A rep for McDonald’s has responded to an indie-rock band’s Facebook post claiming the fast-food giants asked them to play a South by Southwest showcase for free in exchange for exposure. Indie-pop duo Ex Cops wrote a scathing Facebook post Wednesday alleging that the McDonald’s invite said, “There isn’t a budget for… Source: RollingStone Link: McDonald's Responds […]
Nathan Sykes of the Wanted has stepped out of the club and into the lounge on his debut solo track “More Than You’ll Ever Know.” The sultry R&B-tinged track is now available as a free download. The 21-year-old’s new sound is a far cry from his band’s Eurodance vibe, which came across… Source: RollingStone Link: The Wanted's […]
Though it didn’t end with Ryan Adams lifting Natalie Prass in the air above the crowd a la Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing, their duet on the classic Eighties hit “She’s Like the Wind” is no less harmonious (though certainly less acrobatic). This week at a tour… Source: RollingStone Link: See Ryan […]
Ever since word trickled out that Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry had formed some sort of band, information about that project — called the Hollywood Vampires — has been scant. “We’ve done a lot of recording together recently,” Cooper told Rolling Stone last year. But now, more details are starting… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul McCartney […]
BET has put together a three-hour concert to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic voting-rights march in Selma, Alabama on Sunday with scheduled appearances by Bill Withers and Rick Ross, among others. But it’s one name in particular that has drawn scrutiny: Vanilla Ice. The president… Source: RollingStone Link: Vanilla […]
Pearl Jam were just beginning to get noticed nationally when they shot their MTV Unplugged special on March 16th, 1992. Their debut album Ten had been on shelves since the previous August, though they’d only released a lone single in America and the LP was sitting under the likes of Mr…. Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Pearl […]
Haim have been fairly vocal of their love for rising singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr., so it’s appropriate that Danielle Haim contributes to Jesso’s sweet and somber new single “Without You.” “Why can’t you just love me?” sings Jesso on the longing, sentimental piano-driven track. Haim’s steady rhythm keeps the song from getting too… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Break out the plastic drum kit and the four-buttoned guitar, and start practicing that power stance: Rock Band is returning with video game developer Harmonix planning to release the franchise’s fourth edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this year, Paste reports. The last iteration of the series, Rock Band 3, arrived in October 2010,… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Rock […]
Fifty-two years ago today, a plane carrying one of country’s most famous voices, Patsy Cline, crashed in the woods near Camden, Tennessee, killing everyone onboard. Cline was on her way home from Kansas City, Kansas, where she’d played a benefit show — ironically, to raise money for the family of radio DJ… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]
Hall and Oates are suing a Brooklyn-based granola company, Early Bird, for dubbing one of their products, “Haulin’ Oats,” according to The New York Post. “The name and mark Haulin’ Oats is an obvious play upon Plaintiff’s well-known Hall & Oates mark, and was selected by defendant in an effort to… Source: RollingStone Link: Hall […]