At 69 years old, Dolly Parton is nothing less than a global icon. Just last summer, she stole the show at England’s Glastonbury Festival and released her latest album, the well-received Blue Smoke. But until 1974, Parton was a 28-year-old “girl singer,” as she often says, who had come to… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Dolly […]
An interview with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, in which he explains how a gruesome machinery accident led him toward the sound that would become the foundation of heavy metal, has been animated by VH1. The clip, The Complete History of Heavy Metal: Fingers Bloody Fingers, shows how the Birmingham,… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Sabbath's […]
Once again, we talked to 10 of the hottest artists who are climbing the charts, breaking the Internet or just dominating our office stereos. This month, we talk to an 82-year-old Mississippian releasing his first blues album and a 16-year-old X-Factor veteran — not to mention the Nineties-centric rap of Vic Spencer, the… Source: RollingStone Link: 10 New […]
It should have been his ’68 Comeback Special. But in the end the five concerts Garth Brooks was to perform at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, became a dashed dream. For Brooks, but especially for the fans, who passionately protested the decision of the city manager to deny a license for… Source: RollingStone Link: Garth Brooks' […]
In a genre whose biggest artists tend to be those signed to major label deals, Corey Smith is the exception — an indie-minded country singer who’s spent the past decade breaking rules and selling records. When he releases While the Gettin’ Is Good on June 9th, though, he’ll do so with… Source: RollingStone Link: Corey […]
When the six members of the Maryland progressive-metal band Periphery convened last summer at the home of drummer Matt Halpern, they had only a massive jumble of disconnected songs. When they left that fraught five-hour fireside, they had Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega, a pair of interconnected concept albums that… Source: RollingStone Link: How Periphery […]
Brian Wilson kicks back in the studio in the lyric video for “The Right Time,” a song that will appear on his upcoming album No Pier Pressure. The song features contributions from two of Wilson’s fellow Beach Boys, Al Jardine (who sings lead) and David Marks. In the video, Wilson adds… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Russell Simmons did not appreciate Geraldo Rivera’s recent claim that hip-hop is “very destructive culturally.” Cornered by TMZ, the rap mogul rebutted the permanently smiling talk-show host and Celebrity Apprentice runner-up, calling him “Juh-raldo” and claiming that the only reason Rivera was speaking up was to “get himself relevant.” “Geraldo, the… Source: RollingStone Link: Russell […]
If there’s a riot grrrl poster child for the 21st century, it’s Tina Belcher, the 13-year-old, butt-loving, self-proclaimed “smart, strong sensual woman” at the heart of Fox’s animated show, Bob’s Burgers. And if she needed an anthem, she got one in the form of Sleater-Kinney’s “A New Wave.” Sleater-Kinney teamed up with… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Can David Letterman do it too? “You can, Dave! It’s in you! There’s a negro inside of you, Dave!” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Watch Will Smith Rap Along to His Own Entrance Music, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"