Elvis Presley’s first recording – an acetate disc from 1953 featuring “My Happiness,” backed with “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” – sold for 0,000 at a Graceland auction, The Guardian reports. The auction took place on January 8th, the date that would have marked the singer’s 80th birthday. The prized item, the only one of its…… Source: RollingStone Link: Elvis Presley's […]

The life of Little Jimmy Dickens, the small-statured Grand Ole Opry star who died January 2nd, was celebrated yesterday during a memorial service at Dickens’ home away from home: the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. With photos of the charismatic country-music ambassador flanking the Opry stage, artists from Brad…… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Carrie […]

Nicki Minaj’s wild, emotional journey on the road to her 2014 album The Pinkprint will be the subject of a new MTV documentary titled Nicki Minaj: My Time Again. The film will premiere Sunday, January 18th. My Time Again is a sequel of sorts to the 2010 MTV movie Nicki Minaj: My Time Now, which…… Source: RollingStone Link: New […]

Diane Douglas, the new superintendent of public instruction for the state of Arizona, says that she supports the letter of noncompliance that her predecessor, John Huppenthal, sent to a Tucson district with regard to ethnically focused English and history courses, among other curricula-based complaints. Previously, Huppenthal had cited several examples…… Source: RollingStone Link: Classes Teaching […]

Last year, electronic producer Richard D. James made one of 2014’s boldest comebacks with Syro, his first new Aphex Twin album in 13 years. And he’s carried that momentum over to a new 14-track EP, Computer Controlled Acoustic Instruments Pt2, which will be released January 23rd via Warp Records. James…… Source: RollingStone Link: Aphex Twin […]

Though it may be hard to believe, 10 years have passed since Fall Out Boy first landed on the pop charts with “Sugar, We’re Going Down.” It was a time of MySpace, Pretty Ricky and Peter Jackson’s King Kong. Those things are pretty much gone and forgotten, but Fall Out Boy…… Source: RollingStone Link: 14 Things […]

It’s hard to top Lena Dunham and J.K. Simmons playing Pictionary but Ghostface Killah managed to become the must-see moment on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon thanks to a riveting performance of his 36 Seasons single, “Love Don’t Live Here No More.” Joined by singer Kandace Springs and Brooklyn band-production team the…… Source: RollingStone Link: Ghostface Brings […]

This month a new music-themed talk show will debut that flips the script and lets musicians choose their own interviewer. Speakeasy’s first class includes Roger Waters, who chose TV journalist Bill Weir; John Mellencamp, who picked Rolling Stone founder Jann S. Wenner; Carlos Santana, who selected the “King of Calypso” Harry Belafonte; Nile…… Source: RollingStone Link: Roger Waters, […]

Known to many as the King of Rock & Roll, Presley was just as schooled in the twangy sounds of Nashville as he was in the rhythm & blues of his native Tupelo, Mississippi, and Memphis. Many of his early rockabilly hits were bona fide country or bluegrass songs, like…… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Watch […]

Martina McBride’s soul cred keeps coming. The country singer, whose latest chart-topper is the soul/R&B covers album, Everlasting, is now finding herself sharing a bill with the Empress of Soul. McBride and the legendary Gladys Knight will perform alongside pop/R&B chanteuse Estelle on the inaugural Skyville Live webcast, which will air…… Source: RollingStone Link: Martina […]