Dierks Bentley, the leader of the pack when it comes to this year’s male ACM nominees, will head up another pack at an ACM-sponsored event in conjunction with the upcoming awards show next month. The singer will be out front as host of the ACM Charity Motorcycle Ride & Concert… Source: RollingStone Link: Dierks Bentley […]

Jack White’s Third Man Records has prepared a limited-edition vinyl box set of Jay Z’s 2013 LP, Magna Carta Holy Grail. The release, designed by the album’s cover art designer, Brian Roettinger, includes eight seven-inch records in a clothbound binder, along with scratch-off pages – inspired by “the theme of redacted… Source: RollingStone Link: Jay Z, […]

Eddie Van Halen is continuing to make it even easier for fans to at least come close to imitating his iconic riffs. In a new demo video, the founder and legendary guitarist of Van Halen tests out the 5150IIIS amp head, which recently joined the EVH Gear family at Fender, by playing some of his most… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Eddie […]

Tanya Tucker, who burst onto the country music scene at 13 years old in 1972 – and was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone just two years later – is getting ready to release her first new music since 2009’s My Turn. In a statement announcing the new LP,… Source: RollingStone Link: Tanya Tucker […]

Tove Lo, TV on the Radio, the Zombies, Best Coast, Fetty Wap, Alex Winston (pictured here) and more had a wild day on the Rolling Stone Stage: Austin yesterday. Our annual event, presented this year by Hyundai and Transitions Lenses, went down at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, which we transformed into an eclectic… Source: RollingStone Link: Tove Lo, […]

When Keith Urban took the tempo down a notch at a 2009 show in Las Vegas, it was to introduce what would be a full-circle career moment. Sitting on a stool with acoustic guitar in hand, the country star welcomed a surprise guest to the second stool beside him: the… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Glen […]

Last month, 30 rare photographs of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones went up for sale on eBay. The shots came from the private collection of Bob Bonis, the tour manager for both bands from 1964 to 1966. Over the next two years, the Bonis Archive will be making more… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles and […]

For six weeks last summer, the Number One song in America belonged to a group of Canadian reggae fans whose frontman sings plaintively to a girlfriend’s particularly impolite father who won’t approve his earnest marriage proposal to her. “Rude,” Magic!’s debut single, sold 3 million copies in the United States alone, but many objected… Source: RollingStone Link: How Magic!'s […]

Amy Winehouse’s tumultuous life and career will be explored in Amy, a new documentary directed by Senna filmmaker Asif Kapadia. The film will be released July 3rd by U.K.’s Altitude Film Distribution, though no U.S. distributor has been announced, Deadline reports.  The documentary explores the singer’s relationships, battles with media attention and influential… Source: RollingStone Link: Intimate […]

Not long ago, Best Coast singer-guitarist Bethany Cosentino took a six-mile hike up into the mountains near her native Glendale, California. Along the way, she listened to the latest mix of California Nights, her band’s upcoming third album (due out May 5th). “My mom was like, ‘Don’t go by yourself… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside 'California […]