Mark Saleski / February 22, 2012 6:30 am
Against a backdrop of a slow waltz toward disappointment and death comes a familiar story — that of a man trying to scratch out a living any way he can. The emotion is amplified with great subtlety by some swelling horns
Mark Saleski / February 21, 2012 8:18 am
Today’s Wrecking Ball preview is “Shackled And Drawn,” stream provided by Rolling Stone magazine.
Mark Saleski / February 20, 2012 4:39 pm
It has been announced that tracks from Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming album Wrecking Ball will be streamed from various sites, one new song per day. Today sees the release of “Easy Money,” streaming at the News page at Backstreets.com.
Something Else! Reviews / February 14, 2012 8:49 am
The Cowboy Junkies will complete their four-CD Nomad Series this March, capping a remarkably productive 18-month period with the release of The Wilderness.
Something Else! Reviews / February 7, 2012 4:11 pm
Check out the newly released B-side to Jack White’s “Love Interruption” single, the decidedly more upbeat “Machine Gun Silhouette.”
Something Else! Reviews / February 6, 2012 4:11 pm
A dream team of Americana stars including Jay Farrar (Son Volt), Will Johnson (Centro-matic), Anders Parker (Varnaline), and Yim Yames (My Morning Jacket) have gathered to reinterpret unrecorded lyrics from Woody Guthrie. Preview a track here!
Something Else! Reviews / February 2, 2012 8:08 am
Van Halen played a secret show — well, not really: there were some 250 invited guests and media folks — at Henson Studios in Los Angeles overnight, as the band preps to tour again with original frontman David Lee Roth.
Something Else! Reviews / January 31, 2012 3:42 pm
Neil Young has given fans a sneak peek at his long-awaited new collaboration with Crazy Horse, posting a sizzling, 37-minute long track — appropriately titled “Horse Back.”
Something Else! Reviews / January 30, 2012 4:43 pm
Jack White returns for his first project since the White Stipes broke up almost a year ago, with a country-soul single called “Love Interruption” — which you can stream below.
Something Else! Reviews / January 28, 2012 8:39 am
Check out an advance track from the forthcoming collaboration between Kevn Kinney of Drivin’ n Cryin’ and Anton Fier of the Golden Palominos
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