Artist: Ralph Stanley

Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, and director John Hillcoat have a flawless track record collaborating on music for film so far, but for their latest project, Lawless , Cave and Co. may have outdone themselves. Where The Road and The Proposition leaned heavily on moody, Cave/Ellis-penned instrumentals, the music of Lawless is rife with guest performers and inspired cover song choices. With a story set during the United States' prohibition era (1919 - 1933), the soundtrack's core group of performers - Cave, Ellis, Martyn Casey, George Vjestica and David Sard - were dubbed a perfectly appropriate name: The Bootleggers. [...]

This is, at it states, a remix album. If you're looking for soothing folk music, go listen to something else. However, if you like raves, club music, dubstep, hip hop, trance, or any other form of electronic music, check this out. Five world-renowned producers are the main draw: Skrillex, The Crystal Method, Pretty Lights, Mark Ronson, and DJ Premier. Each of them have numerous collaborators: members of the Doors, Martha Reeves, The Funk Brothers, Leann Rimes, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, members of the DAP Kings, Nas, and the Berklee Symphony Orchestra. Those names [...]

With Easter approaching, here's a third mix of songs that relate in some way or another to the Christian faith, following the Saved! 1 and Saved! 2 mixes. The first drew from verious ages and genres of music, the second comprised soul musicians doing God music. This lot comes from rock, folk, country and indie backgrounds. Some artists featured here are devout believers, some are sceptics, some are people one wouldn't necessarily have down as being even remotely religious (Cave, Waits). Most are original songs, a few are covers (for example, Wilco covers Woody [...]

So you remember the insanely epic collaboration between Pretty Lights and LeAnn Rime and Dr. Ralph Stanley? Well the chilled out track just got blasted with a dose of bass and energy. Here's a new Electro Mix of the track, done by Pretty Lights. It still sounds very similar to the original, but a a little heavier giving it a good change of pace. The vocals and PL's style works so well on this track. Turn it up, enjoy! Pretty Lights feat. LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley - Wayfaring Stranger (Pretty Lights Electro Mix) [...]

With Christmas out of the way, and the year almost over, it's time I finally get around to compiling my Top 20 albums of the year of 2011 (in fact, there are 21 entries). Each album is represented on the mix with a song, and each entry has a link to the artist's homepage or other outlet where the album can be ordered from. Because this list is intended not only to show off my impeccable taste, but also to showcase artists, all data files in the mix have been downscaled to 128kbps. This is not really a chart, but [...]

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , RPM Brian Nevins Back in October, Spinner posted all five tracks from the 'Re:Generation' DJ project , including the premiere of Pretty Lights ' rendition of country standard 'Wayfaring Stranger' featuring Leann Rimes and bluegrass staple Dr. Ralph Stanley . Now Spinner RPM is proud to be the first to bring you the video for 'Wayfaring [...]

The snow is falling at heavy pace this evening in Woodstock, New York, where Levon Helm and his band and crew are preparing for a special "Nightmare on Helm Street" Ramble at the legendary The Band drummer's home studio. Unfortunately there's no power on Plochmann Lane, but "the show must go on," so the concert will start at 8PM as scheduled. In other Midnight Ramble news, Helm will welcome guest openers Dr. Ralph Stanley (Dec. 2), Dawes (Dec. 3), Steven Bernstein's MTO plays Sly (Dec. 10) and The Mastersons (Dec. [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies Brian Nevins Well, it looks like we spoke too soon . After we heard two 'Re:Generation' tracks from Skrillex and DJ Premier earlier today, we were given the opportunity to bring you the first listen of Pretty Lights ' version of country classic 'Wayfaring Stranger' that features Leann Rimes and bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley . [...]

The forthcoming documentary, RE:GENERATION, which pairs five DJ's/producers with five different genres will be something that will have music fans debating one another for a while. Can artists like Skrillex and The Crystal Method use their skills to further a genre like rock or hip-hop and take it's sound to another level? Or will it just sound garbled and messy? This week, I'll be heading to the RE:GENERATION press conference, presented by Hyundai Veloster and the Re:Mix lab event in New York City, to get that answer. Up top, you can get [...]

