young pianist

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a pioneering gospel and blues guitarist, profoundly influenced rock and roll legends but remains largely unknown to the public, with her story now being told through a West End play starring Beverley Knight.
fromArchitectural Digest
4 weeks ago

Where Does George Strait Live? Unpacking the Country Crooner's Real Estate Portfolio

The 73-year-old Grammy winner prefers to keep his personal life extra private, so there is little publicly known information about the real estate that Strait has owned since he landed in the spotlight with his first major label single, "Unwound," in 1981. ("I've never been one to like to talk about myself a lot," Strait said in 2017.)
Miscellaneous
Podcast
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Turns Out, Elvis Presley Rocks

A cultural podcast panel discusses recent entertainment releases including Baz Luhrmann's Elvis concert documentary, a new Tracy Morgan sitcom, and Netflix's posthumously-published celebrity interview series.
Beer
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Merle Haggard Once Dropped Over $12,000 On Whiskey Shots - Tasting Table

Merle Haggard set a Guinness World Record in 1983 by buying 5,095 shots of C.C. Waterback for everyone at Billy Bob's Texas bar, costing $12,737.50 to celebrate his 28th hit song.
#willie-nelson
Music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Willie Nelson's 156th Album Includes a Bob Dylan Co-Write

Willie Nelson announces Dream Chaser, his 156th studio album, featuring a co-write with Bob Dylan, releasing May 29 via Legacy Records.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 weeks ago

Willie Nelson's 156th Album Includes a Bob Dylan Co-Write

Willie Nelson announces Dream Chaser, his 156th studio album, featuring a co-write with Bob Dylan, releasing May 29 via Legacy Records.
#elvis-presley
Music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson: Mutiny After Midnight

Johnny Blue Skies released an album using sex as a metaphor for political revolution and social change in response to declining sexual frequency among Americans.
Film
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Elvis is still king - of the box office - as 'EPiC' earns $14 million in a win for music docs

Baz Luhrmann's Elvis concert film 'EPiC' achieved the third-largest documentary opening ever, earning $8.5 million globally in its first weekend and demonstrating continued strong box office appeal for music-themed films.
Music
fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Country Joe McDonald, '60s Counterculture Singer, Dead at 84

Country Joe McDonald, 1960s folk-rocker and Vietnam War protester, died at 84 from Parkinson's disease after a career spanning decades of anti-war activism and music.
Music
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

America's New No. 1 Song Just Did What Even Taylor Swift Couldn't

Jeannie C. Riley's 'Harper Valley PTA' became the first song by a woman to simultaneously top both pop and country charts in 1968, establishing a rare precedent for female artists in cross-genre success.
#sturgill-simpson
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago
Music

Sturgill Simpson Dances on America's Grave on Johnny Blue Skies Album Mutiny After Midnight: Review

fromConsequence
4 weeks ago
Music

Sturgill Simpson Dances on America's Grave on Johnny Blue Skies Album Mutiny After Midnight: Review

#country-music
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A big bad bull whipped me down': cowboy poetry, old art form of the US west, lassos a new generation

Cowboy poetry is experiencing a revival, drawing younger, more diverse participants and expanding from rural gatherings into urban scenes like Los Angeles.
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

30 Essential Things to Do in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville pairs iconic country music with robust visual arts, vibrant neighborhoods, abundant parks, and classic Southern meat-and-three dining options.
fromwww.justapinch.com
2 months ago

Elvis Has Left the Building Scones

SCONE 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed 1/2 cup mashed banana 2 tablespoons peanut butter GLAZE 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk 1 tablespoon peanut butter Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper; set aside.
Cooking
Television
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

MTV Rewind Lets You Revisit 40,000 Music Videos & Commercials from the Golden Age of MTV

MTV Rewind preserves about 40,000 classic MTV music videos and recreates era- and program-specific playlists so audiences can relive MTV's video era.
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

49 Photos of Forgotten '70s Things That Will Make Any Boomer Feel Instantly Nostalgic

1. Soda and beer cans that came with pull tabs:
History
fromVulture
1 month ago

Jelly Roll Missed His Deadline

Maybe we ran into an old acquaintance at the supermarket and said "Let's catch up sometime" or told our friends we would "check out" the boring-sounding show they spent the past five minutes recommending? That's what country-music superstar Jelly Roll appeared to do after the Grammys last week when, in response to a question about the state of the country, he said he had "a lot to say"
US politics
#kid-rock
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
US politics

