In 1977, Alex Chilton was 10 years out from his Box Tops hit “The Letter” and recovering from the recent collapse of his power-pop band Big Star. Still in his mid-twenties, the Memphis singer tried his luck in New York, playing gigs like this one (in strong quasi-boot fidelity) that… Source: RollingStone Link: Ocean Club […]
On September 13th, 1978, the Ramones made their live European television debut to a studio audience of young Germans — seated at tables. The effect on the DVD that comes with this rippin’ artifact on CD or LP (you need a region-free player) is like watching high schoolers waiting for someone… Source: RollingStone Link: Live at […]
Trump used Young’s iconic anthem “Rockin’ in the Free World” to announce his Republican presidential candidacy without the progressive musician’s permission. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Neil Young on Donald Trump: "I Make My Music for People, Not for Candidates"
“I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model, and it might not be successful,” Jobs said. Now, Tim Cook’s Apple Music subscription service will challenge that idea. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Throwback Thursday: In 2003, Steve Jobs Trashed Digital Music Subscriptions
To accompany the release of Netflix’s upcoming Nina Simone documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, a number of musicians have recorded covers of some of the jazz, blues and gospel icon’s most memorable songs. The compilation Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone, which is due out on July 10th, features… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Lauryn […]
After 41 long years, Rush have finally made the cover of Rolling Stone, and to celebrate we’ve partnered with Live Nation to offer fans the chance to win the ultimate Rush VIP weekend: a trip for two to see the band play on their R40 Live tour at the MGM Grand… Source: RollingStone Link: Enter for […]
One day after 2016 presidential candidate – and hardcore Neil Young fan – Donald Trump played “Rockin’ in the Free World” to launch his campaign, the rocker has penned a long statement decrying the song’s usage as well as the current economics of politics. Without mentioning Trump by name, Young acknowledged on… Source: RollingStone Link: Neil Young: […]
The reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year has been forced to postpone its summer tour. Little Big Town announced today that all shows through July 30th have been either canceled or postponed so that member Jimi Westbrook can have surgery to remove a polyp on his vocal cord. The group,… Source: RollingStone Link: Little […]
One day after Neil Young criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for using Young’s 1989 song “Rockin’ in the Free World” at a campaign event, Trump’s campaign manager tells Rolling Stone the candidate will refrain from any future use of Young’s music. “We won’t be using it again,” campaign manager Corey Lewandowski… Source: RollingStone Link: Trump […]
Joey Bada$$ has detailed the first annual Steez Day Festival, an event honoring late collaborator Capital Steez, who founded the Brooklyn hip-hop collective Pro Era in 2011 and took his own life in 2012. The festival will feature performances from Bada$$ and Pro Era, along with Flatbush Zombies, the Underachievers, Smoke… Source: RollingStone Link: Joey Bada$$ […]