On a night that had The Rolling Stones sandwiched in between acts like Eric Clapton and The Who, it was hard to say who was going to stand out. Here’s five performances from the 12-12-12 Concert For Sandy Relief that rose above the rest. 1. Bruce Springsteen and his disciple Bon Jovi teamed up for [...]

Like our Mumford & Sons cover story? Here’s some other shots that came from that photo session. More  Also check out the story here. Terrible Things premiered their song “Last Look” from the album Pre-Transmission, which will drop on December 11. More The lead singer of My Morning Jacket, Jim James, announced his solo debut [...]

Coldplay Live 2012 (Capitol) Rating: 3.5 stars “It’s exciting when you’re 15 and you throw a party and people come,” Chris Martin says during Live 2012, “so imagine what it’s like, on a daily basis, to have 20,000 people coming.” Equal parts concert film and tour documentary, Live 2012 shows you exactly what that’s like. [...]

American Songwriter cover subject Paul Simon sat down with indie rock blog Stereogum to discuss his latest album, his upcoming tour, and his plans for the anniversary of Graceland. The concert film Live From Webster Hall New York will debut on PBS December 3. Watch Simon perform “Rewrite” at Webster Hall here. Amy Winehouse’s posthumous [...]

Coldplay Mylo Xyloto (EMI) Rating: While Viva La Vida at first appeared experimental, slightly ominous and even downright subtle in spots, Mylo Xyloto is an album on which Coldplay is not afraid to consistently and unapologetically display its overtly pop side. In the past, the mystery and experimental musical detours meant that listeners needed time [...]

  There’s nothing like a free stream of an amazing rock festival. Unless it’s two simultaneous streams at once. Right now if you head to The Austin City Limits Music Festival channel on YouTube, you can choose between sets from Cold War Kids or Foster The People. Cap off your evening with sets from Coldplay [...]

For about 2,100 lucky Coldplay fans who got to attend the band’s Austin City Limits taping Thursday night, the weekend’s Austin City Limits Festival started a little early — and New Year’s Eve came way ahead of schedule. The capacity crowd at the long-running PBS show’s new shared taping/live performance venue, dubbed ACL Live at [...]

Is there some sort of competition going on? Artists have been covering each other like mad recently, as if there was a secret plan to increase everybody’s royalty statements or something. Yesterday we told you about The Strokes’ tag-team with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker on The Cars classic “Just What I Needed.” Today, we’re bringing you [...]

I tend to compare every festival to Bonnaroo. It’s not a conscious thing, nor is it particularly fair, but it’s impossible to stop. For example, Rothbury is a smaller Bonnaroo, with less heat and more Midwesterners. CMJ is like a spread-out Bonnaroo, stretched wide over a week’s worth of gigs and a whole city’s worth [...]

If you’re missing out on Lollapalooza this weekend, there’s no need to fret. The festival’s promoter C3 Presents, in conjunction with YouTube, will be streaming several of the top acts live from Grant Park starting today at 1:30 p.m. CST and ending on Sunday night when the Foo Fighters play the festival’s closing set. So [...]

Good news for couch potatoes, and people who can’t afford concert tickets and the cost of gas or a flight. YouTube has announced that they will stream performances from this year’s Lollapalooza (August 5-7) and Austin City Limits Festivals (September 16-18). The channel plans to offer live music coverage, as well as a bonus feed [...]

Hot on the heels of the latest Coldplay single, “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” the chart-topping Brits are back at it again, alerting the world to the next song off their upcoming album via Twitter, and posting it on YouTube. “Major Minus” will be part of the Every Tear Drop Is A Waterfall EP, due [...]