Music Reviews: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues,’ plus Soul Music from Baltimore

Foreign Tongues coverThe Rolling Stones’ last album of new material, 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, was their first such CD in 18 years. Now, a little less than three years later, they’re back with Foreign Tongues. They must have realized that at this point, waiting another 18 years to record again wouldn’t work out so well. Time is not […]

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Zach Bryan Teases New Song “Walk Backwards,” Which Will Likely Be Included On Forthcoming EP ‘Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs’

Zach Bryan Teases New Song “Walk Backwards,” Which Will Likely Be Included On Forthcoming EP ‘Young Manhood And Other Donatable Organs’

Possibly another song from the forthcoming EP. At the beginning of July, Zach Bryan pretty quietly announced that he has an EP called Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, which he shared in the YouTube comments of two video teasers of two different songs called “Lodi When”: “A snippet of ‘Lodi When’ off the new EP, ‘Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs’.” I still have not been able to figure out the EP title and I’m really hoping at some […]

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“Couple New Moves In My Arsenal ” — Morgan Wallen Does The “Squirrel Dance” With Ravens Legend, Ray Lewis, For Baltimore Show Walk Out

“Couple New Moves In My Arsenal ” — Morgan Wallen Does The “Squirrel Dance” With Ravens Legend, Ray Lewis, For Baltimore Show Walk Out

One of the best walk outs of the Still The Problem tour. Last night, Morgan Wallen headlined M&T Bank Stadium with Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat in Baltimore, Maryland, and he brought out a Ravens favorite in Hall of Famer Ray Lewis for his walk out on night 2. Ray Lewis a former linebacker, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, and he spent his full 17-year career with the Baltimore Ravens. and […]

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Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s”

Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s”

It’s always the dang whiskey. Yesterday, Emily Ann Roberts released a new version of her song “Jack & Jill Daniel’s,” which she first put out as a solo single in August of 2025. She wrote it with Ryan Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, and Trent Willmon, and it’s a brilliant spin on the “went up the hill” nursery rhyme. Emily was nominated for ACM New Female Artist of the Year award this year, and it’s a well-deserved recognition for Roberts, whose incredible voice […]

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Now & Then: The Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues and the reach of Berry Is on Top

The Rolling Stones have spent their career making their influences easy to hear, and Chuck Berry remains one of the clearest. Foreign Tongues connects through its guitar-driven arrangements, Jagger’s character-based singing, and the band’s preference for direct, rhythm-first rock and roll. Chuck Berry’s 1959 album Berry Is on Top offers a useful point of comparison because it contains several songs and techniques that helped shape the Stones from their earliest years.