Josh Rouse - Subtítulo
Idyllic song cycle about packing up and starting over… in Spain read more
Mudhoney - Under A Billion Suns
Angry aging rockers wanted for music-and-thought crimes read more
Jason Collett: Idols of Exile
Occasional Broken Social Scenester finds voice on new solo album read more
Benefit Concert Planned For Love’s Arthur Lee
A group of musicians will perform a benefit concert for rock legend Arthur Lee at New York's Beacon Theater on June 23. The Love frontman was diagnosed last February with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), and has no medical insurance. Lee may soon have to undergo a bone marrow transplant. The benefit, We’re Doing It For Love, will attempt to raise money to cover Lee’s $100,000 in medical expenses. Produced by New York concert promoter Steve Weitzman of SW Productions, along with Lee’s manager Mark Linn, the benefit already has an all-star roster, including Robert Plant, Ian Hunter, Ryan Adams &... read more
Pete Yorn Sets Off On Acoustic Tour
Pete Yorn kicks off his first-ever acoustic run of shows June 22. The You & Me tour will feature the singer/songwriter performing in small, intimate venues across the U.S. In addition to playing old favorites, the New Jersey native will give fans a sneak peek at his upcoming, third studio album, Nightcrawler, which is due Aug. 15. For tour dates, click here. ... read more
Rolling Stones Documentary Includes Rare Footage
Complete with rare musical performances, interviews and private-collection photos of band members, Rolling Stones: Under Review 1962 - 1966, will be released Aug. 8. Musical selections on this 90-minute DVD that surveys the Stones early career include live and studio recordings of “Satisfaction,” “The Last Time,” blues classic “Little Red Rooster” and “Come On.” The documentary also has reviews, commentary and criticism from former Melody Maker journalist Chris Welch, former NME editor Keith Altham, original Stones member Dick Taylor and many others. For more information, click here. ... read more
Built To Spill
As his band’s first album in five years looms large on the indie-gone-major horizon, Doug Martsch... read more
Dolly Parton
At a stop on Dolly Parton’s last tour, I sat, amazed, at the people who filed in next to me. To my left... read more
His Name Is Alive
You’d think they’d never seen a washing machine before. That’s what went through my mind... read more
Brooklyn’s Hem Casts A Spell
Magic seems to follow atmospheric, chamber-folk collective Hem... read more
Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters #91-100
T Bone Burnett, Outkast, Jay Farrar, Josh Ritter, Jimmy Cliff, Patti Smith, Sam Phillips, Joseph Arthur, Alejandro Escovedo, Drive-By Truckers read more
Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters
For Children of the 20th Century, a fairly standard variation on the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus formula becomes our most important poetry... read more
Brian Eno Reunites With Roxy Music
Confirming in a recent interview with British newspaper The Guardian, producer/musician Brian Eno announced that he has indeed reunited with his former Roxy Music bandmates. Having left the art-rock group after their 1973 album For Your Pleasure, rumors of Eno’s return first began when it was discovered he'd written two songs for the band’s forthcoming album, which will be released later this year. Though back together with members Bryan Ferry, Andy Macky, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson, Eno is not expected to tour with the band. ... read more
Indigo Girls Sign with Hollywood Records
Almost 20 years since their debut, Strange Fire, Grammy-winning duo The Indigo Girls have signed with Hollywood Records. Duo members Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are currently recording in Los Angeles with producer Mitchell Froom (Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow). The as-yet-untitled Indigo Girls record is due Sept. 19. Ray and Saliers are expected to preview the new material during a July tour. For more information on these upcoming shows, click here. ... read more
Nine Inch Nails Tour Photos Available To Public
(Above: NIN's Trent Reznor) Professionally shot photographs from Nine Inch Nails' summer tour are now available for the public to purchase. Front Row Center, a newly formed Chicago-based photography company, will photograph each stop on the band’s 31-date tour. An image gallery of professional color prints from the shows will be available online to purchase for a limited time. Fans can also buy limited-edition, customized mattes that contain the Nine Inch Nails logo. The two masterminds behind the photography company— journalists Blair R. Fischer and Sam Jemielity—have a combined 25 years of experience in the music/entertainment industry. Blair has... read more
Summer Festival Guide
From jazz and blues to folk and indie rock, find out where to be and who to see at this summer's music festivals read more
4 to Watch: Luke Doucet
While a broken heart probably never figured into singer/songwriter Luke Doucet’s career plans, the experience provided fodder for most of his new album, Broken. read more
Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
Long-awaited followup to career milestone sinks to middle read more
Nicolai Dunger - Here's My Song...
Swedish heartthrob returns with classy '60s homage read more
Madlib - Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2...
Madlib makes move with made-up movie mood music read more
