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Nick Ferrio is a country singer-songwriter from Peterborough, ON who has played bass for The Burning Hell for the past six years. Now, Ferrio is venturing out with a solo effort of exquisite country songs under the cleverly named (and inarguably fitting) backing band moniker of Nick Ferrio & His Feelings. The nine songs that [...]
If you’re itching for high-profile new music, you can take several albums for a test spin before dropping your money on them come release day. Bob Dylan’s new album, Tempest, is his 35th studio album, and it marks the 50th anniversary celebration of his debut release. Tempest hits stores on Sept. 11, but you can [...]
In support of Bob Dylan’s upcoming record, Tempest, he has released a video for the first song on the record, “Duquesne Whistle.” Shown wandering the streets with hoodlums, cross-dressers and what appears to be a Kiss cover band member, Dylan’s latest video mixes humor, romance and anonymous kidnap beatings. Tempest is expected to drop September [...]
Musical icon Bob Dylan is releasing his 35th studio album, Tempest, on Sept. 11. Columbia Records announced an international lineup of events allowing fans around the world to experience the anticipated album before its release. The opening track from Tempest, “Duquesne Whistle” will premiere on NPR Online (NPR.org/music) on Monday, August 27. The Los Angeles [...]
On September 18, Academy Award winner, Grammy winner, and all-around gifted, young songwriter, Ryan Bingham will be self-releasing his fourth album, Tomorrowland, on his new imprint of Axster Bingham Records. The 31-year-old songwriter with deep West Texas roots has a dual fondness for drafting timeless, poetic verses about hardscrabble, downtrodden souls and letting rip with [...]
Perhaps not the first place you’d expect to find the music of a folk legend, the latest trailer for military-action-drama Strike Back featured some as-of-yet unheard music from Bob Dylan‘s latest album, Tempest. Unfortunately, the noisy trailer makes much of the song difficult to distinguish, so perhaps we can give it a second listen when it’s [...]
It’s a hell of a mistake to try to pigeonhole Robert Francis into an easy classification. The man works a lifetime of influences into his beautiful Laurel Canyonesque brand of alternately sepia-toned and polychromatic singer-songwriter rock. His songs are never indistinguishable, the versatility of genres always suits the song at hand, and his sound is [...]
One of the most instantly heartwarming artists I’ve come across in awhile is UK folk songwriter L.A. Salami. My TST editor passed along a mystery package to my inbox yesterday with the odd, short message “not sure who this is” that was the extent of text in the message. I got past my seconds-long suspicion [...]
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