Archive | January, 2015

16 Best Fleetwood Mac Songs (Not by Fleetwood Mac)

From their lush, bittersweet harmonies to their love-tangled lyrics, Fleetwood Mac have been a go-to influence for artists for decades. In honor of our Stevie Nicks cover story, here are 16 of the best songs that channel the band, either on purpose or by accident. … Source: RollingStone Link: 16 Best Fleetwood Mac Songs (Not by Fleetwood Mac)

Kurt Cobain Doc 'Montage of Heck' Adds Rarities-Filled Companion Book

Montage of Heck, the first fully authorized documentary about Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, is set to air on HBO later this year. Along with the film, Insight Editions will publish a Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck companion book with “a mixture of animation stills, rare photography and other treasures from Kurt Cobain’s…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kurt Cobain […]

Mike Huckabee Blasts Obamas for Letting Daughters Listen to Beyonce

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee thinks Barack and Michelle Obama have a troubling flaw in their parenting style: They allow their daughters listen to Beyoncé. In a recent interview with People to promote his book God, Guns, Grits and Gravy, the former Baptist minister and possible 2016 presidential hopeful calls the Obamas “excellent and…… Source: RollingStone Link: Mike […]

Katy Perry Says She Did Not Pay for Super Bowl Halftime Gig

Katy Perry says that she did not pony up for the opportunity to headline a gig that is annually the world’s most-watched concert, the Super Bowl halftime show. “I put my foot down very early in the courtship,” she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “I said, ‘Look…… Source: RollingStone Link: Katy Perry […]

EU starts in-depth inquiry into online music licensing venture

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened an in-depth investigation into the planned creation of an online joint venture by three organizations which collect rights for music. The joint venture would be between Britain's PRS for Music Limited (PRSfM), Sweden's Foreningen Svenska Tonsattares Internationella Musikbyra (STIM) and Germany's Gesellschaft für […]

Bjork Announces New Album 'Vulnicura'

Björk will release her first album in four years this March when the Icelandic singer unveils her Vulnicura. The Homogenic singer made the new album announcement in a handwritten note that she posted on her social media. The LP is her first since her 2011 Grammy-nominated Biophilia. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am very proud…… Source: RollingStone Link: Bjork […]

"Trap House Stalkin"

Leave it to perennial party-man 2 Chainz to turn a song about real-life horror – somebody lurking around a drug house – into a quasi-celebration. As a jittery trap beat shuffles around ominous piano notes, the rapper brags about drinking “Dom Pérignon by the pitcher” and deals barely-subtle sex metaphors about…… Source: RollingStone Link: "Trap House […]

"Shine"

A decade after Gwen Stefani and Pharrell collaborated on dance-floor banger “Hollaback Girl,” they’re steeping their emotions on a pop-reggae allegory about a bear with an identity crisis for their contribution to the Paddington soundtrack. As improbable as the premise sounds, parents can enjoy it almost as much as their…… Source: RollingStone Link: "Shine"