Archive | December, 2014

'Nashville' Stars Sam Palladio and Clare Bowen Do Broadway in ABC Special

Nashville stars Clare Bowen (Scarlett) and Sam Palladio (Gunnar) are leaving Music City for the bright lights of Broadway — temporarily. The pair will sing the title song from the Disney film-turned Broadway hit Beauty and the Beast during an ABC behind-the-scenes special about the eight musicals Disney has taken to the Great…… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Nashville' Stars […]

Buku 2015 music fest lineup released

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Urban radio hit-maker A$AP Rocky and national electronic music stars Passion Pit, Bassnectar and Porter Robinson are scheduled to take the stage in New Orleans for the fourth annual Buku music festival in March. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Buku 2015 music fest lineup released

Watch Devo Go 'Hardcore' With Unhinged 'Uncontrollable Urge' Performance

In 1990, Devo released Hardcore Devo, a collection of raucous basement tapes recorded in Akron between 1974 and 1977. On the road last summer, the band brought the concept back, forgoing hits like “Whip It” to perform stripped-down versions of those early tracks on a 10-city North American tour. “The thought was, ‘What if we play songs…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

See Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Pharrell and More Light Up NYC Jingle Ball

On Saturday night, a handful of the world’s biggest pop stars (Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Iggy Azalea, Maroon 5 and more) descended upon Madison Square Garden for the annual Z100 Jungle Ball, a rapid-fire concert showcasing the year’s biggest Top 40 hits. “Birthday girl Taylor Swift was the undisputed…… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Girls Guns and Glory Drink Their Way Through Christmas in New Video

It’s hard to watch Girls Guns and Glory’s new Christmas video “Holiday Heartache” and not think of Hall & Oates’ equally goofy clip for “Jingle Bell Rock.” But the twang-heavy country-rock group’s singer and founder Ward Hayden says he’s never seen Daryl and John’s surreal video. “The intro to the song…… Source: RollingStone Link: Girls Guns […]

Hear Skrillex and Diplo's Jack U Single "Take U There" Given Bassy, Chilled-Out Remix

Skrillex and Diplo are two of the most famous and influential artists in EDM today so when the two musicians started performing together in 2013 as Jack Ü, dance-music fans were understandably intrigued. The supergroup has rocked such events as the Mad Decent Block Party in San Diego and Miami’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Skrillex […]

Prince of Darkness: How John Carpenter Made an Eerie Soundtrack of His Own

From Halloween’s ominous masked killer Michael Myers to Escape From New York’s dogged veteran-turned-convict Snake Plissken, filmmaker John Carpenter has masterminded some of Hollywood’s most memorable creeps. He’s also responsible for some of the most suspenseful and influential soundtracks this side of Bernard Herrmann. Now the 66-year-old is releasing his…… Source: RollingStone Link: Prince of […]

Songwriter Van Etten digs herself out of the dark with music

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Even when things don’t go her way — from on-stage technical glitches to complicated relationships — American singer Sharon Van Etten remains cheerful. You might not guess that by listening to “I Love You But I’m Lost”, “Your Love Is Killing Me” or “Afraid Of Nothing” — three of […]