Archive | May, 2015

Mark Ronson, Mystikal 'Feel Right' in Hilarious Talent Show Video

“Curtains go up, it’s going down,” Mystikal raps on “Feel Right,” the latest single from Mark Ronson’s new album. And that promise plays out in the track’s hilarious new video, which finds child band Uptown Special revitalizing a lame school talent show by performing the funk jam.  The clip – co-directed by Cameron… Source: RollingStone Link: Mark […]

Watch Ed Sheeran's Home Movies in 'Photograph' Video

Ed Sheeran has shared the music video for “Photograph,” the fifth and final single plucked from his platinum-selling X (or Multiply as he calls it). Perfectly timed for Mother’s Day, the ballad’s moving video is composed entirely of home video footage of Sheeran throughout the years, from his infancy to his music stardom. “Here’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Hear Babymetal's Blazing Bonus Cut 'Road of Resistance'

Babymetal, the explosive trio whose unique hybrid of extreme metal and J-pop have made them Internet sensations, are slowly working on conquering America. They’ve been signed to RAL/Sony, who will be giving last year’s self-titled debut LP its first Stateside release — digitally on May 12th, and physically on June 16th. The U.S. release appends… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Babymetal's […]

How Todd Rundgren Helped Make One of 2015's Most Exciting LPs

When the Smalltown Supersound label asked Todd Rundgren to remix space-disco pioneer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm’s “Quiet Place to Live” in 2012, no one could have guessed that the rock singer and producer’s first-ever remix would lead to Runddans, a time-warping return to his most progressively synthedelic heyday. “What started out as… Source: RollingStone Link: How Todd […]

Legendary Fiddle Player Johnny Gimble Dead at 88

Fiddle player Johnny Gimble, whose pioneering style encompassed and influenced Western swing, jazz and country, died Saturday, May 9th, in Dripping Springs, Texas, following complications from several strokes he had suffered since 1999. He was 88. Throughout his career, Gimble played on such classic recordings as George Strait’s “What’s Going on… Source: RollingStone Link: Legendary […]

Fox Cancels 'American Idol'

After one of the most dominant runs in television history, American Idol will not return after its 15th season this January, Fox announced Monday. Host Ryan Seacrest – the only on-screen talent that has been with the show since its 2002 debut – and the current judges’ table of Jennifer Lopez, Harry… Source: RollingStone Link: Fox Cancels […]

David Duchovny Really Just Wants to Sing

As of a few years ago, David Duchovny had never played guitar, and he had barely sung a note in public since flunking a choir audition as a kid. So he was as surprised as anyone to find himself recording what turned out to be a likable, lyrically tart, vaguely… Source: RollingStone Link: David Duchovny […]

Hear Jeff Beck's First Studio Track in Five Years 'Tribal'

Last year, Jeff Beck and ZZ Top traded riffs and solos on a summer tour filled with guitar pyrotechnics, with the former tearing through 40-year-old favorites like “Going Down” and newer covers of tunes such as Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come.” Live+, Beck’s fifth concert LP… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Kanye West Performs Surprise 'All Day' at Chicago Bulls Game

Kanye West made a surprise on-court appearance at Chicago’s United Center during his hometown Bulls’ Game Four matchup versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the rapper announced the contest’s starting lineup prior to tip-off, West staged an impromptu performance of his latest single “All Day” at center court during a timeout with 3:23… Source: RollingStone Link: Kanye West […]