Four years ago, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame brought together Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis for a historic group interview. It wasn’t easy to get the rock pioneers in the same room. “Fats doesn’t travel well, so we took the others to his… Source: RollingStone Link: The Rock […]
Jesse Malin sees a lot of ghosts on the once-bohemian streets of New York’s East Village: late icons, all neighborhood regulars, like Allen Ginsberg, Joey Ramone and Lou Reed. Malin, a local fixture who has just released the powerful street-wise-rock album New York Before the War, also sees a lot… Source: RollingStone Link: Jesse Malin's […]
On June 10th in Nashville, Marty Stuart will host his 14th annual Late Night Jam, a wildly eclectic gathering of legends, superstars and up-and-comers who play into the wee hours at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Today, Stuart announced exclusively to Rolling Stone Country the “superstar” of this year’s lineup: Eric… Source: RollingStone Link: Eric Church […]
Brandon Flowers continues to bring out all-star guests at his Desired Effect concerts as he treks through Europe: After singing alongside Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde during a London show, the Killers singer was next joined by New Order’s Bernard Sumner at his Manchester gig Sunday night, performing the classic “Bizarre Love Triangle.” The collaboration… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Brandon […]
Musicians spend much of the year playing ticketed shows for fans around the world. In between, a few will find time to do a free one for troops stationed in military bases abroad. When that isn’t possible, others will welcome the soldiers home with similar concerts back in the United… Source: RollingStone Link: Memorial Day […]
Mick Jagger’s dancing has never been understated, but it gets even broader when he’s performing in open-air stadiums — as he was last night when the Rolling Stones kicked off their 2015 “Zip Code” tour with a rock-solid performance at San Diego’s Petco Park. Blessed with one of the most… Source: RollingStone Link: Rolling Stones […]
Patti Smith, Pharrell Williams and Blur are among the acts set to perform at music festivals across Europe this summer. Founded in the late 60s, the Isle of Wight Festival is sometimes referred to as Europe's answer to Woodstock, since its early editions featured American counterculture icons such as Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors […]
Art Garfunkel lashed out at his former Simon & Garfunkel partner Paul Simon in a scathing new interview where the singer accuses Simon of suffering from a Napoleonic complex and suppressing Garfunkel’s creativity. Speaking to The Telegraph, Garfunkel also cites Simon as the reason why the duo aren’t embarking on a reunion tour and even… Source: RollingStone Link: Art Garfunkel […]
BOSTON (AP) — Keith Lockhart was just 35 and a musical wunderkind when he took over as conductor of the Boston Pops in 1995. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Q&A: Boston Pops maestro Keith Lockhart on music, tech
Surfer Blood hit a setback in their efforts to raise money for guitarist Thomas Fekete after the band’s touring van was broken into Saturday on the outskirts of Chicago. Throughout Surfer Blood’s tour in support of their new LP 1000 Palms, the band have been collecting donations for Fekete, who left the group after… Source: RollingStone Link: Surfer Blood […]