The exiled Tibetan leader praised the Pope’s recent comments on climate change before Patti Smith and attendees sang “Happy Birthday” ahead of his 80th birthday. Source: Yahoo Music Link: Dalai Lama Addresses Glastonbury Music Festival
This year’s Glastonbury has so far featured Florence and the Machine covering Foo Fighters and Kanye West delivering an unexpected “Bohemian Rhapsody,” yet Patti Smith may be responsible for the fest’s biggest surprise. During Smith’s Pyramid Stage set, the Horses singer brought out the Dalai Lama himself so that festivalgoers could wish His… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Patti […]
As promised, N.W.A staged a semi-reunion at Los Angeles’ BET Experience Saturday night as Ice Cube performed alongside MC Ren and DJ Yella for the first time in over 25 years. Sandwiched between a mini-set of Ice Cube solo cuts (“Check Yo Self,” “You Can Do It” and “It Was a Good Day”),… Source: RollingStone Link: Ice […]
Chris Squire, the co-founder and longtime bassist of prog rock icons Yes and the only member of the group to feature on every studio album, has passed away just over a month after revealing that he was suffering from a rare form of leukemia. Squire was 67. Current Yes keyboardist Geoff… Source: RollingStone Link: Chris Squire, […]
The Rolling Stones’ Zip Code tour has featured a special guest appearance or a deep dip into their legendary catalog at nearly every stop, and the band’s concert Saturday night at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium continued that trend. Ed Sheeran, who served as the Stones’ opening act for the Kansas City… Source: RollingStone Link: See Rolling […]
Before Kanye West took the stage Saturday night for his Glastonbury headlining slot, the rapper spent weeks weathering news stories about how nearly 150,000 people signed a petition demanding festival organizers to “cancel Kanye West’s headline slot and get a rock band.” For a few minutes at least, West satisfied that request… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Kanye […]
Slipknot will host their third Knotfest this October at San Bernardino, California, where the group will be joined by a lineup that features fellow metal icons Judas Priest, Prepare for Hell tour mates Korn, Mastodon, Gwar, Corrosion of Conformity, Cannibal Corpse, Suicidal Tendencies and many more. Ghostface Killah, Body Count, Mobb Deep,… Source: RollingStone Link: Slipknot, Judas […]
DMX was arrested on charges of unpaid child support just prior to a New York concert Friday night. The rapper was reportedly on his way to the Masters of Ceremony performance at Radio City Music Hall when New York Sheriff deputies apprehended DMX, acting on multiple arrest warrants, chiefly one issued… Source: RollingStone Link: DMX Arrested […]
“You’re a long way away,” declared Pete Townshend as he walked on stage and surveyed the vast crowd stretching into the distance in London’s Hyde Park. “But we will fucking reach you. . .” Indeed, the fact that last night’s Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time festival sold out 65,000 tickets in… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]
Florence and the Machine were promoted to Glastonbury’s Friday night headliner after Foo Fighters were forced to cancel on their performance, but the spirit of Dave Grohl’s outfit was still felt at the iconic British fest. During Florence and the Machine’s set, Florence Welch paid tribute to Grohl by delivering a riveting rendition… Source: RollingStone Link: Florence and […]