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Listen To Ryan Adams’ New Song ‘Ashes And Fire’
NPR’s streaming the new Ryan Adams record, called Ashes and Fire, and it’s pretty darn good. The once ultra-prolific Ryan is pretty hit or miss, and he’d been leaning pretty heavily toward the latter in recent years. But after a couple listens, I think Ashes and Fire is my favorite Ryan record since 2001′s Gold.
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Crushable Quotable: Ryan Adams Makes More Money Than You
Tumblr user Zachary James Dodds just pulled these four Ryan Adams quotes from the book SPIN: 20 Years of Alternative Music. It’s good to know that our favorite drunken alt-country troubadour still loves to talk about money, even though the difference is he has some now. More »
Video: Is ‘American Idol’ Contestant Naima Adedapo The Next Rihanna? Probably Not, But Paul McDonald Is The Next Ryan Adams
Last night on American Idol, the contestants were tasked with performing songs by their personal idols — and Naima Adedapo chose to sing “Umbrella” by Rihanna. She was a little pitchy, for which she was called out for, but she’s totally unique and stylish and beautiful — so that may take her far. More »
Crush This: Weeds Says Bye, Norah Jones & Rihanna Say Hello
Crush This is your weekly guide to what’s new in music, movies and TV. As Thanksgiving and the holidays creep closer and closer, we see a lot of season finales. This past Sunday was the season finale of East Bound & Down, but there were no tears in that one (Danny McBride doesn’t really do tearjerkers). This is going to be a diverse week, and we’ve got you covered on what not to miss in the magic, sex and pop music departments. More »
Which Musical Collaborations Are You More Excited About? – Bjork teaming up with The Dirty Projectors for a split EP, or Weezer giving Ryan Adams the guitar and a song-writing credit on their newest album? Think carefully, this decision is what every hipster will judge you on for the next two months, at least. (via The Frisky)
Emma Watson Dumps Jay Barrymore For Spanish Musician
Emma Watson has ended her relationship to Jay Barrymore, the British finance guy she dated for two years. Now that THAT’s over, Hermione … er, the 19-year-old actress, is hanging out with Rafael Cebrian, a fellow student at Brown, who persuaded her to join the school’s production of “Chekhov’s Three Sisters.” HOT. Anyone got any tix? (Daily Mail)
Bethenny Frankel switched her wedding to accommodate her growing baby bump. “If she’s a heavily pregnant bride, she’ll get more attention,” an… More »
Krista Polvere Turns Heads
Expect big things from Adelaide singer/songwriter Krista Polvere. Who, I hear you ask?
If you were lucky enough to catch their recent tour, you may have seen Krista supporting Ryan Adams and the Cardinals around the country. But you might not know this local lass has spent the last eight months impressing industry bigwigs in New York City.
The backdrop of this thriving city gave Krista the inspiration to write and independently record her debut album, Here Be Dragons. Obviously Ryan Adams… More »