“Thank you very much, San Diego, you were bloody wonderful!” Mick Jagger shouted from the stage at Petco Park on May 24th. The Rolling Stones had just finished the first night of their 15-date Zip Code stadium tour, delivering well over two hours of rock & roll – from the raucous “Jumpin’… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside the […]

“People always ask me, ‘Why aren’t there artists writing lyrics like Public Enemy or the Clash or Rage Against the Machine?’” Tom Morello says. “And my answer is always, ‘There are. They may not be currently at the top of the chart and you have to seek to find them, but… Source: RollingStone Link: Tom Morello […]

Turnaround Arts, a music education program affiliated with the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, has announced the expansion of its program to 54 high-poverty schools across the country. The expansion includes the involvement of many famous names who will be “Turnaround Artists,” with Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and… Source: RollingStone Link: Jack Johnson, […]

Blake Shelton will soon be heard on movie screens across the country, performing a familiar song for the upcoming family adventure film, Max. The theme tune, “Forever Young” was penned by songwriting legend Bob Dylan and has, since its initial 1974 release, been recorded by dozens of artists. On Shelton’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Blake […]

Two wireless earbuds and a smartphone app may soon change the way we hear our favorite bands and concerts. Doppler Labs have unveiled their new Here Active Listening System, an in-ear device that allows the user to control their live audio environment, whether it’s boosting the bass at a club or… Source: RollingStone Link: New Earbuds […]

Elvis Presley will be honored with a “Forever Stamp” as the sixth official inductee into the Postal Service’s “Music Icon Series,” joining legends Lydia Mendoza, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin in the elite group. Graceland, Presley’s Memphis estate, will host a First-Day-of-Issue dedication ceremony on August 12th as part… Source: RollingStone Link: Elvis […]

Since kicking off their Wheels Up Tour in mid-February, Lady Antebellum have been playing more than 20 songs per show, weaving a handful of covers into a set that focuses on heavy-hitting singles and newer material.  They played the Guess Who’s “American Woman” in Europe, ending most of those overseas shows… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

The premature arrival of A$AP Rocky’s sophomore set At.Long.Last.A$AP did little to diminish its debut week sales as the Harlem rapper captured his second consecutive Billboard 200 Number One on the strength of 146,000 total albums sold. The much anticipated album slightly improved on the opening week sales of 2013’s Long.Live.A$AP, which moved… Source: RollingStone Link: On the […]

Pharrell Williams received the 2015 Fashion Icon Award this week at the CFDA Fashion Awards. After a spontaneous, heartfelt introduction from Kanye West – who praised Pharrell as his “style icon” – the producer graced the stage, heart beating “10,000 miles per hour,” to outline the source of his style inspiration: his “dreamland.” The… Source: RollingStone Link: Pharrell: […]

For generations of aspiring musicians from the Deep South, country music and R&B are inextricably linked. That was part of the inspiration for a unique blending of performers from both genres for a duets album and corresponding PBS TV special in March of 1994. Rhythm, Country and Blues, released on… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: Little […]