Blues legend B.B. King, whose crisp, powerful guitar licks made him among the instrument's greatest masters and a towering influence for generations of musicians, has died at 89. King until late last year, when his health declined, maintained a touring schedule that put much younger artists to shame. "The blues has lost its king, and […]
“You have a grape,” B.B. King said, handing over a big purple one. “They’re pretty good.” It was April 2008, and King, then 82 years old, was in Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel for a Rolling Stone cover shoot, posing alongside Eddie Van Halen for a guitar-themed issue. When it… Source: RollingStone Link: B.B. King: […]
Live music from the Starlight Squires will begin at 4:20 p.m., followed by a "smokin' hot" BBQ menu and a special beer tapping on the west patio. All proceeds from the event will benefit Project Angel Heart. CHEESMAN PARK — The Denver Botanic Gardens is holding two cooking classes in May. Wild Food Gourmet is the topic […]
B.B. King, who passed away Thursday at age 89, influenced generations of musicians – including his fellow Mississippian Big K.R.I.T., who collaborated with his idol on 2012’s “Praying Man.” Here, the rapper shares his earliest memories of King and tell us what it was like to sit in the studio and watch… Source: RollingStone Link: Big K.R.I.T. […]
Maroon 5 bring the heat harshly on new single “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt Like a Motherfucker,” singer Adam Levine’s takedown on a girl who has become too self-involved. The song will appear on the upcoming deluxe edition of their 2014 album V. “I see her when I go to sleep/I check my phone… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]
Trey Anastasio has penned a tribute to blues legend B.B. King, who passed away Thursday night at the age of 89. “It’s literally impossible to overstate B.B. King’s influence on every single electric guitarist who followed in his path. All of us who have ever bent a note owe him an enormous debt of gratitude,”… Source: RollingStone Link: Trey Anastasio […]
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, who has been battling tongue cancer since February, is now reporting that his doctors have reviewed a recent MRI scan and given him the “all clear.” “I would like to thank the fantastic medical team who have been treating me for the last few months, resulting in this… Source: RollingStone Link: Iron Maiden […]
This weekend, several dozen photos of rock icons that have been autographed by the stars, themselves, are going up for auction in the U.K. The Print Bank event, which was started in 2014 by the Rockarchive collective, is taking place at the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room in London, and this year… Source: RollingStone Link: Signed Amy […]
When George Strait was awarded CMA Entertainer of the Year in 2013, he became only the second artist to ever win that honor after having already been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The first time it happened was in 1967, when Eddy Arnold won the first-ever Entertainer… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Eddy […]
It happened here: the first major appearances of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and more. No we’re not talking about Woodstock. Before Woodstock. In a quiet seaside town known more for sardines than kissing the sky.Monterey, California.The Monterey Pop Festival was a sold-out music event in June 1967. Among the notables… Source: […]