Archive | February, 2015

Kim Gordon on Divorce, Art and Life After Sonic Youth

Kim Gordon wants to get a burger at the Apple Pan, a tiny burger joint on Los Angeles’ West Side that opened in 1947 and which she began frequenting as a kid. She leans forward on her stool to catch the counterman’s eye: “I’ll have a hickory burger, no cheese… Source: RollingStone Link: Kim Gordon […]

'Glory' Leads Oscar Music Sales Surge

John Legend and Common’s Oscar-winning song “Glory” from the film Selma garnered 28,000 downloads to notch its best sales week to date. The spike anchored a massive 184 percent sales gain for all music featured on the 87th Academy Awards for the week ending the day of the awards (February 22nd), according to… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Glory' Leads […]

The Killer Inside Kid Rock

Ten miles outside town on a two-lane county road, just past the trailer park and across the street from Hank Williams Jr.’s place, there’s a driveway with a poster that says “Re-Elect Sheriff Russell Thomas.” Beyond a gate, a dirt road winds around a small lake, past a “Don’t Feed… Source: RollingStone Link: The Killer […]

Thalassa Space Grows Up with Craft Beer, Live Music

The former pool hall will become a full bar, restaurant and live music venue by the end of the year. Berkeley's nightlife scene continues to evolve (and possibly mature), with the reconfiguration of the former Thalassa space as a music venue and craft beer garden. As a result, the 12,000 square-foot space, will transform from […]

Watch Country-Soul Singer Jamie Kent's Dreamlike New Video

When Massachusetts singer-songwriter Jamie Kent recorded his new song “Still a Dream,” he had no intention of filming a video for the wispy ballad. But the growing followers of his soul and country sound had other ideas. Upon playing the song live, he noticed audiences reacting in an especially engaged… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Country-Soul […]

See Little Big Town Profess Their 'Girl Crush' on 'Ellen'

Little Big Town returned to the Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, where the Grammy-winning group spotlighted their latest single, “Girl Crush.” With the quartet’s Karen Fairchild delivering a sultry lead vocal, the performance was light on instrumentation but heavy on passion, which is already making the song one of the… Source: RollingStone Link: See Little […]

Scarlett Johansson's New Band Faces Cease-and-Desist

News of Scarlett Johansson’s new group, the Singles, is less than a week old, but the band is already facing legal issues. When the actress revealed her new band – which also features Este Haim, Holly Miranda, Kendra Morris and Julia Haltigan – the group’s radio-friendly moniker described their candy-coated pop… Source: RollingStone Link: Scarlett Johansson's […]

Watch Kanye West Debut Fiery 'All Day' at BRIT Awards

Kanye West debuted the official version of “All Day” Wednesday at the 2015 Brit Awards following the leak of numerous rough versions of the song since last August. After Kim Kardashian-West presented the Global Success Award to Sam Smith, posing for a selfie with the show’s hosts Ant and Dec and demanding that… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]