Titus Andronicus leader Patrick Stickles doesn’t think small. The band’s latest album, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, is a triple-album rock opera telling a metaphysical story involving doppelgängers, ancestral memories and romance, weaving in covers of Daniel Johnston and the Pogues along the way. Since the band’s beginnings 10 years ago,… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside Titus […]
Monsanto, a company that manufactures genetically engineered seeds for agriculture that has sparked the ire of Neil Young, has issued a statement to Rolling Stone responding to the singer-songwriter’s mini-documentary Seeding Fear. Young co-executive-produced the film, which examines the repercussions of a lawsuit between the corporation and farmer Michael White,… Source: RollingStone Link: Monsanto Fires […]
Her dad was Levon Helm, the renowned drummer for the Band. Mom is singer-songwriter Libby Titus, and her stepfather is Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen. Still, when it comes to making music, Amy Helm is very much her own person. “All of my parents, stepparents, their friends and peers [were] really good… Source: RollingStone Link: Amy […]
It’s been 25 years since Nelson, the twin brother glam-metal duo of Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, rocketed to fame, blond manes blowing behind them on MTV, with the Number One hit “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection.” Their story was akin to those of most successful bands of that genre… Source: RollingStone Link: Nelson on […]
Michael Jackson was the “King of Pop.” But he nearly became the King of Acting Flops. The singer reportedly told Star Wars mastermind George Lucas that he wanted to play goofy Gungan Jar Jar Binks, one of the most despised characters in film history, in the franchise’s 1999 blockbuster, Episode I:… Source: RollingStone Link: Michael Jackson […]
Major Lazer have unveiled their new music for “Powerful,” featuring Ellie Goulding and reggae singer Tarrus Riley. The James Slater-directed video is the latest off the dance powerhouse’s LP Peace Is the Mission. “This is one of the songs I’m most proud of writing with such awesome people,” Diplo tweeted after the video… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch Major […]
U2 recruited Jimmy Fallon and the Roots for surprise cameos for their Wednesday night show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. “It was an unbelievable experience,” the Tonight Show host enthused during Thursday’s episode. “I’ll never forget it. But it almost didn’t happen.” Fallon’s hilarious spot involved the comedian pretending to be a random… Source: RollingStone Link: Fallon […]
The Zappa Family Trust has given its approval to a new documentary about the original Mother of Invention, Frank Zappa. The film is in the early stages of development and will likely come out in 2017, according to Variety. Director Alex Winter, whose early acting roles in the Bill and Ted movies… Source: RollingStone Link: Frank […]
Nina Simone was a performer first and foremost; her recordings had to translate the drama and intensity of her live presence. This tribute set finds some of her clearest heirs — Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige, Common — reworking her standards with love, but the results veer sharply between transcendent and tepid…. Source: RollingStone Link: Nina Revisited: […]
Meek Mill is one of hip-hop’s most powerful brag machines, hollering blunt-force boasts with desperate energy and uncut brio. His second LP begins with the epic “Lord Knows,” where he furiously rhymes about his underdog climb to the three-comma club over a Mozart sample. Meek has a flair for internal… Source: RollingStone Link: Dreams Worth […]