Hunter Hayes will be the first to tell you that he has been lucky enough to get to meet and play with some of his musical influences, including Stevie Wonder and Garth Brooks.  Now he can add Elton John to the list. Hayes, who covered the title track of John’s classic album… Source: RollingStone Link: Hunter […]

Chance the Rapper’s side project, Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment, released their debut album Surf Thursday evening via SoundCloud below and as a free download on iTunes. The album features numerous guest appearances, though the iTunes track list does not name any features. According to MissInfo, Big Sean, J. Cole,… Source: RollingStone Link: Chance […]

For some fans, the Doors’ story ends with 1971’s L.A. Woman, the band’s last album with iconic frontman-lyricist Jim Morrison, who died that same year. But the remaining trio – keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore – carried on to record 1971’s Other Voices and the following year’s Full… Source: RollingStone Link: The Doors' […]

At the end of last year, L7 announced that they were working on a documentary chronicling their rise and eventual break-up, and asked Facebook fans if there was enough support to sustain a full-on anniversary tour. A thousand comments, 2,500 shares and 7,000 likes later, the original members of the… Source: RollingStone Link: L7 Thrash […]

McShane made the move here last month to oversee Jonathan Waxman's Adele's. Jonathan Waxman appears to be taking quality control at his Nashville restaurant Adele's quite seriously, as Travis McShane, the chef de cuisine and over five year veteran of Waxman's flagship New York City restaurant Barbuto, has moved to town to oversee the day-to-day operations. […]

Join the Surly crew as they release summer seasonal Bitter Brewer at St. Paul’s new lakeside restaurant, Como Dockside from 5-10 p.m. Eat New Orleans-inspired items like beignet dogs and listen to live music from Lazerbeak of Doomtree. Join top local chefs Thomas Boemer, Jim Christiansen, Gavin Kaysen, Todd MacDonald, and Nick O'Leary as they compete […]

Jason Aldean was still a teenager when he landed a job at a Pepsi plant in rural Georgia. He held onto the job for years, delivering soda cans to local convenience stores during the day and playing shows around the Macon area at night.  Aldean hung up his Pepsi uniform for… Source: RollingStone Link: Jason […]

Pink Floyd’s two living co-founders, Roger Waters and Nick Mason, reunited this week at the site of the band’s formation to mark the psychedelic/progressive rock act’s 50th anniversary. The musicians helped unveil an honorary plaque at London’s University of Westminster (formerly Regent Street Polytechnic) on Thursday, though they were brutally honest… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

While the CMA, ACM and ACC Awards try various country stars’ hands at TV hosting duties, the CMT Music Awards tend to have Hollywood going country for a night. Following in the stilettoed footsteps of actresses including Kristen Bell, Kathy Najimi and Pamela Anderson will this year be Dancing With… Source: RollingStone Link: Erin Andrews, […]

Bono knows how to work a room, only for decades he’s been working arenas and stadiums, offering sweeping gestures on the most epic stages. Last night at the Roxy Theatre on L.A.’s Sunset Strip, U2 showed they could still dial things down to the most intimate level, playing a thrilling set… Source: RollingStone Link: U2 Play […]