“It’s amazing to look out and see people as far as we can see. You guys are beautiful,” Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard told the crowd of more than 40,000 gathered at turn four of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday night, on the eve of the 99th Indy 500. Frankie… Source: RollingStone Link: Florida Georgia […]
Paul McCartney reunited with his “Cut Me Some Slack” pal Dave Grohl Saturday night when the Foo Fighters frontman made a surprise appearance onstage at McCartney’s London concert to perform the Beatles classic “I Saw Her Standing There.” While past collaborations between the two rockers have seen Grohl sit behind the drum… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Paul […]
Chrissie Hynde made a surprise appearance during the encore of Brandon Flowers’ concert Thursday night in London, joining the Killers singer on a pair of tracks. First, Hynde and Flowers performed a rendition of Pretenders’ “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” a track off the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band’s 1986 LP… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Chrissie […]
U2 are just five shows into their Innocence + Experience Tour, and they’re already taking fan requests and breaking out super rarities. At Friday night’s show in Phoenix, the group was all set to play “The Sweetest Thing” on the B stage until Bono stopped them. “This guy I met earlier asked… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch U2 […]
Just days after Jack White defended the value of music in a Q&A, the rocker has expanded on those thoughts in a new poem titled “Music Is Sacred.” In the poem posted to his Third Man Books site, White pleads to “those of you who stand for the sanctity of music /… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack White […]
Neil Young and Promise of the Real, a band featuring Willie Nelson’s sons Lukas and Micah, will release their protest LP The Monsanto Years on June 16th, and today Young premiered a first look and listen for the album’s “Rock Starbucks” music video at Democracy Now. Young, once a frequent Starbucks… Source: RollingStone Link: Neil Young […]
DJ Shadow has revealed that he and studio wizard G Jones are the brains behind the Nite School Klik, a moniker that mysteriously posted music on Shadow’s Liquid Amber imprint before unveiling their true identities. For Shadow, Nite School Klik marks his first alias project since his mid-Nineties offshoot the Grave Robbers. So… Source: RollingStone Link: DJ Shadow […]
Louis Johnson, founding member of funk band the Brothers Johnson and an in-demand bassist who appeared on Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,” died on Thursday, May 21st. He was 60. Johnson’s nephew Troy confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, though a cause of death has yet… Source: RollingStone Link: Brothers Johnson's […]
Salt-N-Pepa duked it out on Spike’s Lip Sync Battle, transforming into modern pop divas and referencing some of their musical inspirations in an amiable battle between the longtime friends and collaborators. To kick things off, Salt went pop-rock, strutting and headbanging her way through Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone.” “Who knew you… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Willie Nelson turned 82 years old last month, spending his birthday in Maui with friends and family. Twenty-two years earlier, though, he threw a considerably bigger party for himself back home in Texas. In April 1993, Nelson celebrated his 60th birthday in style, watching luminaries like Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Lyle… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]