1. Marvin Gaye What's Going On "It has an ethereal, jammy side to it that's very conducive to making out. Throw it on, smoke a joint, drink a bit of wine. The rest is obviously up to you." 2. The ...
"Jack White is an old-school guitar player with great feel — and feel is ninety percent of the battle," says Slash. "Rock & roll comes basically from one place: the blues. It's just hopped-up blues...
It's pretty phenomenal. I definitely get the protest vibe out of it. There's that great line about if you're so used to being on bended knee. [The verse is: "I can taste your fear/It's gonna lift y...
Jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke — from the tiny West African nation of Benin — has a new album out on Blue Note. "He's comfortable in any setting, whether it's straight-ahead jazz or avant-garde," say...
"The problem with U.S. festivals is that they have mostly American and British groups, so you're not getting a real glimpse of what's out there. But at Summer Sonic in Japan, they have a bunch of i...
I think it's funny because it's so angry and it's literally like, I hate you so much right now. It's like something you'd say. It's good to get that out. There are a some particular guys where I'm ...
The Sri Lankan MC, who traveled the world gathering beats for last year's Kala, digs kuduro, the raw synth-heavy electronic music from Angola, a West African nation that is one of the poorest in th...
The exploration of vanity and fame — few people do it better than Morrissey. There's both a real joy in it, as well as genuine self-loathing. People criticize him for being completely serious, but ...
"I started listening to the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange when I was sixteen and didn't know much about classical music at all. But the movie blew me away so much that it made a form of music th...
Burnett — who has produced records for everyone from Roy Orbison to Elvis Costello — digs the classic Nashville family group the Del McCoury Band. "Del's been around for years — he played with Bill...
Twenty-four-hour Wal-Marts on tour? That's like the hangout of the year. It's the only place where you can get a camo hunting hat and SpongeBob or Curious George pajamas, all in one look. And that ...
Nashville's Ryman Auditorium The 116-year-old hall, which housed the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, has hosted legendary performances from Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash — who was once ba...
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