Archive | April, 2015

12 Most Badass Merle Haggard Prison Songs

When Merle Haggard sings about life behind bars, he’s playing three chords and the truth. He served almost three years in California’s maximum-security facility San Quentin for burglary before being paroled in 1960. But while Haggard may have been free from his cell, he continued to carry the stigma of being a “branded man.”… Source: RollingStone Link: 12 Most […]

Fall Out Boy to Perform at 2015 MTV Movie Awards

Fall Out Boy have been revealed as the first musical act at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards, with bassist Pete Wentz telling Rolling Stone that the group has extravagant plans for the show. “We’re going to try for something pretty big and epic,” Wentz tells Rolling Stone. Though Fall Out Boy has yet to decide… Source: RollingStone Link: Fall […]

Real-time Animal Crossing music, right in your browser

One of the best parts of Nintendo's Animal Crossing series is Kazumi Totaka's serene, beautiful background music, which changes based on the time of day you play. Animal Crossing Music, a fan-made extension for Google Chrome, duplicates that functionality right in your web browser. Once installed, the extension adds a small icon of K.K. Slider to the […]

Tame Impala Share Infectious ''Cause I'm a Man' From New LP 'Currents'

Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala will follow up their acclaimed 2012 LP Lonerism with a new album titled Currents, the band announced today. After unleashing the eight-minute epic “Let It Happen” in early March, Tame Impala also shared Currents’ trippy cover art and official first single, the smooth, instantly infectious “‘Cause I’m a… Source: RollingStone Link: Tame Impala […]

Carly Rae Jepsen Is 'All That' in Captivating 'SNL' Performance

Host Michael Keaton wasn’t the only one celebrating a career resurgence on Saturday Night Live: Carly Rae Jepsen, who was seemingly banished to One-Hit Wonderdom following “Call Me Maybe,” took the SNL stage to deliver her latest smash “I Really Like You” as well as introduce the audience to a standout new… Source: RollingStone Link: Carly Rae […]

Rihanna Debuts 'American Oxygen,' Slams RFRA at March Madness Fest

Rihanna’s still-unreleased “American Oxygen” has been a staple in commercials promoting this year’s NCAA basketball tournament the past two months, and with the Final Four rolling into Indianapolis Saturday night, the singer finally debuted the entire “American Oxygen” during her headlining set at the March Madness Music Fest at the city’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Rihanna Debuts […]

Beyonce Shares New Piano Ballad 'Die With You' on Tidal

When Tidal arrived March 30th with a star-studded press conference, Jay Z assured users that his new streaming service would feature “exclusive experiences” from the superstar artists that signed Tidal’s declaration. As promised, the fledgling high-quality streaming service offered up a major exclusive Saturday in the form of Beyoncé’s “Die With You,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Beyonce Shares […]

Watch Banks Light Up 'Letterman' With 'Beggin for Thread'

“Tomorrow night. Letterman. It’s mine,” Banks tweeted April 2nd, hinting that The Late Show would see an epic performance Friday night. The Los Angeles-based R&B singer delivered on her promise, bringing her eye-catching “Octagon” stage setup to the Ed Sullivan Theatre’s stage. On the Late Show, Banks performed “Begging for… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Banks […]

Lynyrd Skynyrd Drummer Bob Burns Dead at 64

Robert “Bob” Burns, the former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer who appeared on the band’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Gimme Three Steps” and “Free Bird,” died Friday night in a single-car accident in Cartersville, Georgia, the Cartersville Patch reports. He was 64. Burns was among the founding members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame southern… Source: RollingStone Link: Lynyrd Skynyrd […]