Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd is a one of a kind artist with a clear vision, personality, and an independent attitude. An established artist in his native Australia and his second home, Canada, Rudd’s debut for Anti, Food in the Belly is his 6th record. Hear 'Energy Song' …
'60s country star Porter Wagoner is a Renaissance man By Brian Mansfield, Special for USA TODAY For most of the '60s, Porter Wagoner was arguably the most recognizable star in country music. Marty Stuart is convinced that the 79-year-old singer — known as much for his flashy spangled and rhinestone-studded …
TOM WAITS’ ‘ORPHANS—BRAWLERS, BAWLERS AND BASTARDS’ MAKES MANY CRITIC TOP TEN FOR 2006 ASSOCIATED PRESS (1,700 US daily, weekly, college newspapers/5,000 radio/TV outlets/1000 AP Radio Network affiliates/330 International broadcasters/8,500 International subscribers, 121 countries serviced by AP): #6 BILLBOARD: #6 BISMARK TRIBUNE (ND): #6 BLOOMBERG.COM: Douglas Lyles list: Top Ten (in …
With his new album, Shades Of Dorian Gray, set to street on 02/06/07, Danny Cohen is doing a series of blogs to give some insight into the creation of the record. Out Of Time I was a decorated stair and hall monitor; Junior Firman, Cub Scout; I even sold noon …
"I want you to buy my record so I can sell out in sixty seconds. At the Best Buy I wanna be the best guy, you know that I'm better than the next guy even though we both sound exactly alike. Is that Jadakiss or is that Tim Fite? I …
Nine seconds into her first studio album since 2002's Blacklisted, and there it is. You can't miss it. The voice. Instantly recognizable and uniquely commanding, it has been uniformly overlooked by the masses and beloved by those who have caught on. And, believe it or not, it gets even better, …