It’s a chilly night in Manhattan, but a diverse crowd of neon-clad fans has gathered outside Midtown’s Terminal 5 dressed like they’re headed off to a summer EDM festival. Bright face-paint complements their glow-in-the-dark accessories — it’s a curious sight, since they’re here to see a group that bills itself as an… Source: RollingStone Link: The Secret […]
With Alabama Shakes getting full-on psychedelic with the title track from their second LP, Sound & Color, it’s only fitting they set the music video in outer space. The James Frost-directed clip – based on a concept by the band’s singer-songwriter Brittany Howard – finds a man waking up on a space station,… Source: RollingStone Link: Alabama Shakes […]
Amid the riots and heartbreak Baltimore is facing in the wake of Freddie Gray’s mysterious death while in police custody, Dimitri Reeves has brought some light to a dark situation — and done so by channeling the King of Pop. Videos of Reeves performing Michael Jackson classics like “Man in the Mirror” and… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]
It’s impossible to capture the frenzy of a live show on record, but it’s not for lack of trying. Here are 50 of the best attempts from Jimi’s historic Monterey Pop guitar incineration to less than 200 people crammed into Abbey Road for Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker; from Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison… Source: RollingStone Link: 50 Greatest […]
Paul McCartney played Japan’s famed Nippon Budokan Tuesday night for the first time since the Beatles performed there in 1966. To celebrate the occasion, McCartney dusted off a Fab Four classic that had never been played live before: Help!’s “Another Girl.” McCartney’s Japanese tour also featured the singer performing the Beatles’ “Can’t Buy… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
The Ryman never forgets. It’s been more than 12 years since Ryan Adams infamously ejected a fan from the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, tossing him a $40 refund on his way out the door. The accused’s crime? Shouting out repeated requests for Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69” — a harmless… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Gregg Allman has partnered with Live Nation to create the inaugural Laid Back Festival. The one-day event, planned for August 29th at New York’s Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, will include performances from the former Allman Brothers frontman, the Doobie Brothers, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and… Source: RollingStone Link: Gregg Allman […]
Morrissey has penned an open letter to Al Gore asking that the former vice president offer a vegan-only menu at the 2015 incarnation of Live Earth. In the letter addressed to Gore and fellow Live Earth co-founder Kevin Wall, obtained exclusively by Rolling Stone, the Smiths singer, along with PETA, writes,… Source: RollingStone Link: Read Morrissey's […]
Nothing gets rock fans arguing like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Musical taste is so subjective that pleasing everyone is impossible. Hard rock fans are livid that acts like Deep Purple and Iron Maiden aren’t in, rap fans think it’s insane that N.W.A and De La Soul are… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]
Brett Eldredge straps into a straitjacket in the video for his latest single, “Lose My Mind,” but in the above karaoke challenge from America’s Morning Show host Blair Garner, he sounds more suited to a fancy dinner jacket. Crooning along to a pre-recorded track, the blue-eyed Eldredge channels Ol’ Blue… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Brett […]