The Brit-pop era was extremely short. Nobody agrees on the exact timeline, but most accept that it kicked off around 1991, peaked in 1994 when Oasis and Blur both released career-defining albums and died when the Rolling Stones took legal action against the Verve and the Spice Girls arrived on the… Source: RollingStone Link: Readers' Poll: […]

Stephen Stills has announced a month-long solo trek kicking off July 6th in Alexandria, Virginia and concluding with a two-night stint in San Juan Capistrano, California on August 4th and 5th. The tour will feature Crosby, Stills and Nash alumni Kevin McCormick (bass) and Todd Caldwell (keyboards) alongside new drummer… Source: RollingStone Link: Stephen Stills […]

Mumford & Sons enjoyed a Pyrrhic victory on the Billboard 200 as their new album Wilder Mind cruised to the Number One spot thanks to 249,000 albums sold. The British group’s first studio outing with electric guitars was the band’s second consecutive Number One album and scored the third best debut sales… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]

Though there are a handful of good documentaries that tell the story of disco and capture the genre’s dancefloor exuberance, feature films looking back on its heyday often fall short – or at least miss the finer points. (54, the Ryan Phillippe-Salma Hayek flick about Studio 54, didn’t even include… Source: RollingStone Link: Help Fund […]

At 43 years old, Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne could be crowned the world’s oldest XXL Freshman. His song “Hood Go Crazy” is cracking mainstream outlets like MTV, hip-hop radio and festivals like Los Angeles’ Powerhouse — though he’d probably do just fine without them. Since starting his Strange Music label… Source: RollingStone Link: Tech N9ne: […]

Forty-nine years ago today, Darius Rucker was born in Charleston, South Carolina, less than two hours away from the University of South Carolina campus where he would later form Hootie & the Blowfish. Since those undergrad days in South Carolina, he’s funneled an appreciation for American roots music into nearly two dozen… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]

Just two months before the 15th anniversary of their debut album Parachutes, Coldplay have launched an interactive timeline on their official site that gives fans a behind-the-scenes peek at the band’s history from 1998 to present day. Available on most devices, the Coldplay Timeline includes unseen footage, photos and interviews with the band, including… Source: RollingStone Link: Explore […]

“We’re young and road-ready,” the Black Keys wrote in a letter that accompanied their first demo. It was a bold statement; it was also completely untrue. “We hadn’t played any shows yet,” singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach says with a laugh. “Whatever. It was a white lie.” For The Big Come Up — the fifth installment… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

The well-documented downward spiral Scott Stapp experienced at the end of 2014 was the result of a struggle with drug abuse and bipolar disorder, the Creed singer reveals in a new interview. Speaking to People, Stapp reveals that he’s “lucky to be alive” after his breakdown, and that after finally entering… Source: RollingStone Link: Scott Stapp: […]

Yoko Ono is best know for her visceral performances, the work she did with John Lennon and solo records like “Walking on Thin Ice.” Her artistic breakthrough came in the early Sixties when she challenged the conventions of composing with a series of gatherings at her Chambers Street loft. “I don’t remember the… Source: RollingStone Link: Yoko […]