“Firefly Lane” Season 2 has arrived, and with it comes another loaded lineup of signature songs for the seventies, eighties, nineties and early 2000s. Throughout the shifts between three separate timelines in Tully and Kate’s friendship, needle drops help distinguish which part of their lives we’re watching, especially when it gets confusing between the older versions of Kate Mularkey Ryan (Sarah Chalke) and Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl). Kristin Hannah’s 400+ page novel off of which the television show is based uses certain songs and lyrics to introduce the new decades, or parts of the book, like Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield” and more.
Season 2 boasts two Whitney Houston songs — “I’m Every Woman” and “How Will I Know” — Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody” and “Closer to Fine” by The Indigo Girls.
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Season 2 boasts two Whitney Houston songs — “I’m Every Woman” and “How Will I Know” — Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody” and “Closer to Fine” by The Indigo Girls.
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- 12/2/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
After being forced to take a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MerleFest will return in Fall 2021. The annual eclectic musical fest will take place September 16th to 19th in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with a first round of performers that includes Melissa Etheridge, Mavis Staples, and LeAnn Rimes.
Held over the course of three days at Wilkes Community College, the event includes appearances by Tedeschi Trucks — composed of bandleaders and partners Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks — Donna the Buffalo, Scythian, and the Waybacks. Additional artists will be announced in...
Held over the course of three days at Wilkes Community College, the event includes appearances by Tedeschi Trucks — composed of bandleaders and partners Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks — Donna the Buffalo, Scythian, and the Waybacks. Additional artists will be announced in...
- 5/12/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like Chicago and Nashville, to rising hot spots like Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Portland, Maine. The latest falls into the second category: the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill “Triangle,” where college radio isn’t dead and collaboration is encouraged between artists, creating a sound you can’t find anywhere else.
Just a few months after they moved to Durham in 2013, Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of the electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso played their first-ever proper local show,...
Just a few months after they moved to Durham in 2013, Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of the electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso played their first-ever proper local show,...
- 2/12/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico appeared in front of the Supreme Court on Monday to unveil a major antitrust investigation of Google, the latest scrutiny in Washington facing the tech giant.
The investigation, which involves top state legal officials from both parties, initially will focus on advertising and search, but the state officials said that the probe could grow to encompass other areas including video, where Google’s YouTube is a dominant player in user-generated uploading sites.
Hollywood studios largely have been watching from the sidelines as tech platforms face increasing pressure from lawmakers over a host of issues, including their collection of data and the way that they police their platforms for inflammatory content. Showbiz lobbyists long have pressed Google to do more to fight piracy, even as the company forges content partnerships with industry players.
An MPAA spokesman declined comment on the latest investigation,...
The investigation, which involves top state legal officials from both parties, initially will focus on advertising and search, but the state officials said that the probe could grow to encompass other areas including video, where Google’s YouTube is a dominant player in user-generated uploading sites.
Hollywood studios largely have been watching from the sidelines as tech platforms face increasing pressure from lawmakers over a host of issues, including their collection of data and the way that they police their platforms for inflammatory content. Showbiz lobbyists long have pressed Google to do more to fight piracy, even as the company forges content partnerships with industry players.
An MPAA spokesman declined comment on the latest investigation,...
- 9/9/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Neal Casal, the influential roots guitarist who played with Willie Nelson, Shooter Jennings, Ryan Adams, Phil Lesh and more, has died at the age of 50. “Neal was a gentle, introspective, deeply soulful human being who lived his life through artistry and kindness,” read the announcement of his death on his Facebook page Tuesday morning.
“I can’t believe I’m having to say goodbye to my friend and my brother. It’s almost too painful,” longtime collaborator Chris Robinson said in a statement. “When I think about the songs we’ve written,...
“I can’t believe I’m having to say goodbye to my friend and my brother. It’s almost too painful,” longtime collaborator Chris Robinson said in a statement. “When I think about the songs we’ve written,...
- 8/27/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
A potent new version of a country classic, an unearthed Eighties demo and the indie return of a promising young talent make up the songs you need to hear this week.
Tucker Beathard, “Leave Me Alone”
The son of hit songwriter Casey Beathard keeps the family business alive with “Leave Me Alone,” a mid-tempo plea for peace, quiet and an unbroken heart. He makes a good case for his own independence, too, pulling quadruple duty as the song’s co-writer, co-producer, drummer and guitarist.
Karen Waldrup, “Sometimes He Does”
Written by Lori McKenna,...
Tucker Beathard, “Leave Me Alone”
The son of hit songwriter Casey Beathard keeps the family business alive with “Leave Me Alone,” a mid-tempo plea for peace, quiet and an unbroken heart. He makes a good case for his own independence, too, pulling quadruple duty as the song’s co-writer, co-producer, drummer and guitarist.
Karen Waldrup, “Sometimes He Does”
Written by Lori McKenna,...
