Eagles of Death Metal, the project of Jesse Hughes and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, have returned with a new song, “Complexity,” the first offering from their upcoming LP, Zipper Down. “Complexity” — which can be streamed via Pitchfork — is rooted in Hughes and Homme’s predilection for classic rock… Source: RollingStone Link: Eagles […]

After years of withering criticism by Neil Young, culminating with the upcoming release of his album The Monsanto Years, the agrochemical company Monsanto has responded to the singer in a statement to Billboard. “Many of us at Monsanto have been and are fans of Neil Young,” they wrote. “Unfortunately, for some of… Source: RollingStone Link: Monsanto […]

It was Sunday, June 15th, 1969. The nation was a month away from putting Neil Armstrong on the moon, but country music was about to take a giant step forward with the premiere of Hee Haw on CBS. A summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Show, the one-hour series was closely… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: […]

Days after Apple executives announced their splashy new music-streaming service last week before a roaring crowd of developers in San Francisco, they presented 250-page licensing contracts to skeptical independent record labels. Indie sources say the tech giant does not intend to pay them royalties for Apple Music’s free, heavily marketed, three-month… Source: RollingStone Link: Many Indie […]

When the Who wrapped up their farewell tour in 1982 Pete Townshend was so convinced that his days as a rock star were behind him that he went out and got an actual job working as a book editor at Faber and Faber. He enjoyed the work, but in 1985 he was inspired to… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Pete […]

Killer Mike joined Larry Wilmore for the The Nightly Show’s panel discussion Monday where Wilmore, the rapper, head writer Robin Thede and comedian Natasha Leggero cracked wise about the absurd, ongoing saga of Rachel Dolezal. While Killer Mike (real name Michael Render) did not get as vociferous and poignant while speaking… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]

Not even Axl Rose has made a video this steeped in madness. For his intense new single “Withdrawals,” Tyler Farr sequestered himself in a single room to film the song’s video, trapping himself inside a glass box and, eventually, submerging himself in water. For the Missouri singer, it might have been… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Tyler […]

Here are more details on restauranteur/Italian superstar Joe Bastianich's upcoming music festival. According to a press release, Bastianich will host the second annual Bastianich Music Festival (plus points for an imaginative name) in Cividale Del Friuli, Italy on the grounds of the Bastianich Winery this summer. It sounds like a low-key Glastonbury that swaps rain boots, […]

“A hero is a goddamn stupid thing to have,” legendary rock critic Lester Bangs said two weeks ago. Actually, it was actor Erik Jensen, impersonating Bangs — his hero. The setting was a rehearsal room at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in the Culver City neighborhood of Los Angeles, where Jensen… Source: RollingStone Link: Lester Bangs […]

Neo-soul crooner Miguel has offered up a sultry, steamy video for “Coffee,” a single off his upcoming LP Wildheart, along with three new album cuts, including “Face the Sun,” featuring Lenny Kravitz on guitar. Miguel, as is his wont, leaves little to the imagination in the hot and heavy “Coffee” clip. He and his lady… Source: RollingStone Link: Miguel […]