Chris Willman

I wrote in @Variety that the new Elton John/Brandi Carlile album “defies the rules of these collabs, never settling into any single routine... If it doesn’t redefine the collaborative album (and it might), it sure at least gives it a kick in the pants.” https://t.co/Sud8zRz5ok

Elton John told me, about performing lately: “I couldn’t see the band, but I could see the piano and the microphone… I love playing. I might do a few shows with Brandi to celebrate the album. Who knows? But as far as playing goes, I can do it.” https://t.co/Sud8zRyxyM @Variety

I loved “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” if you’re looking for a weekend pick. It’s a rare successful example of a dramatic Music Movie… something that, without getting inside-baseball, gets artists and fandom in some intrinsically true-feeling way. Worth seeing in a cinema, too. https://t.co/7MwjPVNaMZ

Neil Young, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers Joining Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Anti-‘Oligarchy’ Rally in L.A. https://t.co/C8HACdaMwg via @variety

Glad for a whole album to be talking with Elton and Brandi about, now... Elton John and Brandi Carlile on Reinventing the Collaborative Album With ‘Who Believes in Angels?’: ‘We Couldn’t Do Steve and Eydie — We Had to Go In Hell-for-Leather’ https://t.co/Sud8zRz5ok via @variety

Laufey Begins Her Next Album Era With ‘Silver Lining’ Single and Music Video https://t.co/CFlIk3rW1H via @variety

Bruce Springsteen Reveals Full ‘Tracks II’ Details: Boxed Set Sports Seven Previously Unheard ‘Lost Albums’ Recorded Between 1983-2018 https://t.co/phCNU4VX1n via @variety

Wonderful to talk with Alison Krauss about her first album with Union Station in 14 years... Alison Krauss on Her First Album With Union Station in Over a Decade, ‘Arcadia,’ and the Long Tour to Follow: ‘I’m Champing at the Bit’ https://t.co/WJJ9LEjviJ via @variety

Happy to talk again with Ron and Russell Mael about all their new stuff... Sparks on the Duo’s U.S. Summer Tour, New ‘Drowned in a Sea of Tears’ Single, Forthcoming ‘Mad!’ Album and That John Woo Movie Musical (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/EknD8Qs9gZ via @variety @sparksofficial

It may be inappropriate, but I am going to sing one of my favorite earworms, "How Silly Can You Get?," in his honor.

The New York Times @nytimes

Breaking News: Val Kilmer, who got his big-budget start in “Top Gun” and went on to portray Jim Morrison and Batman, has died at 65. https://t.co/OJl8DZbBw3

RT @SarahSquirm: let me play wings era paul

Neil Young Fears He Won’t Be Allowed Back in U.S. After European Tour, Due to Speaking Out Against Trump, ‘Worst President in the History of Our Great Country’ https://t.co/1yk5Vn4Wzf via @variety

Caught up at the Troubadour with Jesse Welles, who’s a real find to me, though I’m sure well-known to many of you. A lot of Prine in him, a lot of early Dylan, a little Tom Lehrer, a little Westerberg… and maybe that shirt was a tip-off he’d be covering Fogerty. Great stuff. https://t.co/Or1kv3jvJh

Eddie Muller and Alan K. Rode pull the curtain down on Noir City 2025 at @am_cinematheque https://t.co/yz5yKsD6cu

RT @Variety: Lucy Dacus tells Variety about the best compliment she ever got on her voice: “I played SXSW and Nick Offerman introduced my b…

RT @Variety: Lucy Dacus tells Variety about finally using same-sex romance language on her new album: “There’s one song, ‘Best Guess,’ wher…

Morgan Wallen Stirs Speculation With Abrupt ‘SNL’ Walk-Off and ‘Get Me to God’s Country’ Social Post https://t.co/2Pv2KIcrQO via @variety