- 11/30/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
Written by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes
Directed by Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre
USA, 2014
Roughly a minute after the opening credits of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return end, the Lion (no longer Cowardly) not-so-playfully threatens to give the Tin Man an “oil change.” Although this is but the first of many groaners to come, it at least establishes an accurate, if unentertaining, tone to the picture. There might be a nugget of an interesting story in this adaptation if the computer animation wasn’t so cheap-looking and flat, or if the character development in the script felt earned or logical, but Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a mostly poor excuse for a start to the summer movie season in terms of family-friendly fare.
Lea Michele voices Dorothy Gale, who wakes up the morning after her initial adventures in Oz...
Written by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes
Directed by Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre
USA, 2014
Roughly a minute after the opening credits of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return end, the Lion (no longer Cowardly) not-so-playfully threatens to give the Tin Man an “oil change.” Although this is but the first of many groaners to come, it at least establishes an accurate, if unentertaining, tone to the picture. There might be a nugget of an interesting story in this adaptation if the computer animation wasn’t so cheap-looking and flat, or if the character development in the script felt earned or logical, but Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a mostly poor excuse for a start to the summer movie season in terms of family-friendly fare.
Lea Michele voices Dorothy Gale, who wakes up the morning after her initial adventures in Oz...
- 5/9/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Despite oft-overlapping acts, massive music festivals have a tendency to always reflect their surroundings. No matter if Coachella is being headlined by a holographic Tupac or a bill brimming with early-90s Britpop nostalgia, the festival is always going to to feel like an outgrowth of Los Angeles--and be very different from Chicago's Lollapalooza.
This necessary connection is precisely why the first ever BottleRock Napa Valley is so interesting.
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Scheduled for this May in downtown Napa, the heart of Northern California's wine country, the four-day festival promises to bring both the region's famed reputation for culinary and wine-making excellence with a slightly more adult sensibility to the Bay Area's standard music festival experience.
Headlined by former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir's band Furthur, poppy roots rockers Kings of Leon and Grammy-favorite blues rock duo The Black Keys, BottleRock...
This necessary connection is precisely why the first ever BottleRock Napa Valley is so interesting.
(Scroll Down For Full Lineup, Playlists And Video)
Scheduled for this May in downtown Napa, the heart of Northern California's wine country, the four-day festival promises to bring both the region's famed reputation for culinary and wine-making excellence with a slightly more adult sensibility to the Bay Area's standard music festival experience.
Headlined by former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir's band Furthur, poppy roots rockers Kings of Leon and Grammy-favorite blues rock duo The Black Keys, BottleRock...
- 2/11/2013
- by Aaron Sankin
- Huffington Post
Upcoming film Dorothy Of Oz will feature music by Oscar-nominee and 15-time Grammy winner, Bryan Adams, writing original songs for the feature with his writing partner, Jim Vallance. Along with Grammy-Award winning songwriter Tift Merritt and Emmy-winner Jim Dooley. Lyricist Mike Himelstein. Music supervisor is Vicki Hiatt Ali, Hannibal, Madagascar, Open Season. Check out a just-released promo for the film below...
- 3/16/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deborah Lurie has signed on to score the upcoming animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz. The movie’s story is an update on The Wizard of Oz and centers on Dorothy Gale who is returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friend. The movie’s voice cast includes Lea Michele, Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Martin Short, Megan Hilty and Hugh Dancy. Dorothy of Oz is directed by Dan St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero). While Lurie is writing the score, the film’s songs are written by Bryan Adams, Tift Merritt and Jim Vallance. Jim Dooley is providing additional songs and lyrics. The film is set for a spring 2012 release. To find out more about Dorothy of Oz, visit the official movie webpage.
Lurie will also be participating in a panel for the movie this weekend at Comi-Con alongside...
Lurie will also be participating in a panel for the movie this weekend at Comi-Con alongside...
- 7/20/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
I know what you're thinking - why are we featuring this poster? Well, there's no good reason besides that it's a new take on the Wizard of Oz, obviously, and features the voice of Glee's Lea Michelle, who I totally love (yep). Dorothy of Oz is a new animated movie being directed by Dan St. Pierre. Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to Oz. The home she has been so desperate to return to is severely damaged, the townspeople are packing up. But shortly after arriving in Kansas, Dorothy is magically transported back to Oz where she finds out that it's in trouble and the people need her help, too. Thanks to IMPAwards for originally debuting this poster. The screenplay was written by Barry Glasser & Adam Balsam, based on Roger S. Baum's novel, with original songs written by Tift Merritt.
- 3/25/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Dorothy of Oz is a CGI animated feature film being developed that serves as a sequel to the original Wizard of Oz story. While this film is under construction, Sam Raimi is currently preparing to shoot his Oz prequel film, Oz, The Great and Powerful. This new CGI project sounds like it's going to be pretty cool.
In the story, Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to the magical land of Oz. The home she had been so desperate to return to is no longer; the townspeople, with nowhere to turn, are packing up and moving out. However, before Dorothy can even begin to react to or resist this change, she is transported back to Oz in a giant rainbow. Oz is in trouble, and the people there need her help: Dorothy's old friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion have disappeared,...