Filed under: News , Video , Exclusive , RPM , Movies , New Music Brian Nevins For the new documentary 'Re:Generation,' electronic stalwarts Crystal Method and world-renowned DJ Pretty Lights were given the challenge of creating songs with musicians in unfamiliar genres: R&B and country, respectively. As you can see in the below videos, which are exclusively premiering here, both acts found themselves a bit out of [...]

"I like to say this is the first new Doors track of the 21st century." - Ray Manzarek. I beg your pardon? Listen, I know that artists these days are trying to do whatever it takes to keep their music fresh for younger listeners even if that means completely changing their sound. Also, Ray Manzarek is a bit of a crazy bastard. But the statement made by the former Doors keyboardist to Rolling Stone regarding a forthcoming song done with dubstep producer Skrillex will definitely have people scratching [...]

Skrillex is a dubstep producer, often called the Justin Bieber of his genre (in that he's hugely popular and has the body of a 17-year-old boy). The Doors are a legendary rock group from the '60s that made rock music dark and sexy. These two acts have absolutely no reason to ever be mentioned together in the same sentence, yet alone collaborate on music. But that's just what director Amir Bar Lev ( The Pat Tillman Story , My Child Can Paint That ) did for his new film, RE:GENERATION . The film features [...]

Norah Jones' last side project (providing vocals for Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's Rome ) may have had more star power, but her next outing has just as much retro flair. In January 2012, EMI's Milking Bill Records will release Jones' country-tinged band The Little Willies ' effort of covers, entitled For The Good Times . The 12-track effort features covers from a variety of down-home legends, including Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and many more. The LP is the band's follow-up to 20062s self-titled debut, which featured [...]

Last October, renowned producer T-Bone Burnett put together a couple of concerts featuring a few of his more talented buddies. This October, according to Exclaim , he'll put out a compilation featuring some choice moments from the occasion. Recorded at the New York Beacon Theatre show, T-Bone Burnett Presents: The Speaking Clock Revu e is 11 tracks of live material from Elvis Costello, Elton John and Leon Russell, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, Greg Allman, actor Jeff Bridges, Karen Elson, and [...]

Sizemore's sophomore effort may not break new ground, but the grass sure is true-blue …

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Releases The release of 'National Ransom' is a celebratory occasion for Elvis Costello , but the bespectacked Brit s also feeling a tad "bewildered" about the whole affair. Costello has no reason to doubt the allegiance of his longtime fans when it comes to snapping up his latest album when it's released this week. Nor is the musical maven second-guessing the lively album art; the greedy fox making off [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Monday's lineup announcement for this year's Bridge School Benefit had several surprises and was punctuated by the news that the original Buffalo Springfield -- featuring Neil Young and Stephen Stills -- would reunite for the shows. And then there was the whole thing about Pearl Jam 's sets being in celebration of their 20th anniversary. But trained eyes didn't let those two notable items detract from another [...]

Prior to heading out on a massive summer tour, venerable road warriors the Dave Matthews Band announced that they'd be taking all of 2011 off , after twenty straight years of touring. DMB , who are still in the midst of a lengthy run, have announced a new batch of dates that will presumably be their last before their year-long hiatus. The 12-date tour includes multi-night stands at both MSG and the TD Garden and closes out with a pair of hometown gigs at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA. [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News The Bridge School Benefit always comes through with a notoriously unique lineup, but this year they've outdone themselves -- Buffalo Springfield have announced that they will reunite for the special occasion. It will be the first time in 42 years that the band -- featuring Neil Young (pictured) and Stephen Stills -- will perform publicly. The only other surviving member, Richie Furay, will be present and accounted for [...]

Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit always boasts an impressive lineup and this year's 2-day charity event is no different: In addition to the debut of a T-Bone Burnett-led supergroup dubbed Speaking Clock Revue, which includes Elton John, Leon Russell, Elvis Costello, Ralph Stanley, Jeff Bridges, and Neko Case (!), Neil and Pegi Young have reformed the surviving Buffalo Springfield lineup (Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay) for the classic group's first public performance under their original name since 1968. Other performers set for the October 23-24 (as confirmed by Thrasher's Wheat and labeled "likely" by [...]