Hey, look what turns 35 today … The Mats release their third album on October 2, 1984.
It’s #241 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and the opening track, “I Will Dare,” has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Heady stuff, Westy …
The Band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their seminal self-titled second album with a reissue package featuring unreleased tracks.
Source: The Band Prep 50th Anniversary Reissue of ‘The Band’ – Rolling Stone
While his sound and styling may have fallen out of fashion in the slick, glitzy world of contemporary country, he is still regarded as an undeniable influence because of his honest writing and rock-star-like existence.
Source: Hear Hank Williams’ Five Most Haunting Performances – Rolling Stone
A candid conversation with Linda Ronstadt about her new doc ‘The Sound of My Voice,’ #MeToo and life after singing.
Source: Linda Ronstadt on New Doc, #MeToo and Life After Singing – Rolling Stone
August 26, 1970 ~ Steven Tyler of Aerosmith appears on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Legendary photog Annie Leibovitz took the photo, which shows the frontman haggard and bleary after just two hours sleep. Leibovitz got the shot by showing up at his hotel at 6 a.m.
His rally in New Hampshire, perhaps not surprisingly, felt more deranged than we’re used to seeing with this president, a mash-up of greatest hits, miscues, and misinformation.
Source: Is the Trump Rally Losing Its Power? – Rolling Stone
More Boss.
The new book ‘Bruce Springsteen – Rock and Roll Future’ is packed with rare images from the 1974 night his career changed forever.
Source: Photos From Night Bruce Springsteen Became ‘Rock and Roll Future’ – Rolling Stone
You remember Billy Strings … Rolling Stone named him one of the “Top Ten New Country Artists to Know” in 2017. The buzz hasn’t let up. His second album is out next month.
Watch Billy Strings’ “Taking Water” lyric video featuring live and behind-the-scenes footage.
Source: Billy Strings Shares ‘Taking Water’ Lyric Video
Dolly Parton, the Highwomen’s Newport Rehearsal: Watch – Rolling Stone
See Dolly Parton and the Highwomen rehearse ‘Eagle When She Flies’ backstage at Newport Folk Festival.
Source: Dolly Parton, the Highwomen’s Newport Rehearsal: Watch – Rolling Stone
A very rare moment backstage with @DollyParton @brandicarlile @MarenMorris & @TheHighwomen 🙌🏾 #NewportFolkFestival pic.twitter.com/GDEnOIOKbQ
— LINDA PERRY (@RealLindaPerry) July 28, 2019
This one, and undoubtedly others to come, is on the Trump Administration and Republicans who choose to embrace the current leadership of hate rather than denounce it.
The Gilroy Garlic Fest Shooter Plugged a White Power Manifesto on Instagram‘Might Is Right’ book dates from the late 1890s, but it’s become a staple in the white supremacist canon
Source: Santino William Legan Identified as Gilroy Garlic Fest Shooter – Rolling Stone
