Archive | June, 2015

Inside Spoon's Cover Band-Crashing Surprise Set

Spoon played Portland, Maine’s State Theatre on Friday night, but the band continued to play well into the night when they dropped in on a band playing a Spoon covers set. Local psychedelic rock band Jeff Beam’s Loudspeaker Wallpaper booked an after-show party down the street from the Spoon gig at Portland’s Empire club, where Beam and Co. played… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]

Tanlines Channel 'Sliding Doors,' Enlist Natasha Lyonne for New Video

Girls vets Natasha Lyonne and Alex Karpovsky are among the actors who make guest appearances in Tanlines’ reality-bending new music video for “Palace.” In the Sliding Doors/Choose Your Own Adventure-inspired music video, we watch as several alternate realities are explored, all triggered by Tanlines’ Eric Emm’s breakup with his girlfriend, portrayed by… Source: RollingStone Link: Tanlines Channel […]

Patsy Cline to Return As Hologram in 2016

Fifty-two years after her death, Patsy Cline is hitting the stage once again — this time as a hologram.  Although details are still scarce, the Cline hologram will be unveiled next year as part of an interactive concert that will feature both “live” performance and commentary. Hologram USA, the company that handled the technology… Source: RollingStone Link: Patsy […]

Hear Long-Lost Michael Hutchence Song 'Friction'

By 1995, Australian rock band INXS had landed seven consecutive albums in their home country’s Top 10 but were a few years past their global crossover peak. That fall, frontman Michael Hutchence — like much of England — became obsessed a new band: Black Grape, a chart-topping comeback project for Happy… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Long-Lost […]

Watch Chris Janson's Wet and Wild 'Buy Me a Boat' Video

When CMT announced it would fund and produce its first-ever music video specifically for an artist, the network chose Chris Janson, whose out-of-nowhere single “Buy Me a Boat” catapulted him onto country radio. Apparently, CMT was convinced of the song’s buoyancy, even debuting the video online during its tent-pole CMT… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Chris […]

Bush, Musgraves, Keen Make for Eclectic Telluride Bluegrass Festival

The official name of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, now in its 42nd year, is actually the Telluride Bluegrass and Country Music Festival. The event attracts roughly 12,000 folks to picturesque Telluride, Colorado, every summer solstice for a four-day gathering of world-class music. Although the country part of the name has… Source: RollingStone Link: Bush, Musgraves, […]

Janet Jackson Promises 'No Sleeep' on Alluring New Single

It’s been seven years since Janet Jackson’s last album, Discipline – but the R&B icon isn’t rushing the unhurried vibe with her new single, “No Sleeep.” The laid-back track, produced by longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, finds Jackson crooning about a long-distance romance over soulful keyboards and programmed drums…. Source: RollingStone Link: Janet Jackson […]

Watch the Killers Cover Kings of Leon's 'The Bucket' at Firefly

Although Kings of Leon’s Saturday night headlining set at the Firefly Festival was canceled due to severe weather, thanks to the Killers, attendees were still able to hear the band’s music. The Hot Fuss crew headlined the Dover, Delaware fest Sunday, and during their performance – which doubled as only the… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch the […]