Will Kid Rock perform his song about loving underage girls during Turning Point USA's halftime show? - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago
US politics

Will Kid Rock perform his song about loving underage girls during Turning Point USA's halftime show? - LGBTQ Nation

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka's greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories

Sedaka got his breakthrough as a performer with 1958's The Diary—inspired when Connie Francis refused to let him and songwriting partner Howard Greenfield scour her diary for inspiration. Oh! Carol, meanwhile, was a paean to Sedaka's ex-girlfriend Carol Klein—the irrepressibility of the melody at odds with the misery in the lyrics (I am but a fool!). Klein was impressed enough to write an answer song, Oh! Neil, which she recorded under her new pen name: Carole King.
Music
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

18 times musicians faced backlash from conservatives over their music

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show has drawn criticism from the country's top Republican: Donald Trump said it was "one of the worst, EVER!" in a post on Truth Social. Strong words from the president - but this isn't the first time a musician has drawn ire from right-wing politicians and conservatives. Stars like Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Bruce Springsteen have riled up conservatives, often over progressive themes or sexual lyrics in their music.
Right-wing politics
Music
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson, Jordan Davis and more will perform on the Nissan stage at CMA Fest

CMA Fest announces major artist lineup for Nissan Stadium including Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Keith Urban, with performances June 4-7 in Nashville.
Film
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Baz Luhrmann: 'Bono read me his poem about Elvis... ?it was the perfect way to end our film'

Baz Luhrmann discovered over 50 hours of unseen Elvis footage, prompting a new film centered on Presley’s rehearsals and Las Vegas concert performances.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 songs that played on every boomer road trip that still trigger vivid family memories - Silicon Canals

The smell of vinyl seats baking in the summer sun, the crackle of AM radio cutting through static, and dad's off-key humming as the family station wagon rolled down another endless stretch of motorway. If you grew up in the 60s or 70s, these sensory memories probably just transported you back to childhood road trips that seemed to last forever. Those journeys weren't just about getting from A to B. They were rolling classrooms where we learned geography from road signs,
Music
Film
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Jake Xerxes Fussell / James Elkington: Rebuilding

Josh O'Connor delivers a powerful performance as Dusty in Rebuilding, complemented by a spare collaborative folk soundtrack that evokes the American West's beauty and emptiness.
Music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Grand Ole Opry to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack

The Grand Ole Opry will host a 25th anniversary celebration of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack on Feb 28 with contemporary artists.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whiskey" Is the Biggest Country Song of All Time

Chris Stapleton's 'Tennessee Whiskey' has sold over 20 million U.S. units, becoming the biggest-selling country song and earning RIAA double-diamond certification.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Why the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's musical bridge between generations still matters today

Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about "Nashville Skyline," a pensive track from their EP, "Night After Night." The family-owned Mexican restaurant is the kind of place he's gravitated toward since starting a jug band with friends in Long Beach before migrating to Los Angeles' folk/rock scene.
Music
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Classic rock titan brings greatest hits tour to the Bay Area

John Mellencamp will perform his Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits across 19 U.S. cities, including Aug. 12 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby, and More Remember Bob Weir

Bob Weir's fearless, soulful musicianship and warm humanity inspired peers, produced transcendent performances, and left a lasting musical legacy.
Music
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Bruce Springsteen Revives the Protest Song, Condemns ICE Violence in "Streets of Minneapolis"

Musicians are reviving protest songs to denounce police and federal agents' killings and the secrecy protecting those responsible.
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Jim McBride, 'Chattahoochee' songwriter and Alan Jackson collaborator, dies at 78

Jim McBride, Grammy-nominated country songwriter who co-wrote hits like "Chattahoochee," died at 78.
Music
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Bruce Springsteen Won't Back Down: Performs "Streets of Minneapolis" Live in Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis' and performed at a Minnesota benefit with Tom Morello, denouncing a corrupt, incompetent, treasonous administration.
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