By Sam Wilkin MUSCAT (Reuters) – The sharp sound of a sorna, an Iranian oboe-like instrument, pierced the silence of Muscat's Royal Opera House. As other Gulf Arab countries fret over what they see as a growing Iranian military influence, hundreds of Omanis turned out on Thursday to welcome the 14 members of the Rastak […]
Online music streaming service Spotify's revenues leapt 45 percent to top 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) last year, though its operating loss widened due to product development and expansion costs, its holding company said. The company, founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, was reportedly valued at about $8 billion in a recent […]
Pioneering guitarist and producer Ry Cooder is teaming with one of bluegrass and country music’s most iconic couples, Ricky Skaggs and his wife Sharon White, for a one-of-a-kind concert tour beginning next month. The Cooder-White-Skaggs Tour, launching in Salt Lake City, will kick off on June 16th and is slated… Source: RollingStone Link: Ry Cooder […]
A Las Vegas judge ruled that B.B. King’s business manager, Laverne Toney, will retain power of attorney over the blues legend, following allegations of neglect and financial theft from the 89-year-old bluesman’s family. Investigations by police and social services found no evidence of elder abuse, according to The Associated Press, as… Source: RollingStone Link: B.B. King's […]
On May 19th, a day before the Who’s 50th-anniversary tour arrives at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, Pete Townshend will celebrate his 70th birthday. “I’m not going to make a big deal out of it,” he says, before adding, somewhat mysteriously, “I’ve made a few promises to myself that I… Source: RollingStone Link: Who's Done? […]
Billy Corgan made headlines on the dirt sheets – are they still a thing? – and beyond last month, when he signed on as a senior producer with TNA Wrestling. In a statement, Corgan let it be known that he was “fully committed…to take on the thrilling challenge of creatively contributing”… Source: RollingStone Link: Billy […]
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne are opening a new Haitian restaurant, Agrikol, in Montreal this summer with the help of celebrated Toronto restaurateurs (and fellow husband-wife duo) Roland Jean and Jen Agg, The Globe and Mail reports. Agrikol will feature Haitian cuisine, visual arts and, of course, music. Butler and Chassagne’s friendship… Source: RollingStone Link: Arcade […]
Of all the spats Noel and Liam Gallagher have had over the years — including one that involved a cricket bat — their latest centers around an unlikely source: One Direction. Liam has jumped to the boy band’s defense, whom Noel criticized in a recent Rolling Stone interview, tweeting, “Hey NG leave those 1d kids alone.” It’s unclear… Source: RollingStone Link: Liam […]
Sam Smith will undergo vocal cord surgery following a recent hemorrhage on tour in Australia last month. “I am very upset to announce I have been battling to get my vocal cords better the last 10 days,” the singer wrote in a Facebook post. “But unfortunately they haven’t recovered and I am going… Source: RollingStone Link: Sam […]
Joel Rafael has had a long life in music: After learning chords on a cheap guitar purchased in Tijuana, the singer-songwriter engrossed himself in the nascent California folk scene, spending the Seventies avoiding military service as he traveled up and down the West Coast. In 1981, he released his first… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Joel […]