As the latest season of NBC’s The Voice heads toward the finish line, country music continues to be an integral part of each week’s competition, and not just because of coach/country superstar Blake Shelton (or current Nashville cast member Christina Aguilera). On Tuesday, April 28th, hot country hitmaker Lee Brice… Source: RollingStone Link: Lee Brice […]
Even after nearly 60 years as an active musician, Paul McCartney is still one of the most prolific touring artists. The former Beatle just announced his first U.S. arena date of 2015: Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on June 21st. It will be his first show in the city since 2010. McCartney, who is… Source: RollingStone Link: Paul […]
When it comes to music, the popular kids are picked on most. According to research by the Country Music Association, 42 percent of American adults (more than 98 million people) are country music fans. And country is the Number One radio format among adults ages 18 to 54 — statistics… Source: RollingStone Link: Nashville Bash: […]
Los Angeles noise rock outfit Health have announced their new album Death Magic by the most disgusting means possible: Excruciatingly slow-motion vomiting. In the video for first single “New Coke,” we follow Health on a pretty standard night out, complete with drinking at an overpacked bar and seizure-inducing strobe lights…. Source: RollingStone Link: Noise Rockers […]
So, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard walks into a bar. . . While it sounds like the makings of an Americana joke, it’s actually what happened on the set of Jesse Lafser’s new music video for “Jack Hat Blues,” premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone Country. The East Nashville based singer-songwriter wanted to… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]
Even as dub legend Lee “Scratch” Perry approaches 80 years old, the Upsetter is still crazy (and prolific) after all these years. After teaming with trance icons the Orb for a pair of LPs, Perry has now collaborated with XL Recordings honcho Richard Russell for a new track dubbed “I Am… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Lee […]
The annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held this past weekend at Cleveland’s Public Hall. Green Day, Ringo Starr, Bill Withers, Lou Reed, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, The “5” Royales and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band all entered the institution,… Source: RollingStone Link: Weekend Rock […]
As fans await Britney Spears’ recently announced new single “Pretty Girls,” the pop star’s throwback collaboration with Italian disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder has leaked. For Déjà Vu, the producer’s first album in 30 years, Spears covers Suzanne Vega’s 1987 a cappella hit “Tom’s Diner.” Listen to it here. The reenergized cover of the Eighties… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Since 1969, when it was first organized (as Sinking Creek Film Festival), the Nashville Film Festival has presented thousands of award-winning shorts, features and documentaries, as well as panel discussions and other special programs, many of which capitalize on Nashville’s status as Music City. While the 2015 Nashville Film Festival,… Source: RollingStone Link: New Photography […]
Looking for a weekend when you can relax with your family, rave with your friends or just hang out and listen to some of your favorite artists? No matter what you like or where you live, this summer almost certainly has a festival for you. Just as, say, Midwestern techno fans… Source: RollingStone Link: Summer 2015's […]