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Watch Neil Young Perform “Needle of Death” in Third Man’s Recording Booth
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As you may or may not know, legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young recently released a vinyl record of covers, recorded in Third Man Records’ refurbished 1947 Voice-O-Graph recording booth, called A Letter Home. The lo-fi, mono, single-track recording includes covers of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Don Everly, among others, and has been tapped for a…
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Mindy White (States) Covers Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” for ‘The Cover Up’
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It was around this time last year when we told you about Mindy White‘s excellent cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie.” Since then, the singer and her indie pop group States have released a fantastic new album, Paradigm (which they funded through Kickstarter), and, now, Mindy is back with a brand new cover track for your…
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Passenger to Perform at Marathon Music Works August 3
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When we last checked in with British singer-songwriter Passenger, his audience at Mercy Lounge was treated to a very surprise guest: Ed Sheeran. While we wouldn’t expect a repeat of that duet (but also wouldn’t necessarily count it out, as Sheeran is now a Music City resident), you’ll finally have another chance to catch Passenger…
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Paramore Perform “Ain’t It Fun” on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
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Nashville pop rock trio Paramore stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers last night to perform “Ain’t It Fun,” the latest single from their eponymous fourth album, which celebrated the one-year anniversary of its release earlier this month. The single was also released as a special Record Store Day 7″ last weekend, modeled to look like a broken…
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Bonnaroo Reveals 2014 Late Night Artists
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This announcement is a little bit deceptive, as it doesn’t reveal any new Bonnaroo artists, but, rather, a taste of the yet-to-be-revealed (but potentially already leaked) schedule we can expect for 2014. Omitting specific days and times, Bonnaroo has announced which artists we can expect to see in late night slots. Late night performances have always been…
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Live on the Green Changes Schedule, Expands Site, Extends Hours for 2014
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Announced earlier this afternoon, in a ceremony hosted by Lightning 100 and featuring Nashville mayor Karl Dean, the annual Live on the Green music festival is set to return once again this year, albeit with a few changes. Breaking the traditional six-week model, the 2014 season will run for just four weeks, beginning on August 14.…
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Bonnaroo Band of the Day: The Bouncing Souls
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Bonnaroo Artist | The Bouncing Souls Bonnaroo History | Newbie Stage & Time | TBD Just like last year and the year before, we’re making it our mission to help you get acquainted with as many bands as we can from Bonnaroo‘s impressive 2014 lineup. We’ll start from the bottom and work our way up, paying special attention to…
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Phin Win 2014 Music City Mayhem Competition, Will Play Live on the Green
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This year’s annual Music City Mayhem competition has come and gone, and local indie rockers Phin have emerged the winners! Hosted by Lightning 100, the competition received over 340 submissions, which were narrowed down to 32. The final four were selected by fans, bracket style, then pitted against each other in a battle of the bands style live…
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Members of Sex Pistols, *NSYNC, Incubus, Destiny’s Child to Bring ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to Bridgestone
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File this under “so weird it’s awesome.” Andrew Lloyd Weber’s classic rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, has been reimagined as an epic arena tour, and will hit the road this summer for a run of North America. The cast includes a motley crew of Sex Pistols’ frontman Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), Incubus vocalist Brandon Boyd, former…