Nashville was once famously called a ‘ten year town,’ because that’s about how long an artist has to make it there. Maggie Rose has been at it longer than that. Along the way, she struggled to break through in mainstream country music by submitting herself to the machine: playing CMA Fest in the midday summer sun, visiting countless radio stations, and releasing country singles that went nowhere.
Finally, she had enough. In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making...
Finally, she had enough. In 2018, with her aptly titled LP Change the Whole Thing, Rose threw up her hands and began making...
- 4/8/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
A few years ago, Cedric Burnside was sitting with his acoustic guitar on the front porch of his home in Ashland, Mississippi, listening to the birds and thinking about grief and perseverance. For Burnside, the prior decade had been one of mourning and recovery; in 2012 he’d lost his brother, fellow musician Cody Burnside, at the age of 29, before losing his father, drummer Calvin Jackson, in 2015, and his mother, Linda Burnside, two years later.
“When my mom passed, I cried,” says Cedric. “When my brother passed, I cried. That’s...
“When my mom passed, I cried,” says Cedric. “When my brother passed, I cried. That’s...
- 6/16/2021
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Brittany Howard takes a defiant stand on her new song, “13th Century Metal,” set to appear on the Alabama Shakes singer’s upcoming solo debut Jaime, out September 20th.
“13th Century Metal” boasts a restless mix of skittering drums and skipping synths, creating an urgent rhythm that complements Howard’s spoken word lyrics. “Every day I am alive I am given opportunity to become that which I admire most of others,” she says with growing passion. “I am nonviolent/I am a master student and my spirit will never be stomped out.
“13th Century Metal” boasts a restless mix of skittering drums and skipping synths, creating an urgent rhythm that complements Howard’s spoken word lyrics. “Every day I am alive I am given opportunity to become that which I admire most of others,” she says with growing passion. “I am nonviolent/I am a master student and my spirit will never be stomped out.
- 9/17/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
Brittany Howard writes the songs that make Terry Crews and a whole town sing in the video for her new song, “Stay High,” off her upcoming solo debut, Jaime, out September 20th via Ato Records.
Kim Gehrig directed the video for “Stay High,” which stars Crews as a factory worker who clocks out and goes about his after work errands while lip-syncing Howard’s delightful tune about embracing joy after a long day of work. The “Stay High” video was filmed in Howard’s hometown of Athens, Alabama, and as Crews rolls through the town,...
Kim Gehrig directed the video for “Stay High,” which stars Crews as a factory worker who clocks out and goes about his after work errands while lip-syncing Howard’s delightful tune about embracing joy after a long day of work. The “Stay High” video was filmed in Howard’s hometown of Athens, Alabama, and as Crews rolls through the town,...
- 7/16/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Last year, Brittany Howard called a meeting with her bandmates and told them some news they probably didn’t want to hear. Alabama Shakes — who met in high school, broke through with 2012’s “Hold On” and went on to win four Grammys — would not be recording a follow-up to 2015’s Sound & Color anytime soon. Instead, Howard would be making a solo album. “It was like, ‘I’m going to do this record by myself,’ ” she says. “I knew that I needed to be in control of everything: the music, the arrangements,...
- 6/25/2019
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Long before they nabbed three Grammys Monday night, Alabama Shakes was just a band of teens with a dream of becoming rock stars. "It feels really nice to get this recognition because we weren't made by a big label: We're a real band from a little, small town and we got together for real reasons - we wanted to share music together; write music together - so it's pretty cool that still, in 2016, to be a group that went to high school together . . . Now we get to go to the Grammys together," frontwoman and guitarist Brittany Howard, 28, told People last month,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Long before they nabbed three Grammys Monday night, Alabama Shakes was just a band of teens with a dream of becoming rock stars. "It feels really nice to get this recognition because we weren't made by a big label: We're a real band from a little, small town and we got together for real reasons - we wanted to share music together; write music together - so it's pretty cool that still, in 2016, to be a group that went to high school together . . . Now we get to go to the Grammys together," frontwoman and guitarist Brittany Howard, 28, told People last month,...
- 2/16/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Before her alt-rock act Alabama Shakes became an overnight sensation with their 2012 debut Boys & Girls, lead vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard was a mail carrier in the band's namesake state. Now riding the success of sophomore full-length Sound & Color - which is up for four Grammys, including Album of the Year, at next month's show - Howard opens up to People about their journey from eclectic Athens, Alabama, band to globetrotting rockers. "It's funny, I never wanted to be a singer - but I always wanted to be in a band," Howard tells People. Now 28, Howard was inspired to get...
- 2/3/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Before her alt-rock act Alabama Shakes became an overnight sensation with their 2012 debut Boys & Girls, lead vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard was a mail carrier in the band's namesake state. Now riding the success of sophomore full-length Sound & Color - which is up for four Grammys, including Album of the Year, at next month's show - Howard opens up to People about their journey from eclectic Athens, Alabama, band to globetrotting rockers. "It's funny, I never wanted to be a singer - but I always wanted to be in a band," Howard tells People. Now 28, Howard was inspired to get...
- 2/3/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
While Christoph Waltz did a great job hosting "Saturday Night Live" ("Djesus Uncrossed," anybody?), it was Grammy-nominated band Alabama Shakes that made quite an impact as the episode's musical performer. If you weren't familiar with the rock group before Saturday then you weren't paying attention during 2012, and it's time to start playing catch up.
Here are a few things to know about the band:
- Alabama Shakes was formed in 2009, but didn't release their first full-length album until 2012's "Boys & Girls."
- Brittany Howard acts as lead singer and guitarist, Zac Cockrell is Alabama Shakes' bassist, Heath Fogg is also a guitarist and Steve Johnson is the drummer.
- Their song "Always Alright" (which they performed during "SNL") was written for the "Silver Linings Playbook" soundtrack.
- Alabama Shakes earned three Grammy nominations in 2012: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On" and Best Recording Package for "Boys & Girls.
Here are a few things to know about the band:
- Alabama Shakes was formed in 2009, but didn't release their first full-length album until 2012's "Boys & Girls."
- Brittany Howard acts as lead singer and guitarist, Zac Cockrell is Alabama Shakes' bassist, Heath Fogg is also a guitarist and Steve Johnson is the drummer.
- Their song "Always Alright" (which they performed during "SNL") was written for the "Silver Linings Playbook" soundtrack.
- Alabama Shakes earned three Grammy nominations in 2012: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On" and Best Recording Package for "Boys & Girls.
- 2/18/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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