Not long ago, Tori Amos did something she rarely does: She listened to a couple of her own albums. “I hadn’t done that for a long time,” she says. “Oh, gosh. I can’t even count the years. I’m the type of person that’s very present when I’m doing something, but when… Source: RollingStone Link: Tori Amos […]

Spring has arrived, at last, in New York – time to rock. This long blitz is inspired by an extended crush of listening, writing and shows here over winter’s last few weeks, with a desperately-needed break at SXSW in Austin, Texas which included live shots of the Richmond, Virginia band… Source: RollingStone Link: Fricke's Picks […]

Even though the Indiana state government scaled back the more discriminatory measures of their controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the battle over extended rights for Indiana’s LGBT community continues to wage. To help raise money for LGBT organizations, Lil Bub – yes, the Internet meme – has gathered up 50 artists to… Source: RollingStone Link: Lil Bub […]

Allison Moorer’s latest album, Down to Believing, finds the singer-songwriter entangled in expressing her thoughts on a number of significant personal issues, including divorce from musician Steve Earle and the diagnosis of their young son’s autism. It stands to reason, then, that some incredibly stark visuals are employed throughout Moorer’s latest… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Slayer, the Replacements, Passion Pit and Chance the Rapper are among the artists that will flock to Boston later this month for Converse’s five-day, multi-genre Rubber Tracks Live festival featuring five different themed concerts: Alternative rock, indie dance, heavy metal, hip-hop and punk. Check out the Converse Rubber Tracks site for full… Source: RollingStone Link: Slayer, Replacements, […]

Country Music's Party of the Year has announced an all-star lineup of presenters for the 50th ACM Awards. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Country Music's Party of the Year Announces All-Star Lineup of Presenters: More than 20 presenters announced for the 50th ACM Awards .

Abbey Road Studios is among the most famous recording studios in music history, and while music fans are no doubt familiar with the albums that came out of Abbey Road – the Beatles catalog, Dark Side of the Moon, The Bends, among many others – not many have actually seen the inside of… Source: RollingStone Link: Take an […]

This weekend, Record Store Day will be flooding music outlets around the country with new releases, reissued classics and thousands of fans looking bring home a few of each. Where Jack White, for instance, is mass-producing his latest acquisition (the acetate from Elvis Presley’s first session), Bruce Springsteen is breaking down his… Source: RollingStone Link: Record Store […]

Founding Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has been feuding with his onetime bandmates since 2012, when he opted out of the group’s reunion over what he called an “unsignable” contract. Now, as rumors of another album and tour build online, he says he will not consider rejoining the group unless Ozzy Osbourne apologizes… Source: RollingStone Link: Black Sabbath […]

There are some things Ringo believes. “If you are on a desert island and you have coconuts, you can survive.” There are some things Ringo can’t answer. Was “Taxman” recorded on four-track or eight-track? “Ask someone who knows. I only know I’m on it.” There are times when Ringo can be quite acerbic. “I was… Source: RollingStone Link: Being Ringo: […]