The Lollapalooza people have revealed the whole lineup. Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Lady Gaga, Green Day, the reunited Soundgarden, and Phoenix all serve as headliners at this year’s fest, which will take over Chicago’s Grant Park August 6-8. Other artists on the bill include MGMT, Spoon, the National, Hot Chip, Erykah Badu, the Black Keys, [...]

On Sharon Jones‘ birthday this year [May 4th], the band will release I Learned the Hard Way, their fourth full-length on Brooklyn’s independent Daptone Records. The record marks a bold step forward for a band who almost singlehandedly stewarded today’s return of soul music to its more traditional sound. I Learned the Hard Way was [...]