The “Blurred Lines” trial, which ended Tuesday with a copyright ruling from a federal jury in Los Angeles, involved big stars (Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke), big money (.3 million) and big weirdness (during a deposition, Thicke apologized for calling an attorney “a dick”). But it may not lead to big… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Blurred Lines' […]
Although the title of Gary Allan’s slow-burning new single, “Hangover Tonight,” suggests something hardcore country, the tune itself is more of a throwback to classic R&B. The song was penned by Allan with Chris Stapleton, Jesse Frasure and Cary Barlowe, with Stapleton also providing soulful vocals to the track. The first… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
“I didn’t think you guys liked me,” Madonna said towards the end of her time on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday. For the first time, Stern and the pop star sat down for a mano a Madge-o, where the host got the Rebel Heart singer to open up about everything… Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna on […]
After exploring the wubby depths of dubstep and dance on 2012’s The 2nd Law, Muse are back to bashing out stadium-sized riffs on new track, “Psycho,” the first taste of their upcoming LP, Drones. The track is centered around a maddening, marching riff (not unlike Tame Impala’s “Elephant”) that spirals into a demented,… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Director-choreographer Warren Carlyle breaks down the Rockettes’ first major new spring show since 1997, and their first to get them kicking to current chart-toppers. Source: Yahoo Music Link: 'New York Spring Spectacular' Music Revealed: Beyonce, Pharrell, Madonna (Exclusive)
If Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” focused on the thrill of a new relationship, then “She Don’t Love You” shines a light on the heartbreak that waits just around the bend. “You can hold her in the moonlight, you can give her all the stars. . . but you’ll never have her… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Late Night with David Letterman had only been on the air a couple of months when Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir stopped by for a chat. They were some of the biggest names to appear on the young show at that point, and Letterman seemed more than a bit nervous… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Jerry […]
Björk and longtime directorial collaborators Inez and Vinoodh deliver another striking, mesmerizing visual piece, this time for “Lionsong.” The track appears on the Icelandic musician’s latest album, Vulnicura. The nearly seven-minute clip finds Björk channeling her sparse meditation on the foreboding signs that precede a breakup into movements that are at times dainty… Source: RollingStone Link: Bjork […]
Eric Clapton will celebrate his 70th birthday with a two-night blowout at Madison Square Garden in New York City, currently scheduled for May 1st and 2nd (dates are subject to change to May 3rd should they conflict with an NBA playoff game). General sale tickets for Clapton’s MSG stint will be available starting… Source: RollingStone Link: Eric […]
Matana Roberts, avant-jazz alto saxophonist, has spent the past decade mapping out a 12-album series titled Coin Coin. Roberts lives in a houseboat docked in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay, but when she learned of ancestors from Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana, the musician visited those states to collect field recordings of life there… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Matana […]