It’s that time of year again, Idolofans: time to celebrate fathers! Well, not just fathers, but grandfathers, male guardians, or any man who played a part in raising us. And when one thinks of Father’s Day (it's June 16th this year — you've still got time to buy a card), don’t a good number of pop songs pop into your head? Of course they do. But if they don’t, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. You didn’t think we'd let a holiday go by without commemorating it in song , did you? As is our usual [...]
Some new tunes, some old tunes, all good tunes, some days… You’re telling me a good man is hard to find / Well what are you blind? Well never mind / Let’s try and have a good time Right-Click + Save Link As: Mikal Cronin Weight Bleached - Next Stop Major Lazer - Bubble Butt (Remix) [feat. 2 Chainz, Bruno Mars & Tyga] French Montana - Ain’t Worried About Nothin’ [...]
Every so often we like to look back at an all-too maligned genre and offer a little redemption. This week, it's time to take a fresh look at Blues-Rock! Every now again, I...
A couple of weeks back, we amused ourselves (and hopefully you too) with a bunch of hilarious photos of debauched rock stars with cute kids . Ever since, we've been mulling over the natural follow-up — photos of debauched rock stars with cute animals. Click through for pictures of suitably party-loving musicians enjoying tender moments with dogs, cats, tortoises, three-toed sloths, and one terrified rabbit. Elvis Presley "Why yes, Elvis, of course everyone [...]
Rod Stewart's hope to reunite with the Faces was thwarted by illness just before their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and then by Ron Wood joining the on-going Rolling Stones reunion concert series. But the idea isn't dead. Stewart, in a new talk with The Hollywood Reporter, says he and Wood have continued discussing the idea of getting [...]
Baggi Begovic finds himself between the release of his latest Musical Freedom offering, " Compromise ," and two guest spots on Tiësto's Club Life Volume 3: Stockholm - catching a hot streak on the rise of summer. Once sampling Yes for “ Owner Of A Lonely Heart ” and taking on remix duties for Lenny Kravitz, Baggi returns with a production for Rod Stewart, his own rendition of "Sexual Religion." Filling chords and festival-sized builds illustrate new life for Stewart's single while solidifying an identity beyond the booth - one that exists within the studio. Purchase: Beatport [...]
We begin our discussion of the Faces, as we must, with "The Rod Conundrum" - one of the thorniest in all of rock and roll lore. Cue the ESPN 30 For 30 voice over: "What if we told you that Rod Stewart was once every bit as cool, dangerous, and desirable as Keith, Kurt, or Kanye ..." Well, It actually happened. And it was amazing. And then there was the rest of it. Read More...
E' un lunedì da incorniciare per gli appassionati di piazzamenti e statistiche: l'ultimo aggiornamento delle charts britanniche regala emozioni a non finire, tra i singoli ma soprattutto tra gli album. Ed è da questi che partiamo per la nostra solita ricognizione settimanale: dopo il colpaccio all'esordio , il disco dell'olandese Caro Emerald viene subito travolto da un tris di nuovi concorrenti e scivola fuori dalla zona podio. Il nuovo battistrada Made in UK, Signore e Signori, è il monumento locale Rod Stewart : 150milioni di copie e quasi 40 anni dopo [...]
One of my favorite posts on the GMC is titled The Curious Case Of Moonglow , and it explores how "Moonglow" - a fine song in its own right - somehow got attached to the theme from the 1955 film Picnic , and became a best-selling record. In fact, the resulting two-song medley was so popular that it became the unofficial standard, in many cases showing up even when the song title just shows "Moonglow." But on today's Fantastic Foursome, we're getting back to basics and featuring the original "Moonglow," a song [...]
Rod the Mod attempts to get back to where it once began. Time waits for no one, but Tom Waits for you. The big news here is that Time is not only Rod Stewart's return to recording rock music but also marks his first collection of self-penned songs in decades. Such an enterprise -- at least on paper -- stands to re-institute some long-lost rock credibility for Stewart and to fulfill the hopes of long-suffering fans who have pined for a return to the style of Rod's '70s glory days. Those fans have had little reason for...
After 12 years of Christmas albums, American songbooks and countless cover records, it's finally Time for Rod Stewart to release some original material. And it's exactly what you'd expect an album from a 68 year old man to be, albeit with a little more polish. Over the last 10 years or so, Stewart has made it abundantly clear that his days in rock 'n' roll days are over. Bowing out before the leather jacket and eyeliner became laughable allowed him to corner the [...]
A series of terrific collaborations highlight this May 6, 2013 edition of New Music Monday - beginning with Brian May's out-there turn with those pioneering space-music gurus in Tangerine Dream. Patty Griffin has emerged with a new studio effort that includes several tunes alongside Robert Plant. And, in what may be our favorite of them all, Robben Ford sets a [...]
Rod Stewart is rocking again, even as Queen's Brian May gets himself shot out into space with Tangerine Dream. Meanwhile, Patty Griffin is collaborating with Robert Plant - this time on some new music. We're also vibing on fresh stuff from those lovable bluegrass goofballs the Austin Lounge Lizards, blues legend James Cotton (he's got a bunch of Allman Brothers [...]
It was really hard not mentioning Zooey Deschanel's Tuesday visit to Letterman in this space...so instead I'll point you towards Rod Stewart's visit to Jimmy Kimmel tonight. Stewart will release his 28th studio album, Time, on May 7 (UK release on May 6) and will launch a major world tour on June 1. Monday, May 6 [All Times ET] James Blake on David Letterman [CBS 11:35PM] Fall Out Boy on Jay Leno [NBC 11:35PM] [...]
As The Voice season 4 nears its June conclusion, the singing competition is bringing out some big names for May sweeps season. Former Voice coach Cee Lo Green will be returning to the NBC show to perform his duet with Lauriana Mae , "Only You," live on the May 8 episode. Also performing that night is Rod Stewart , who is prepping his first album in more than 10 years. The following week, on May 14, Robin Thicke will be joined by Pharrell and T.I. [...]
Billboard magazine gets a restyle, a few decades later the ROD STEWART is still rocking that same weave.
Rod Stewart is back with his first self-penned and self-produced single in almost twenty years. ‘It’s Over’ – out May 6th on Decca Records and taken from the brand new album Time, also out May 6th – provides an unsparing, compelling and candid vision of divorce and separation, one which is melodically arresting from start to finish. WATCH // Rod Stewart - 'It's Over' New [...]
It takes a half-minute for the song to kick in, and its shifting gray presentation belies the song's sunny disposition, but the video embedded above otherwise makes quick work of reminding us of all the things we love about Fire Island Pines ' finely appointed, gentlemanly pop. We were both surprised and pleased to read the Cornwall, England-based sextet has a domestic label deal in place for its new single: "1915" and "Midwest" b/w "Cherry Grove" will be released on an orange vinyl 7" by Minnesota-based Manic Pop! Records April 29. The band trades in gentle, layered and jangly [...]
There must be something in the air this week, because on the same morning that Glee 's flaccid attempt at Radiohead's "Creep" did the rounds on various music blogs, World of Wonder reposted Barbra Streisand's bewildering cover of David Bowie's "Life on Mars." This double dose of ghastliness got us thinking about the singular hubris of so many covers that purport to "improve" a song by removing exactly what made it special in the first place. The history of music is littered with these boring renditions of great songs, [...]
Rod Stewart's first original studio release in two decades, due on May 7, 2013, via Capitol Records, is aptly titled: Time, sparked in part by Stewart's work on a memoir, is the sound of someone looking determinedly backward. That leads to a comfy sense of nostalgia, as Stewart touches all of the bases on a victory lap through a varied [...]
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