Archive | January, 2015

Watch Peter Buck Join First Aid Kit on R.E.M.'s Tenacious 'Walk Unafraid'

On the heels of Thursday’s revelation of the 2015 Oscar nominations, First Aid Kit have released a new video for the song they contributed to an Academy-recognized film. The Swedish folk duo cover R.E.M.’s “Walk Unafraid” on the soundtrack for Wild, the movie for which both Reese Witherspoon (Best Actress)…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Peter […]

Serbian music stars face sudden tax scrutiny

By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tax inspectors in Serbia have turned their attention to a parade of local pop and folk music stars summoned to explain their earnings and extravagant lifestyles in the wake of a government pledge to rein in a vast gray economy. For the past week, a succession of singers have […]

Now and Zen: See Gavin Rossdale Trace Bush's Rocky Journey

On the occasion of Bush’s sixth album, Man on the Run, lead singer Gavin Rossdale sat down to tell Rolling Stone the saga of the band’s two-decade run, from the U.K.’s leading grunge rockers to stalwarts of modern rock radio. Rossdale didn’t become successful overnight: He shares the story of…… Source: RollingStone Link: Now and […]

Tupac Exhibit to Open at Grammy Museum

Tupac Shakur’s clothing, lyrics and other personal effects will be on display at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum beginning next month as part of a special exhibit, “All Eyez on Me: The Writings of Tupac Shakur.” It will cover the rapper’s entire career, from his stint in Digital Underground in the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tupac Exhibit […]

Kim Fowley, Runaways Producer and L.A. Rock Icon, Dead at 75

Runaways producer and notorious L.A. music legend Kim Fowley has died. In recent months, he had been undergoing cancer treatments, though no cause of death has been announced. He was 75. Charismatic and eccentric, Fowley is best remembered as the record producer for the all-female rock group the Runaways. He introduced Joan…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kim […]

Black Crowes' Rich Robinson: 'The Band Has Broken Up'

A little over a year after last playing together, the Black Crowes have officially announced that they are ending the band. “It is with great disappointment and regret,” guitarist Rich Robinson said in a statement, “that after having the privilege of writing and performing the music of the Black Crowes over…… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Crowes' […]