On his first studio album, 2013’s Doris, the most mysterious member of L.A. shock-rap gremlins Odd Future proved himself by exploring real-life alienation. On his excellent second LP, Earl Sweatshirt keeps deepening his game — spooling out dense, mordant rhymes over zombifically blunted tracks as he somehow sucks you into his… Source: RollingStone Link: I Don't […]
Punk before punk, garage rock before anyone flagged it, the Sonics’ 1965 Here Are the Sonics mixed Chuck Berry and Little Richard with greaseball white-boy originals. This reunion concedes nothing to the following half-century. Rob Lind still bleats sax like he’s pummeling a sandbag, Jerry Roslie’s howls would still make… Source: RollingStone Link: This Is […]
The Go! Team’s delightful 2004 debut, Thunder, Lightning, Strike!, smashed low-fi samples into live instrumentation, creating an explosion of cheerful noise. Each of the U.K. act’s follow-up albums has tried, in one way or another, to recreate the magic of that first spark. With their fourth full-length, the band shifts gears slightly, turning… Source: RollingStone Link: The Scene […]
Conor Oberst is best known as the driving creative force behind Bright Eyes, a vehicle for his lyrically sophisticated folk, rock and electro-pop. But for his latest project, the singer-songwriter has revived his former punk band, Desaparecidos, for a new studio album, Payola, out June 23rd on Epitaph Records. Desaparecidos – Oberst, guitarist Denver… Source: RollingStone Link: Conor […]
Sammy Hagar and Metallica’s James Hetfield will headline their second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure event at San Francisco’s the Masonic on May 15th. Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, Train’s Pat Monahan, Linda Perry and Hagar’s fellow Chickenfoot members guitarist Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will join the Bay… Source: RollingStone Link: James Hetfield, […]
Lady Antebellum and mortgage lender Quicken Loans have teamed up for the 7FOR7 Sweepstakes, which will award seven lucky concertgoers (and a guest) a backstage VIP concert experience and a significant break on housing expenses — as the seven winners will have a year’s worth of mortgage payments made on… Source: RollingStone Link: Lady Antebellum […]
In September 2014, singer Emily West was crowned runner-up on the TV reality competition series America’s Got Talent, coming in second to a magician. But anyone who tuned in for her electrifying live performance on the show or who has seen her live in concert knows West has a magic… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Emily […]
Though Lykke Li announced a temporary hiatus from performing in January, the Swedish purveyor of heartbreaking indie pop couldn’t stay away for too long. Above, watch the artist crash and nearly burn in the video for “Never Gonna Love Again” before making her triumphant return to the stage for Coachella this month. “Loneliness… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Morrissey has shared a minimalist new video for “Kiss Me a Lot.” The clip – which Sam Esty Rayner directed and the singer premiered via his True to You zine – features the notorious curmudgeon loosening up a little and performing the flamenco-flavored track with his live band. Hand-held cameras shift between the… Source: RollingStone Link: Morrissey Loosens […]
Oscar-worthy fashion, freshly fallen snow and a sentimental prop are Jana Kramer’s co-stars in her upcoming video for “I Got the Boy.” “I still have the box that my high school sweetheart gave me,” the singer tells Rolling Stone Country of a memento featured in a pivotal scene of the clip. “I… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]