The Beach Boys were in the middle of a major comeback when they hit the road in the summer of 1976 to promote their new album, 15 Big Ones. Earlier in the decade they were struggling to fill theaters and seemed hopelessly passé, but the huge success of American Graffiti in 1973… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: John […]

Despite reports to the contrary, an Apple representative tells Rolling Stone that the company is not threatening to remove music from its iTunes Store by artists who do not sign up for its new streaming service Apple Music. “It will not be taken off,” a spokesperson for the company says. The controversy… Source: RollingStone Link: Apple […]

The Rolling Stones brought their Zip Code Tour to Nashville last night, playing a 20-song set that, in a nod to Music City, showcased some of their more country-leaning fare. “Faraway Eyes,” “Wild Horses” and “Dead Flowers” provided a triple shot of twang, with Mick Jagger, at one point, cheekily donning a… Source: RollingStone Link: See Brad […]

Blake Shelton isn’t shy about his drinking habits. (“I’m so drunk right now I just walked into a 7-11 put a bag of Skittles in my pants and shouted ‘Who wants to taste the rainbow?!!’” he once tweeted.) Nor the repercussions. (“I’m so hungover right now I just spent 15… Source: RollingStone Link: Blake Shelton's […]

Hudson Mohawke, "Lantern" (Warp) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Hudson Mohawke's 'Lantern' illuminates nicely

Rob Zombie will direct a new biopic about the final years of legendary comedian Groucho Marx, based on Steve Stoliar’s memoir, Raised Eyebrows, which chronicled his time as Marx’s personal secretary and archivist, Deadline reports. The screenplay will be written by Oren Moverman, who co-wrote the new Brian Wilson biopic, Love and Mercy, and earned… Source: RollingStone Link: Rob […]

While Apple Music sealed deals with the three major record labels prior to announcing their splashy new streaming service/24-hour radio network, many independent labels have been reluctant to align themselves with Apple’s upcoming service. Beggars Group, which boasts labels like Matador, XL Recordings, 4AD and others under its umbrella, is one such… Source: RollingStone Link: Indie Label […]

Jimmy Fallon took his penchant for imitating his musical guests on The Tonight Show to new highs — and lows — on Wednesday with a charming, silly song, “Two James Taylors on a Seesaw,” that proved to be exactly what its title advertised. Over a delicate acoustic guitar, Fallon and the real James Taylor went… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

A few years ago, Giorgio Moroder was sitting around his home in Italy, not doing particularly much. In his heyday in the Seventies and Eighties, Moroder was a pop superproducer, responsible for dance-floor euphoria and Top 40 kitsch like Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love,” Berlin’s “Take My Breath Away,” Blondie’s “Call Me” and the Scarface soundtrack. But in the Nineties,… Source: RollingStone Link: Giorgio Moroder: […]

The age of blockbuster all-star music videos are upon us. One month after Taylor Swift dropped her A-list “Bad Blood” video that boasted more stars than the Avengers, Madonna has assembled her own Ocean’s 11 for “Bitch I’m Madonna.” The latest video off Madonna’s Rebel Heart premiered exclusively (albeit with technical difficulties) on the streaming… Source: RollingStone Link: Madonna Nabs […]