During the peak of his fame as Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook never knew where the beat would lead him. Take that night in 2001 when he DJ’d an Oscar party in Hollywood. “It wasn’t the best crowd reaction I’d ever had,” he says bemusedly. “John Cleese came up to me…… Source: RollingStone Link: Fatboy Slim […]
Two decades ago, Warren Griffin III and Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale stormed the pop charts with “Regulate,” a back-and-forth tale about an attempted car-jacking that goes down on a clear black night in L.A.’s Long Beach. Recorded in Warren G’s apartment, the smooth, Michael McDonald-sampling quiet storm peaked at Number Two on…… Source: RollingStone Link: Warren G […]
When it was announced that Grimmy the Grim Reaper would be Stephen Colbert’s final guest on The Colbert Report, fans speculated whether the future Late Show host was killing off his satirical character. Instead, Colbert’s Colbert became immortal, and he closed out his nine-year Comedy Central run with a performance…… Source: RollingStone Link: See Stephen […]
Trace Adkins is set to appear in Roadrunner, an upcoming movie about car racing that’s being compared to the classic Burt Reynolds film, Smokey and the Bandit. Clint Eastwood’s 28-year-old son, Scott, is the only other publicly known cast member at this point, and a release date has yet to…… Source: RollingStone Link: Trace Adkins […]
SiriusXM has announced a stacked New Year’s lineup with live concerts by Elton John, Willie Nelson, Skrillex, Diplo and others to air throughout the night and into the following day on multiple channels. Nelson’s headlining set at the Moody Theater in Austin, as part of Austin City Limits Live, will air on the country legend’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Willie […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walking? Check. In a winter wonderland? Well, it marks the beginning of the season. Bells ringing? Sure, along with trumpets and some fiddles. Source: Yahoo Music Link: NYC event marks winter solstice with music parades
The legendary composer says he turned down the chance out of respect for Sergio Leone Source: Yahoo Music Link: Ennio Morricone Regrets Not Writing Music for Clint Eastwood
An upcoming musical adaptation of the 2003 Jack Black comedy School of Rock will bust down Broadway doors in the fall of 2015, with previews beginning on November 2nd at the Winter Garden Theatre, and an official opening scheduled for December 6th, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Like Richard Linklater’s movie, the…… Source: RollingStone Link: 'School […]
WISHING YOU ALL A LUMP OF THIS CHART TOPPER FOR CHRISTMAS: A year ago, if I’d challenged you to predict the Top Three first-week sales numbers, would you have answered Taylor Swift, Coldplay and rapper J. Cole? The first one’s obvious, the second possible and the third – like winning your NCAA-tournament pool by…… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]
George Harrison, the Bee Gees and Buddy Guy are among a number of artists who will be receiving a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award during the festivities surrounding next year’s Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy will also honor country duo the Louvin Brothers, jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter, composer Pierre Boulez and Tejano music accordionist Flaco Jiménez. Along…… Source: RollingStone Link: […]