In the story, Dorothy returns to Kansas to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to the magical land of Oz. The home she had been so desperate to return to is no longer; the townspeople, with nowhere to turn, are packing up and moving out. However, before Dorothy can even begin to react to or resist this change, she is transported back to Oz in a giant rainbow. Oz is in trouble, and the people there need her help: Dorothy's old friends the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion have disappeared,...
- 11/3/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Now that I have a job that I have to drive to, I've noticed certain things about commuting which cause me irrational levels of annoyance. I'm not talking about bad driving; watching someone merge across three lanes of traffic without signaling at 70mph only to slam on the brakes when they get in front of you because the person in front of Them is only going 40mph is going to piss off anyone. (Side note: you ever notice how no one ever thinks they're a bad driver? Everyone always thinks they're an awesome driver and it's all those other idiots who are the problem. No one ever says "Yeah, I don't signal. I'm just an asshole like that.") I mean the stuff that has absolutely no bearing on your life but you can't help but notice and form an opinion on. In my case, it's people using their Maseratis and Lamborghinis to commute.
- 10/7/2010
- by Intern Rusty
It's been one of those weeks where I just feel like I can't wake all the way up and have been stumbling from activity to activity trying to maintain the interest necessary to be engaged in what I'm doing. This level of disconnect with most of the world around me is probably why it's only now hitting me that today is the last day of September and I really wasn't prepared for that. I mean, Halloween is only a month away now, I actually have to start working on plans for Thanksgiving, and I can't use the "I'm sorry, I'm still adjusting to a new schedule" excuse anymore for why I'm so goddamned tired this week. More importantly though, there's only a month left to go in the Cannonball Read, so if you came here to bitch about television, I'd invite you to either pick up a book or get...
- 9/30/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Daring to dig deeper Tift Merritt’s first three releases were so solid they seemed calculated; her shifts from alt-country (2002’s Bramble Rose) to soulful Americana (2004’s Tambourine) to homespun lo-fi (2008’s Another Country) were almost too surefooted to fully capitalize on the aching vulnerability that lay below the surface of nearly every song. Though See You On The Moon retains the singer’s classic polish, it’s her first album to successfully capture the intimate tone of her songwriting. Much of the credit for that goes to producer Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs, The Decemberists), who drapes her in pedal steel...
- 6/4/2010
- Pastemagazine.com
She's the Tift that keeps on giving. In the middle of promoting the release of her fourth studio album, See You On the Moon, Tift Merritt is preparing to go on tour, editing The Spark, the monthly interview radio show she hosts, and moving to another apartment in New York City with Zeke Hutchins, her husband of one year (and drummer for much longer). Yet she's yakking away (some might even call it gossiping) like she doesn't have a care in the world. That personal and personable touch shines through, in much the same way she performs - no matter if she's opening for Elvis Costello or closing cramped clubs like the Larimer Lounge in Denver. The singer-songwriter from North Carolina packs a powerful punch in a pretty, pint-size package, seemingly enjoying it all whether she's playing guitar, piano, harmonica or the occasional...
- 6/1/2010
- by Michael Bialas
- Huffington Post
After a long Memorial Day weekend, the music industry is back in full swing with big-name releases from vets like Tift Merritt and Paul Weller, newcoming hit-makers like Taio Cruz, best-selling standybys like Clay Aiken and Jack Johnson and a World Cup album to get you set for soccer (sorry, football). As previously reported, Stone Temple Pilots' self-title set -- released last week -- is expected to top the charts this week. Clay Aiken, "Tried & True" (Decca) - This set marks the "American Idol" star's first for Decca, and with it a group of '50s and '60s covers of songs...
- 6/1/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
Southern singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has garnered comparisons to Maria McKee, Caitlin Cary, and Lucinda Williams over the course of her decade-plus in the business, and like them, Merritt has had to grapple with how to make a pretty voice and a set of solid country-rock influences into something listeners haven’t heard a thousand times before. On her last album, 2008’s Another Country, Merritt dodged the issue and embraced traditionalism, recording a set of tastefully arranged, vividly soulful ballads and mid-tempo rockers. With the follow-up, See You On The Moon, though, Merritt engages alt-rock super-producer Tucker Martine to bring ...
- 6/1/2010
- avclub.com
In 1979, Steve Forbert released the album Jackrabbit Slim which featured the hit single "Romeo's Tune." Though the track became Forbert's signature song, an equally enduring composition from that package was included on a bonus 45 titled "The Oil Song." Originally, its lyrics documented early oil spills, one more horrific than the next. But with each passing decade, the song's topic has continued to be relevant, and it sadly gets updated by its author every few years to include the latest litany of petrol disasters. The following is an interview with Steve Forbert who discusses the evolution of "The Oil Song." During this conversation, the artist touches on related topics such as better energy sourcing, electric cars, coal, and a strong suggestion that James Cameron at least be consulted regarding this latest crisis. Also included is a chat with Tift Merritt...
- 5/28/2010
- by Mike Ragogna
- Huffington Post
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