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John C. Reilly Convinced Jack White to Make This Music Video

1 week ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“He said, ‘This is the first video I haven’t had notes on since Michel Gondry did some of our White Stripes videos.’” John C. Reilly was recently driving around Los Angeles on a rainy day when he had a revelation. “I was like, This fucking song is amazing,” he tells me.“I just kept listening to it.” The song in question was “Archbishop Harold Holmes,” a seethingly raw single from Jack White’s 2024 album No Name.
Ringo Starr Doesn’t Like ‘That Little Man’ From the Who

1 week ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

We’re now at the two-month mark of Zak Starkey’s full-circle firing saga from the Who and subsequent rejection from Oasis, and his father, a man by the name of Ringo Starr, went on a peace-and-love hiatus to deal with the situation. Speaking with Rolling Stone about his firing and how Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend “are fuckin’ insane” to work with, Starkey said that his dad was a great support system throughout the ordeal.
Joan Baez Just Wants to Watch Twilight and Marry Hozier

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

The godmother of folk has emerged from the diamonds and rust to bear some advice: The antidote to watching and reading too much news is immersing yourselves in the fictional Pacific Northwest. Not Frasier. Not Twin Peaks. Ever heard of the Cullens?When asked by Rolling Stone about how she now chooses to get updates about the administration, Joan Baez admitted it’s all a bit of a balancing act while witnessing “the horrible cruelty that takes place every day” in our country.
The Best and Most Revved-Up Doobie Brothers Tunes, According to Patrick Simmons

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“The fact that we were this greasy rock band — hill guys — we could bring the word to them and they had the possibility of that redemption.” The Doobie Brothers have walked, run, and smoked down the highway for a very long time. Over 50 years of mileage, to be exact. Patrick Simmons, the band’s co-founder and sole continuous member, has been there for every pit stop.
Bob Dylan Digs Machine Gun Kelly’s Rough and Rowdy Ways

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Bros? Who’s next, Mod Sun and Phil Collins? Not that this man can really surprise us anymore, but Bob Dylan has chosen to narrate Machine Gun Kelly’s new album trailer of his own free will, which lifts the stylus on a recent bromance between the two. The Lost Americana trailer pairs various film clips of MGK traversing the country with Dylan’s gravelly, Victoria’s Secret–honed voice. But why are we telling you this? Let the man warble for himself.
David Byrne Announces New Album and Tour ‘Who Is the Sky?’

2 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

Let’s talk about it. The heads are in stunned silence with this one. David Byrne’s his newest album, Who Is the Sky?, is due on September 5. Arriving years after 2018’s epochal American Utopia, Byrne recorded 12 tracks for the album — the first of which, the morbidly joyous “Everybody Laughs,” is out now to enjoy. “At my age, at least for me, there’s a ‘don’t give a shit about what people think’ attitude that kicks in,” Byrne explained.
Benmont Tench on His Best Songs, From Tom Petty to Bob Dylan

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“I realized, ‘They’re not firing me. They just don’t need me on one of the songs.’” Benmont Tench is so dedicated to this interview that he pulled himself over to the side of the road to dial the call. “I couldn’t get home in time. If you hear a car honking, it’s not me honking at you,” he insists.
How Saoirse Ronan Became the Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’

3 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“The last thing you want to do is pin down or reduce what the song is about.” Talking Heads never got around to shooting a music video for “Psycho Killer.” They had other priorities to worry about at the time, like burning down the competition at CBGB. Exactly 50 years after their live debut at the New York venue, though, they faced up to the facts and gave the people some visuals.
John Fogerty Was Inspired by Taylor Swift for CCR Rerelease

4 weeks ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

A glorious thing is waiting for us up around the bend. John Fogerty has rerecorded a full album of Creedence Clearwater Revival classics, out on August 22. The guitarist told Rolling Stone that the impetus for the record, titled Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years, occurred two years ago when he finally gained the majority stake to the publishing rights for his band’s catalogue — a victory that came after decades of failed attempts.
Sparks Share the Stories Behind Their Best Album Covers

1 month ago | vulture.com | Devon Ivie

“There’s some element that’s cinematic in nature, like you’re seeing a shock from a film taken out of context and put on a cover.” What was the first Sparks album cover that sucked you in while rifling through the stacks? Maybe it was the weirdly seductive aftermath of a plane crash for 1975’s Indiscreet? Or, if you’re a real sicko, the high-seas hostage event for 1974’s Propaganda? (I’m the sicko.) Even the cute bunnies striking a pose on 2006’s Hello Young Lovers is understandable.