“Weird Al” Yankovic will lend his singular vocal stylings to a new animated Batman movie, Batman vs. Robin — voicing one of the Dark Knight’s foes, the Dollmaker, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Dollmaker debuted as a Batman villain in 2011 (he’s the son of a cannibalistic serial killer) and his modus…… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Weird […]

Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa are teaming up for a co-headlining tour this summer, with plans to hit more than 40 cities in support of their respective albums, American Beauty/American Psycho and Blacc Hollywood. The “Boys of Zummer” trek starts June 10th in Camden, New Jersey and will criss-cross the U.S. over the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Fall […]

Sleater-Kinney called on their famous friends to help them make the video for the title song of their upcoming comeback album, No Cities to Love. What they created was a virtual who’s who of indie musicians and actors doing their best impressions (or anti-impressions) of the band. The looseness of the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Sleater-Kinney […]

Country-pop icon Glen Campbell can now add Oscar nominee to the extensive list of honors he has received in his 78 years. “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” the powerful, heartbreaking track that closes the final minutes of the documentary film Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, received a Best Original Song…… Source: RollingStone Link: Glen Campbell […]

Stevie Wonder has added 11 more dates to his blockbuster Songs in the Key of Life tour, on which he’s been playing his legendary 1976 album in its entirety. The new leg will begin on St. Patrick’s Day in Denver take him to big cities in the Midwest and eastern…… Source: RollingStone Link: Stevie Wonder […]

LONDON (AP) — Man of the moment Sam Smith leads the nominations for Britain’s most prestigious music awards, the Brits. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran lead race for Brit music awards

Mariah Carey will perform her first-ever Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace beginning in May, the singer announced during a momentarily misty-eyed appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres show. “It’s a new chapter for me and I’m just excited about it,” the singer said, explaining that the show was inspired in part by her hits compilation,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Mariah […]

Puritans were some of the earliest European settlers in North America, and despite the sexual revolution and half a century of rock & roll, the U.S.A. still has a strong tradition of bluenose moralizing. Many musicians have tried to push the limits of society in their album packaging — only…… Source: RollingStone Link: Banned in […]

When Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors began tracking their new album Medicine in an East Nashville recording studio, the band only had one rule: everything had to be played on a real instrument.  “Lately, it feels like we’re almost in the middle of a second disco era, especially in pop music,” says Holcomb,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

A little over two weeks before his death, Tupac Shakur said he was “in the midst of war” during a junket with his fellow Gang Related actor Jim Belushi. The previously unreleased interview – which took place on August 27th, 1996, 18 days before the rapper was murdered in Las Vegas at…… Source: RollingStone Link: Tupac Recalls […]