Archive | January, 2015

Kim Gordon Plots Guest-Filled Book Tour for Memoir

Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon will release her memoir, Girl in a Band, on February 24th, and to mark the arrival of her tome, the bassist will embark on an 11-date book tour that will find the bassist sitting down for a question-and-answer session with a different music or literary figure at each stop. Among those who…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kim Gordon […]

Paul McCartney Announces 'Hope for the Future' Vinyl Release With 'Thrash' Remix

In a collaboration this past year that was even more unlikely than working with Kanye West, Paul McCartney wrote and recorded a song called “Hope for the Future” for the popular video game Destiny. On January 13th, McCartney will releasing the track as a 12″ vinyl single. The 180-gram record will feature McCartney’s original…… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul McCartney […]

Universal Explains How It Will Match Bands With Brands in New Initiative

Earlier this week, Universal Music Group revealed that it was working on a new ad-focused venture with Havas Media that would pair artists with brands, based on demographic user data. Here’s how it will work: Let’s say Bud Light wants to hire a pop star to appear on a Super Bowl commercial. But…… Source: RollingStone Link: Universal Explains […]

Flashback: Dave Matthews Salutes Cash in Haunting Duet With Emmylou Harris

On January 9th, 2004, the 11th installment of the genre-hopping CMT Crossroads series spotlighted future Country Music Hall of Fame member Emmylou Harris performing with rock icon Dave Matthews. Among the songs the pair covered during the episode was “The Long Black Veil,” a 1959 tune penned by Danny Dill…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dave […]

2015 Country Music Preview: 20 Reasons to Love This Year

Peering into country music’s crystal ball, 2015 is poised to be a year of comebacks, throwbacks and grand events. The biggest revivals will include a new chapter of one country queen’s recording career while another returns to the big screen after more than a decade. Albums by the likes of Kacey…… Source: RollingStone Link: 2015 Country […]

Courtney Love's Opera Debut: Unsurprisingly Awesome, Slyly Punk Rock

“I decided, finally, to get a tattoo,” sings Courtney Love in her stage debut as Athena in Todd Almond’s experimental opera Kansas City Choir Boy. “It’s gonna be a bruise.” Her voice, ravaged as ever, is not what one generally hears in musicals, let alone “opera.” But it remains a powerful,…… Source: RollingStone Link: Courtney Love's […]

Snoop Dogg Reveals Pharrell-Produced Album 'Bush'

Snoop Dogg has been teasing a new Pharrell Williams-produced album for a few months now, and at the Omnicom Media Group panel during the CES Expo in Las Vegas this week, the rapper finally revealed that the latest collaboration with his “Drop It Like It’s Hot” cohort will be titled Bush. Snoop –…… Source: RollingStone Link: Snoop Dogg […]

Frankie Ballard Serves Up 'Sunshine & Whiskey' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Ten months after playing his first Number One single, “Helluva Life,” during an episode of Conan, Frankie Ballard hit the late-night talk show circuit again last night. Armed with a four-piece road band, he ripped into his second chart-topper, “Sunshine & Whiskey,” kicking off the New Year with twin shots…… Source: RollingStone Link: Frankie Ballard […]