In 1992, the year after releasing his debut studio album, 2Pacalypse Now, Tupac Shakur decided to visit Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. After waiting in line, he strapped into the Viper roller coaster, which automatically took his souvenir picture during an exciting peak of the ride. Now that amazing photograph –… Source: RollingStone Link: Rare Photo […]
Four decades before becoming one of America’s “it” cities, Nashville was the subject of a sprawling, 24-character study that was simultaneously hailed by critics as a cinematic masterpiece and vilified by country artists offended by what they saw as a slam against their industry — or, even worse, a series… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Robert […]
Motörhead are wasting no time in giving fans their new material. Following last week’s announcement of their upcoming album Bad Magic, the speed metal legends have released the electric song “Thunder & Lightning.” The appropriately aggressive new track has Lemmy Kilmister getting reflective over the pounding instruments. “Life on the road isn’t… Source: RollingStone Link: Motorhead […]
There was the expected — Carrie Underwood reigns supreme; Florida Georgia Line set fire to things — but there were more unexpected moments at the CMT Music Awards this year than arguably ever before. Keith Urban plays a mean bass — who knew? Lady Antebellum have an EDM affinity? Rick Springfield… Source: RollingStone Link: CMT Music […]
Rather than cast one leading lady in his new music video, Gary Allan recruited about a dozen, filling the three-and-a-half minute clip for “Hangover Tonight” with photogenic camera operators, makeup women, directors, gaffers and production assistants. The video-within-a-video begins with Allan sitting in front of a mirror, receiving a last-minute touchup before… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
This is what the Ryman Auditorium was built for. Marty Stuart’s Late Night Jam, the annual kickoff to CMA Music Festival, lived up to its name last night, running nearly four hours and featuring some epic only-in-Nashville performances. Stuart, a walking country music encyclopedia, was a knowledgeable and welcoming host, setting the stage… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
After announcing their lineup on Twitter this year, Bonnaroo and the social media giant will spread more magic across the farm in Manchester, Tennessee this weekend: The pair have announced live Q&As with artists like Earth, Wind and Fire and Houndmouth, as well as activations like #RooWish, a new program designed to fulfill select festivalgoers’… Source: RollingStone Link: Bonnaroo, Twitter […]
Beatles bootleg buffs tend to be pretty particular in what they go for and return to, generally orbiting around a brace of accepted classics. These include the material that first came out on the Ultra Rare Trax and Unsurpassed Masters collections, as well as what may be the finest bootleg trove… Source: RollingStone Link: Beatles' 1960 […]
Alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, one of the most innovative composers and performers in jazz history, died Thursday morning in Manhattan at age 85. A representative for the musician’s family cited the cause of death as cardiac arrest, The New York Times reports. Coleman’s influence on jazz music is massive. The saxophonist… Source: RollingStone Link: Ornette […]
From 1970 to 1979, Rolling Stone printed over 250 issues, many of them with 20-plus record reviews. That means we reviewed somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 albums, so it’s not surprising that some of our favorites have gone unplayed recently. These are 20 rock albums that we loved in the… Source: RollingStone Link: 20 Rock […]