From June 13-16, more than 200 acts will perform at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. That’s a lot to narrow down, but here are the 10 acts we’re most looking forward to seeing. Paul McCartney In case there’s any question as to how to spend the 9 to 11:30 PM block [...]

If, like us, you’re headed to Bonnaroo this year, today is the day you’ve been waiting for since February’s big lineup reveal. The good folks behind this year’s three-day musical extravaganza have released the full schedule on their website. Japandroids, Alt-J, Father John Misty and The Vaccines will greet the intrepid Thursday crowd. Wilco, Jim [...]

Writing a good love song, one that will bring tears to a woman’s eyes quicker than a dozen roses (or in the case of a man’s eyes, maybe quicker than tickets to a NASCAR race), is one of the hardest things any writer can do. Paul McCartney’s written a few that are part of pop [...]

At noon Eastern today, “Weird Al” Yankovic will address a very serious manner — the lineup for the 2013 Bonnaroo festival, which will be held June 13-16 in Manchester, Tennessee. You can watch the whole thing unfold in the video below (click here for our real-time updates). To whet your appetite, there will be a [...]

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 [...]

In a move that no one saw coming, Beatles legend Paul McCartney will reportedly join surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear at tonight’s 12.12.12 Concert in New York City. The ad hoc group, who had been meeting in secret, will perform a new song that they improvised in rehearsal. The concert, [...]

September/October “On My Deathbed” winner Brad Grossen reveals his prize picks.  From Tom Waits to Tom Petty, read Brad’s blog post below on the picks that helped him win the HD-28E Retro Martin guitar.  And enter the next “On My Deathbed” contest for your chance to win a HD Dierks Bentley Martin Guitar. Ram – [...]

Diana Krall Glad Rag Doll (Verve) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Call Glad Rag Doll an artistic leap forward, although to surmise that Krall hasn’t already gained industry-wide and critical respect would be a bold misconception. Krall was a central piece in Paul McCartney’s recent trip down music’s memory lane with Kisses On The [...]

Elvis Costello has had pretty good success with songs named after girls. “Alison,” off his debut album, is still one of his signature songs after all these years. And his biggest American chart success came with a song about another girl dear to his heart, albeit not in a romantic way. “Veronica”, found on E.C’s [...]

James McCartney’s The Complete EP Collection is a killer assortment of tightly-crafted rock anthems. Produced by David Kahne and his famous Beatle father (Paul McCartney, you may have heard of him), the album has rightfully racked up critical acclaim on both sides of the pond. The occasionally press-shy McCartney shared with us his thoughts on [...]

Don’t cross the Boss. Bruce Springsteen poked some good-natured fun at the authorities who shut down his headlining gig at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London on Saturday, July 14. Springsteen was in the midst of a dream duet with Sir Paul McCartney, having just performed “I Saw Her Standing There” and most of “Twist [...]

Paul McCartney Ram (Deluxe Edition) (EMI) Rating: Originally released in 1971, Ram was met with decidedly mixed reviews. It was McCartney’s second post-Beatles album and the only LP co-credited to his wife Linda. The album ratcheted up the production methods considerably from his previous outing and showcased the preciousness McCartney was always accused of during [...]