Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell owe their musical partnership to a happy accident. Back in the mid-Seventies, Harris just happened to hear a few of Crowell’s songs on a cassette tape intended for Anne Murray, who was making an album at the time. But so was Harris, who claimed one… Source: RollingStone Link: Emmylou Harris […]
Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann joined the band over 50 years ago, and he amassed some incredible stories throughout his tenure with the psychedelic jam-rock legends. One of the funniest tales – which he shared this week on Conan – involved a pot of coffee, some LSD and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. In… Source: RollingStone Link: Bill […]
It’s the day after The Voice finale and by 6 a.m., most of the Season Eight contestants had boarded a plane and were winging it back to their hometowns. But runner-up Meghan Linsey had one more day to cram in some press and take meetings in Los Angeles before heading… Source: RollingStone Link: Meghan Linsey's […]
For 24 summers in a row, since 1992, Dave Matthews Band have hit the road without fail. They could be the biggest worldwide ticket sellers of the past decade and a half, with a record 19 million sold throughout their career. And this summer, they’re doing it all over again. Matthews,… Source: RollingStone Link: Dave Matthews […]
“George R.R. Martin meets Chris Martin — what could go wrong?” asks Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) in “Game of Thrones: The Musical,” a comedy video in which Coldplay attempt to adapt HBO’s epic fantasy-drama for the Broadway stage. The results, as expected, are disastrous. As the start of the clip, recorded… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
With its repetitive chorus, party-centric lyrics and pounding beat, Luke Bryan’s new single “Kick the Dust Up” fits squarely into the bro-country mold that has elevated him to superstar status. But that’s not all the Georgia native wants to be known for. In a roundtable interview with media before unveiling his new… Source: RollingStone Link: Luke […]
Flavor Flav was arrested and charged with speeding and driving under the influence after being pulled over on a Las Vegas freeway early Thursday morning. The Public Enemy hypeman was also charged with marijuana possession of less than an ounce, driving with a suspended license and registration and having an open… Source: RollingStone Link: Flavor Flav […]
Are PC Music the most exciting movement in electronic music, or the most idiotic? Do its members exist in real space, or are they digital phantasms? Are they joking, or dead serious? What does it all mean? These and other questions have mushroomed since Londoner A. G. Cook founded the label in 2013,… Source: RollingStone Link: PC […]
It’s been well over three decades since former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman last released a solo record, but on June 22nd, the hiatus ends with Back to Basics. After discovering a collection of long-abandoned demo tapes, Wyman re-entered the studio aiming to strip his music down to its most elemental form. With… Source: RollingStone Link: Bill Wyman […]
With last year’s 1989, Taylor Swift fully embraced pop, creating an album driven by synth melodies and drum-machine beats. The result outsold any other LP released in 2015, but the new approach meant that she and her crew needed to start almost from scratch when planning the subsequent tour. “I was very adamant that… Source: RollingStone Link: Taylor Swift […]