At a listening session in New York seen in the opening moments of “I’m Just Being Honest,” a short documentary focusing on the ascent of Nayvadius Wilburn — known better as Future, his stage name — LA Reid can be heard singing the rapper’s praises to a selection of scribes.
It’s Sunday morning, somewhere in San Francisco. Jonny Pierce from the Drums has just spent the better part of the past half-hour reflecting on his childhood and his subsequent estrangement from his parents.
You think you know Dr. Funkenstein. And your bop gun is loaded for the return of the Mothership, when George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic play Brooklyn Bowl at The Linq on Tuesday.
Lee Ann Womack will forever be linked to the monster crossover hit of 2000. But the Texas singer who helped get us used to figuring out if a song (or its singer) is “country” or “pop” has left the pop side of that divide to the youngsters, returning to the traditional country that inspired her.
You know your lineup is stacked when the first night of your three-day festival closes with Stevie Wonder, Hozier, Major Lazer and Atmosphere.
When Heart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back, Chris Cornell delivered the introductory speech.
