Gospel trailblazers the Staples Jr Singers: ‘We were singing about all the hardship and hurt’ | Music

‘Gospel was something we sang because we love to praise the Lord. Not some kind of show business’ … Edward Brown with an original copy of When Do We Get Paid.

In 1975, a group of teenage siblings in Aberdeen, Mississippi, recorded an album of gospel songs focused on toil, conflict, succour and redemption. They named themselves the Staples Jr Singers in tribute to Mavis and […]

Vince Staples Joins Cast of ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ and ‘The Wood’

Vince Staples Joins Cast of ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ and ‘The Wood’

Vince Staples just added two more projects to his filmography. According to Deadline, the Long Beach rapper has landed a starring role in the much-anticipated White Men Can’t Jump movie. Directed by Charles Kidd II—aka Calmatic—the 20th Century Fox reboot […]

Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home review – a final blaze of glory for the late Band musician | Music

Mavis Staples & Levon Helm: Carry Me Home album artwork

In the early noughties, Levon Helm began hosting live shows he called Midnight Rambles in a studio at his home in Woodstock, NY. It was a rare bright moment in the story of what happened […]

New Music Round-Up 11/1/19: Gang Starr, Tame Impala, Pinegrove, Vince Staples, Cold War Kids and more

New Music Round-Up 11/1/19: Gang Starr, Tame Impala, Pinegrove, Vince Staples, Cold War Kids and more

Welcome to the BroBible New Music Round-Up, where we’re writing this week’s Round-Up in a Batman mask because we’re determined to get our money’s worth with this damn thing. For more follow me on Twitter:  […]

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Wet Leg, HEALTH, and Vince Staples at The Daily Music Report

Wet Leg

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Wet Leg, HEALTH, and Vince Staples Wet Leg image credit via Hollie Fernando April 11, 2022 There’s so much good music out in the […]

8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Father John Misty, Vince Staples, Pavement, Syd, and More

FJM Chloë and the Next 20th Century

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. […]

Keith Richards & The X-pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge, Warren Haynes, Bill Murray, Allison Russell and More at Love Rocks (A Gallery)

Keith Richards & The X-pensive Winos, Mavis Staples, Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Melissa Etheridge, Warren Haynes, Bill Murray, Allison Russell and More at Love Rocks (A Gallery)

The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation put on the sixth annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City last night. The roster of performers included Keith Richards & The […]

Staples Center becomes Crypto.com Arena in name rights deal

Staples Center becomes Crypto.com Arena in name rights deal

Shared from www.latimes.com. Staples Center is getting a new name for Christmas: Crypto.com Arena. The downtown Los Angeles venue — home of the Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Sparks — will wear the new name for […]