Danny Brown is hard at work on his fourth studio album – but he’s also grinding away at another, more unusual, project: a Dr. Seuss-inspired children’s book written for his 13-year-old daughter. “It’s really about self-esteem in black girls,” the rapper told radio station Triple J during his Australian tour. “You know how…… Source: RollingStone Link: Danny Brown […]
Every day, plenty of tourists in Nashville pass by the gleaming Bridgestone Arena Tower without so much as an inkling that its upper floors house SiriusXM’s Music City studios. Right next to Lower Broadway’s strip of honky-tonks, the nerve center of popular satellite radio stations like Outlaw Country and the…… Source: RollingStone Link: How Satellite […]
Lykke Li has canceled her upcoming festival appearances in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore after the rigors of constant touring forced the I Never Learn singer to “take a break.” “I am utterly devastated. Sometimes we push and push but the body simply won’t follow,” the singer wrote on Instagram. “I gave it all…… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Devastated' Lykke […]
Taking parenting advice from one of the rockers in Guns N’ Roses might not seem like a good idea, but for Duff McKagan we’ll make an exception. The bassist is prepping his next book How to Be a Man (And Other Illusions), which will share the life lessons he learned from his…… Source: RollingStone Link: Duff McKagan […]
The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney suffered a dislocated shoulder Saturday on the island of Saint-Barthélemy after a giant wave slammed him into the ocean floor, TMZ reports. Carney was reportedly rushed to the ER and administered anesthesia so doctors could reset his shoulder. The Turn Blue drummer has since been released from the hospital…… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Keys […]
From unreleased Bob Dylan song lyrics to Willie Nelson’s braids to John Lennon’s “Paperback Writer” guitar, it’s been an interesting few months for rock memorabilia on the auction block. That trend looks to continue in 2015 as a few more rare music-related items will go to a winning bidder: Elvis Presley’s private planes…… Source: RollingStone Link: Elvis' Private […]
They Might Be Giants’ innovative Dial-A-Song scheme back in the early-Eighties helped land the cult indie rock band a record deal. By dialing a mysterious phone number found in the back pages of the Village Voice, callers would be introduced to a new TMBG track every day. Over the course…… Source: RollingStone Link: They Might […]
Lorde, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Solange follow the ‘Fancy’ rapper Source: Yahoo Music Link: Iggy Azalea Tops Google's 2014 Trending Music Artists List
Kid Rock will release his 10th studio album First Kiss on February 24th, and in the lead-up to the new LP, the rocker is not holding back in interviews, providing his earnest opinion on a variety of subjects regardless of who it might offend. After bad-mouthing Coldplay and his own 2012 album Rebel Soul…… Source: RollingStone Link: Kid […]
PJ Harvey’s much-anticipated follow-up to 2011’s Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake will shatter the line between a live album and a studio LP thanks to a living art exhibit called Recording in Progress. For four weeks, Harvey, her band, producers and engineers will occupy a glass-encased studio in the Somerset House in London…… Source: RollingStone Link: PJ Harvey […]