• Remedy Drive Helps Fight Human Trafficking

    When David Zach from Remedy Drive spent two weeks in Southeast Asia, it was not for a vacation or standard mission trip. The singer went with a 501c3 called The Exodus Road to help bring children out of sexual slavery. His life, understandably, was changed forever and he and his brother Philip wrote a song called "Commodity" that they hope will change your life.
  • Velma Smith: Pioneering Country Guitarist Dead at 87

    Recent Musicians Hall of Fame inductee Velma Smith passed away on July 31 at the age of 87. Smith -- one of country music's great guitarists - was inducted alongside Buddy Guy, Peter Frampton and several others in the January ceremony.
  • Lollapalooza: Lorde Discusses Hunger Games, New Album

    Lorde is a busy woman. She's been promoting her smash-hit debut album - featuring the No. 1 hit "Royals" - for the better part of two years while trying to write new material and curate the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1.
  • 'Paul McCartney Day' Declared in Minnesota

    Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first - and only - show in Minnesota, and Paul McCartney is in town to play a sold-out show at Target Field in Minneapolis. Therefore, Minnesota mayor Mark Dayton took the opportunity to declare Saturday "Paul McCartney Day."
  • 8 Albums Named After Their Cover Songs: Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, And More

    When you put a cover song on an album of otherwise original music, it's typically the sort of thing that's tucked away somewhere deep into the tracklisting and not really highlighted. However, these artists felt that their cover songs were so important to the fabric of their albums that they made them the title tracks. Here are eight albums named after their cover songs.
  • 8 Duets We Don't Want To Hear: Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, And More

    With the upcoming releases of Smokey Robinson's duets album (Smokey & Friends) and a collaborative album between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett (Cheek To Cheek), it seems like duets have become pretty popular recently. Though Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett's voices seem like they would go well together, there are plenty of other artists who definitely shouldn't sing together. Here are some duets that we do not want to hear.
  • Family Force 5's "Time Stands Still" Shows a Band that IS NOT Standing Still at All

    With Solomon Olds (SoulGlow Activatur) no longer being on the mic, the sound is new - yet familiar. While Jacob Olds (Crouton) and Josh Olds (Fatty) have their own sounds and textures, the new music still sounds like FF5. The sense of playfulness is there, but there is new purpose that shows the world that the band isn't standing still, trying to figure out where to go next.
  • Neil Young Wants You To Love Cotton Like He Loves Cotton

    On Friday, classic rock superhero Neil Young posted a lengthy message on his website about cotton. Devoid of any subliminal shots at Southern culture (and therefore unlikely to receive another diss track from Lynyrd Skynyrd), Young's message focused on the shirts he recently began giving to concertgoers.