MENU
  • Subscribe
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Subscribe
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Subscribe
Stanly County Journal
MENU
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Sports
August 19, 2025

music

North State Journal

Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy

August 11, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy

Buddy Guy poses for a portrait at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo) NEW YORK — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender […]

North State Journal

Ozzy Osbourne says farewell with hometown show for 40,000 fans

July 14, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Ozzy Osbourne says farewell with hometown show for 40,000 fans

Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, in 2022. (Alastair Grant / AP Photo) LONDON — Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute […]

North State Journal

Pulp is back for ‘More,’ their first album in 24 years

June 8, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Pulp is back for ‘More,’ their first album in 24 years

Jarvis Cocker of the band Pulp performs at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2024. (Chris Pizzello / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Pulp has returned with a new album, their first […]

North State Journal

The Who announce North America farewell tour dates

May 19, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on The Who announce North America farewell tour dates

Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at TQL Stadium on May 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (Amy Harris / Invision / AP Photo) LONDON — British rock band The Who are to […]

North State Journal

R.E.M. rereleases ‘Radio Free Europe’ single to benefit threatened news service

May 12, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on R.E.M. rereleases ‘Radio Free Europe’ single to benefit threatened news service

Michael Stipe, of the band R.E.M., center, speaks during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Standing by are fellow band members, from left, Mike Mills, Peter buck and Bill Berry. (Bebeto Matthews […]

North State Journal

Katy Perry gears up for “Lifetimes” world tour

April 28, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Katy Perry gears up for “Lifetimes” world tour

Katy Perry appears at an “American Idol” Season 22 Top 10 tastemaker event in 2024. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP photo) ONTARIO, Calif. — In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an […]

North State Journal

Albums by Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Elton John enter National Recording Registry

April 21, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Albums by Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Elton John enter National Recording Registry

Recordings by musicians Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige and Elton John have been selected to the National Recording Registry as part of the class of 2025. (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES — Albums from Elton John, […]

North State Journal

James Taylor songs will fuel upcoming stage musical, ‘Fire & Rain’

April 7, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on James Taylor songs will fuel upcoming stage musical, ‘Fire & Rain’

James Taylor, pictured in 2023, is the next luminary to turn his catalog of songs into a musical stage production. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond […]

North State Journal

Music Review: My Morning Jacket’s 10th album ‘is’ a joy for fans, newbies alike

March 31, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Music Review: My Morning Jacket’s 10th album ‘is’ a joy for fans, newbies alike

“Is” by My Morning Jacket was produced by Brendan O’Brien. (ATO Records via AP) My Morning Jacket likes to hide some of its best music behind unassuming titles. Twenty years ago, the Louisville-based jam-infused rock […]

North State Journal

Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved, missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem’

March 17, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off on Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved, missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem’

“Mayhem” is Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album. (Interscope via AP) NEW YORK — She hath returned: A new Lady Gaga, like the old Lady Gaga, but a different Lady Gaga. “Mayhem,” released Friday, is a […]

Posts pagination

1 2 »

The Latest

  • Book Review: Jason Mott’s ‘People Like Us’ explores struggles of semi-fame, American identity
    August 16, 2025 Comments Off on Book Review: Jason Mott’s ‘People Like Us’ explores struggles of semi-fame, American identity
  • Duke Energy to spend $87B to boost infrastructure, sells Florida stake
    August 15, 2025 Comments Off on Duke Energy to spend $87B to boost infrastructure, sells Florida stake
  • This week in history: Aug. 14-20
    August 14, 2025 Comments Off on This week in history: Aug. 14-20
  • Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering
    August 12, 2025 Comments Off on Texas dispute highlights nation’s long history of partisan gerrymandering
  • Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy
    August 11, 2025 Comments Off on Buddy Guy keeps blues alive through ‘Sinners,’ his music — but it hasn’t been easy
  • GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess
    August 4, 2025 Comments Off on GINGRICH: Beyond the August recess
  • RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces
    June 27, 2025 Comments Off on RUSSELL: I experienced the disappearance of women’s spaces
  • KRAWIEC: I’m from the government and I’m here to take your children
    May 17, 2025 Comments Off on KRAWIEC: I’m from the government and I’m here to take your children

RSS From the North State Journal

  • Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley headed for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
    Country superstar Brad Paisley and Americana powerhouse Emmylou Harris will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced last Wednesday. The new class also includes Steve Bogard and Tony Martin in [...] The post Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley headed for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame first appeared on The North State […]
  • Whitmer meets with Trump about auto tariffs
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to [...] The post Whitmer meets with Trump about auto tariffs first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • The Word: The wider life
    We should never be content with a narrow life. We are made for breadth and fullness, and we rob God when we fail to reach our best. Some people assert that Christianity’s ideal for life [...] The post The Word: The wider life first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • Former Rolling Stone says the MET has his stolen guitar
    LONDON — It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s messy. A guitar once played by two members of the Rolling Stones is at the center of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist Mick Taylor [...] The post Former Rolling Stone says the MET has his stolen guitar first appeared on The North State Journal.
  • SHAPIRO: Hamas understands the myopia and moral imbecility of the West
    Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go [...] The post SHAPIRO: Hamas understands the myopia and moral imbecility of the West first appeared on The North State […]
  • Book Review: Jason Mott’s ‘People Like Us’ explores struggles of semi-fame, American identity
    How does one follow up writing “A Hell of a Book” that wins the National Book Award? If you’re Jason Mott, you write a sort-of, not-really, by all legal terms fictionalized — according to the [...] The post Book Review: Jason Mott’s ‘People Like Us’ explores struggles of semi-fame, American identity first appeared on The […]
info@stanlyjournal.com
(704) 269-8461
North State Journal
Contact Us
Jobs
MENU
  • Subscribe
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Subscribe
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

© 2017 North State Media LLC