Update: Ryan Adams Says New Album is Not Dio-Inspired
Update: Ryan Adams has posted a response to claims that his new album was inspired by the death of Ronnie James Dio on Facebook. He says the album is not a direct response to Dio’s death and is merely a collection of songs he wrote after the memorial service. “I am very embarrassed by the reports that I am writing a ‘Dio’ inspired album,” Adams wrote. “I never said that. I simply stated that I had written some tunes a few days after his memorial. He was a great man and I looked up to him but I would NEVER... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRyan Adams' "Sci-Fi Metal Concept Album" Now Available for Pre-Order
Update: According to our ever-vigilant Twitter followers, this limited-edition album has already sold out! Congrats to the lucky fans who snagged a copy. — Those anxious to expose their ears to Ryan Adams’ metal record won’t have to wait much longer. The album he recorded in 2006 can now be pre-ordered on the Pax-Am website, but is only being sold as a vinyl/digital download package that contains the LP, additional artwork, a digital download card for the album and a double-sided poster. The bundle is being sold exclusively on the Pax-Am site for $24.99 and will ship May 24.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRyan Adams Goes "Metal" With Forthcoming Album
Is the world ready for this? Ryan Adams has announced the upcoming release of his “most legit metal record,” Orion, The Guardian reports. You can stream an unnamed track on Adams’ website to see just how metal (or not) this new album will be.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Photos From Neal Casal's Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows
On March 1, Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal released a photo book... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJesse Malin Talks New Album, J.D. Salinger Soundtrack, Ryan Adams Side Project
Jesse Malin's been playing music onstage for just under 30 years. He’s 42... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRyan Adams' Guitarist to Release Book of Road Photos
[Photo by Mark C. Austin] Ryan Adams is one of the most beloved/prolific/newsworthy/insert-descriptor-here songwriters of the last decade. Throughout the aughts, the only thing more astonishing than the volume of work he produced was how much of it was actually good. Last year, fans were alarmed to hear that he’d be taking a break from recording and touring. Now, there’s good news for Adams fans in withdrawal—you can get your next Adams fix in the form of an upcoming book of photographs from Cardinals guitarist Neal Casal.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Songs We Wish Johnny Cash Had Lived to Cover
There are countless songs floating around out there that Cash might've put his indelible stamp on... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond
It's hard to say exactly where it started, but The Beatles and The Byrds often get the most credit for starting the enduring subgenre that's come to be known as jangle pop. Of course, The Searchers and even The Everly Brothers were laying the foundations before them... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNorah Jones: The Fall
Unexpected dance grooves from jazzy folk star As a jazz-adoring youngster, Norah Jones initially made her mark as a performer, her best-known songs written by others. Jones has since grown up as a songwriter on the biggest of stages, a challenge she’s tackled by turning inward, working with a set of regular bandmates and daring to whisper her increasingly pointed lines when others might over-emote.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsDownload Ryan Adams and Mary-Louise Parker's New York Public Library Chat
A couple Fridays ago, the New York Public Library created an unlikely pair out of Ryan Adams and Mary-Louise Parker as they both signed on to host a discussion. For those who missed it, this literary chat is now available for download through the public library website.... read more
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