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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

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

Bob Dylan's unexpected launch of a Patreon raises questions about authorship and the choice of platform.
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Bob Dylan Announces New US Tour Dates

Bob Dylan has expanded his 2026 US tour with new dates in June and July, including cities like San Diego and Phoenix.
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.
#tom-waits
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fromConsequence
1 week ago

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan Announce New Curated Covers Song Compilation

A compilation album featuring 19 covers by various artists honoring Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan will be released on May 29th.
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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.
NYC music
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

'Country' Joe McDonald, Songwriter and Proud Counterculture Agitator, Dies at 84 | KQED

Country Joe McDonald, 1960s hippie rock star whose Vietnam War protest song became a Woodstock anthem, died at age 84.
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.
fromInsideHook
3 weeks ago

There Is No "Right" Way to Write a Song

Now it's become very popular in the Taylor Swift way of pop singers writing about all of their publicly aired break-ups, which I don't find interesting at all. I think it's a little bit boring for me to write about myself. Even if I've had a really interesting day, I feel like I've already lived that, I don't need to go through it every time I sing this song.
Writing
#bill-callahan
Berlin music
fromSPIN
1 month ago

Bill Callahan Confronts Mortality and Legacy on 'My Days of 58' - SPIN

Bill Callahan's album 'My Days of 58' combines his signature themes of loneliness and stoicism with newfound gentleness, humor, and empathy shaped by middle age, fatherhood, and mortality.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Bill Callahan Is Coming to a Record Store Near You

Bill Callahan launches a North American tour in March at independent record stores, followed by a full May tour supporting his new album My Days of 58.
Berlin music
fromSPIN
1 month ago

Bill Callahan Confronts Mortality and Legacy on 'My Days of 58' - SPIN

Bill Callahan's album 'My Days of 58' combines his signature themes of loneliness and stoicism with newfound gentleness, humor, and empathy shaped by middle age, fatherhood, and mortality.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

Bill Callahan Is Coming to a Record Store Near You

Bill Callahan launches a North American tour in March at independent record stores, followed by a full May tour supporting his new album My Days of 58.
#willie-nelson
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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.
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fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks ago

Willie Nelson announces 156th album 'Dream Chaser' & shows, shares title track

Willie Nelson releases his 156th album Dream Chaser on May 29, produced with Buddy Cannon and featuring a co-write with Bob Dylan.
Music
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Willie Nelson Announces New Album Dream Chaser, Sets 2026 Spring Tour Dates

Willie Nelson announces his 79th solo studio album 'Dream Chaser,' releasing May 29th, alongside spring 2026 tour dates beginning April 22nd in Birmingham, Alabama.
Health
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Video: Luke Combs Opens Up About Body-Image Issues

Luke Combs struggles with body-image issues and weight management throughout his career, viewing it as a personal challenge he refuses to address through medical interventions, preferring to overcome it through traditional methods.
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fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen Cover Pogues Songs for Shane MacGowan Tribute Album

Bruce Springsteen covers Shane MacGowan's 'A Rainy Night in Soho' for a new tribute album featuring over two dozen artists, accompanied by a personal note praising MacGowan's timeless genius and historical significance.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Quote of the day by Willie Nelson: "The older I get, the more I realize it's never too early to start appreciating the people in your life. If you love your family, it's essential that you tell them." - Silicon Canals

Say 'I love you' and appreciate people now; waiting for the perfect moment risks losing the chance and causes lasting regret.
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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.
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.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Joshua Ray Walker announces third album in cancer recovery trilogy, 'Ain't Dead Yet'

That whole year I just felt awful and like I was dying. I didn't feel right, and mentally I was off, like there really was something wrong the whole time. So I think the reason some of these songs feel the way they do is because I felt that way, even though I didn't know something was wrong yet.
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US politics
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Charley Crockett Says Country Music "Should Be Taking Notes" from Bad Bunny

Charley Crockett criticizes the country music establishment, praises Bad Bunny's cultural impact, and condemns Trump, Elon Musk, and Peter Thiel for undermining democracy.
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.
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.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

August Ponthier: Everywhere Isn't Texas

August Ponthier's debut album explores their non-binary identity through country-folk songs written over years, containing subtle clues about their gender transition and shifting self-understanding.
#lucinda-williams
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Tucker Zimmerman, Storied Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 84

Tucker Zimmerman, an American singer-songwriter who gained a European cult following in the 1960s, and his wife Marie‑Claire Lambert died in a Belgium house fire.
#zach-bryan
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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.
Music
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins are 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.
Music
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

Book Review: What Do You Do When You're Lonesome Documents Justin Townes Earle's Time in Portland

Justin Townes Earle's career mixed Americana breakthroughs with persistent addiction; Portland offered domestic stability that ultimately couldn't overcome his demons.
#mj-lenderman
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Singer-songwriter Bill Callahan: I'm not a craftsman I'm more of a drunk professor who likes coincidence and mistakes'

Songs often take on lives beyond their creators' intentions, appearing in unexpected contexts; dub remix culture values minimalism, recycling, and creative reinterpretation.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Bruce Springsteen names Alex Pretti and Renee Good in new song for Minneapolis

Titled "Streets of Minneapolis", the protest song pays tribute to Pretti and Good, while denouncing "King Trump's private army", who have "guns belted to their coats" and who "trample on our rights". The lyrics partly read: "Citizens stood for justice /Their voices ringing through the night /And there were bloody footprints /Where mercy should have stood /And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets /Alex Pretti and Renee Good."
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Zach Top Wins Best Traditional Country Album for Ain't in It for My Health at 2026 Grammys

Zach Top won the inaugural Grammy for Best Traditional Country Album for Ain't in It for My Health.
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