Todd Snider ‘Assault’ Determined to Be ‘Self-Inflicted Injury’, Police Say
After reviewing surveillance footage from Todd Snider’s hotel and doing further investigating, the Salt Lake City Police Department has determined that the alleged assault on Todd Snider was likely a self-induced injury. The post Todd Snider ‘Assault’ Determined to Be ‘Self-Inflicted Injury’, Police Say first appeared on Saving Country Music. Saving Country Music’s investigation into […]
Hanukkah Lights 2025
This year, to honor Susan Stamberg’s memory, we reflect on her 34 years of performances that can still move us, make us laugh and bring us fresh meaning.
Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon
Salt House – Scarrow (Hudson Records, 2025) The outstanding English folk trio Salt House return in 2025 with Scarrow, their fifth studio album for Hudson… The post Salt House Gently Glow On Scarrow, Their New Folk Beacon first appeared on World Music Central. The title comes from an old Scots word for “faint light,” a […]
‘Happy by Pharrell is exceedingly annoying – but I love it’: DJ Roger Sanchez’s honest playlist
The Another Chance star does Journey at karaoke and gets the party started with Daft Punk. But which Stevie Wonder track would he like played at his funeral? The first song I fell in love withI grew up in New York City, so the emergence of hip-hop really connected with me when I was a […]
Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu
Zaïko Langa Langa – Makinu (2025) Zaïko Langa Langa, a true legend of African music, celebrates fifty years of their career with their new maxi… The post Kings of Congolese Rumba Zaïko Langa Langa Unveil New EP, Makinu first appeared on World Music Central. Considered one of the founders of Congolese rumba, Zaïko Langa Langa […]
Grace Jones: ‘Even if I stand on my head, I still can’t do it. How these young girls twerk, I don’t know’
The actor and singer, 74, talks about working as a go-go dancer, hanging out with Keith Haring, dropping LSD in the 60s and missing out on Blade Runner I was raised in Spanish Town, Jamaica, by my grandmother and step-grandfather. My grandmother’s brother was a Pentecostal bishop, so we were made examples of at the […]
‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63 I first met Mani when the Stone Roses’ manager asked me to produce them. We did Elephant Stone and they were lovely. Then as Manchester turned into Madchester I […]
Latest Dolly Parton Cancellation Attempt Caused By False ‘Threads’ Post
Of course there’s no real threat of Dolly Parton being “canceled,” either now or really at any time. Parton has deftly navigated her career to become one of the few Americans above reproach. The post Latest Dolly Parton Cancellation Attempt Caused By False ‘Threads’ Post first appeared on Saving Country Music. Could it be that […]
Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over New Ad
Did Coca-Cola, or whatever advertising agency they hired to put their recent television ad together purposely try to deceive the public into believing the ghost of Johnny Cash was endorsing Coke? The post Johnny Cash Estate Sues Coca-Cola Over New Ad first appeared on Saving Country Music. Listening to the ad itself, the first portion […]